VPLb1149 Introduction to Theory of Organisation and Management

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Sirovátka, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Iveta Zelenková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Sirovátka, CSc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:40 U23
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 44 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 12/44, only registered: 1/44
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course the students should be able - to understand the processes which are going on in organizations - to design and implement the public programmes more effectively - to reflect on and to perform effectively their managerial roles in their professions in organisations.
Learning outcomes
The student gain the abilities and skills: - to describe and analyse organisational structures and other elements/aspects of organisations - to describe and analyse the processes in organisations - to describe and analyse managerial processes and role of managers - to apply their knowledge to elaborating and implementing the programmes of social interventions in organisations - to be oriented in managerial roles and able to perform them in future
Syllabus
  • Organization and organizational system. Theory of bureaucracy. Approaches and understandings of organization in theory of management Organizational structures. Centralization and decentralization. Organizational culture. Typology of organizational cultures, dynamics of OC. Introduction to management: managerial cycle of work, functions and roles of a manager. Planning, problem solving and decision making: the goals of the organisation and the capacity of the organisation to achieve its goals, the content and process of decision making, decision theory. Organizing, coordination and inter-organizational cooperation: groups and teams, tools and mechanisms of coordination, types of cooperation. Leadership, communication and control: communication as a tool for information gathering, authority and leadership in the organisation, processes and tools for control. Public management: new public management, governance, contracting, public-private partnerships, performance management, quality management, benchmarking, process management.
Literature
    required literature
  • Keller, J. 1996. Sociologie byrokracie a organizace. Praha: SLON.
  • Winkler J. Teorie rozhodování a dynamika sociální politiky. Brno MU 2007
  • Handy, C. 1993. Understanding Organisations. Penguin.
  • Schein, E.H. 1969. Psychologie organizace. Praha: ORBIS.
  • March, J. C.; Olsen P. 1997. Democratic Governance. Free Press N. Y.
  • Robbins,S.P., Coulter M., 2004. Management. Praha: Grada Publishing. (Robbins,S.P., Coulter M., 2012. Management. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall. 11th. Ed.)
    recommended literature
  • Lukášová, R. 2010. Organizační kultura a její změna. Grada
  • Hrabalová S., Klímová V., Nunvářová S., 2007. Metody a nástroje řízení ve veřejné správě. ESF MUNI, Brno.
  • Bouckaert G., Peters G., Verhoest K., 2010. The Coordination of Public Sector Organizations: Shifting Patterns of Public Management. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Blažek L., 2001. Úvod do teorie řízení podniku. Brno: MU.
  • LUSSIER, Robert N. Management fundamentals : concepts, applications, skill development. 9e, international student ed. Los Angeles: Sage, 2021, xxxii, 666. ISBN 9781071808061. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, readings
Assessment methods
2 written tests, seminar assignment - organizational analysis, oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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