PHMANA Management I

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ing. Ladislav Blažek, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Ondřej Částek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Ivan Hálek, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Lenka Jaterková (seminar tutor)
Ing. Petr Smutný, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ing. Jan Žák (seminar tutor)
Ing. Bc. Sylva Žáková Talpová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Ladislav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Vlasta Radová
Timetable
Thu 12:50–14:30 P101
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PHMANA/1: Tue 7:40–9:15 S308, J. Žák
PHMANA/10: Tue 14:35–16:15 S309, P. Smutný
PHMANA/11: Tue 16:20–17:55 S309, P. Smutný
PHMANA/12: Tue 16:20–17:55 S308, J. Žák
PHMANA/2: Tue 9:20–11:00 S308, J. Žák
PHMANA/3: Tue 11:05–12:45 S309, P. Smutný
PHMANA/4: Tue 12:50–14:30 S309, L. Jaterková
PHMANA/5: Tue 14:35–16:15 S308, J. Žák
PHMANA/6: Tue 9:20–11:00 P104, L. Jaterková
PHMANA/7: Tue 11:05–12:45 S308, L. Jaterková
PHMANA/8: Tue 12:50–14:30 S308, J. Žák
PHMANA/9: Tue 7:40–9:15 S309, L. Jaterková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 328 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/328, only registered: 0/328, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/328
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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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:
- understand the inclusion of general management into relevant scientific disciplines
- explain the nature of an organization and the impact of organizational strategy and organizational culture on organizational structure
- describe basic types of organizational structures
- apply the principles of an organization on the creation of organizational structures
- explain the nature of planning and decision-making
- clarify the organizational and procedural way of decision-making
- explain the decision-making process and its various stages
- apply methods of decision analysis to solve decision-making tasks
- explain the nature of influencing
- clarify principles of selected motivational theories and their relationship to incentive instruments and motivating system
- explain the essence of leadership, motivation and communication
- describe management trends in the context of the economic, social and political conditions of the twentieth century and further development on the threshold of twenty-first century
- acquire the basic management skills
Syllabus
  • Thematic plan of the course: 1. Introduction
  • 2. Personal management
  • 3. Organisation I
  • 4. Organisation II
  • 5. Planning
  • 6. Decision-making I
  • 7. Decision-making II
  • 8. Leadership
  • 9. Motivation
  • 10. Communication
  • 11. Monitoring
  • 12. Developmental management trends
  • 13. Knowledge and experience from practical management.
  • Thematic plan of the seminars:
  • 1. - 3. seminars: Introduction, establishing teams and functions, preparation of the game
  • 4. - 11. seminars: Playing a managerial game
  • 12. - 13. seminars: Analysis of the results of the managerial game
Literature
  • VÁGNER, Ivan. Systém managementu. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006, 432 pp. Edice učebnic Právnické fakulty MU ; č. 375. ISBN 8021039728. info
  • VEBER, Jaromír. Management :základy, prosperita, globalizace. Vyd. 1. Praha: Management Press, 2006, 700 s. ISBN 80-7261-029-5. info
  • Management. Edited by Stephen P. Robbins, Translated by Vlasta Šafaříková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2004, 600 s. ISBN 8024704951. info
Assessment methods
The course finishes with an oral exam. Assessment of student’s performance in the managerial game carried out in seminars is also a part of the oral exam classification.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Součástí výuky je exkurze do podniku Škoda auto, a.s. Mladá Boleslav.
Information on course enrolment limitations: 10 pouze přednáška
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007.
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