S_PRI_1 Business Management I

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2016
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Marek Vokoun, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Marek Vokoun, Ph.D.
Department of Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Timetable of Seminar Groups
S_PRI_1/S01: Mon 11:25–12:55 D616, M. Vokoun
Prerequisites
FORMA ( P )
English language on communication level.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to acquaint students with the basis of company management. Students get knowledge of the character and charge of managerial functions, position and profile of a manager, styles of managerial work, company and organisation structures and principles of their projection. Students will also be familiarized with the principles of human resources management. Students will understand the importance of communication and control company systems, ways of decision-making at particular managerial levels. A successful graduate: - is able to define the character and content of the managerial functions, position and profile of a manager, managerial work styles, business organisation structures and principles of their projection and principles of human resources management - is able to explain the importance of company management and of particular managerial functions, managerial styles of management, company systems and principles of human resources management - is able to define basic forms of motivation and stimulation of employees - applies gained knowledge to a practical example (suggestion of organisation and managerial structures, definition of the managerial style, suggestion of a motivation and stimulation system, determination of the position of a company on the market and its position on the market environment)
Syllabus
  • 1. Demands for obtaining the credit, basic principles of student’s independent work, Introduction to the discipline
  • 2. Definition of the term management, theory of firm and entrepreneurship, stakeholders, leadership
  • 3. Business operations, functionality of company, communication, Responsibility Matrix, business processes.
  • 4. Company environment, interior and exterior environment, company growth, multinational enterprises
  • 5. Planning as a managerial function, finances and accounts, decision-making and decision-making processes
  • 6. Corporate finances, managerial accounting
  • 7. Financial analysis
  • 8. Elements and relations of an organisation structure, corporate culture
  • 9. Personnel activity in a company, leadership, motivation and stimulation of workers
  • 10. Marketing, extended marketing mix
  • 11. Logistics and supply chains
  • 12. Innovation, Research and development, venture capital, foreign direct investments
  • 13. Communication in the management process
Literature
    required literature
  • STIMPSON, P., SMITH, A., 2015. Business Management for the IB Diploma Coursebook, 2 edition. ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 978-1-107-46437-7
    recommended literature
  • Clegg, Stewart a kol. Strategy : Theory & Practice. Stewart Clegg a kol. dotisk 1. vyd. Londýn : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2012. xxvii, 460 s. ISBN 978-1-84920-152-0.
  • Management Innovation : Essays in the Spiritof Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. / William Lazonick, David J. Teece. -- 1. vyd. -- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. -- 378 s. ISBN 978-0-19-969568-3.
  • Skills development / Kevin Gallagher : for business and management students. -- 1. vyd. -- New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. -- 287 s. ISBN 978-0-19-954363-2.
  • Bryman, Alan, 1947-. Business research methods. Alan Bryman, Emma Bell. 3. vyd. New York : Oxford University Press, c2007. xxxii, 786 s. ISBN 978-0-19-928498-6.
  • The business environment : themes and issues / Paul Wetherly and Dorron Otter. -- 2nd ed. -- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. -- xxxiii, 482 s. : barev. il. ; 27 cm.ISBN 978-0-19-957960-0.
  • Greenhaus, Jeffrey H. Career management. Jeffrey H. Greenhaus, Gerard A. Callanan, Veronica M. Godshalk. 4th ed. Thousand Oaks : Sage, 2010. xix, 485 s. ISBN 978-1-4129-7826-2.
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
Consultation
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Brainstorming
Critical Thinking
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for Lectures8 
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial858
Preparation for the Final Test2020
elaboration of semestral work and presentation1616
Attendance on Lectures26 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion2610
Total:104104
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Exam – written 70 %
Presentation 10 %
Seminary Work 20 %
Exam conditions
Successful graduates of the course have to get totally at least 70 points: A 100 – 90, B 89,99 – 84, C 83,99 – 77, D 76,99 – 73, E 72,99 – 70, FX 69,99 – 30, F 29,99 - 0.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms summer 2015, winter 2015, Summer 2016, summer 2017, winter 2017, summer 2018, winter 2018, summer 2019, winter 2019, summer 2020, summer 2021, winter 2021, winter 2022, SUMMER 2023, winter 2023, summer 2024, winter 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (winter 2016, recent)
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