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Essay / Principles of Management Course: My Experiences
Principles of Management Course: My Experiences I believe that the Principles of Management course has provided me with invaluable information that will help me advance my professional life and personal. I believe that learning is a process by which an individual undergoes certain changes. Additionally, during the learning process, many of a person's beliefs are challenged. I have undergone various changes during this course. This article will explain these changes. In addition, I will detail the concepts, ideas and situations that struck me the most. Before taking this course, my definition of the concept of management would have been strictly based on power relations within an organization, how to use power to achieve goals. goals and how to manipulate people. Even if this definition may seem totalitarian, my training in political science reinforces my first misconceptions about management. I'm a political science major, and the most common questions I get asked in political science classes are about power within a structure and how that power is used, abused, and expressed by those in control. Therefore, I came to the Principles of Management course with the idea that I was going to learn about power. This notion was challenged when I learned that there are three different perspectives that are used to analyze an organization. There are three different perspectives used to view organizational behavior and processes: strategic, political, and cultural design. Initially, I looked at the organization and management process from a political perspective. This perspective deals with the use of power and influence within the organization. However, I also had to learn the strategic design perspective, which dealt with differentiation, efficiency, strategy, coordination and integration of various tasks within the organization. I also had to learn about the cultural perspective focused on how people assigned meaning to their respective work experiences. I began to understand that management and organization are not only a space of power relations. Instead, a variety of factors make up management. Management deals with the tasks, structure, culture and decision-making processes within an organization. In order to be an effective manager, one must...... middle of paper ......mpare the past management environment and the future business environment is: “The old environment was like sailing. The new environment is like a kayak race. The calm and safe sailing conditions best reflect the old business and management environments. However, the new environment is better represented by the chaos and instability of a kayak race. “At any time, your canoe could capsize and leave you drowning,” said Michael Cooper, CEO of METCECH Incorporated. This is further accentuated by the increased competition present in the market. more in tune with their customers' needs and the most effective survive In conclusion, after identifying and integrating the first and second phases of learning, I was able to work on transforming myself. upon submission of this article or at the end of the course. Rather, the process of transformation is a constant struggle between myself and what I have learned. If I choose to apply the lessons I have learned, then I will win this fight. However, if I ignore the lessons, I lose the fight.