MPH_AMBE Management and Business Economics (Basics)

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2011
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
Timetable
Mon 16:20–17:55 P304
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MPH_AMBE/01: Mon 18:00–19:35 P304, 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 aslo part of the final classification.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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