Bachelor
2024/2025
General Management
Type:
Compulsory course (International Bachelor's in Business and Economics)
Area of studies:
Economics
Delivered by:
Department of Management
When:
1 year, 3 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course is designed to introduce first-year students to management, guiding them from personal managerial identity to a broader understanding of how organizations operate in a dynamic global environment. The curriculum explores the evolution of management thought, the nature of managerial decision‑making and problem‑solving, working with people in teams and diverse settings, stewarding tangible and intangible resources, navigating the global business environment, and leading change across the organizational lifecycle.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the nature of managerial work, including key roles, functions, and skills, and reflect on one’s own readiness and identity as a future manager.
- Trace the historical evolution of management thought and evaluate how classical, humanistic, and contemporary approaches apply to modern organizations.
- Apply structured decision‑making frameworks and problem‑solving tools to diagnose managerial challenges and propose reasoned solutions.
- Analyze team dynamics and the role of diversity in organizations, and develop foundational skills for collaboration, motivation, and constructive feedback.
- Identify and assess an organization’s tangible and intangible resources, including intellectual capital, and explain their contribution to value creation.
- Understand the impact of the global business environment and cross‑cultural differences on managerial practices and strategic choices.
- Describe the stages of the organizational lifecycle, recognize the drivers of change, and design a basic plan for managing organizational change.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Can assess the situation in the organization, chose and implement a solution, and evaluate the outcome of the solution
- Can perform and communicate well when happens to be in international contexts (e.g., international companies, research groups, projects)
- Effectively performs his/her managerial responsibilities while working with people from different religious, cultural, linguistic, professional, educational backgrounds
- Has knowledge and skills to contribute to the planning and implementation of an effective marketing strategy
- Has knowledge and skills to contribute to the planning and implementation of new products or technologies
- Apply knowledge and skills to contribute to the planning and implementation of new products or technologies
- Applies knowledge to analyze real-business problems and cases within international setting
- Discuss and analyze real-business problems and cases within international setting
Course Contents
- The nature and functions of management
- Development of Management Thought
- Strategic Management
- Organization, Structure, and Culture
- Leadership
- Resource Management: process, tools and techniques
- Organisational life cycle and Change management
Interim Assessment
- 2024/2025 3rd module0.2 * Тест + 0.2 * Итоговый тест + 0.3 * Домашнее задание + 0.3 * Работа в классе
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Adizes, I. (1979). How to Solve the Mismanagement Crisis : Diagnosis and Treatment of Management Problems. Santa Monica, CA: ADIZES Institute. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=493785
- Adizes, I. (1996). The 10 stages of corporate life cycles. Inc, 18(14), 95. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=f5h&AN=9610307694
- ALOMARI, I. A., AMIR, A. M., MD AUZAIR, S., & AZIZ, K. A. (2021). The Roles of Enterprise Resource Planning and Management Control on Knowledge Sharing. Asian Journal of Accounting & Governance, 16, 77–92. https://doi.org/10.17576/AJAG-2021-16-06
- Armstrong, M. (2016). Armstrong’s Handbook of Strategic Human Resource Management (Vol. Sixth edition). London, United Kingdom: Kogan Page. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1193777
- Management, Daft, R. L., 2015
- Project Management Institute. (2019). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK(R) Guide-Sixth Edition / Agile Practice Guide Bundle (HINDI). [N.p.]: Project Management Institute. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2240462
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Drucker, P. F., Economy, P., & Hesselbein, F. (2015). Peter Drucker’s Five Most Important Questions : Enduring Wisdom for Today’s Leaders. Hoboken, New Jersey: Jossey-Bass. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=966151
- R.L. Daft, Dr. Ir. M. Aksit, & Ir. B. Tekinerdogan. (2002). Management. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.B0BA2B73