Management

The subject enables students to become familiar with basic management knowledge, functions, methods and ways of work and their application in solving business problems in modern enterprises and in complex conditions; to master the concepts for management analysis and performance of managerial jobs at different organizational levels and in different enterprises; to learn the basic form of business plan development; to become familiar with the managerial work, the basic concepts, methods, skills and knowledge required for effective functioning and development of management in modern conditions.

Upon the successful completion of this course the students will acquire basic knowledge about theory, principles and practice of management; master the basic functions of management; be introduced to the theory and practice that are commonly used in the context of management; learn basic form of the business plan and master concepts for the analysis of management and perform managerial jobs at different organizational levels and in different enterprises.

Definition, significance and principles of management; the concept, importance and role of management; management development; activities, classifications of managers, top managers, concept and development of management as a practice; scientific management; management of small, medium and large enterprises; management and cultural environment; enterprise environment; ethics and social responsibility; planning as a function of management; strategy and strategic planning; organization as a function of management, delegation, decentralization, the process of organization design, employment or human resource management; internal and external recruitment, influence with sub-functions of leadership; communications and motivation; controlling; creating a business plan; institutional aspects of management; corporate governance; new concepts and approaches to management.

Lectures, seminar classes, exercises, writing papers and solving of business cases (group and individual work).

Colloquium I (0-20 points); Colloquium II (0-20 points); Final exam (0-50 points); Attendance (2point); Class activities (seminar papers, discussions, case studies) (0-8 points)

Lukić, Z.; Babić, М. (2009). Management: theories, functions, institutional aspects and corporate governance. Banja Luka: Faculty of Economics; Mašić, B.; Lončarević R.; Đorđević-Boljanović Ј. (2007). Management: principles, concepts and processes. Belgrade: Singidunum University.