Course outline

1.       General Information:

School

Economics & Social Sciences

Department

Department of Business Administration

Level of Studies

Undergraduate

Course code

504

Semester

5

Course title

 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Management

INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Weekly teaching hours

ΩΡΕΣ

ΔΙΔΑΣΚΑΛΙΑΣ

ECTS

Lectures

4

5

-

Type of course

mandatory/general background

Prerequisite course

No

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS:

Greek

THE COURSE IS OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS

YES

Course URL

2.       Learning outcomes:

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In this course, the organization and management of businesses is established as a separate science that combines, synthesizes, completes and develops multiple interdisciplinary findings and methods into a single coherent whole.

A first acquaintance is made with the basic principles of systems theory and cybernetics, which constitute the systemic approach to the management process. The process of criteria and scientific decision-making methods is analyzed and an acquaintance with the classical probabilistic approach to decision-making is attempted through the construction, analysis and use of decision trees and the application of utility theory.

Finally, an analysis is made of the basic categories of single functions of administration - organization and the elements that make them up: planning, design, organization, direction, leadership, motivation, communications, staffing, control.

The purpose of the course is to present the multifaceted concept of organization management. The basic functions that a manager is required to perform are analyzed in light of the dynamic nature of organizations and their environment.

Upon the successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

understand the reasons why the study of management is important and what factors shape it

explain managerial decision making theories

understand the importance of strategic planning

delve into the organizational structure and culture of an organization

describe the main stages of human resource management and those that affect it

define organizational change and its management methods

explain the nature and importance of the audit process.

At the end of this course students will be able to develop the following skills:

Search, analysis and synthesis of theoretical concepts of business and information management, with the use of the necessary technologies as well as how they can be applied in practice, under various and constantly changing conditions.
Critical treatment of administrative issues presented through contemporary case studies.

General Skills

Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Development of criticism and self-criticism

Teamwork

Promotion of free, creative and inductive thinking

Work in an international environment

Work in an interdisciplinary environment

Generating new research ideas

COURSE CONTENT

Course content (Syllabus):

1. Modern Businesses & Organizations
2. Management as a science
3. The business environment (internal and external environment analysis)
4. Ethics and responsibility: Ethics in the workplace and Social responsibility
5. Basic functions of a business: Production, Marketing, Sales, Financial Operation
6. Human resource Management
7. Functions of management: The function of planning. Planning process and strategic planning
8. Information and Decision Making – Problem solving & management decisions
9. The function of the organization: principles of organization, organizational structure and segmentation of the business
10. Leadership & development of leadership skills
11. Theories of Motivation
12. Communication and cooperation
13. The activity of auditing: process and methods of auditing
14. Special topics of business management (Total Quality Management, Entrepreneurship, New technologies in modern business management)

4.       TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION

TEACHING METHOD

face-to-face

USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

Use of information and communication technologies in teaching, laboratory education, communication with students. Electronic communication with students, learning-process support through the “e-class” online platform.

TEACHING ORGANIZATION

Activity

Semester Workload

Lectures

39 hours

Study of references

65 hours

Submission of assignments

20 hours

Exam preparation

26 hours

Course Total (25 workload hours per credit unit)

150 hours ECTS

STUDENT EVALUATION

The evaluation will be carried out by taking into account the final grade in the exams, and the grade of the assignment.

5

Recommended bibliography:

–Books :

1. Πετρίδου, Ε., Διοίκηση – Management, Εκδόσεις Σοφία, 2011.

2. Mullins, L., Μάνατζμεντ και Οργανωσιακή Συμπεριφορά., Εκδόσεις Utopia 2014.

3. Robbins, S.P., Decenzo, D.A. &Coulter, M., Διοίκηση Επιχειρήσεων, Εκδόσεις Κριτική 2017.

4. Schermerhorn, R.J.., BachrachG. Daniel (2018). Εισαγωγή στο Μάνατζμεντ, 2η έκδ.. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις BROKEN

HILL PUBLISHERS LTD.

β.   Κinicki, W. (2017). Διοίκηση Επιχειρήσεων. Μια πρακτική Εισαγωγή (6η έκδοση). Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Επίκεντρο.

γ.  Batemanm, S.T. and Snell, A.S., (2017). Διοίκηση Επιχειρήσεων (11η έκδοση). Θεσσαλονίκη: Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα.

δ. Τζωρτζάκης, Κ. και Τζωρτζάκη Α., 2007. Οργάνωση και Διοίκηση. Το μάνατζμεντ της νέας εποχής. Αθήνα:

Εκδόσεις Rosili.

ε.   Σαρμανιώτης, Χ. (2012). Μάνατζμεντ: Μια ολοκληρωμένη προσέγγιση. Θεσσαλονίκη: Εκδόσεις ΖΥΓΟΣ.

στ.  Σαλαβού, Ε. Και Κυριακίδου, Ο. (2011). Μάνατζμεντ – Εταιρικές Λειτουργίες. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Rosili.

JOURNALS

Journal of Management Studies

European Management Journal

Journal of Business Ethics

Journal of Management

Harvard Business Review