Introduction to Management 2600-DSMdz1PZI
The lecture covers the following topics:
1. Introduction to management
2. Scientific management
3. Bureaucracy and organisation theory
4. Human resource management
5. Decision making
6. Corporate social responsibility
7. Internationalisation and international management
8. Planning
9. Organisation as a system. Analysis of the environment
10. Strategic management
11. Marketing
12. Operations management
13. Entrepreneurship, innovation and business models
14. Theories, paradigms, fashions and trends in management
15. Work on a case study – preparation for the exam
The exercises cover the following topics:
1. Introduction to management
2. Scientific management
3. Organisational structures (1)
4. Organisational structures (2)
5. Decision making
6. Leadership
7. Motivation
8. Organisational culture
9. Planning and control
10. Analysis of the environment (1)
11. Analysis of the environment (2)
12. Strategic management
13. Marketing
14. Operatins management
15. Work on a case study – preparation for the exam
Type of course
Learning outcomes
Upon the completion of the course, the student can:
• Identify and diagnose organisational problems using case studies
• Discuss in group, present arguments supporting own proposals and draw conclusions from the carried out analyses
• Specify the functions of management and managerial roles
• Discuss the most important approaches related to scientific management, organisation theory, human relations school and strategic management
• Prepare a process chart and Ishikawa’s diagram
• Interpret a chart presenting an organisational structure
• Diagnose the leadership style and propose activities motivating a selected group of employees
• Carry out an analysis of the organisational environment using the PEST technique, Porter’s 5 forces model and stakeholder analysis, and prepare SWOT analysis
• Define objectives compliant with SMART criteria
• Identify generic strategies implemented by selected companies
• Characterise the marketing mix and STP process for a selected product and/or company
• Use Ansoff matrix and BCG matrix to make product-related decisions
• Present selected business operations using Porter’s value chain model
• Present the popular management techniques
• Explain the importance of social responsibility of business and sustainable development in modern business activities
• Work in teams on the analysis of complex case studies, representing real business problems
Assessment criteria
The final grade will be based on results of assignments delivered in the course of exercises (50%) and exam test (50%). Specific assignments will include individual and team assignments. Each assignment will need to be handed over based on strictly determined time and format, defined during the class (no deadline extensions will be granted – failure to submit an assignment results in the loss of available points). Students, who fail to collect 50% of points for the assignments, fail the class (grade 2) in the first exam session.
Bibliography
Core textbook: Klincewicz, Krzysztof (red.) (2016) Zarządzanie, organizacje i organizowanie – przegląd perspektyw teoretycznych. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Obligatory readings: course materials including presentations, atricles, textbook chapters and case studies published at www.facebook.com/timowz
Additional information
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