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Level 4 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Foundational management theories

LSC406 · Leading and Managing Teams in logistics operations — Week 2 of 16

CourseLSC406
Week2 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Foundational management theories

  1. Taylor's scientific management
  2. Fayol's administrative principles
  3. Weber's bureaucratic model
  4. Contemporary contingency theory
  5. Classical Management Theory
  6. What is Contingency Theory? | Strategic Management | From A Business Professor
  7. Management Theory

What you will be able to do

  • 1.3 Explain key management theories.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain key management theories.

Study materials

Videos

  • Classical Management Theory · YouTube · Organizational Communication Channel · 11 min · for registered students
  • What is Contingency Theory? | Strategic Management | From A Business Professor · YouTube · Business School 101 · 7 min · for registered students
  • Management Theory · YouTube · Galton College · 39 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Principles of Management, ch. 3: The History of Management · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 65–88 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Leadership and management in operations
  • Week 2: Foundational management theories
  • Week 3: Leadership theories and frameworks
  • Week 4: Leadership and management styles
  • Week 5: Team development concepts and models
  • Week 6: High-performance teams
  • Week 7: Motivation theories in the workplace
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Performance improvement and business value
  • Week 10: Individual performance and professional growth
  • Week 11: Self-assessment and leadership development
  • Week 12: Applying Leading and Managing Teams in logistics operations…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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