Management in an Information Society 2

Subject guarantor:

Petr SLÁDEČEK

Name of lecturer(s):

Petr SLÁDEČEK

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The aim of the interactive lectures is to introduce management and direction theory terminology and in examples, to explain the most imortant theory models.

The second semester of Management introduces issues in organizations which are top management and leaders of a company handle: strategy, financial management, production management, quality management, change management, corporate training and, finally, business ethics.

Mode of study:

Interactive lecture, discussion, instructive films, webpage analyses.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Successfull completion of Manager in an Information Company 1.

Recommended optional programme components:

No elective requirements.

Course contents:

1. Introduction to strategic managment. Concept of strategy. Strategic goals. Vision. Mission. Company values and creed. Company strategy hierarchy. SBU limitations. Strategic analysis of surrounding companies, strategic analysis of the company internal environment. Market niche or Blue ocean strategy.

2. Financial management. Accounting customs and practices in the preparation of financial statements (profit and loss statements, money flows, balance). Operation capital. Managerial accounting. Investment calculation. The budget as a management element.

3. Financial Management II. Transaction investment. Relevant and irrelevant investments. Occasional sacrificed costs. Binding investments. Target investments. Life cycle investments. Group investments, negative and positive externalities.

4. Production managment or operations. Operations. 3E's Effectiveness, Efficacity, Economy. Productivity and Economy. Modern approaches to product management. Modern approaches to product management - MRP, OPT, Just in Time. Lean production management. Workplace arrangement, piecemeal, serial, mass and assembly line production.

5. Quality. Operational, financial and customer indications of quality. quality, prevention and failure audit investment. Technical planning, managment and continual increase in quality. ISO 9000 and EMS norms ISO 14 000 quality, Six Sigma and TQM standards.

6. Change management. Understanding organizational changes as a process which needs to be managed. Extrenal and internal factors provoking change. Reactions to change. Systematic approaches to changes. Lewin's analysis of power fields. Introduction to project planning and management.

7. Organizational training, innovation and managment of knowledge. Ideals of organizational tranings. Models of experiential training. Education styles. Organizational training. Knowledge management. Ownership of knowledge. The price of knowledge. information management. information sytems.

8. Creating a business plan. The Business plan as an investment project: implementation resume. Characteristics of companies and their goals. Organizational managment and the managerial team. Technical-economic project studies (feasibility study). Risk sensitivity analysis.

9. Project managment. Main guidlines of planning and managing projects. Triple imperative. Project aim, planning, implementation, conclusion. Project evaluation. Logical framework methods. Gantt's diagram and critical paths.

10. Economic ethics. Company image/reputation. Confidence as capital. Ethics code. Common share responsibility (CSR) and it SA 8000 certification and other Three P's, The fair trade movement.

Recommended or required reading:

Powerpont texts of course material for VOX available at sladecek.webnode.cz

1.Bláha, J.- Dytrt, Z.: Manažerská etika, Management Press, Praha 2003

2.Fotr, J.: Podnikatelský plán a investiční rozhodování, Grada, Praha 1999

3.Green, K.- Hanke,O.: Řízení v krizových situacích, Management Press, Praha 2002

4.Hammer, M. - Champy, J.: Reingeneering - radikální proměna firmy. Management Press, Praha 2000

5.Horáková, I. - Stejskalová, D. - Škapová, H.: Strategie firemní komunikace, Management Press, Praha 2000

6.Keřkovský, M.- Vykypěl,O.: Strategické řízení. Teorie pro praxi, C.H.Beck, Praha, 2003

7.Keřkovský, M.: Moderní přístupy k řízení výroby, C.H. Beck pro praxi, Praha 2001

8.Kim, W. Chan - Mauborgne, R: Strategie modrého oceánu, Management Press, Praha 2005

9.Kotter, J.P.: Vedení procesu změny. Osm kroků úspěšné transformace podniku v turbulentní ekonomice, Management Press, Praha 2000

10.Král,B. a kol.: Manažerské účetnictví, Management Press, Praha 2002

11.Plura, J.: Plánování a neustálé zlepšování jakosti, Computer Press, Praha 2001

12.Přibová, M. - Mlynářová,L. - Hindls, R. - Hronová, S.: Strategické řízení značky - Brand Management, Ekopress, Praha 2000

13.Rolný, I.: Etika v podnikové strategii, Albert, Boskovice 1998

14.Rosenau, M.D.: Řízení projektů, Computer Press, Brno 2003

15.Senge, P.: Pátá disciplína. Teorie a praxe učící se organizace, Management Press, Praha 2007

16.Svozilová, A.: Projektový management, Grada Publishing, Praha 2006

17.Tichá, I.: Učící se organizace, Alfa Publishing, Praha 2005

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

interactive lecture

Assessment methods and criteria:

Lectures will be graded at the end of the semester with an exam. The exam is comprised of two required semester papers (approx. 20 + 20% resulting grade) for the knowledge text (approx 20% of the grade) and oral exam (approx. 40% of the grade).

The semester paper assignment is available at sladecek.webnode.cz. The first course paper of 3 standard pages (5400 characters including spaces, tolerance +/- 20%) is developed on one of 13 topics available at sladecek.webnode.cz. The second semester paper assignment is a summary 70 books on a list (available at sladecek.webnode.cz) in the extent of 5 standard pages (9000 characters including spaces, tolerance +/- 20%). The course paper is to be a synopsis, an abstract of one of the books offered. The content must be a concise statement/description/presentation of the most important concepts of the text and in no manner a subjective interpretation. One's assessment of the text may be presented only marginally. For inspiration it is possible to go to sladecek.webnode.cz and find an example abstract (Huizinga, J: Homo Ludens) and the rules for writing an abstract by Prof. Jan Sokol (FHS UK).

Students who do not submit the semester paper on time, or the semester paper does not fit the extent or quality, may not sit the final exam, as the case may be, miss the deadline registered receive grade F - (Fail) Insufficient (a).

The test contains 20 multiple choice questions with one correct answer. 15 correct answers from 20 are the minimum for receiving credit. For orientation: 20 and 19 points A, 18 and 17 points B, 16 points C, 15 points D.

The oral exam takes place in the form of a discussion based university exam. It is best at the oral exam to assess those students who know the material well but also are able to critically judge, who are able to convincingly present theory concepts and models, as the case may be, graphically depict them and who will be able to for all the theory find an fitting example from practice.

Course web page:

sladecek.webnode.cz

Note:

Schedule for winter semester 2013/2014:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2013/2014:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue	místnost 334 Učebna KP (Lažanský palác) SLÁDEČEK P. 14:50–16:25 (přednášková par. 1)
Fri
Thu
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Tue	14:50–16:25	SLÁDEČEK P.	Učebna KP Lažanský palác		přednášková par. 1

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Production - Master (qualification subject)