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101-0547-00L 2 Credits

Company Management

Unternehmensplanung und -führung

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. em. Dr. Hans-Rudolf Schalcher
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:00:27

Abstract

The company as an open, dynamic system; its structure and processes as well as its functioning and impacts. The focus is on the foundation, the organization, the planning, the controlling and the management of a company. Complementary topics are human resource and knowledge management as well as development strategies.

Objective

• Enthusiasm for entrepreneurial thinking and acting • Knowledge of the goals, functions, structure and processes of a company • Basic skills in planning and management of a company’s development.

Content

• The company as a system • Establishing a company (process, product, marketing, legal form, financial planning) • Business plan • Corporate organization (functions, structure and processes) • Corporate planning (normative, strategic and operative level) • Corporate controlling (management systems, performance indicators, balanced scorecard) • Human resource management • Knowledge management • Corporate development.

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Lecture Notes

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Literature

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General Information

Language
German
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
session examination
Mode
oral 30 minutes

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture with exercise Unternehmensplanung und -führung
  • Thu 08:00-09:35 (HIL F 10.3)
2 h weekly

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