Economics and Management of Organizations-Period 5

The course Economics and Management of Organization provides insights into the basic terminology and the fundamental concepts of management and organizations, particularly in the role of the managers. During the lectures the focus is on strategy, organizational structure, leadership, motivation, organizational culture, and planning and control. In addition to the lectures, you will apply the theory to a real life case. You are supposed to analyze several organizational problems within a profit or a not for profit organization and give the management your advice to solve these problems. By following this course, you develop into a 'smart manager': a manager who is able to combine scientific economic and managerial knowledge to understand the (dis)functioning of organizations in practice.

Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.