Management in English (BPH_AMBE)


Autumn semester 2016


CONTACT INFORMATION

Petr Smutný, Department of Corporate Economy, 5^th floor, door No. 538,
e-mail: psmutny@econ.muni.cz


LITERATURE

Textbooks:

Robbins, Stephen P. - Coulter, Mary K. Management. 10th ed. Upper Saddle River : Pearson Prentice
Hall, 2009. xiv, 565 s. ISBN 9780132090711.


Alternatively, you can use other recent editions of the textbook as well as the changes are not
that big.


Supplementary literature:

Hersey, Paul - Blanchard, Kenneth H. - Johnson, Dewey E. Management of organizational behavior
:utilizing human resources. 7. ed. New Jersey : Prentice-Hall, 1996. xxv, 627 s.
ISBN 0-13-244112-8.


Study materials from lectures:

Available on-line at:  https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1456/podzim2016/BPH_AMBE/



COURSE STRUCTURE
 1. Introduction to Management

The Evolution of Management Thought
 2. Organizational Culture and Environment
 3. Decision Making
 4. Planning
 5. Organizing
 6. Human Resource Management

Communication
 7. Managing Groups and Teamwork
 8. Motivation and Leadership
 9. Controlling
10. Information Systems in Management
11. Managing Change and Innovation
12. Self-Management
13. Examination


EXAM REQUIREMENTS

 1. Active participation in lectures, presentations of a paper.
 2. Examination