PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING - 1

This course presents a thorough and systematic introduction to contemporary principles and practices of managing. It focuses on the basic roles, skills and functions of management, with special attention to managerial responsibility for effective and efficient achievement of goals. Special attention is given to organisation culture, planning and decision-making, and controlling. Students will learn that the study of management is not a precise science and as such it continues to evolve. As students progress through this course the learning objectives for each chapter of the textbook will indicate the route we will take as we cover the material. Each week we’ll focus on different aspects of the managerial process, its inherent issues, problems, and solutions. The textbook chosen for this course offers an excellent assembly of text, real life illustrations, personal surveys, and case studies.

This course is designed to develop student awareness of organisations and the variety of skills useful in managerial roles, foster a spirit of critical inquiry and stimulate student consciousness of research as a source of contested and uncertain knowledge. Having successfully completed this module, students will be able to reflect on management theory and practice through examining the nature of management and human activity and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
Historical developments within the management discipline and diversity of management thinking;
Tools and techniques used within General Management;
Prominent theories within the discipline of Management;
How the role of management can affect the performance of an organisation;
Discuss and communicate the management evolution and how it will affect future managers;
Identify and evaluate social responsibility and ethical issues involved in business situations;
Explain how organizations adapt to an uncertain environment and identify techniques managers use to influence and control the internal environment;
Identify and properly use vocabularies within the field of management to articulate one's own position on a specific management issue and communicate effectively with varied audiences

There are no formal prerequisites for this course. However, curiosity for and some prior knowledge of the business environment as it is represented in the mainstream and social media would facilitate the understanding of the topics discussed in class.

MANAGING IN ORGANISATIONS
MODELS OF MANAGEMENT
ORGANISATION CULTURES AND CONTEXTS
MANAGING INTERNATIONALLY
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
PLANNING
DECISION MAKING
MANAGING STRATEGY
CONTROL AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
FINANCE AND BUDGETARY CONTROL

“Management: An Introduction“ by David Boddy, Pearson Education Limited; 7th Revised edition, (2017)
Chapters:

1 MANAGING IN ORGANISATIONS
2 MODELS OF MANAGEMENT

3 ORGANISATION CULTURES AND CONTEXTS
4 MANAGING INTERNATIONALLY
5 CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

6 PLANNING
7 DECISION MAKING

14 INFLUENCING
15 MOTIVATING

19 CONTROL AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
20 FINANCE AND BUDGETARY CONTROL

Written examination. It will be closed-notes/closed book. It will cover the content of chapters specified in the syllabus (including case studies). The exam will be composed of short (10 lines) essay questions each carrying the same weight (10 points).

Integration Activities (Case studies)
There will be 5 integration activities during term time (on Friday afternoon) conducted by the teaching assistant. The purpose of integration activities is to identify and/or make connections with course concepts and the real-life experience of managers and firms. For integration activities, students will be asked to reflect and respond to case studies included in each chapter of the textbook. Lectures and the textbook are the primary sources of preparation for the exam. The grade in the exam of “Principles of management” will then be averaged with the one of “International Accounting” to form the overall grade for the full 12-credit course

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This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development