SOME CONTRADICTIONS IN THE CURRENT MANAGEMENT STUDIES

Jaroslav Jaroslav Komarek

doi:10.7160/eriesj.2015.080303

Abstract

Domestic higher studies are criticised for their low efficiency owing to the demands of practice. The core of problem is supposed in the small share of practical preparation mainly, but another cause can be the concept itself. Management studies are still considered as a part of Business Economics compared with independent study programs of Management abroad. Business Economics and Management have undergone divergent evolution during past fifty years; the Business Economics has stayed nearly unchanged and the Management has developed into a number of separate specific disciplines. While in Europe the study program Management is classified under Business & Economics usually, independent Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs are extended overseas, and common is also Doctoral study program in Management Science. Significantly specific is the Management of non-economic fields, which focuses both on the preparation for specific professional skills and always for the line management with respect to anticipated staffing positions. Some change can bring the intended transfer of accreditation competencies, but when regarding the proposed content of Areas of Education, there is no good news for the domestic practice there. Neither the requirements for professional or academic programs are distinguished, nor adequate managerial skills mentioned.

Highlights

The quarter of a century in the new social-economic environment entitles to look back, but at the same time encourages reflecting on how to proceed
As an example of modern European management study can be mentioned a three-year Bachelor program Business Administration offered by the Business School Berlin Potsdam (Business, 2009). If it is compared with the corresponding program Business Economics and Management offered by the Prague Faculty of Business Administration (Fakulta, 2014), significant differences are evident (Table 1)
If degree programs in Management are not focused on business (e.g. Management Science and Engineering), economic courses are just additional as elective ones, and no pure theory, but Economic Analysis or Accounting (Stanford University, 2015)

Summary

Introduction

The quarter of a century in the new social-economic environment entitles to look back, but at the same time encourages reflecting on how to proceed. Even more significant is domestic criticism directed to education because it does not meet the needs of the labour market and does not prepare properly managers (Co, 2013) These views are often subjective opinions of practice, but they are supported by objective evaluation. Because Management is considered in business administration’s approach as a part of economic science includes study program Economics and Management obligatory quota of mainly theoretical economic courses. As an example of modern European management study can be mentioned a three-year Bachelor program Business Administration (with the focus on management positions at the small and middle level enterprise) offered by the Business School Berlin Potsdam (Business, 2009) If it is compared with the corresponding program Business Economics and Management offered by the Prague Faculty of Business Administration (Fakulta, 2014), significant differences are evident (Table 1). The courses such as Management, Marketing, Consumer Behavior and Psychology and Sociology are lectured only and so without exercises (Fakulta, 2014)

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