SPRb7732 Introduction to Theory and Management

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Sirovátka, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Winkler, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Iveta Zelenková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Libor Musil, CSc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Iveta Zelenková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
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 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.
Learning outcomes
The student gain the abilities and skills: - to describe and analyse organisational structures and other elements/aspects of organisations - to describe and analyse the processes in organisations - to describe and analyse managerial processes and role of managers - to apply their knowledge to elaborating and implementing the programmes of social interventions in organisations - to be oriented in managerial roles and able to perform them in future
Syllabus
  • Organization and organizational system. Theory of bureaucracy. Approaches and understandings of organization in theory of management. Organizational structures. Centralization and decentralization. Organizational culture. Typology of organizational cultures, dynamics of OC. Objectives and resources of organization, capacity to achieve objectives. The modes of management in organizations. New public management a Governance. Management and leadership, guidance. Inter-organizational coordination and cooperation. Example of partnership. MBO,MQ, Benchmarking. The role of manager. Processes of management, decision making, communication. Impacts of communication on decision making.
Literature
    required literature
  • KELLER, Jan. Sociologie byrokracie a organizace. 1. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1996, 191 s. ISBN 80-85850-15-X. info
  • WINKLER, Jiří. Teorie rozhodování a dynamika sociální politiky. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 244 s. ISBN 9788021044869. info
    not specified
  • Handy, C. 1993. Understanding Organisations. Penguin.
  • Schein, E.H. 1969. Psychologie organizace. Praha: ORBIS.
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, readings
Assessment methods
seminar paper - organizational analysis written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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