Semester: 3
ECTS: 4
Lectures: 30
Practice sessions: 15
Independent work: 75
Module Code: 24-121-0120
Semester: 3
ECTS: 4
Lectures: 30
Practice sessions: 15
Independent work: 75
Module Code: 24-121-0120

Module title:


Organization and management

Lecturers and associates:



Module overview:


The objectives of this module is to enable students to learn to:
analyse and evaluate the process of managing a group of people, a department, or an organization
interpret and create fundamental elements that make up successful management.
Understanding the elements and processes of management will enable students to manage the part of the organization for which they are in charge, as well as the opportunity to make better business decisions in the field of business management.
Completion of this module is important for students to understand business and management processes, which makes them better members of business organizations or managers of their own businesses.
Students also gain self-confidence in solving future cases in the field of planning, organizing, leading and controlling and acquire the competencies needed to understand organizational problems and find quality solutions to these problems. These problems are illustrated with real-life examples and studied through the analysis of all elements of management from examples of real business organizations.
In this module students will learn:
what management is and why it is important for the success of business and other types of organizations
the relationship between environment and organizations
methods of environment analysis and how this analysis influences the planning process
steps in the business planning process
different types of organizational structures, their advantages and disadvantages, as well as how to create a simple organizational design
how good people management influences the results of the organizations and what are the elements of human resources management
how leaders can motivate their employees
what are the steps in the control process and how control contributes to the overall management process.

Literature:


Required readings:
1. Group of authors (2019) Principles of Management. Open Stax, XanEdu Publishing Inc.

Supplementary readings:
1. Robbins, S.P., Coulter, M.A. and De Cenzo, D.A. (2019) Fundamentals of Management. 11th Edition, [s.l.], Pearson.
2. Lussier, R.N. (2018) Management Fundamentals: Concepts, Applications, and Skill Development. 8th Edition, [s.l.], SAGE Publications.
3. Drucker, P.F. (2006) The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done. Reissue edition, [s.l.], Harper Business.