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Deconstructing Management

Deconstructing Management

By Management Students of Nicole Colter

Are you bored by textbooks? Are you overwhelmed trying to keep up with the reading in all your college classes? Deconstructing Management is a podcast created by college students for college students. We make learning management not suck. Each episode is produced by different teams of students and aligns with the OpenStax Principles of Management textbook. We believe it's a better way to learn management, but we might be biased ;-)

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Ch 1 - Managing and Performing with Nicole Colter

Deconstructing ManagementDec 30, 2021

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Ch 1 - Managing and Performing with Nicole Colter
Dec 30, 202146:52
Ch 2 - Managerial Decision-Making with Dr. Laura Leduc
Dec 30, 202138:16
Ch 3 - The History of Management with Dr. Jeffrey Muldoon
Dec 30, 202130:60
Ch 4 - External and Internal Organizational Environments and Corporate Culture with Dr. Joe Weiss
Dec 30, 202125:05
Ch 5 - Ethics, Corporate Responsibility, and Sustainability with Dr. Joseph Weiss
Dec 30, 202139:38
Ch 6 - International Management with Dr. Praveen Parboteeah
Dec 30, 202122:11
Ch 7 - Entrepreneurship with Dr. Siri Terjesen
Dec 30, 202134:51
Ch 8 - Strategic Analysis with Katy Cortes

Ch 8 - Strategic Analysis with Katy Cortes

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Katy discusses the importance of strategic analysis and its importance in the field of management. She talks in depth about methods such as SWOT analysis, PESTEL, and Porter’s Five Forces and how a business could use them to their advantage. Lastly, she explains how strategic analysis is not only important to businesses, but also to entrepreneurs.

Episode Highlights:

  • Definition of Strategic Analysis
  • How Micro and Macro Environment Can Affect a Business
  • What Is SWOT Analysis
  • How To Use SWOT Analysis
  • SWOT Vs. PESTEL Vs. Porter’s Five Forces
  • What Are Porter’s Five Forces
  • Using PESTEL To Analyze Working In Restaurant/Service Industry Vs. Seeking Higher Education
  • Evaluating a Businesses Rivals
  • Identifying Direct and Indirect Competitors
  • Importance of Competitive Advantage
  • Differentiation Strategy: VRIO
  • Creating a Strategic Position from Strategic Analysis
  • Using Competitive Advantage from Strategic Position
  • Establishing Reputation as a Brand
  • Strategic Analysis for Entrepreneurship

Interested in helping us improve this product? Access the Deconstructing Management Resource Guide to learn more about what we might do next, and to see how you can helps us! Go to https://bit.ly/3qxPYbB

Deconstructing Management (https://anchor.fm/deconstructingmanagement) by Management Students of Nicole Colter is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and draws from Principles of Management (https://openstax.org/details/books/principles-management) from OpenStax which is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Please rate and review us in your podcast app. Questions about this project can be sent to ncolter@threerivers.edu

Dec 30, 202133:56
Ch 9 - The Strategic Management Process with Katy Cortes
Dec 30, 202138:02
Ch 10 - Organizational Structure and Change with Dr. David Bright
Dec 30, 202142:21
Ch 11 - Human Resource Management with Eva Hartmann

Ch 11 - Human Resource Management with Eva Hartmann

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Eva discusses the role that Human Resources (HR) plays and its value to organizations. She talks about how to use HR strategies to influence employee behavior and growth for the organization and how to approach a rewards strategy that benefits both the employee and the organization. Lastly, she goes into the role of talent acquisition in finding strong employees who fit within the organization.

Episode Highlights

  • HR defined: How it has evolved since its inception
  • The functions of HR
  • When to consider outsourcing HR
  • The role of compliance
  • Where the loyalties of HR lie
  • The impact of performance management on employee performance
  • How to positively utilize performance management so it’s not used as a form of punishment
  • The value of self-evaluation and how it can benefit managers
  • Avoiding bias in performance management
  • The importance of local adaptation when considering compensation
  • Defining a reward strategy and how they are used to benefit both the employee and the organization
  • The correct structure for company performance management, bonuses, and goals that promotes employee growth even when they may be afraid to step out of their comfort zone
  • The six elements of total rewards explained
  • The four drives of motivation explained
  • The importance of finding balance among all of the drivers
  • Talent acquisition and how it can be used to create a competitive advantage
  • The challenges of talent acquisition in today’s market
  • Why talent development is beneficial to the organization.
  • Succession planning explained
  • The performance and potential grid explained and how to avoid bias when considering potential
  • Bonus: What is most important for college students, who are just starting out or who are looking for a career change, to take from this chapter?

Interested in helping us improve this product? Access the Deconstructing Management Resource Guide to learn more about what we might do next, and to see how you can helps us! Go to https://bit.ly/3qxPYbB

Deconstructing Management (https://anchor.fm/deconstructingmanagement) by Management Students of Nicole Colter is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and draws from Principles of Management (https://openstax.org/details/books/principles-management) from OpenStax which is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Please rate and review us in your podcast app. Questions about this project can be sent to ncolter@threerivers.edu


Dec 30, 202149:31
Ch 12 - Diversity in Organizations with Dr. Jason Lambert and Dr. Joy Leopold
Dec 30, 202154:01
Ch 13 - Leadership with Dr. Kimberly Carlson
Dec 30, 202140:33
Ch 14 - Work Motivation for Performance with Dr. Laura Leduc
Dec 30, 202134:52
Ch 15 - Managing Teams with Eva Hartmann

Ch 15 - Managing Teams with Eva Hartmann

Access full transcript at https://share.descript.com/view/xo8Ie6R8yF6

Interested in helping us improve this product? Access the Deconstructing Management Resource Guide to learn more about what we might do next, and to see how you can helps us! Go to https://bit.ly/3qxPYbB

Deconstructing Management (https://anchor.fm/deconstructingmanagement) by Management Students of Nicole Colter is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and draws from Principles of Management (https://openstax.org/details/books/principles-management) from OpenStax which is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Please rate and review us in your podcast app. Questions about this project can be sent to ncolter@threerivers.edu

Dec 30, 202141:17
Ch 16 - Managerial Communication with Dr. James O'Rourke
Dec 30, 202144:30
Ch 17 - Organizational Planning and Controlling with Linda Williams
Dec 30, 202136:41
Ch 18 - Management of Technology and Innovation with Dr. Mahesh Raisinghani
Dec 30, 202132:55