Management

  • Credits: 6
  • Ending: Examination
  • Range: 2P + 2C
  • Semester: summer
  • Year: 1
  • Faculty of Business Management

Teachers

Included in study programs

Business Economics and Management

Teaching results

Knowledge
Obtaining a systemic view of management issues with respect to current knowledge and trends in this area and with respect to the dynamics of the external and internal environment. Acquiring comprehensive basic knowledge of management theory in relation to the sustainable development of enterprises in terms of functional, decision-making and information. Understanding of key conceptual apparatus in relation to individual management functions. Acquisition of knowledge in terms of methods and tools used in the implementation of individual management functions. Understanding the interrelationships between the application of soft and hard management tools and the possibilities of their use in practice.
Competence
• to use a set of knowledge about the principles, methods, procedures, and techniques of business management in a market economy,
• to identify, analyze and apply the acquired knowledge in solving problems related to managerial functions,
• to direct the activities of business units, teams, and individuals through managerial functions to achieve set objectives,
• to understand and suggest ways to rationally solve management problems,
• to combine and integrate management knowledge with knowledge from related social science disciplines
Skill
• conceptually solve enterprise problems, identify the most important issues, tendencies, and probabilities of development, and understand things in relation to each other,
• apply specific methods and procedures in management practice,
• effectively guide business processes through techniques and methods of decision making, planning, organizing, human resource management, leading and controlling,
• motivate subordinates and communicate effectively with all company stakeholders,
• work effectively in a team and lead a team.

Indicative content

Thematic definition of lectures:
1. Management and Manager. .
2. Historical Aspects of Management and Territorial Differences of Management.
3. Business and Managerial Ethics.
4. Strategic management.
5. Planning.
6. Decision-making.
7. Organizing.
8. Human Resources Management.
9. Motivation.
10. Communication.
11. Leadership.
12. Management control.
13. Management in the 21st century.
Thematic definition of exercises:
1. Introduction to management issues.
2. Historical aspects of management and territorial differences of management.
3. Principles of business and managerial ethics.
4. Strategic management.
5. Planning.
6. Decision-making.
7. Organizing.
8. Human resources management.
9. Motivation.
10. Communication.
11. Leadership.
12. Managerial control.
13. Management in the 21st century.

Support literature

Basic literature:
1. ROBBINS, Stephen P. – COULTER, Mary A. Management. Pearson Education, 2021. 624 p. ISBN 9780136714491.
Supplementary literature:
1. BATEMAN, Thomas et al. Management: Leading & Collaborating in a Competitive World. 13th ed. McGraw-Hill Education, 672 p. ISBN 978-12-5992-764-5.
2. CERTO, Samuel C. – CERTO, Trevis S. Modern Management: Concepts and Skills. 15th ed. New York, NY : Pearson, 2019, 501 p. ISBN 978-01-3472-913-8.
3. DAFT, Richard L. Management. 12th ed. Cengage Learning, 2015, 800 p. ISBN 978-13-0548-071-1.
4. DRUCKER, Peter. Management. Routledge, 2012. 576 s. ISBN 978-11-3600-689-0.
5. KOONTZ, Harold – WEIHRICH, Heinz. Essentials of management. 10th ed. Chennai: Tata McGraw Hill Education, 2015, 540 pp., Rs. 647, ISBN: 978-9-3392-2286-4.
6. LUSSIER, Robert N. Management fundamentals : concepts, applications, and skill development. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2019. 597 p. ISBN 9781506389394.
7. PLUNKETT, Warren R. Management. 10th ed. South-Western College Pub, 2012, 744 p. ISBN 978-11-1122-134-8.
8. SCHERMERHORN, John R Jr. – BACHRACH, Daniel G. Exploring Management. 6th ed. John Wiley & Sons, 2017, 348 p. ISBN: 978-1-119-53760-1
9. WILKINSON, Adrian et al. The Oxford Handbook of Management. Oxford University Press, 2017, 571 p. ISBN 978-01-9870-861-2.

