EXPORT-ORIENTED MANAGEMENT - IMC Fachhochschule Krems

Principles of Management I
Semester Hours per week Subject code ECTS
Fall 2 PROM 3
Learning Outcomes / Course Objectives
� Provide students with relevant information regarding recent events that have
reshaped the world of organizations and management.
� Show students mistakes managers have made, how they addressed the
mistakes, and the outcome of their actions.
� Integration of Entrepreneurship and E-business e.g. empowerment,
technology, E-commerce, E-organizations and diversity.
� Provide students with a comprehensive look at contemporary topics that affect
changes and innovations in business and entrepreneurial ventures.
� Enhance student's diagnostic, analytical, investigative and decision-making
skills.
� Familiarize students with the goals, requirements, benefits and obstacles to
value chain management.
Prerequisites / Level
None
Course Description
This course covers the principle concepts of management to provide students with a solid
foundation for understanding key issues. Organized around the four traditional functions
of management - planning, organizing, leading, and controlling - it reflects current trends
in management and organizations, and presents the latest research studies in the field.
In the first semester the course addresses managing in our contemporary world,
foundations of planning and decision making, basic organization designs, human resource
management and change management. In the second semester the course covers
organizational behavior, leadership, control and value chain management.
Literature
Robbins, S.P. & Coulter, M. (2007): Management, 9th Edition, Prentice Hall.
(International Edition)
Articles & power-point slides of the lecture are made available on the students' eDesktop.
Evaluation
Final exam
Teaching Methods
The course involves a combination of formal lecture and case discussions, placing
particular emphasis on student participation.Students are expected to prepare for each
session by working through the relevant chapter(s) in advance of class to enhance
effectiveness & efficiency of the formal lecture.
Most sessions will include a short case study in order to foster communication-,
diagnostic-, analytical-, investigative- and decision-making skills. These cases will be
usually distributed in advance and students will be expected to be prepared to discuss
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