MKV_ORCH Organisational Behaviour

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
26/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Růžena Lukášová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Růžena Lukášová, CSc.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Jana Biskupová
Supplier department: Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Fri 30. 10. 16:00–19:50 P303, Fri 20. 11. 16:00–19:50 P303, Fri 4. 12. 16:00–19:50 P303
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course provides the students with the understanding of the organizational behavior and the behavior of individuals inside organizations necessary for efficient organization management and development. The course is of an interdisciplinary character as it incorporates the findings of psychology, sociology and management on a practical level and it explains the organizational behavior and the behavior of individuals inside from a wider perspective of organizational behavior efficiency.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to understand the main patterns of the behavior of organizations and of the individuals inside and:
- predict the tendencies in the organizational behavior and the behavior of individuals inside;
- make reasoned decisions concerning the management of organizations and the individuals inside;
- select measures and tools purposefully to influence individuals, groups and organizations as a whole to enhance their efficiency.
Syllabus
  • The lessons take the form of three workshops in which both lectures and tutorials are combined.
  • THEMATIC BLOCKS
  • BLOCK 1
  • Introduction. Organizational behavior and benefits of its study. Organization, organizational behavior – term definition. An interdisciplinary approach to their studies and to understanding organizations.
  • Individuals in organizations. Personality determinants of performance and individual behavior inside organizations, individual differences. Career in the organization. Career - term definition, career types, career cycles. Career planning and management, career adaptability. Work motivation and job satisfaction. Work roles, role conflicts, role overload.
  • BLOCK 2
  • Groups in organizations and their management.
  • Work groups and their management. Formal and informal groups. Group roles, group structure. Group processes and behavior. Efficiency of work groups. Team work. Team types, characteristics of team work. Team roles. Selection of team members, team development. Leadership styles, leadership style typology, leadership style choice with respect to the characteristics of the organization and the work groups. Power in an organization, sources of power, influence of power distribution on organizational behavior and decision making. Organizational conflicts, sources of conflicts, conflict management.
  • BLOCK 3
  • Organizational development and change.
  • Organizational culture. Term definition, organizational culture elements, organizational culture structure. Organizational culture sources. The content and the power of organizational culture, organizational subcultures. Functions of organizational culture, its influence on organizational behavior and efficiency. Conflict of subcultures within an organization, its consequences.
  • Organizational change.
  • The desired organizational culture development. Knowledge of the content of organizational culture as a pre-requisite for efficient creation of the desired organizational culture content. The desired organizational culture content formulation, tools for desired organizational culture creation.
Literature
    required literature
  • Organizační chování :jak se každý den chovají spolupracovníci, nadřízení, podřízení, obchodní partneři či zákazníci. Edited by František Bělohlávek. 1. vyd. Olomouc : Rubico, 1996. 343 s. ISBN 80-85839-09-1.
  • LUKÁŠOVÁ, Růžena. Organizační kultura a její změna (Organizational culture and its change). vyd. první. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2010, 238 pp. edice Expert. ISBN 978-80-247-2951-0. info
    recommended literature
  • ROBBINS, Stephen P. and Tim JUDGE. Organizational behavior. 17 global edition. Boston: Pearson, 2017, 739 stran. ISBN 9781292146348. info
  • Řízení a rozvoj lidí ve firmách. Edited by Michaela Tureckiová. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2004. 168 s. ISBN 80-247-0405-6.
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussions, model situations, case studies, homework.
Assessment methods
The final examination is written, 60% of correct answers is needed to pass. The condition for being allowed to take the final test is writing up an individual seminar paper on the assigned topic.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Pokud se zapíše méně než 15 studentů, může být předmět vyučován více individuálně.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: tutoriál 12 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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