Syllabus

Thematic definition of lectures: 1. Management and Manager. Characteristic and basic background of management. Nature, meaning and tasks of management. The content of management, including the individual functions. Manager, Managerial roles and skills. Managerial competencies. Manager profile. 2. Historical Aspects of Management and Territorial Differences of Management. Basic stages of historical development of management. The significance of management history knowledge. Basic characteristics of individual schools of management. Understanding the differences in individual schools of management with the knowledge application to the present. Territorial differences of the development of management. The impact of country culture on management. American, European, and Asian management. 3. Business and Managerial Ethics. The difference between morals, morality, ethics, and etiquette. Business ethics in and ethics in management. Basic ethic problems in people management. Social responsibility and sustainability. Ethical standards and ethical codes. Institutionalization and increasing standards’ effectiveness. The difference between corruption and lobbing. 4. Strategic management. The development of strategic management. Basic terminology in strategic management. Process of strategic management. Methods and techniques of strategic analyses of the environment. Corporate and business strategies – levels, selected strategies. 5. Planning. Nature and content of planning. The essence of planning. Stages of planning process. Types and integration of planning. Functional components of plans. Planning methods and techniques. Modern planning methods. 6. Decision-making. The essence and place of decision-making in management. Elements of the decision-making process. Characteristics and types of decision-making processes and decisions. Ways of preparing and taking a decision. Decision-making methods. Psychological aspects in decision-making and decision-making styles. 7. Organizing. The essence of organizing. Enterprise as an open system. Organizational differentiation and organizational integration of activities. Organization process. Creation of organizational structures. Dimensions of organizational structure. Selected organizational structure types. 8. Human Resources Management. Content, tasks, theoretical basis of human resources management. Objectives, subjects and content of human resources management. Current changes in the workforce characteristics in the labor market. The role of manager by performing individual personnel activities. 9. Motivation. Motivation of employees. Essence and content of motivation, stimulation. Sources of motivation, dynamics of motivation, ways of influencing the performance and behavior of employees. Motivation process. Content and process motivation theories. Managerial tools for employees stimulation. 10. Communication. Communication in the work environment and its role in organization. Information as a basis of managerial communication. Information needs of a manager. Communication process and communication environment in an organization. Communication and manager. Communication competencies and skills. Options of the applying communication principles. Specific communication situations. Crises communication. Electronic communication in organization. Home Office communication. 11. Leadership. The essence of people management and leadership. Contrast between manager and leader. Basic approaches and leadership theories. Current trends and people management approaches. The importance of leadership in the business practice. 12. Management control. The essence of control. History of controlling and control. Control approaches. Control process. Types of control. Methods and techniques of control. 13. Management in the 21st century. Modern and proven management approaches. Tools and methods of management in the 21st century. Thematic definition of exercises: 1. Introduction to management issues. Management and manager. Content and management background. The essence, meaning and tasks of management. Management functions. Manager and his profile. Managerial roles. Managerial competencies. 2. Historical aspects of management and territorial differences of management. Origin, development, and main approaches in management. Analysis of classical and contemporary management concepts in the world. Understanding historical concepts in the context of contemporary management. Analyses of territorial differences of management. American management, European management (French, German and management of other European countries). Asian management with the accent on Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Indic management. 3. Principles of business and managerial ethics. Social responsibility and sustainability. Analyses of participants as a part of corporate social responsibility. Reporting and measuring of social responsibility. Ethical problems in people management. 4. Strategic management. Basic terminology. Classification and types of strategies. Business environment analysis, strategy formulation. SWOT analysis and its implementation. Other methods and techniques of strategic analysis. Examples of the most used strategies from practice. 5. Planning. Planning in organization. Objectives, sources, and activities in planning. Planning process. Essence and types of plans. Segmentation criteria of plans. Planning methods and their use. Methods according to the plan types. Modern methods of planning. Information for the needs of plan. 6. Decision-making. Decision-making processes in management. Types of decision-making situations. Decision-making methods. Psychological aspects of decision-making, decision-making styles. 7. Organizing. The essence and content of the organization and organizational structure. Creating the organizational structure of the company. The essence and dimensions of the organizational structure. Divisional structures. Matrix structures. 8. Human resources management. The essence of human resources management. Intellectual capital. Objectives and subjects of HRM. HRM functions. Changes in the labor market. Digitalization of the labor market. Onboarding new generation of employees. Line manager and HRM. 9. Motivation. Content of motivation and stimulation. Dimensions of motivated activity. Employee engagement. The relation of a need and motivation. Motivation and performance. Motivation conflicts. Motivation theories and their use in managerial practice. Motivation programs. 10. Communication. Managerial communication. Communication process and communication models in organization. Internal and external communication in organization. Communication tools. Communication competencies and skills of manager. Communication forms. Crises communication in organization. Electronic communication in organization. 11. Leadership. Leadership and Management The essence of leadership. Approaches of people management and leadership theories. Current trends in leadership. Changes in leadership caused by pandemic crises. 12. Managerial control. Characteristics of control. Objectives of control in organization. Types of control. Formal and informal control. Levels of control. Control process. Control in management. Methods and techniques of control. Trends in control. 13. Management in the 21st century.

Requirements to complete the course

20% elaboration and presentation of the seminar work; 20% case studies; 60% final exam

Student workload

156 h (participation in lectures 26 h, participation in seminars 26 h, preparation for seminars 13 h, elaboration of a seminar work 39 h, preparation for the exam 52 h)

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Slovak

Date of approval: 09.02.2023

Date of the latest change: 14.05.2022