PSMA005 Work and Organizational Psychology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jana Dundelová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Jana Dundelová, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Šefčíková
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 12:00–13:40 B2.13, except Mon 17. 11. to Sun 23. 11.
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
Main objectives can be sumarized as follows: to understand psychological aspects in the field of human relations;
to inform about main principles of personell management;
to understand specific manager's methods and its psychological aspects;
to learn about possibilities of psychological interventions in organisation.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
apply teoretical information from the scope of the work and oganisation psychology into factual organisation;
create strategy of human resources planning;
understand specific manager's methods (development management, leadership and motivation);
create specific project solving selected work related problems in organisation.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to Psychology of Work and Organization (basic psychological traditions and their influence on psychology of work, job description of an occupational psychologist, related fields to psychology of work, changes in the work processes, technologies and environment and their impact on the work of a psychologist).
  • 2. Work motivation and job satisfaction (motivation and work motivation, sources of motivation, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, work satisfaction, needs x motivation, motivation theories - historical overview: instrumentality theory, humanistic theories, theories focused on content (Maslow, Herzberg, Alderfer, McClelland), focused on process (Vroom, Adams, Lathan and Locke, McGregor, newer concepts - e.g. ABCD motivation, empowerment theory, individual motivational profile ...).
  • 3. Market and advertising psychology (selected concepts from marketing - 4P, communication media mix, marketing communication tools; techniques from market psychology, history of advertising and promotion, creation of effective advertising, mythical motifs in advertising, brainwashing and manipulation, ethical aspects of advertising,).
  • 4. Intercultural etiquette (Hofstede, Trompenaars, culture shock, reverse culture shock, prevention of culture shock, adaptation of an employee to a stay abroad, examples of specifics of business communication in selected countries).
  • 5. Manager personality and leadership (types of managers e.g. theory Kaiser and Koffey, managerial roles according to Mintzberg, LBA; managing difficult situations and problem employees, managerial decision-making: classical decision-making theories, theory of subjective utility expectations, theory of bounded rationality, method of exclusion).
  • 6. Team psychology (roles in a group, Tuckman's model, roles according to Belbin, Furman - double star model, teambuilding, teambuilding techniques).
  • 7. Sustainability from the point of view of environmental psychology and ecopsychology (environmental disposition of personality, real CSR and marketing CSR, sources of motivation for CSR and environmental protection, crises and disasters, challenges for a corporate psychologist).
  • 8. Career development and education of employees (forms of career, successful career, psychological contract, choice and change of career, development centres, career coaching).
  • 9. Corporate culture (elements, sources of formation of organizational culture, typology of corporate culture, diagnostics of corporate culture, formation and change of corporate culture).
  • 10. Human resource management (selection and acquisition of employees, adaptation workers, performance management, employee remuneration, procedures and practices in employing people, termination of employment, psychology of unemployment).
  • 11. Management methods and techniques (structure of managerial functions, types of managerial techniques, selected methods and techniques - prisoner's dilemma, SWOT analysis, AIDDA, INTRO, GRID - managerial grid, 360° evaluation, organizational techniques).
  • 12. Self-management (methods of self-knowledge, self-confidence, stress management and relaxation, development of fantasy and imagination, work organization and time management, procrastination).
Literature
    required literature
  • ARNOLD, John; Iain COYNE; Ray RANDALL and Fiona PATTERSON. Work psychology : understanding human behaviour in the workplace. 7th edition. Harlow, England: Pearson, 2020, xxv, 626. ISBN 9781292269436. info
  • KOUBEK, Josef. Řízení lidských zdrojů : základy moderní personalistiky. 5. rozšířené a doplněn. Praha: Management Press, 2015, 399 stran. ISBN 9788072612888. info
  • WAGNEROVÁ, Irena. Psychologie práce a organizace : nové poznatky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2011, 155 s. ISBN 9788024737010. URL info
  • ARMSTRONG, Michael. Řízení lidských zdrojů : nejnovější trendy a postupy. Translated by Josef Koubek. 10. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2007, 789 s. ISBN 9788024714073. info
    recommended literature
  • VYSEKALOVÁ, Jitka. Psychologie reklamy. 5., rozšířené a aktualiz. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2023, 360 stran. ISBN 9788027136544. URL info
