SPP435 Theory of Management

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Winkler, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Sirovátka, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. Ing. Ladislav Blažek, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Ondřej Částek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Libor Musil, CSc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:40 P24
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of the course is to equip the students with the contemporary knowledge of the theories of organisation and management. They should understand the processes in organisation and gain pre-requisites of effective designing and implementation the programmes of social interventions and to the adequate performance of the managerial roles in their professions.
Syllabus
  • 1 Organization, the internal system, approaches to their management 2 Different understandings of organisations, development of theories of organisations and management 3 Corporate/organisational structures 4 Corporate cultures 5 Goals and resources of organisations 6 The style of management 7 The role of manager 8 The processes of decision making and management 9 Trends in corporate/organisational strategies 10 Trends in designing and organising organisations
Literature
  • Schein, E.H. 1969. Psychologie organizace. Praha: ORBIS.
  • Havelka, M. 1991. Management vademecum. Praha:
  • Keller, J. 1996. Sociologie byrokracie a organizace. Praha: SLON.
  • Nový, I. 1993. Podniková kultura a identita. Praha: VŠE. skripta
  • Veber, J. a kol. 2000. Management. Základy, prosperita, globalizace. Praha : Management Press.
  • Morgan G. 1997. Images of Organization. London: Sage.
  • Truneček, J. 2004. Znalostní podnik ve společnosti znalostí. Praha : Profesional Publishing.
  • Handy, C. 1993. Understanding Organisations. Penguin.
Assessment methods
lectures, class discussion, group projects, homeworks, presentations of homeworks, reading 3 written tests seminar paper oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015.
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