Courses in English in BA program
2st Semester, 2006/2007 academic year
SYLLABUS
Introduction to Management
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Introduction to Management
Business Core
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Dr.Balázs Heidrich PhD, professor
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e-mail address: management@pszfb.bgf.hu
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Course description
This course presents a systematic coverage of management theory and practice. It will cover
the application of management theories to practical problems in planning, organizing, leading
and controlling business activity.
Contemporary management theory and practice are changing rapidly and those changes will
be discussed during the course.
Case studies, problems and discussion of relating articles, studies will help the deeper
understanding of the discussed areas.
Learning outcomes
- Be knowledgeable of the theory and practical applications of the managerial
process – planning, organizing, directing and controlling – and the evolution of
the various management theories and principles from biblical times till recent
events.
- Be familiar with the historical development and varying perspectives concerning
management theory and its applications to business organizations
- Understanding of planning as the preliminary step in the management function –
the base on which all other management decisions stand.
- The organization’s goals and objectives should be fulfilled effectively and
efficiently. We should have an understanding of organizing as the establishment
of the relationships between the various parts of an enterprise.
- The students should understand the nature and evaluation of the directing process,
the motivational factors involved, the elements of leadership, and the related
management techniques.
- The students should understand the nature of control, and organizational
structures
Course content
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The objectives of the course. Course requirements. Introduction to
Leadership. Definition of Leadership. Comparing Management and Leadership .
Airstar case
Traits, Behaviors, Relationships.
Trait Approach. Behavior Approaches (leadership stlyles).Autocratic vs.
Democratic Leadership. Ohio State Studies. University of Michigan Studies.
Blake&Mouton Leadership Grid.
Woodside Sunshine Snacks case
Contingency Approaches
Fiedler’s Contingency model. Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Model. Test. The
Vroom-Jago Contingency model.
Alvis Corporation case
Charisma and Leadership
Personality and Leadership. The Role of Charisma. Transactional vs.
Transformational Leadership.
International Bank case
Followership
The Role of Followers. Developing Personal Potential.Sources of Follower Power.
Trams Discount Store case
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Culture and Leadership
Organizational Culture. Culture Strength and Adaptation. Shaping Culture.
Forest International case
Types of Organizational Cultures.
Mechanistic vs. Organic Cultures. Handy typology. Competing Values Framework.
Acme and Omega case
Organizations and Organization Theory
What is an Organization? Organization as Systems. Organizational Subsystems.
Dimensions of Organizations (Structural and Contextual)
Alcan Aluminium case
The External Environment
The Environmental Domain. Environmental Uncertainty. Environmental
Resources. Goals and Effectiveness.
Timex case
Organizational Technology
Organizational Level Technology. Departmental technology. The Impact of
Technology on People.
Merill Lynch case
Organization Bureaucracy, Size and Life Cycle
Bureaucracy. Organization Size and Bureaucracy. Organization Life cycle.
McDonald’s case
Functional and Product Structures.
Definition of Structure. Designing the Vertical Structure. Designing the Horizontal
Structure. Functional and Product Structures.
Florida Power&Light Co. case
Hybrid Structure. Matrix Structure.
Pittsburgh Steel case
Team presentations.
Required Readings:
Daft, R.L.: The Leadership Experience (Thomson South Western, 3rd edition, 2005)
Daft, R.L.: Organizational Theory and Design (West Publishing Co. , 1989, pp 3-265.)
Course Assignment:
20% of their grade is determined by class participation
30% of their grade is determined by team-work and presentation
50% of their grade is determined by the final written exam.
Course policies
Attendance at lectures is recommended
Courses in English in BA program
2st Semester, 2006/2007 academic year
Assessment and grading
20% of their grade is determined by class participation
30% of their grade is determined by individual/ team-work and presentation
50% of their grade is determined by the final written exam.
Required Readings:
Daft, R.L.: The Leadership Experience (Thomson South Western, 3rd edition, 2005)
Daft, R.L.: Organizational Theory and Design (West Publishing Co. , 1989, pp 3-265.)