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Course: Organisational climate and culture

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Course title Organisational climate and culture
Course code PCH/BOKK
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 aim of the course is to introduce students in major concepts related to organizational climate and culture as well as organizational behavior. Another goal is to prepare students for their future active roles in creating and shaping organizational climate and 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. Specific attention is focused on the differentiation of tools for diagnosis and intervention in climate and culture.
Listener: - can define major and related notions of organizational climate and 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 climate and culture. - carries out research in organizational climate and culture. - interprets findings on organizational climate, values, habits, practices, etc. - determines suitable interventions.
Prerequisites
It is recommended to pass the course of organizational psychology before.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Case study of organizational climate/culture and its defence in class. Theoretical basics of the discipline - test.
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..
  • Schneider, B. & Barbera, K. M. (Eds.). (2014). The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Climate and Culture. Oxford.


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 (2019) Category: Psychology courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 30.04.2025 23:58. Data created for academic year 2024/2025