711-0508/06 – Organizational Behaviour (ChovOrg1)
| Gurantor department | Department of Social Sciences | Credits | 2 |
| Subject guarantor | Mgr. Markéta Janíková | Subject version guarantor | PhDr. Iva Jašková |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2009/2010 | Year of cancellation | 2020/2021 |
| Intended for the faculties | FAST | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Demonstrate an understanding of theory and research related to current issues and future trends in organizational behaviour
Demonstrate an understanding of the links between individual behaviour and its social and organizational context.
Diagnose and develop constructive proposals for dealing with work issues from an organizational behaviour perspective
Exhibit analytical skills and apply theories to discuss different organizational contexts.
Teaching methods
Tutorials
Summary
The course is designed to provide students with basic understanding of human behaviour as a key element in the creation of effective organizational environment. The focus is on the three elements of organizational behaviour studies that is a) behaviour of individuals in organizations b) group behaviour in organizations and c) how these behaviours influence the overall performance of organizations. Two broad lines of argument are followed, micro organization theories and issues, including individual and group behavior, leadership, motivation, rewards and reinforcements, job design, stress management, performance evaluation and communication on the one hand and macro organization theories and issues, including goals, organizational design, organizational development, the impact of technology and the market, and international organizational culture on the other hand.
Compulsory literature:
Daft, R. (1998) : Organization Theory and Design, South-Western College Publishing, Cinciati, Ohio.
Robbins, S. (2006): Organizational Behaviour, Engelwood Cliffs, Prentice Hall.
Jimenez, A.C. (2007): The anthropology of organisations, Aldershot ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate.
Ackroyd, S. (2006): The Oxford handbook of work and organization, Oxford : Oxford University Press.
Recommended literature:
Fincham, R. (2005): Principles of Organizational Behaviour, Oxford, Oxford University Press.
Egidi, M.; Marris, R. (2008): Simon, H.: Economics, Bounded Rationality and the Cognitive Revolution, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
contrtol of the home reading in class debates, presentation of case study
E-learning
Other requirements
prosím o doplnění požadovaného obsahu
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Managers and Organizations; brief historical outline of the field and its relation to sociology of organization, sociology of managment and psychology
2. Environment and Organizational Culture
3. Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
4. Individual in the Organization
5. Motivation
6. Evaluating and rewarding employees
7. Job Design
8. Leadership
9. Organizational Power and Politics
10. Groups and Group processes
11. Communication
12. Decision Making
13. Organizational Goals and Planning
14. Organizational Structure
15. Organizational Change, Development and Innovations
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction