ZHMANE Management in English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2007
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Petr Smutný, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Ladislav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Ondřej Doseděl
Timetable
Wed 8:30–11:00 S307
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 focuses on fundamental principles of management of profit-making as well as non-for-profit organizations. The content of the course corresponds to standard elementary courses of general managmement. Lectures start with focus on the role of organizations in our world as well as the role of individuals (mangers as well as non-managers) within these organizations. Consecutively, the focus is set to the infulence of environment (internal and external alike) on functioning and performance of organizations as well as individuals within these organizations. The final lecture of the opening bloc is dedicated to self-management. Further course of lectures is in line with the concept of managerial functions. This bloc of lectures starts with decision making and continues through planning, organizing, human resources management and leading and finally controlling. The closing bloc of lectures is focusing on selected supplementary topics. Students are presented with basic concepts of information systems management and innovationa nd change management. A presentation of a real-life manager is also part of the course.
Syllabus
  • 1 Introduction to Management 2 Organizational Culture and Environment 3 Self-management 4 Decision Making 5 Planning 6 Organizing 7 Human Resource Management Key Managerial Skills 8 Managing Groups and Teamwork 9 Motivation and Leadership 10 Controlling 11 Information Systems in Management 12 Managing Change and Innovation 13 Experience of real managers
Literature
  • HERSEY, Paul, Kenneth H. BLANCHARD and Dewey E. JOHNSON. Management of organizational behavior : utilizing human resources. 7. ed. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1996, xxv, 627 s. ISBN 0-13-261769-2. info
  • ROBBINS, Stephen P. Management. 4th ed. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1994, xxii, 663,. ISBN 0-13-061797-0. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Students must present and argue the choice of a managerial problem which they want to analyze and later present and discuss the course of their work leading to the analysis in the form Students must hand in a written assignment – an analysis of one managerial problem of their choice. The choice of the problem needs to be consulted with the lecturer. Written assignments are graded and the grading adds 40 % to the final overall mark for the course. The course ends with a written exam. Students have to pass a written test at the end of semester. The test has four parts: terms matching exercise, multiple choice exercise, “true or false” exercise and problem solving exercise.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen pouze pro zahraniční studenty a účastníky projektu EkoInkubátor
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2009.
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