JSBP9130 Basics of Management and Organizations (LITO) (5 cr)

• Management and leadership
• • The development of leadership thinking and leadership theory
  • The key concepts of management leading culture, innovation and change

• Organisations and organisational behaviour
• • Organisational structure
  • Organisational culture
  • Organisational life
• Human resource management
• • Human resource management
  • Leading individuals, teams and groups
  • Motivation and coaching
• Strategic thinking and strategic tools
• • The development of strategic thinking and strategy
  • Strategic tools
  • Strategic management in a global environment

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

• name the key concepts and theories in the areas of organisation, management and leadership
• name the key concepts and evaluate the functions of human resource management
• understand the major tools of strategic management
• understand business in the network of global interactions
• apply theory in practical leadership and management situations.

The course material and assignments are in English. The individual assignments may be completed in Finnish if a student wishes to do so.

The latest information about the course is updated and published at www.lito.fi.

Transfer of student information

LITO courses are organised in co-operation with multiple universities. To receive credits for the courses, students must be granted the right to attend the courses for which they have registered from the host university. To grant the right to attend a course (or courses), the home university will transfer personal student information to the host university responsible for organising the course. The data to be transferred includes the student’s surname, first name, possible middle name(s), gender, nationality, e-mail address, personal identification number and home university. If a student does not have a Finnish personal identification number, his/her date of birth will be transferred. Data classified as secret will not be transferred. Receiving credit for the course(s) is not possible without transferring personal student information.

There are no prerequisites.

The course instructors may ask students to read additional literature (e.g. articles). The details of additional reading are indicated in the course programme.