MPH_AMBE Management and Business Economics (Basics)

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Petr Smutný, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Petr Smutný, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Petr Smutný, Ph.D.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Nesvadbová
Supplier department: Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Thu 11:05–12:45 P403
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MPH_AMBE/01: Fri 10:15–11:50 P101, P. Smutný
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is focused on management in business organizations as well as in non-business organizations.
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- explain the nature of an organization and the impact of organizational strategy and organizational culture on the organizational structure
- describe basic types of organizational structures
- apply the principles of organization on the creation of organizational structures
- explain the nature of planning and decision-making
- apply methods of decision analysis to solving decision-making problems
- explain the nature of influencing
- describe the principles of selected motivational theories and explain their relationship to the incentive instruments and motivational system
- explain the essence of leadership, motivation and communication
- describe the trends of management in the context of economic, social and political conditions of the twentieth century and further development on the threshold of twenty-first century
Syllabus
  • Introduction to Management
  • The Evolution of Management Thought
  • Organizational Culture and Environment
  • Decision Making
  • Planning
  • Organizing
  • Human Resource Management
  • Communication
  • Managing Groups and Teamwork
  • Motivation and Leadership
  • Controlling
  • Information Systems in Management
  • Managing Change and Innovation
  • Self-Management
  • Examination
Literature
    required literature
  • ROBBINS, Stephen P. and Mary K. COULTER. Management. 10th ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009, xiv, 565. ISBN 9780132090711. info
    recommended literature
  • HERSEY, Paul, Kenneth H. BLANCHARD and Dewey E. JOHNSON. Management of organizational behavior : utilizing human resources. 7th ed. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1996, xxv, 627. ISBN 0132441128. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and discussion, team project, presentation.
Assessment methods
Written exam.
Assessments of team projects and their presentation is also part of the final classification.

Requirements:
- to present the results of your work;
- to hand in a written paper.

Any copying, keeping a record of tests or carrying the tests out, using forbidden aids including any communication devices or any other breach of objectivity of the exam is regarded as a failure to meet the obligations of the subject and as a serious breach of study regulations. As a consequence, the teacher grades the student with "F" and the dean is allowed to initiate a disciplinary action, which might lead to the termination of the studies.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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