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Course, academic year 2021/2022
  
Leaders in Innovation - AV501007
Title: Leaders in Innovation
Guaranteed by: Department of Economics and Management (837)
Faculty: Central University Departments of UCT Prague
Actual: from 2021
Semester: summer
Points: summer s.:3
E-Credits: summer s.:3
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:1/1, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Additional information: http://kem.vscht.cz/predmety/softskills
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Králová Petra Ing. Ph.D.
Examination dates   Schedule   
Annotation
The course is based on these topics: First part: 1. Introduction to modern management. 2. The prosperity of the organization and the factors that affect it. Situational analysis, SWOT analysis. Second part: 3. Managerial functions - Decision-making. Planning. 4. Managerial functions – Organizing, Implementation. 5. Managerial functions – Leadership, Human resources management. 6. Managerial functions – Monitoring and Checking 7. Contemporary trends and their influence on management (influence of digitization, sustainable management,…).
Last update: Králová Petra (09.05.2022)
Aim of the course

The expected outcome of the course is that students will:

• understand overall thematic structure and issues of modern corporate management,

• understand the content, basic tools and key management functions,

• understand the principle of key management trends, and their influence on corporate management.

Last update: Králová Petra (09.05.2022)
Literature

ROBBINS, P. S., COULTER, M.: Management. 14th Edition. 2020.

Elly R. Twineyo Kamugisha: The Basics of Business Management - Vol I: Leadership, Financial Management and Economics, bookboon.com, Copenhagen, 2017

Charles Wankel: 21st Century Management: A Reference Handbook, Volume 1, Sage Publications, Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, 2008

John Adair , Neil Thomas: The John Adair Handbook of Management and Leadership, Thorogood, London, 2004

Last update: Králová Petra (09.05.2022)
Syllabus

1. Introduction to modern management.

2. The prosperity of the organization and the factors that affect it. Situational analysis, SWOT analysis.

3. Managerial functions - Decision-making. Planning.

4. Managerial functions – Organizing, Implementation.

5. Managerial functions – Leadership, Human resources management.

6. Managerial functions – Monitoring and Checking

7. Contemporary trends and their influence on management (influence of digitization, sustainable management,…).

Lessons take place in line with the Summer School schedule.

• Online meetings within on-line preparatory phase of the Summer School.

• In class lessons during the Summer School.

• The final presentation will be hold in class at the end of the Summer School.

Last update: Králová Petra (09.05.2022)
Registration requirements

No additional knowledge is required.

Last update: Králová Petra (09.05.2022)
 
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