Lecturers:

Assoc. Prof. Elmira Bancheva, PhD
Asst Prof. Maria Tumbeva, PhD

Course Description:

Competencies:

Students who successfully complete the course:

1) know:

• the roles that a manager performs in his work, based on the theoretical concepts or classification included in the course;

• the requirements, constraints and alternatives related to the work of the HR manager;

• the main characteristics of the HR manager.

2) can

Upon successful completion of the course students should be able:

•effectively plan and organize their time and workload;

• analyze how managers and their organizations respond to change and competition;

• to identify their own strengths and weaknesses in the context of managerial competence;

• take the first steps to managing stress in the workplace.

Prerequisites:
Students should have knowledge and/ or skills in:

• English reading/ writing skills

• Computer skills (text-processing, worksheets, Internet and e-mail).

Types:
Distance

Types of Courses:
Project

Language of teaching:
English

Topics:

Bibliography:

Main resource:

Burgoyne, J. and Reynolds, M. (eds) (2007) Management Learning, London, Sage.

Additional resources:

Handy, C. B. (1993) Understanding Organisations, 3rd edition, Harmondsworth, Penguin

Honey, P. and Mumford, A. (1996) Using Yours Learning Styles, Maidenhead, Peter Honey Associates

Maddux, R. B. (2001) Delegating for Results, London, Kogan Page.

Mintzberg, H. (1993) The Nature of Managerial Work, New York, Harper & Row.

Mintzberg, H. (1998) “Covert leadership: notes on managing professionals”, Harvard Business Review, Nov.-Dec., pp. 140-147.

Morgan, G. (1986) Images of Organization, London, Sage.

Pugh, D. S. and Hickson, D. J. (1996) Writers on Organizations, Harmondsworth, Penguin.

Ruble, T. and Thomas, K. (1976) “Support for a two-dimensional model of conflict behaviour”, Organisational Behaviour and Human Performance, Vol. 16, pp. 143-155.

Schein, E. H. (1978) Career Dynamics: Matching Individual and Organizational Needs, Reading, Mass., Addison-Wesley.

Sonnenfeld, J. A., Peiperl, M. and Kotter, J. P. (1988) “Strategic determinants of managerial labour markets: a career systems view”, Human Resource Management, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 369-388.

Stewart, R. (2002) Choices for the Manager, London, McGraw-Hill.

Taylor, F. W. (1911) The Principles of Scientific Management, New York, Harper & Bros.

Toffler, A. (1970) Future Shock, London, Pan Books.

Whetten, D. A. and Cameron, K. S. (2003) Developing Management Skills: Managing Conflict, New York, HarperCollins.

Williamson, O. E. (1981) “The modern cooperation: origins, evolution, attributes”, Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 19, pp. 1537-1568..