SOCb2023 Sociology of organization

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ing. Tomáš Doseděl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jiří Navrátil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Iva Šmídová, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 16:00–17:40 P22
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course presents the main sociological approaches for studying formal and informal organizations. Students will get acquired with (1) the classical sociological theorist of organizations and various limits of their work, (2) the impact of the external environment on organizations. The course will help students with orientation in the historical and modern social reality, which is strongly organized.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able:
● To be better oriented in the modern organized world
● To discuss the organizations from the sociological perspective
● To reflect the limits and dysfunctions of organizations
● To analyze the impact of the environment on the functions of the organizations
Syllabus
  • The sociological approaches to study of organizations
  • Classical sociological approaches
  • The organizational dysfunctions
  • Total institutions
  • Organizational culture
  • Organizations and their environment
  • The sources dependency
  • Organizations and power
  • Organizations and effectivity
  • Organizations and networks
  • The organizational field
Literature
    required literature
  • 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
  • KELLER, Jan. Sociologie, byrokracie a organizace. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1996, 191 s. ISBN 80-85850-15-X. info
  • CROZIER, Michel. The bureaucratic phenomenon. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1964, x, 320. info
Teaching methods
workshops, class discussion
Assessment methods
assignments, presentation, final essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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