EVSBKSOO Sociology of Organization

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ivona Buryová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Vojtěch Malátek, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dagmar Svobodová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Vojtěch Malátek, CSc.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: Dr. Ing. Ingrid Majerová
Prerequisites
None.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students with the area of some aspects of sociological knowledge in the plane theory of middle range. The course emphasizes the phenomenon of bureaucracy, which is considered the highest expression of rationality in the management and coordination of human activities, analyzes issues a formal organization represents a means of coordinating large numbers of people for a specific purpose. The teaching focuses on sociological paradigms of an organization and the term "bureaucracy" as a way to refer to the organization of public administration.
Syllabus
  • 1. Brief views on the development of formal organization
    2. Structure-functional approach to organization
    3. The organization selected in the light of sociological paradigms
    4. Bureaucracy as a basis for organization
    5. Views related to the nature of organizations
    6. Theories of organizational behavior
    7. Strategic negotiations in the organization
    8. Organizational behavior in non-market organizations
    9. Views of requirements management and leadership in the organization
    10. Organizational culture
    11. Social interaction in the organization and team
    12. Changes in the understanding of organizational
    13. Personality in the organization
Literature
    required literature
  • BEDRNOVÁ, E., NOVÝ, I. Psychologie a sociologie řízení. Praha: Management Press, 2011. ISBN 80-7261-064-3. info
  • KRAMER, M. W. Organizational Socialization. Joining and Leaving Organizations. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-7456-4634-3. info
  • NOVOTNÁ, E. Sociologie organizace. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-2428-7. info
  • BĚLOHLÁVEK, F. Jak vést svůj tým. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-80-247-1975-7. info
    recommended literature
  • GIDDENS, A. Sociology. 6 th edition. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2010. ISBN 978-07-4564-358-8. info
  • MEULMEESTER, F. Změna přijde, když se zastavíš. Gestalt přístup v organizacích. Dobříš: Drvostep, 2010. ISBN 978-80-903306-9-6. info
  • GIDDENS, A. Socjologia. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 2007. ISBN 978-83-01-14408-1. info
  • KELLER, J. Sociologie byrokracie a organizace. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1997. ISBN 80-85850-15-X. info
  • BĚLOHLÁVEK, F. Organizační chování. 1.vyd. Olomouc: Rubico, 343 s., 1996. ISBN 80-85839-09-1. info
Teaching methods
One-to-One tutorial
Skills demonstration
Students' self-study
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Kombinovaná zkouška
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 12 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
https://elearning.opf.slu.cz/course/view.php?id=76
combined exam
ActivityDifficulty [h]
Konzultace6
Ostatní studijní zátěž93
Přednáška6
Zkouška40
Summary145
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020.
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