OPF:SVBPSOO Sociology of Organization - Course Information

SVBPSOO Sociology of Organization

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Vojtěch Malátek, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dagmar Svobodová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Vojtěch Malátek, CSc.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina

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

• Social Management (programme OPF, B_HOSPOL)
• Public Economy and Administration (programme OPF, B_HOSPOL)

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

Skills demonstration
Seminar classes

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.

Teacher's information

attendance in seminars 70%, seminar paper, defence of seminar paper

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž	66
Přednáška	26
Seminář	13
Zkouška	40
Summary	145

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