1. Management Fundamentals
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP:
Management Fundamentals

2. Development of Leadership Skills Used in Managing a Business
BOH4M
Course Focus
Decision
Making
Planning
Leading
Motivation
Group
Dynamics
Development of Leadership Skills Used in Managing a Business
Ethics,
Social
Responsibility
Communication
Stress and Conflict
Organizing

3. Strands 1. Foundations of Management 2. Leading
3. Management Challenges
4. Planning and Controlling
5. Organizing

4. Summary of Overall Expectations
Foundations
of Management
Management
Challenges
Leading
Role of
Management
Communication
Techniques
Ethics & Social
Responsibility
Communication
Process
Managing Stress
and Conflict
Motivating
Individuals and
Teams
Human
Behaviour
Group
Dynamics
Leadership
Techniques

5. Summary of Overall Expectations
Planning and
Controlling
Organizing
Importance
of Planning
Planning Tools
and Techniques
Strategic Planning
Change
Control
Organizational Structures
Changing Nature of Work
Human Resources

6. Teaching Strategies
Explain the nature of corporate ethical and social responsibility and
analyze, on the basis of research, including stakeholder analysis,
a particular company’s commitments to it
Locate the Corporate Social Responsibility Annual Report for Starbucks. ( or pick up a class set of the pamphlet that provides a list of the highlights of the Annual Report by visiting any Starbucks location.
Have the student complete a Social Responsibility Audit. The audit must include an analysis of each of the four criteria (ie. economic, legal, ethical and discretionary) used to demonstrate social performance.
Discuss and determine, with the class, which of the four strategies (ie. Obstructionist, defensive, accommodative, proactive) of corporate social responsibility Starbucks is pursuing.

7. Teaching Strategies
Analyze organizational strategic plans, using a variety of
management tools; (e.g. strengths, weaknesses, opportunities,
strengths, [SWOT analysis], political, environmental,
social, technological analysis; Porter’s five forces competitive model)
Divide the class into teams of four or five and have each group complete a SWOT analysis of the school. Provide an opportunity for all groups to present.
Locate the following website where you will find lesson-ready material to teach both SWOT analysis and Porter’s five forces competitive model. ( Exercises include analysis of companies such as Starbucks, Yahoo, Nike, Toyota, eBay and more!

8. Teaching Resources Company websites On-line resources that
accompany management
textbooks
“Think Literacy” document
OBEA (obea.ca) for access to resources and conferences
Newspapers, magazines
(Fast Company), guest
Speakers, videos
(Stand and Deliver)