管理学是专门研究各类组织、各种管理活动及其基本规律和一般方法的科学。
虽然管理的实践可以追溯到遥远的古代人类文明，但直到20世纪初泰勒（美）《科学管理原理》的出版，才标志着人类告别经验管理，进入科学管理的时代。现代管理环境日新月异，管理思想、管理理论、方法和手段不断发展变化，21世纪全球的管理者无疑面临范围更大、更为复杂的管理变革。
通过本课程的学习，可以促使经济学专业学生初步建立管理的基本知识体系，掌握管理的基本理论和方法，提升生活和工作所需要的管理智慧，将管理智慧运用到日常生活中，管理好自己的生活和家庭；运用到职场中，改进组织的管理方式，改善每个人的切身利益；运用到社会中，管理好公共事务，增进社会成员的福祉。
Management is a science that specializes in variousorganizations, various management activities, and their basic laws and generalmethods.
Although the practice of management can be traced back to the distantancient human civilization, it was not until the early 20th century that thepublication of Taylor's Principles of Scientific Management marked the end ofhumanity's farewell to experience management and the era of scientificmanagement. The modern management environment is changing with each passingday. Management thoughts, management theories, methods and means are constantlyevolving. In the 21st century, global managers will undoubtedly face larger andmore complex management changes.
Through the study of this course, economicsstudents can be encouraged to establish a basic knowledge management system,master the basic theories and methods of management, improve the managementwisdom needed for life and work, apply management wisdom to daily life, andmanage themselves. Life and family; apply to the workplace, improve themanagement of the organization, improve the vital interests of everyone; applyto the society, manage public affairs, and enhance the well-being of members ofsociety.
