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Principles of Management introduce students to the general management concepts. It mainly covers the issues like the nature of management, the evolution of management, Managerial environments, managing change, staffing as a management function, Motivating and Rewarding employees, Leadership and Management, Communication and Interpersonal Skills, Productivity and Total Quality Management.  In addition it emphasizes that organizations must be effectively and efficiently managed. The aim of the module to enable students to have a better perception of  the classical and contemporary theories in management and how they can employ such practices to solve organizational problems at all three levels of management (higher, middle and lower management level) and gain better results. The module examines why and how the various theories learned are applied in business practice and how they can be applied to the Zimbabwean context and globally.