Course: Value Based Management

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Course title Value Based Management
Course code MUFU/1VBME
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Pálka Přemysl, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Blahová Michaela, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Use of financial analysis results for financial management of companies. Critical aspects of financial analysis Optimal sources of financing and management of the capital structure of companies. Investment decisions in the short-term. Investment decisions in the long-term. Investments and discount rates. Balanced Scorecard (BSC) as a system for managing and measuring company performance. BSC and strategy. BSC and remuneration. Economic value added (EVA). EVA and BSC in their mutual synergy. EVA and remunaration trends. International management and world trends in strategic management of companies.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Teamwork
  • Participation in classes - 39 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 10 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 13 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Basic knowledge of accounting and finance is required to enrol in the course.
Basic knowledge of accounting and finance is required to enrol in the course.
learning outcomes
characterize the concept of value added in the enterprise
characterize the concept of value added in the enterprise
critically evaluate the limitations of traditional financial analysis
critically evaluate the limitations of traditional financial analysis
analyse the capital structure of the company
analyse the capital structure of the company
determine the discount rate for investment decisions
determine the discount rate for investment decisions
define a strategic process map in the BSC management system
define a strategic process map in the BSC management system
explain the concept of EVA in the context of the application of the BSC system
explain the concept of EVA in the context of the application of the BSC system
characterise basic and advanced remuneration systems
characterise basic and advanced remuneration systems
Skills
to develop a strategic process map in the framework of the implementation of the BSC system in the management of the company
to develop a strategic process map in the framework of the implementation of the BSC system in the management of the company
design an appropriate remuneration system for executives in relation to value creation
design an appropriate remuneration system for executives in relation to value creation
apply the EVA concept in the context of business management
apply the EVA concept in the context of business management
quantify the economic efficiency of investments
quantify the economic efficiency of investments
quantify the discount rate for the purpose of evaluating the efficiency of investments
quantify the discount rate for the purpose of evaluating the efficiency of investments
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Teamwork
Teamwork
assessment methods
Written examination
Written examination
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Preparation of a presentation
Preparation of a presentation
Recommended literature
  • BLAHOVÁ, M. Strategic Framework and Model for Managing Business Performance: Utilisation of Synergies of Selected Management Systems in the Global Environment. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2017. ISBN 978-80-7552-922-0.
  • EDGEMAN, R. Complex Management Systems and the Shingo Model: Foundations of Operational Excellence and Supporting Tools. New York: Routledge/Productivity Press, 2019. ISBN 978-1-138-62622-5.
  • HENRY, A. Understanding Strategic Management. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018. ISBN 978-0-19-966247-0.
  • KAPLAN, R. S., NORTON, D. P. The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 1996. ISBN 978-08-7584-651-4.
  • POIRIER, Ch. C., WALKER, I. Business Process Management Applied: Creating the Value Managed Enterprise.. Boca Raton: J. Ross Publishing, 2005. ISBN 1-932159-33-9.
  • STEWART, G. B. Best-Practice EVA: The Definitive Guide to Measuring and Maximizing Shareholder Value.. Hoboken: Wiley, 2013. ISBN 978-1-118-63938-2.
  • WIRAEUS, D., CREELMAN, J. Agile Strategy Management in the Digital Age: How Dynamic Balanced Scorecards Transform Decision Making, Speed and Effectiveness.. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. ISBN 978-3-319-76308-8.
  • YOUNG, S. D., O'BYRNE, S. F. EVA and Value-Based Management: A Practical Guide to Implementation.. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001. ISBN 0071364390.


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