BKH_ZMAN Principles of Management

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ing. Ladislav Blažek, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Petr Pirožek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Ladislava Kuchynková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Pavla Marciánová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Ladislav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Vlasta Radová
Supplier department: Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Sat 24. 10. 12:50–16:15 P101, Fri 13. 11. 12:50–16:15 P101, Sat 5. 12. 12:50–16:15 P101
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(! BKH_MAN1 Management 1 )&&(!NOWANY( BKH_MAN1 Management 1 ))&&(!FAKULTA(ESF))
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 incorporation of general management into the relevant scientific disciplines
- 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
- explain the nature of an organization
- describe basic types of organizational structures
- apply the principles of organization on the creation of organizational structures
- explain the impact of organizational strategy and organizational culture on the organizational structure
- explain the nature of planning and decision-making
- describe the organizational and procedural way of decision-making
- explain the decision-making process and its various stages
- 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
- use basic management skills.
Syllabus
  • Thematic plan of the course: 1. Define of general management
  • 2. Development trends of management
  • 3. Organisation I
  • 4. Organisation II
  • 5. Corporate governance
  • 6. Competitive Intelligence
  • 7. Decision making I
  • 8. Decision making II
  • 9. Decision making III
  • 10. Motivation I
  • 11. Motivation II
  • 12. Leadership
  • 13. Knowledge and experience from the management practices.
Literature
    required literature
  • BLAŽEK, Ladislav. Management. 2. rozš. Praha: Grada, 2014, 211 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-4429-2. info
    recommended literature
  • DONNELLY, James H., James L. GIBSON and John M. IVANCEVICH. Management. Translated by Václav Dolanský - Josef Koubek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 1997, 821 s. ISBN 9788071694229. info
  • VEBER, JAROMÍR A KOL. Management. 2nd ed. Praha: Management Press, 2009, 734 pp. ISBN 978-80-7261-200-0. info
Teaching methods
Tutorials take place in the form of lectures, consulations and self-study.
Assessment methods
The course is completed by an oral exam. The precondition for the oral exam is to work up and hand over (by the date stated) 1 pieces of POT (paper corrected by the tutor) 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
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Přednášky jsou dostupné online a ze záznamu.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Nezapisují si studenti oborů mateřských na ESF MU.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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