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Course: Sociology of Work and Enterprise

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Course title Sociology of Work and Enterprise
Course code KSA/SCPPM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Dopita Miroslav, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Šimek Dušan, prof. PhDr.
Course content
1. Contents of sociology of work, industry and industrial enterprise. 2. New perspectives of sociological research in the field of work. 3. Historical roots of sociology of work, industry and industrial enterprise. 4. Work as an object of sociological research. 5. Development of the character of work in industrial society. 6. Post-industrial society. 7. Unemployment as a social problem. 8. Enterprise as an object of sociological research. 9. Enterprise culture. 10. Typology of enterprise culture. 11. Social dimension of enterprise. 12. Sociology of work and enterprise and management.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
Sociology of work and enterprise as an applied sociological discipline provides basic information on the social context of work and its reflection in the industrial and post-industrial society. The discipline enables understanding of the social context of work and provides a theoretical explanation of the problems of men in the economical system. Specific problems of men in the system of management is solved by the sociology of enterprise conceived as a cultural system.
competences in the scope of the course objective
Prerequisites
No prior requirements.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark

Based on taught subject matter - see Content and Literature
Recommended literature
  • Bedrnová, E., Nový, I.:. Psychologie a sociologie v řízení firmy. 1. vyd. Prospektrum, Praha 1994. (resp. upravené vydání pod názvem Psychologie a sociologie řízení z r. 1998).
  • Bělohlávek, F., Košťan, P., Šuleř, O.:. Management. Rubico, Olomouc 2001..
  • Bělohlávek, František:. Organizační chování. 1. vyd. Rubiko, Olomouc 1996..
  • Drucker, P. Postkapitalistická společnost. 1. vyd. Management Press, Praha 1993..
  • Giddens, A.:. Sociologie. Praha: Argo 1999..
  • Hofstede, G.:. Kultury a organizace. Software lidské mysli. 1. vyd. UK, Praha 1999. (zejm část III., str. 136 - 158).
  • Keller, J.:. Sociologie byrokracie a organizace. Sociologické nakladatelství, Praha 1996..
  • Nový, I.:. Interkulturelní management. 1. vyd. Grada, Praha 1996..
  • Nový, I.:. Sociologie pro ekonomy. 1. vyd. Grada, Praha 1997..
  • Prokopenko, J., Kubr, M.:. Vzdělávání a rozvoj manažerů. 1. vyd. Grada, Praha 1996..
  • Šimek, D.:. Otevřená práce. 1. vyd. UP, Olomouc 1996..


Study plans that include the course
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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 30.04.2025 23:58. Data created for academic year 2024/2025