  • ROBBINS, Stephen P. and Tim JUDGE. Organizational behavior. Updated 18th edition, global. Harlow: Pearson, 2022, 780 stran. ISBN 9781292403069. info
  • VACULÍK, Martin; Jakub PROCHÁZKA; Marcela LEUGNEROVÁ and Marie SOUČKOVÁ. Encyklopedie psychologie práce II. (Encyclopedia of work psychology II.). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2016, 146 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-8368-4. Plná verze knihy v online čítárně info
  • GRIFFIN, Ricky W. and Gregory MOORHEAD. Organizational behavior : managing people and organizations. 11th edition. Mason: South-Western Cengage learning, 2014, xxv, 598. ISBN 9781133626695. info
  • SLOVÁČKOVÁ, Zuzana; Pavla HORÁKOVÁ and Dušan RENDOŠ. Průvodce personální psychologií. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014. Elportál. ISBN 978-80-210-6885-8. html epub url info
  • PLAMÍNEK, Jiří. Vzdělávání dospělých : průvodce pro lektory, účastníky a zadavatele. 2., rozšířené vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2014, 336 stran. ISBN 9788024748061. URL info
  • VACULÍK, Martin. Assessment centrum: psychologie ve výběru a rozvoji lidí (Assessment center method: psychology of selection and personal development). Brno: NC Publishing, a.s., 2010, 202 pp. Gaia. ISBN 978-80-903858-8-7. info
  • WOODS, Stephen A. and Michael A. WEST. The psychology of work and organizations. Andover: South-Western/Cengage Learning, 2010, xviii, 598. ISBN 9781408018866. info
  • ŠULEŘ, Oldřich. 100 klíčových manažerských technik : komunikování, vedení lidí, rozhodování a organizování. Vyd. 1. Brno: Computer Press, 2009, vi, 314. ISBN 9788025121733. info
  • WAGNEROVÁ, Irena. Hodnocení a řízení výkonnosti. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2008, 128 s. ISBN 9788024723617. URL info
  • ADLER, Nancy J. and Allison GUNDERSEN. International dimensions of organizational behavior. 5th ed. Mason: South-Western Cengage Learning, 2008, xvi, 398. ISBN 9780324360745. info
  • Work motivation : past, present and future. Edited by Ruth Kanfer - Gilad Chen - Robert D. Pritchard. First issued in paperback 20. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2008, 716 stran. ISBN 9780415653350. info
  • PINDER, Craig C. Work motivation in organizational behavior. 2nd ed. New York: Psychology Press, 2008, xii, 587. ISBN 9780805856040. info
  • HRONÍK, František. Jak se nespálit při výběru zaměstnanců podrobný průvodce výběrovým řízením. [Brno: Masarykova univerzita. Středisko pro pomoc studentům se specifickými nároky, 2007, 1 online. URL info
  • HRONÍK, František. Rozvoj a vzdělávání pracovníků. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2007, 233 s. ISBN 9788024714578. info
  • HRONÍK, František. Hodnocení pracovníků. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2006, 126 s. ISBN 9788024714585. info
  • MORRISON, Terri and Wayne A. CONAWAY. Kiss, bow, or shake hands. 2nd ed. Avon, Mass.: Adams Media, 2006, xiii, 593. ISBN 1593373686. info
  • DĚDINA, Jiří and Václav CEJTHAMR. Management a organizační chování : manažerské chování a zvyšování efektivity, řízení jednotlivců a skupin, manažerské role a styly, moc a vliv v řízení organizací. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2005, 339 s. ISBN 8024713004. info
  • HRONÍK, František. Poznejte své zaměstnance : vše o Assessment Centre. 2. vyd. Brno: ERA, 2005, xii, 370. ISBN 8073660202. info
  • PLAMÍNEK, Jiří and Roman FIŠER. Řízení podle kompetencí. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2005, 180 s. ISBN 8024710749. URL info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Sociální psychologie organizace. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2005, 225 s. ISBN 802470577X. info
  • PLAMÍNEK, Jiří. Vedení lidí, týmů a firem : praktický atlas managementu. 2., přeprac. a rozš. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2005, 175 s. ISBN 8024710927. info
  • LUKÁŠOVÁ, Růžena and Ivan a kol. NOVÝ. Organizační kultura (Organizational culture). Praha: Grada Publishing, 2004, 176 pp. edice Expert, sv. 1. ISBN 80-247-0648-2. info
  • TURECKIOVÁ, Michaela. Řízení a rozvoj lidí ve firmách. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2004, 168 s. ISBN 8024704056. info
  • HERSEY, Paul; Kenneth H. BLANCHARD and Dewey E. JOHNSON. Management of organizational behavior : leading human resources. 8th ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice-Hall, 2001, xxiv, 515. ISBN 0130175986. info
  • ŠTIKAR, Jiří. Metody psychologie práce a organizace. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2000, 188 s. ISBN 802460048X. info
Teaching methods
Learning methods: interactive lectures, class discussion, home study and presentations by psychologists - guests.
Assessment methods
Completion of a course:
Written Examination (6 open questions). The examination aimed at testing the student’s insight into the main theories and concepts of the discipline and at checking the student’s ability to connect relevant facts into logical relations and its practical application;
To pass the exam, students need to get at least 60% of the total points. Final exam grades: A - 93% - 100% B - 85% - 94% C - 77% - 86% D - 69% - 76% E - 60% - 68% F - 59% and below
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/phil/podzim2025/PSMA005/index.qwarp
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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