The course presents the main trends and principles in modern management: motivation, persuasion, transnational and transcultural dimensions. The course is based on the lectures and workshops and is ended by the final test and the presentation of the students’ projects.
Lectures:
INTRODUCTION TO MODERN MANAGEMENT
1. Principles of modern management
2. Modern management and motivation
3. Managing human resources: the power of persuasion
INTERCULTURAL MODERN MANAGEMENT I
4. The theory of cultural dimensions
5. Power distance
6. Collectivism-Individualism
7. The influence of dimensions on management practices
INTERCULTURAL MODERN MANAGEMENT II
8. Masculinity-femininity
9. Uncertainty avoidance
10. Types of organizations typical for certain cultural structures
11. Management from the point of view of cultural dimensions
12. Conclusions, wrap-up and final test
Literature:
· Čábelková, I. (2014). Cultural values in economic reasoning. FHS UK: Prague
· Certo, S. C., Certo, S. T. (2013). Modern Management. Pearson Higher Education
· Hofstede, G. (1993). Cultural constraints in management theories. The Academy of Management Executive, 7(1), 81-94
· Kast, F. E., Rosenzweig, J. E. (1974). Organization and management: A systems approach. McGraw-Hill
· Strielkowski, W., Čábelková, I. (2015). Religion, Culture, and Tax Evasion: Evidence from the Czech Republic. Religions, 6(2), 657-669