Budapest Business School,

University of Applied Sciences

College of International management and

Business
BA in International Business

Management

Syllabus

Academic Year 2016/2017

Autumn semester
Unit of Study: Introduction to Management
No. of sessions per week: 1 hour lecture, 1 hour seminar
Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
Exam / Assignment: Oral or written, up to student’s choice
Institute/Department: Dept. of Enterpreneurship and Human Resources
Subject coordinator: Dr. Balázs Heidrich (in CIMB Dr. Klara Falk-Bano)
Subject coordinator’s title Ph.D.
Lecturer(s): Dr. Klara Falk-Bano

Course objectives:

To get students acquainted with what management is in the first place, the history of management
thinking, basics of Organisational structure and Organisational culture with specific focus on the
interrelationship between national culture and corporate culture, what role they play in intercultural
management, through interactive lectures and seminars.
The objectives also include analysing change and change management issues in today’s complex and
dynamic business world with special focus on conflict situations and conflict management strategies
to help students cope with challenging situations in their future business careers .

Module description:

week Date Course content

1. Sept. 06.
What is Management?

2. Sept. 13. An Outline History of Management thinking

3. Sept. 20.
Organisational Structure

4. Sept. 27.
Case study on Organisational Structure

5. Oct. 04.
Organisational Culture

6. Oct. 11.
Case study on Organisational Culture

7. Oct. 18. Break

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8. Oct. 25.
Org. Change and Conflict ; Case study on Change Management

The Classical School, Scientific Management

9. Nov. 08. Case study on Managing Conflict

10. Nov. 15.

The Human Relations School

11. Nov. 22.

End-term test - introducing the exam questions (Groups 01, 03, 05)

The Systems Approach, The Contingency Approach

12. Nov. 29.

End-term test - introducing the exam questions (Groups 02, 04,)

13. Dec. 06.

Compulsory and Recommended literature:

Compulsory Literature: Mullins, L., Management and Organisational Behaviour, Pitman, 4th
ed. 1996, or later edition

Recommended Literature: Daft, R. New Era of Management 11th ed. Cangage, 2014.
Huczynski, A., Buchanan, D., Organisational Behaviour, Prentice
Hall, 2nd ed. 1991

Exam/test

end-term test and written or oral exam

Assessment

75% exam, 15% end term test, 10% presence at lectures, activity at seminars

No more than maximum two absences are allowed from seminars, even if the absences are

3
due to illnesses.

Subject coordinator: Dr. Klara Falk-Bano falknebano.klara@uni-bge.hu

Office: E. II./ 29.

Consultation hours: Monday 15.30-17.00 h