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Introduction to Management

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Course Unit Code115-3700/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer 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
HAS70prof. Ing. Petra Horváthová, Ph.D., MBA
KAS348Ing. Kateřina Kashi, Ph.D.
Summary
The aim of the subject is to identify the basic terms, views, principles and concepts related to management, to characterize the manager, his/her activities, roles and responsibilities and explain all managerial functions - planning, decision-making, organizing, controlling and managing people. The subject also deals with selected areas of human resources management - recruitment, selection, adaptation, learning and development of employees, their evaluation and remuneration. The aim of the subject is also to clarify motivation and communication and explain the nature, function and importance of strategic management.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1.To identify basic ideas, opinions, principles, conceptions and theories relating to management area.
2.To characterize manager, his activities, roles and responsibilities.
3.To list and to explain basic managerial functions - planning, decision-making, organizing and control.
4.To describe importance and content of human resource management.
5.To clarify leadership theories and styles.
6.To characterize individual activities within the staffing.
7.To describe the training and development cycle of employees and possibilities of their remuneration.
8.To clarify the meaning, function and procedure of employee appraisal.
9.To explain the principle and ways of motivating employees.
10.To characterize the nature and process of communication.
11.To clarify the principle, importance and function of strategic management.
Course Contents
1.Management.
2.Manager.
3.Planning.
4.Decision making.
5.Organizing.
6.Control.
7.Human resource management.
8.Leadership.
9.Staffing.
10.Training, development and remuneration of employees.
11.Employee appraisal.
12.Work motivation.
13.Communication.
14.Strategic management.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
BODDY, David. Management. Harlow: Pearson, 2020. ISBN 978-1-292-27181-1.
LUSSIER, Robert N. Management Fundamentals. Concepts, Applications, and Skill Development. 8th ed. USA: Sage, 2019. ISBN 9781544331331.
McCORMIC, Jim. The First-Time Manager. Nashville: HarperCollins Leadership, 2020. ISBN 978-1400233588.
ARMSTRONG, Michael. Naučte se správně vést lidi. Praha: Lingea, 2020. ISBN 9788075086211.
BENSON, Alan; HENRY, Brian a DAFT, Richard. Management. 2nd ed. London: Cengage Learning, 2020. ISBN 978-1-473-77079-9.
ZLÁMAL, Jaroslav; BELLOVÁ, Jana a BAČÍK, Petr. Management. Základy managementu. Prostějov: Computer Media, 2020. ISBN 978-80-7402-173-2.



Recommended Reading:
PACHTER, David. Remote leadership: how to accelerate achievement and create a community in a work-from-home world. Herndon, VA: Amplify, 2021. ISBN 978-1-64543-539-6.
STERNAD, Dietmar. Effective management: developing yourself, others and organizations. London: Red Globe Press, 2020. ISBN 978-1-352-00729-9.
VARNEY, Sharon. Leadership in complexity and change: for a world in constant motion. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2021. ISBN 978-3-11-071306-0.
BEDNÁŘ, Vojtěch. Vedení v krizi. Praha: Management Press, 2022. ISBN 978-80-7261-592-6.
FOTR, Jiří a SOUČEK, Ivan. Scénáře pro strategické rozhodování a řízení. Praha: Grada, 2019. ISBN 978-80-271-2020-8.
MÜHLFEIT, Jan a PUMPRLA, Pavel. Budování úspěšných týmů. Praha: Management Press, 2022. ISBN 978-80-7261-597-1.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Project work
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
        CreditCredit20 (20)11
                Credit testWritten test20 11
        ExaminationExamination80 (80)40
                Written examWritten examination80 40