Obuda University |
[GSXUG2ZMNE] Business Economics |
Institute: | Szervezési és Vezetési Intézet (1081 Budapest, Népszínház u. 8.) | Credit: | 5 | ||||||||
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Type of classes: | Nappali | Language: | angol | Semester: | 2017/18/2 | ||||||
Level: | Mechatronikai mérnök MSc szak angol nyelven; | ||||||||||
Responsible Teacher: | Dr. Takácsné Prof. Dr. György Katalin | Teacher(s): | Dr. Takácsné Prof. Dr. György Katalin; Dr. Takácsné Prof. Dr. György Katalin; | ||||||||
Consultations (total/week): | Heti | Lectures: | 2 | Practice lectures: | 2 | Labs: | 0 | Consultations: | 0 | ||
Type of Exam: | félévközi jegy | ||||||||||
Aim of the subject: | The aim of the course is to explore businesses from a contingencialist point of view; relations to their environment along with their internal processes. The general characteristics, such as the work and power structures, business functions of organisations, questions of resource management from wider aspect, value creating processes and financial aspects of investment strategies and general operations are also discussed. |
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Requirements during the semester (homeworks, essays, excercises, teamworks, presentations, part and final oral/written exam etc.): |
During the semester it is required an assey and presentation on a special topic of business economics (6-8 pages, min 10 minutes) and to present a case study characterising an enterprise (15-20 pages, following the requirements of the closing thesis.) A closing execise on the last week of the semester, reaching at least 51 %. |
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Week of semester |
Topics of lectures/practices | ||||||||||
1. |
EA: Organisational objectives - business organisations GY: Case study based on literature - general economic environment |
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2. |
EA:Theory of firms GY: Theory of Costs |
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3. |
EA:Production, value chain GY:Profit and economic variables I. |
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4. |
EA: Business environment - macro GY: Profit and economic variables II. |
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5. |
EA:International business environment - globalisation GY: Macro environment analysis methods (PEST, PESTEL, STEEP) |
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6. |
EA: Micro-level business environment GY: Micro-level business environment - the five forces of competition |
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7. |
EA: Micro-level business environment GY: Micro-level business environment - resource analysis, resource management |
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8. |
EA: Financial statements. Capital structure.Role of foreign capital. GY: Presentations I Cost and profit analysis |
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9. |
EA: Investment decisions, Cost and profit analysis GY: Investment decisions, Cost and profit analysis - calculations |
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10. |
EA: Organisational structures GY: Presentations II |
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11. |
EA: Life cycle of the enterprise and its finances GY: Presentaitons III |
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12. |
EA: Competitiveness - marketing aspects of business operations GY: Core competencies |
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13. |
EA: Change and change strategies in organisations GY: Managing of business risks |
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14. |
EA: Corporate social responsibility - role of managers GY: Presentations IV |
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Compulsory literature: |
Campbell - Craig (2005) Organisations and the Business Environment, Routledge. Savov R, Takács-György K: Selected chapters from strategic management Nyitra: Slovak Agricultural University, 2016. 85 p. |
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Suggested literature: |
Turèeková,N. – Svetlanská, T. – Takács I. (2016): Business Economics – International V4 Studies. Nitra. International Visegrad Fund´s, Visegrad University Studies Grant No. 61200004. 109. p Materials and ppt-s given during the semester. |
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Methods of quality assurance of the subject : |
TÜV CERT EN ISO 9001:2000 |