Course: Climate of organization

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Course title Climate of organization
Course code KSA/KLOR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Grecmanová Helena, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Organization climate as a psychosocial phenomenon and a specific phenomenon. Relation of climate, environment and environment perception by its participants and co-creators. Types of climate and their characteristics. Climate factors and their effects. Effects of climate on the organization environment. Possibilities of organization climate change. Philosophical background of the climate research organization. Positivistic and phenomenological approaches. Quantitative research. Organization climate as a dependent and independent variable. Problems with interpretation and generalization of research findings and results. Questionnaires and sociometry. Quality research. Observation and interviews. Questions of subjective burden. Data description and literary (artistic) language. Self research concept.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The discipline is focused on organizational climate theory and research, quantitative and qualitative approaches: objectives, methods, respondents, evaluation and interpretation. Presentation of various research conducted in the Czech Republic and abroad. Self research concept. After completing the discipline, students will be able to: - explain the concept of organizational climate, - define the relationship between the organization's climate and its environment - list and characterize the types of organizational climate - compare quantitative and qualitative organizational climate research approaches - assess appropriate methods for researching organizational climate - evaluate the problems with the evaluation and interpretation of the results of the organization's climate research.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

Recommended literature
  • GRECMANOVÁ H.:. Klima školy. Olomouc.: Hanex, 2008.
  • Grecmanová Helena. (2006). Zkušenosti z výzkumu organizačního klimatu. Plzeň.
  • Ježek Stanislav. (2003). Psychosociální klima I.. Brno.
  • Ježek Stanislav. (2004). Psychosociální klima II.. Brno.
  • Ježek Stanislav. (2005). Psychosociální klima III.. Brno.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Sociology (2016) Category: Social sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: -