| Center |
| Faculty of Economics |
| Departament |
| Business Administration 'Juan José Renau Piqueras' |
| Lecturers in charge |
| M1082 - AMPARO FUERTES PALLARDO |
| Met. Docent |
| Expositive theory sessions. Participative practice sessions: team work and collective learning. Business cases will be discussed and students will present their resolutions and conclusions in public. Students' ability to search information and assess it critically is essential. |
| Met. Avaluació |
| 1st component-Continuous Assessment(CA):30% score.Activities of practice sessions 2nd component-Exam:70% score. 1st part: multiple-choice test.2nd part: short essay (marking conditioned to good results in CA and prior test) Minimum pass score:5 out of 10 in the sum of both components |
| Bibliografia |
| Basic references: Menguzzato,M. and Renau,J.J.(1991):La Dirección Estratégica de la Empresa.Un enfoque innovador del management. Ed. Ariel. Robbins,S.P. and Coulter,M.(2005). Administración (8th edition). Ed. Pearson Educación - Prentice Hall (Original in English : Management). See complementary references in the programme(see attached file below - Spanish and Valencian versions) |
| Continguts |
| UNIT 1.THE ENTREPRENEUR AND THE MANAGER 1.1.The entrepreneur and the manager: theories and concepts 1.2.Manager and managerial functions 1.3.Managerial roles and skills 1.4.Managerial levels UNIT 2.THE FIRM 2.1.The organization: concept and elements 2.2.The firm: concept, elements and functions 2.3.Types of firms. 2.4.The firm as a system: business sub-systems 2.5.Internal analysis of the firm. UNIT 3.BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 3.1.Concept and types of business environment 3.2.General environment 3.3.Specific environment 3.4.Business environment evolution 3.5.Corporate social responsibility UNIT 4.BUSINESS GROWTH 4.1.Business growth and development 4.2.Types of business groth. Vertical integration 4.3.Business internationalization 4.4.Groeth procedures: internal vs. external growth 5.OBJECTIVES AND DECISIONS 5.1.Concept of objective 5.2.Objective system design 5.3.The decision-making process 5.4.Typology of decisions |
| Objetius |
| Main purpose: to introduce students into modern business administration. Specific goals: - To understand and deepen into: 1.The firm and the entrepreneur:basic concepts. 2.Firm-environment relationship. 3.Goal-setting and decision-making processes. 4.Reasons and options for firm growth.. - To develop student skills and attitudes: 1.Analytical skills for decision making and problem solving. 2.Search and use of information and bibliography. 3.Team work. 4.Speaking in public. 5.Critical thinking and attitude. |
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