1.Definition of management. Nature and purpose of management. Basic managerail functions – planning, decision-making, organizing, personnel management, leadership and motivation, control. Manager, his characteristics and skills, roles. Levels of managers.
2.Evolution of management – classical and modern schools of management, present management.
3.Planning. Nature of planning. Types of plans. Steps in planning. Planning process.
4.Decision-making. Desision-making process. Types of decisions. Decisions under certainty, uncertainty and risk conditions.
5.Organizing. Definition of organizing and organization. Types of organizations and organization structures.
6.Personnel management. Definition and specification of personnel activities, its organizing. Role of managers in personnel activities delivery.
7.Leadership and motivation. Definitions. Leadership behaviour and styles. Motivations and motivators, satisfaction. Motivation theories and techniques.
8.Control. Basic control process. Critical control points and standards. Fedback system, requirements for effective control.
9.Communication function in oprganizations. Communication process, its barriers and breakdowns. Effective communication.
10.Principle and function of strategic management. Strategic management process. Organization ´s mission and its goals. Strategic analysis of external and internal environment of organization. Strategy selection and implementation.
11.Business ethics and social responsibility. Ethics categories, terms and theories. Code of ethics. Business ethics implementation. Organizational culture, its definition, elements, types.
12.International and comparative management. Differencies in selected countries. Multinational corporations. Managerial function in international business.
2.Evolution of management – classical and modern schools of management, present management.
3.Planning. Nature of planning. Types of plans. Steps in planning. Planning process.
4.Decision-making. Desision-making process. Types of decisions. Decisions under certainty, uncertainty and risk conditions.
5.Organizing. Definition of organizing and organization. Types of organizations and organization structures.
6.Personnel management. Definition and specification of personnel activities, its organizing. Role of managers in personnel activities delivery.
7.Leadership and motivation. Definitions. Leadership behaviour and styles. Motivations and motivators, satisfaction. Motivation theories and techniques.
8.Control. Basic control process. Critical control points and standards. Fedback system, requirements for effective control.
9.Communication function in oprganizations. Communication process, its barriers and breakdowns. Effective communication.
10.Principle and function of strategic management. Strategic management process. Organization ´s mission and its goals. Strategic analysis of external and internal environment of organization. Strategy selection and implementation.
11.Business ethics and social responsibility. Ethics categories, terms and theories. Code of ethics. Business ethics implementation. Organizational culture, its definition, elements, types.
12.International and comparative management. Differencies in selected countries. Multinational corporations. Managerial function in international business.