Course: Strategic Management in Healthcare

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Course title Strategic Management in Healthcare
Course code KKO/P8SMZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Myšková Renáta, prof. Ing. et Ing. Ph.D.
  • Žďára Jaroslav, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Principles of strategic management Vision, mission, and strategy of a healthcare facility Strategic analysis methods for assessing external environment of a healthcare facility Strategic analysis methods for assessing internal environment of a healthcare facility SWOT analysis and strategy selection, strategy implementation in a healthcare facility Strategic planning in a healthcare facility Strategic control Mission, vision, strategy, setting strategic goals, cascading them and ways to create them Application of strategic analysis methods focused on external environment of a healthcare organisation Application of strategic analysis methods focused on internal environment of a healthcare organization and preparation of a SWOT analysis Selecting and implementing an appropriate strategy Developing a strategic plan for a healthcare organisation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to teach students the principles and methods of strategic business management (including strategic analyses to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for a specific healthcare facility or institution). The course focuses on the entire process of developing and implementing corporate strategy.
Students know and apply the principles and methods of strategic enterprise management.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

Specified compulsory attendance at lectures and seminars Passing a written test or oral examination as decided by the course guarantor.
Recommended literature
  • FOTR, J. Tvorba strategie a strategické plánování: teorie a praxe. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3985-4.
  • HANZELKOVÁ, A., KEŘKOVSKÝ,M., VYKYPĚL, O. Strategické řízení. Teorie pro praxi. Praha: C.H.BECK, 2017.. Praha: C.H.BECK, 2017.
  • HITT, M. A., VOLBERDA, W. H., IRELAND, R. D., MORGAN, R. E., HOSKISSON, R. E., REINMOELLER, P. Strategic Management. Cengage Learning EMEA, 2011. ISBN 9781408019184.
  • Myšková, Renáta. Strategický management. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7395-755-1.


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