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Trends in Management

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Course Unit Code115-0604/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
MAK011Ing. Kateřina Mokrá, Ph.D.
Summary
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the trends of modern management based on the "7S" concept of the American company McKinsey. It is a globally recognized comprehensive approach based on the determination of interdependence and integrity of significant success factors in business. Students will focus on the study of trends in the following critical factors: strategy (Strategy), structure (Structure), management systems (Systems), staffs (Staffs), shared values (Shared values), management style (Style), skills (Skills) and symbols (Symbols), which have been extended to this concept. At the core of the integrity of these factors is corporate culture.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1. Explain the McKinsey 7S approach.
2. Clarify current trends in organizational culture.
3. Describe current trends in the structure.
4. Characterize current trends in management systems.
5. Describe current trends in personnel management.
Course Contents
1. McKinsey 7S approach.
2. Trends in organizational culture.
3. Trends in strategic management.
4. Trends in structure.
5. Trends in management systems.
6. Trends in leadership.
7. Trends in personnel management I.
8. Trends in personnel management II.
9. Trends in personnel management III.
10. Trends in personnel management IV.
11. Trends in international and intercultural management.
12. Principles and barriers of effective communication. Trends in the professional e-mail communication.
13. Negative phenomena in the organization.
14. Emotional intelligence development.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
NORTHOUSE, Peter G. Leadership: Theory and Practice. 9th ed. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2021. 600 s. ISBN 978-1-07-184091-7.
ROTHAERMEL, Frank T. Strategic Management. 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2019. 623 s. ISBN 978-1-260-09237-0.
TAYLOR, Stephen. Resourcing and Talent Management. 7th ed. London: Kogan Page, 2019. 493 s. ISBN 978-0-7494-8385-2.
HORVÁTHOVÁ, Petra, Marie MIKUŠOVÁ, Jiří BLÁHA, Iva KIROVOVÁ, Lucjan KLIMSZA, Lucja MATUSIKOVÁ, Marcela PAPALOVÁ a Kateřina STANOVSKÁ. Trendy v managementu. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2019. 241 s. ISBN 978-80-248-4337-7.
MAYEROVÁ, Marie a Jiří RŮŽIČKA. Moderní personální management. Praha: H+H, 2020. 174 s. ISBN 978-80-86022-65-9.
TAYLOR, Stephen. Resourcing and Talent Management. 7th ed. London: Kogan Page, 2019. 493 s. ISBN 978-0-7494-8385-2.
Recommended Reading:
BYRNE, Zinta S. Understanding Employee Engagement: Theory, Research, and Practice. 2nd ed. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2022. 304 s. ISBN 0367773872.
MELÉ, Domènec. Business ethics in action: Managing Human Excellence in Organizations. 2nd ed. London: Red Globe Press, 2020. 424 s. ISBN 978-1-137-60917-5.
RAYMOND, J. STONE, A. COX a M. GAVIN. Human Resource Management. 10th ed. Milton: Wiley, 2021. 664 s. ISBN 978-0-730-38535-0.
BOHOŇKOVÁ, Irma. Manažer koučem. Koučovací přístup při vedení lidí. Praha: Portál, 2022. 230 s. ISBN 978-80-262-1873-9.
EISEL, Juraj. Systém a procesy řízení lidských zdrojů. Praha: Vysoká škola finanční a správní, 2021. 226 s. ISBN 978-80-7408-215-3.
JEŽKOVÁ PETRŮ, Gabriela. Zajištění lidských zdrojů. Praha: Vysoká škola ekonomie a managementu, 2021. 150 s. ISBN 978-80-88330-37-0.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 (35)18
                PrezentaceProject35 18
        ExaminationExamination65 (65)33
                Písemný testWritten examination65 33