Justify the importance of history and theory to management and discuss precursors to modern management theory.

Summarize and evaluate the classical perspective on management, including scientific and administrative management, and note its relevance to contemporary managers.

Summarize and evaluate the behavioral perspective on management, including the Hawthorne studies, human relations movement, and organizational behavior, and note its relevance to contemporary managers.

Summarize and evaluate the quantitative perspective on management, including management science and operations management, and note its relevance to contemporary managers.

Discuss the systems and contingency approaches to management and explain their potential for integrating the other areas of management.

Identify and describe contemporary management issues and challenges.