Objectives and competences
Students are going to understand different aspects of global management developing trend in correlation s between local and global dimensions of the content mentioned. They are going to develop an ability to conceptualize mindsets, forcing they own ability in the process of understanding of global management developing trends and related business practices based on wide options of management methods and techniques at strategic, tactical and operational levels.
Students are going to develop an analytical set of knowledge influencing their individual work in creation process of management theoretical concepts and applied knowledge model.
Individual work in developing of theoretical and practical solutions will be interacted with contemporarily ICT, providing competitiveness of the student’s knowledge at an academic and a business environment.
Content (Syllabus outline)
- Developing trends of management theory in last decade
- Applicative aspects of modern theory of management and business practice
- Influence of developing trends in management over leadership in business in post-crisis period
- Third generation of applied management knowledge – management challange for the next decade
- Globality and locality of management theory and business practice
- Evaluation criteria of global effects of management and quality (the broadest meaning) of work and life of individual(s)
- Global management developing trends and aspects of social responsibility
Learning and teaching methods
- lectures
- research assignments
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Development of Knowledge and Understanding
Student are going to:
? Knowledge base: will be able to create an advanced and systematic understanding of global management developing trends
? Ethical issues: will be able to analyze a critical phases in global management development trends
? Disciplinary methodologies: will be able to understand and use the methods and techniques using into academic oriented studies and business practices as well.
Cognitive and Intellectual Skills
Students are going to:
? Analysis: with critical awareness, can undertake analysis, managing complexity, incompleteness of data or contradictions in the areas of global management developing trends
? Synthesis: can synthesize new approaches, in a manner that can contribute to the development of global management developing trends
? Evaluation: has a level of conceptual understanding and critical capacities that allows independent evaluation of research of methods and models in the areas global management developing trends and can argue alternative approaches
? Application: can act independently and with originality in problem solving, is able to lead in planning and implementing tasks at a professional or equivalent level in the areas of global management developing trends
Key / Transferable Skills
Students are going to:
? Group working: can lead /work effectively with group. Can plan task, motivate group members, negotiating and handling conflict with confidence in the areas of global management developing trends
? Learning resources: is able to use full range of learning resources
? Self evaluation: is reflective on own and others’ functioning in order to improve practice in the area of global management developing trends
? Management of information: can undertake innovative research tasks competently and independently in the areas of global management developing trends
? Autonomy: is independent and self-critical as learner; guides and supports the learning of others and can manage own continuing professional development
? Communication: can communicate complex or contentious information clearly and effectively to personnel and other business functions specialists, understands lack of understanding in others. Can act as a recognized and effective consultant in the areas of global management developing trends
? Problem solving: can continue own professional study independently, can make use of others professionally within international HRM and on other business areas
Practical Skills
Students are going to::
? Application of skills: can operate in complex and unpredictable / specialized contexts that may be at the forefront of knowledge. Has overview of the issues governing good practice
? Autonomy in skill use: can act in a professional capacity for self / others, with responsibility and largely autonomously and with initiative in complex and unpredictable situations
? Technical expertise: has technical mastery, performs smoothly with precision and effectiveness; can adapt skills and design or develop new skills / procedures for new situations.
Readings
? Allen-Meyer, G.: Nameless Organizational Change: No-Hype, Low-Resistance Corporate Transformation, Syracuse University Press, 2009.
? Kotter, J.: Leading Change, Harvard Business Press Books ,1996.
? Kotter, J.: Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail (HBR Classic). Harvard Business Review , Jan 01, 2007.
? Maurer, R.: Beyond the Wall of Resistance, Bard press, Austin, 2010.
? In tekoči aktualni teksti – and current influential texts
Additional information on implementation and assessment Seminar work 50
Oral examination 50
Student passes the exam, when each part of the examination is evaluated as positiv.
