Course: Organizational Culture

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Course title Organizational Culture
Course code PCH/OKU
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Sulejmanov Filip, Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Semestral Work - 15 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 21 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 15 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course familiarizes students with major notions related to culture, organizational culture as well as organizational behaviour, and prepares students for their future active roles in creating and shaping organizational culture in their jobs. Organizational culture is given a lot of attention as a significant predictor of competitiveness from descriptive and dynamic points of view. The graduates will be ready for work in specific company development situations, concerning both diagnostics and intervention, in small or big organizations.
Listener: - can define major and related notions of organizational culture. - can describe components and levels of organizational culture. - can describe the dynamic aspect of organizational culture. - can list and explain major theories of organizational culture, including diagnostic tools. - determines a suitable research design of organizational culture. - carries our research in organizational culture. - interprets findings on organizational values, habits, practices, etc. - determines suitable measures.
Prerequisites
Human Resources Management / Personnel Management

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance

Case study of a selected component/level of organizational culture and its defence in class. Theoretical basics of the discipline - examination.
Recommended literature
  • ARMSTRONG, M. (2010). Řízení lidských zdrojů. Nejnovější trendy a postupy (10. vyd.). Praha: Grada..
  • ASHKANASY, N., WILDEROM, C. P. M., & PETERSON, M. F. (Eds.) (2010). The Handbook ofOrganizationalCulture and Climate. ThoasandOaks: SagePublications..
  • BARRETT, R. (1998). LiberatingtheCorporateSoul : Building a VisionaryOrganization. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann..
  • BARRETT, R. (2006). Building a Values-DrivenOrganization: A WholeSystemApproach to CulturalTransformation. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann..
  • BERRY, J., POORTINGA, Y., SEGALL, M., & DASEN, P. (2002). Cross-Cultural Psychology. Research and Application (2. vyd.). New York: Cambridge University Press..
  • BROOKS, I. (2003). Firemní kultura. Jedinci, skupiny, organizace a jejich chování. Brno: ComputerPress..
  • HOFSTEDE, G. & HOFSTEDE, G. J. (2006). Kultury a organizace. Software lidské mysli. Praha: Linde..
  • LUKÁŠOVÁ, R. (2010). Organizační kultura a její změny. Praha: Grada.
  • SCHEIN, E. H. (2010). OrganizationalCulture and Leadership. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass..


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): Psychology (2015) Category: Psychology courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Andragogy (2016) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer