MPV_ORCH Organisational Behavior

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Růžena Lukášová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Růžena Lukášová, CSc.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Jana Biskupová
Supplier department: Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Fri 8:00–9:50 S401
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MPV_ORCH/01: Fri 9. 10. 10:00–11:50 S401, Fri 23. 10. 10:00–11:50 S401, Fri 6. 11. 10:00–11:50 S401, Fri 20. 11. 10:00–11:50 S401, Fri 4. 12. 10:00–11:50 S401, Fri 18. 12. 10:00–11:50 S401, R. Lukášová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 44 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/44, only registered: 0/44
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course provides the students with the understanding of the organizational behavior and the behavior of individuals inside organizations necessary for efficient organization management and development. The course is of an interdisciplinary character as it incorporates the findings of psychology, sociology and management on a practical level and it explains the organizational behavior and the behavior of individuals inside from a wider perspective of organizational behavior efficiency.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- understand the main patterns of the behavior of organizations and of the individuals inside;
- predict the tendencies in the organizational behavior and the behavior of individuals inside;
- make reasoned decisions concerning the management of organizations and the individuals inside;
- select measures and tools purposefully to influence individuals, groups and organizations as a whole to enhance their efficiency.
Syllabus
  • 1. Organizational behavior and benefits of its study.
  • Organization, organizational behavior – term definition. An interdisciplinary approach to their studies and to understanding organizations.
  • 2. Individuals in organizations I.
  • Personality. Personality determinants of performance and individual behavior inside organizations, individual differences.
  • 3. Individuals in organizations II.
  • Career in the organization. Career - term definition, career types, career cycles. Career planning and management, career adaptability.
  • 4.Individuals in organizations III.
  • Work motivation and job satisfaction. Work roles, role conflicts, role overload.
  • 5. Work groups and their management I.
  • Formal and informal groups. Group roles, group structure. Group processes and behavior. Efficiency of work groups.
  • 6. Work groups and their management II.
  • A work group and a work team. Team types, characteristics of team work. Team roles. Selection of team members, team development.
  • 7. Work groups and their management III.
  • Leadership styles, leadership style typology, leadership style choice with respect to the the work groups and characteristics of the organization.
  • 8. Organizational relationships and their dynamics.
  • Power in an organization, sources of power, influence of power distribution on organizational behavior and decision making. Organizational conflicts, sources of conflicts, conflict management.
  • 9. Organizational culture.
  • Organizational culture – term definition, organizational culture elements, organizational culture structure. Organizational culture sources.
  • 10. Organizational culture influence on organization’s behavior and efficiency.
  • The content and the power of organizational culture, organizational subcultures. Functions of organizational culture, its influence on organization’s behavior and efficiency. Conflict of subcultures within an organization, its consequences.
  • 11. Organization development.
  • External and internal causes of the necessity for organizational development and change. Organizational change.
  • 12. Desired organizational culture and its development.
  • Process of the desired organizational culture formulation, organizational culture change. Knowledge of organizational culture as a pre-requisite for efficient creation of the desired organizational culture content. Tools for desired organizational culture creation.
Literature
    required literature
  • Organizační chování :jak se každý den chovají spolupracovníci, nadřízení, podřízení, obchodní partneři či zákazníci. Edited by František Bělohlávek. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Rubico, 1996, 343 s. ISBN 80-85839-09-1. info
  • LUKÁŠOVÁ, Růžena. Organizační kultura a její změna (Organizational culture and its change). vyd. první. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2010, 238 pp. edice Expert. ISBN 978-80-247-2951-0. info
    recommended literature
  • ROBBINS, Stephen P. and Timothy A. JUDGE. Organizational behavior. 17 global edition. Boston: Pearson, 2017, 739 stran. ISBN 9781292146348. info
  • TURECKIOVÁ, Michaela. Řízení a rozvoj lidí ve firmách. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2004, 168 s. ISBN 8024704056. info
Teaching methods
The course takes the form of both lectures and seminars. Lectures are focused on explaining basic theory, during the seminars the skills to apply the knowledge in practice using group discussions, case studies and model situations are developed.
Assessment methods
The final examination is written.

The conditions for being allowed to take the final test include the following:
1) attendance at seminars (one unexcused absence is allowed),
2) writing up an individual seminar paper on the assigned topic,
3) team elaboration of the assigned case study.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
General note: K tomu, aby byl předmět vyučován prezenčně, je nutno, aby si předmět zapsalo minimálně 15 studentů. Při nižším počtu zapsaných studentů bude předmět vyučován blokově.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2022.
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