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Course Syllabus

History, Globalization, and Values-Based Leadership

A Timeline of Management and Leadership

Ancient History: Management Through the 1990s

Contemporary Principles of Management

Social Networking and the Workplace

Discussion: Social Networking

Historical and Contemporary Theories of Management

Frederick Winslow Taylor: The Father of Modern Management

Tribal Leadership

Discussion: Theories of Management

Scientific Management Theory and the Ford Motor Company

Mintzberg and Managing

Managing: Pure, If Not Simple

Business in a Global Environment

Opportunities in International Business

The Global Business Environment

Trade Controls

Reducing International Trade Barriers

Global Enterprise Management

Globalization and the Coca-Cola Company

Managing Local Practices in Global Contexts

Course Feedback Survey

PRDV222: Certificate Final Exam

Managing Local Practices in Global Contexts

Course Introduction

Course Syllabus

1.1: The P-O-L-C Framework

History, Globalization, and Values-Based Leadership

1.2: Understanding Early Management Principles

A Timeline of Management and Leadership

Ancient History: Management Through the 1990s

1.3: The Role of Social Networking in the 21st Century

Contemporary Principles of Management

Social Networking and the Workplace

Discussion: Social Networking

Unit 2: Historical and Contemporary Theories of Management

Historical and Contemporary Theories of Management

Frederick Winslow Taylor: The Father of Modern Management

Tribal Leadership

Discussion: Theories of Management

Unit 3: Scientific Management Theory

Scientific Management Theory and the Ford Motor Company

Unit 4: A Modern Look at Management

Mintzberg and Managing

Managing: Pure, If Not Simple

5.1: Business Is Going Global, and Management Has To Change

Business in a Global Environment

5.2: Getting Involved in International Business

Opportunities in International Business

5.3: The Environment of Global Business: Cultural, Economic, and Legal

The Global Business Environment

5.4: Managing and Controlling Global Business

Trade Controls

5.5: Managing through Trade Barriers

Reducing International Trade Barriers

5.6: Global Enterprise Management

Global Enterprise Management

Globalization and the Coca-Cola Company

5.7: Global Management on a Local Level

Managing Local Practices in Global Contexts

Course Feedback Survey

Course Feedback Survey

Certificate Final Exam

PRDV222: Certificate Final Exam