115-0463/01 – Managerial Psychology and Intercultural Management (MPIM)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of ManagementCredits3
Subject guarantorPhDr. Ing. Aleš Mateiciuc, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorPhDr. Ing. Aleš Mateiciuc, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year1Semestersummer
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2011/2012Year of cancellation2012/2013
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
BLA18 prof. PhDr. Jiří Bláha, CSc.
CER0037 PhDr. Ing. Martin Černek, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Part-time Credit and Examination 12+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The aim of the semestral course is deepening the acquaintance of students with a subjective aspects of performing the managerial work – i.e. managers´ personal prerequisities and their psychic processes, functions, and practices during fulfillment of managerial functions, psychological aspects of the effective managerial approach to the coping with demanding managerial situations and dynamics of managers´ interactions with their task and operational environment. Acquirement of the approach to the solution of managerial tasks in multicultural environment in form of intercultural competencies and ability of the successful coping of situations of cultural differences is further aim of the course.

Teaching methods

Lectures

Summary

In the first part of the course in managerial psychology acquaint deeper students with a subjective aspects of performing the managerial work – i.e. managers´ personal prerequisities and their importance for the successful performance of the managerial activities, and psychological aspects of the coping with the demanding managerial situations in contemporary conditions. A dynamics of the managers´ interaction with the task and operational environment is explained. The individual approach to the managerial tasks, mental models of managerial situations and solved problems, the creative solutions, and a work load and psychic stress is particularly accentuated. The second part of the course – intercultural management – represent the introduction of student to the problems of the multicultural aspects of the managerial activities. Presented items are illustrated in form of the laboratory demonstrations with possibility of the self-estimation and use of psychological approaches and methods.

Compulsory literature:

HODGETTS, Richard M. a Fred LUTHANS. International Management, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997. ISBN 0-07-029226-4.

Recommended literature:

COOPER, Cary L. a Ivan T. ROBERTSON. Key Reviews In Managerial Psychology, New York: John Wiley&Sons, 1994.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

Basic knowledge of management.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. The concept of managerial psychology in the context of management theory and contemporary work and organisational psychology - Definition of managerial psychology and its purpose - Psychological dimensions of managerial activity 2. Contemporary psychology as the basis of designing managerial psychology - Establishment and development of managerial psychology - Basic concepts of psychological and theoretical concepts applied in managerial psychology - Methods applied in managerial psychology 3. Claims Management in conditions of globalization - Contemporary requirements for organizations - Management as a condition of potential managerial effectiveness - Management competence and feeds demands on managers 4. The concept of managerial and organizational effectiveness - Definition of organizational effectiveness and its various models - Definition of managerial effectiveness - Taxonomy management skills with regard to managerial efficiency 5. Interaction of subject and object management and nature management activities manager - Structure interaction model - mission control - a manager's personality - managerial activity - effects - Cognitive and zasahovací (cognitive intervention) cycle - Taxonomy management activities (activity monitoring, detection, perceptual, cognitive, diagnostic, explanatory, conceptual, design intervention, operational, implementation 6. Manager's personality, structure and dynamics of personality, personal style - Theory of Personality useful in managerial psychology - Personality dimensions relevant for control activities of managers 7. Psychological aspects of managerial recognition of situations, management thinking and decision making - Control tasks and situations - Internal representation of management tasks, mental models, plans and activity programs - Approaches to addressing management tasks: managing reactive automatism, decision making, problem solving 8. Psychological aspects of leadership and people management - Personal leadership style conditionality and communication - Effects of motivation and incentive interventions 9. Managerial performance, workload and mental stress, organization managerial work - Managerial efficiency and performance motivation - Factors limiting managerial performance - Workload and mental stress managers in contemporary organizations - Resistance to stress managers and practice coping with the load 10. Psychological aspects of creative solutions to management problems and creativity managers - Creativity as a property of personality characteristics creative individuals - Psychological regularities of the creative process and overcoming barriers creativity 11. Managerial self-awareness, self-fulfillment and development of personal management potential - Self as an instance of the personality assessment, self-assessment activities and self-management - The process of self-awareness 12. The importance and role of culture in management and management concepts multikulturálního - Increased internationalization and globalization of organizations and multicultural engagement management - The concept of national culture and mentality, the elements of national culture - The significance of differences between national cultures for managers 13. Models of national culture and their use in managerial practice - National cultural differences, cultural dimensions and attitudes - Models of national cultures (Hofstede, Trompenaars) 14. Dealing with cultural otherness and overcoming culture shock - Psychological models of overcoming culture shock - Intercultural and multicultural communication, and its effectiveness barriers

Conditions for subject completion

Part-time form (validity from: 2011/2012 Winter semester, validity until: 2011/2012 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Exercises evaluation Credit 35 (35) 18 3
                Projekt Project 35  18
        Examination Examination 65 (65) 33 3
                Písemka Written test 35  18
                Ústní zkouška Oral examination 30  0
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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2012/2013 (N6208) Economics and Management (6208T037) Management (02) Management K Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (N6208) Economics and Management (6208T037) Management (02) Management K Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan

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Assessment of instruction



2012/2013 Summer