711-0520/03 – Introduction to Organizational Behaviour (ZáklChO)
Gurantor department | Department of Social Sciences | Credits | 3 |
Subject guarantor | Mgr. Markéta Janíková | Subject version guarantor | Mgr. Markéta Janíková |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Optional |
Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2013/2014 | Year of cancellation | 2021/2022 |
Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Master, Bachelor, 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
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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.
Warp
1. Explanation of basic terms, definitions
2. Effective organizational environment
3. Communication in the organization, its types and methods
4. Verbal communication and paralinguistic aspects of speech
5. Guide interview, types of questions, listening
6. Nonverbal communication, communication barriers
7. Rules for effective communication, communication errors
8. Social perception, errors in perception of others
9. Motivation, job satisfaction and work
10. The working performance
11. Leadership, coaching, teamwork
12. Conflicts, stress management
13. Adapting to change
14. Organisational culture
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.
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
case problem solving
E-learning
Other requirements
prosím doplnit další požadvky na studenta
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
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.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction