DE3D34 Managing People and Organisations

This unit is designed to enable you to gain an understanding of the different approaches to managing an organisation in today’s dynamic and complex business environment. It will introduce you – whether intending to or working in an administrative, commercial or management role – to current management theories to enable you to use these to evaluate organisational effectiveness. There are four Outcomes for this unit. They are: 1. Explain the nature of organisations. 2. Describe the factors that influence the motivation of both individuals and groups to perform effectively within the workplace. 3. Explain the meaning of management and describe the main activities associated with the role. 4. Describe the different approaches to organising people within the workplace