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Ukončeno v akademickém roce 2012/2013

Management A

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 115-0300/03
Abbreviation MANAG
Course title Management A
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Management
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Petra Horváthová, Ph.D., MBA

Osnova předmětu

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.

Povinná literatura

CARROLL, Archie. B. a Ann K. BUCHOHOLTZ. Business & Society: Ethics & Stakeholders Management. 7th ed. Boston: South Western College, 2008. ISBN 13-978-0-324-56939-1.
CERTO, Samuel., C. a Trevis CERTO. Modern management: Concepts and skills. 12th ed. Prentice Hall, 2011. ISBN 978-0132176316 .
DAFT, Richard L. a Patricia LANE. Management. 9th ed. South-Western Cengage Learning, 2010. ISBN 978-0-324- 59584-0.
DUBRIN, Andrew J. Esentials of Management. 9th ed. South-Western Cengage Learning, 2011. ISBN 978-0-538-47823-6 .
FOOT, Margaret a Caroline HOOK. Introducing Human Resource Management. 5th ed. Harlow: Pearson Educated Limited, 2008. ISBN 978-0-273-71200-8 .
GIBSON, James, John Ivancevich a Robert Konopaske. Organizations: Behavior, Structure, Processes. 14th ed. McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2011. ISBN 978-0078112669 .
GILAD, Benjamin. Business War Games: How Large, Small, and New Companies Can Vastly Improve Their Strategies and Outmaneuver the Competition. Franklin Lakes, NJ: The Career Press, 2009. ISBN 9781601630308 .
GRIFFIN, Ricky W. Management. 10th ed. Cengage Learning, 2010. ISBN 9781439080993 .
KONTES, Peter W. The CEO, Strategy, and Shareholder Value: Making the Choices That Maximize Company Performance. Wiley, 2011. ISBN 978-1118119037.
MATHIS, Robert L. a John H. JACKSON. Human Resource Management. 12th ed. Maason: South Western Cengage Learning, 2008. ISBN 978-0-324-54275-2.
MULLINS, John, W. a Orville C. Walker. Marketing Management: a Strategic Decision-Making Approach. 7st ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-338116-9.
SHAFRITZ, Jay, M. Classics of Organization Theory. 7th ed. Wadsworth, 2010. ISBN 978-0495569411 .
SCHERMERHORN, John R. Management. 10th ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2010. ISBN 978-0-470-29437-6.
SMITH, Lyn a Pamela MOUNTER. Effective Internal Communication. 2nd ed. Kogan Page, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7494-5265-0 .
STRYKER, Steven C. Plan To Succed: A Guide to Strategic Planning. Government Institutes, 2011. ISBN 978-1605907277 .
TAYLOR, Winslow F. The Principles of Scientific Management. Ed. neuved. CreateSpace, 2011. ISBN 978-1460969984 .
THILL, Joh V. a Cecil L. Excellence in Business Communication. 9th ed. Prentice Hall, 2010. ISBN 978-0-136-10376-6 .
ZELENÝ, Milan. Human Systems Management: Integrating Knowledge, Management and System. World Scientific Pub Co Inc. Reprint, 2008. ISBN 981-0249136 .

Advised literature

BECK Robert C. Motivation: Teories and Principles. 5th ed. Upper Saddler River: Pearson Education (United States), 2004. ISBN 978-0131114456 .
BRAGG, Steven M. Controller's Guide to Planning and Controlling Operations. Wiley, 2004. ISBN 978-0471576808.
SCHEIN, Edgar H. Organizational Culture and Leadership. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1992. ISBN 1-55542-487-2 .
SIMON, Herbert A. Administrative behavior: a study of decision-making processes in administrative organizations. New York: Free Press, 1997. ISBN 0684835827 .
WHETTEN, David A. a Kim S. CAMERON. Developing management skills. 8th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005. ISBN 0131441426 .