FF:PSBA030 Work/Org. Psychology Intro - Course Information
PSBA030 Introduction to Work and Organizational Psychology
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Zuzana Slováčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Beáta Suriaková (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- PhDr. Zuzana Slováčková, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- PSBA007 General Psychology II
- 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
- Psychology (programme FF, B-PSYCH_)
- Course objectives
- Main objectives can be summarized as follows: 1. to get knowledge of possibilities of eclectic partial utilization of variours managment approaches in work psychology 2. to find main applications of psychological knowledge in the field of work and personell management.
- Learning outcomes
- Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
critically evaluate historical management systems, judge their advantages and disadvantages and apply partial managment approaches in contemporary organisations;
on the basis of gained information assess the degree of work related stress in various professions;
understand specific needs of unemployed people and offer them suitable psychological help
define main components of organisation culture and understand their significance in the organisational context;
to find main applications of psychological knowledge in the field of personell management, organisation and work. - Syllabus
- 1. development and subject of work psychology
- 2. basic management theories and its psychological aspects (a) mechanistic approach to organization (e.g. Weber, Taylor); b) Hawthorne studies, Hawthorne effect (Mayo); c) humanistic approach to organization (e.g. Maslow, McGregor); d) modern approach to organization (e.g. Ouchi) e) postmodern approach to organization (e.g. Morgan, Clegg))
- 3. psychological aspects of work, psychology of unemployment
- 4. working environment, occupational load
- 5. foundations of personal psychology, job position analysis
- 6. recruitment and selection procedure
- 7. psychology of organisation
- 8. organisational culture
- Literature
- required literature
- ARNOLD, John, Iain COYNE, Ray RANDALL and Fiona PATTERSON. Work psychology : understanding human behaviour in the workplace. 7th edition. Harlow, England: Pearson, 2020, xxv, 626. ISBN 9781292269436. info
- WAGNEROVÁ, Irena. Psychologie práce a organizace : nové poznatky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2011, 155 s. ISBN 9788024737010. URL info
- not specified
- SCHEIN, Edgar H. Psychologie organizace. 1. vyd. Praha: Orbis, 1969. 161 s.
- VACULÍK, Martin, Jakub PROCHÁZKA, Marcela LEUGNEROVÁ and Marie SOUČKOVÁ. Encyklopedie psychologie práce II. (Encyclopedia of work psychology II.). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2016, 146 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-8368-4. Plná verze knihy v online čítárně info
- SLOVÁČKOVÁ, Zuzana, Pavla HORÁKOVÁ and Dušan RENDOŠ. Průvodce personální psychologií. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014. Elportál. ISBN 978-80-210-6885-8. url info
- CAMERON, Kim S. and Robert E. QUINN. Diagnosing and changing organizational culture. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2011. ISBN 978-0-470-65026-4. info
- Coping with work stress : a review and critique. Edited by Philip Dewe - Michael P. O'Driscoll - Cary L. Cooper. Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010, 1 online. ISBN 9780470711705. URL info
- SCHEIN, Edgar H. Organizational culture and leadership. 4th ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2010, xvi, 436. ISBN 9780470190609. info
- Advances in organisational psychology. Edited by A. Ian Glendon - Briony M. Thompson - Brett Myors. 1st ed. Bowen Hills, Qld.: Australian Academic Press, 2007, xii, 524 p. ISBN 9781875378951. info
- HOFSTEDE, Geert and Gert Jan HOFSTEDE. Kultury a organizace : software lidské mysli : spolupráce mezi kulturami a její důležitost pro přežití. Translated by Luděk Kolman. Praha: Linde, 2007, 335 s. ISBN 808613170X. info
- LUKÁŠOVÁ, Růžena and Ivan NOVÝ. Organizační kultura : od sdílených hodnot a cílů k vyšší výkonnosti podniku. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2004, 174 s. ISBN 8024706482. info
- ŠTIKAR, Jiří, Milan RYMEŠ, Karel RIEGEL and Jiří HOSKOVEC. Psychologie ve světě práce. Vydání první. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2003, 461 stran. ISBN 8024604485. info
- ŠMAJSOVÁ BUCHTOVÁ, Božena. Nezaměstnanost : psychologický, ekonomický a sociální problém. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2002, 236 s. ISBN 8024790068. info
- ARMSTRONG, Michael. Řízení lidských zdrojů. Praha: Grada, 2002, 856 s. ISBN 8024704692. info
- ŠTIKAR, Jiří. Metody psychologie práce a organizace. 1. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2000, 188 s. ISBN 802460048X. info
- BALTUS, Rita K. Personal psychology for life & work. 5th ed. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2000, viii, 389. ISBN 0028042948. info
- HRONÍK, František. Jak se nespálit při výběru zaměstnanců : podrobný průvodce výběrovým řízením. Vyd. 1. Praha: Computer Press, 1999, xxi, 311. ISBN 8072261614. info
- ŠTIKAR, Jiří. Základy psychologie práce a organizace. Praha: Karolinum, 1998, 203 s. ISBN 8071840912. info
- BĚLOHLÁVEK, František. Organizační chování : jak se každý den chovají spolupracovníci, nadřízení, podřízení, obchodní partneři či zákazníci. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Rubico, 1996, 343 s. ISBN 8085839091. info
- Teaching methods
- Teaching methods: lectures, class discussion, home study.
- Assessment methods
- Completion requirements: 1. seminar works 2. active work at group project 3. project presentation 4. test 4. oral examination
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Study support
- https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/phil/jaro2025/PSBA030/index.qwarp
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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