Course: Management psychology and management consulting

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Course title Management psychology and management consulting
Course code PCH/MZP1N
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Seitl Martin, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course is organized within one block; via e-learning, and through self-study of recommended resources. Students work out one of the suggested projects as a part own independent study. Conclusions of the project are presented in the form of a final report. The topics of theoretical part: 1. Leader emergence a. Definition of managerial psychology b. Management vs. leadership c. Leader emergence - motivation d. Leader emergence - inherited, physical and situational effects e. Leader emergence - trait´s approach to personality f. Leader emergence - competence approach to personality g. Leader emergence - developmental approach to personality h. Psychodiagnostics methods 2. Leadership effectiveness: styles a. Role of manager b. Future - Engage - Deliver c. Typologies of management styles (Friedler; Fleishman; Hersey & Blanchard; Gretz & Drozdeck, etc.). d. LMX 3. Leadership effectiveness: level of individuals a. Psychological contract b. Stressors, burnout syndrome and internal resignation c. Motivation d. Engagement 4. Leadership effectiveness: levels of team and organization a. Work group, group dynamics in management and leadership b. Team in management and leadership c. Virtual teams d. Belbin´s roles, Sociomapping, TeamUp e. Organizational clima and culture 5. Leadership effectiveness: special topics a. Authority nad power of leader b. Negotiation c. Process of delegating d. Change management Project topics: 1. Analysis of managerial personality with following recommendations for membership setting in a workgroup, and personal development of manager. 2. Analysis of stressors and burnout process in a workgroup with the following recommendation for individual employees. 3. Analysis of motivational resources with the following recommendation for the motivation of individuals. 4. Sociometric analysis of the team, including interpretation and recommendation for effective work in a group.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Homework for Teaching - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course aims at acquainting students with the basics of the psychology of leadership as a discipline dealing with encounters of managing and managed employees in the context of their personalities, managerial process, and activities in the working environment. Apart from the acquisition of basic knowledge, the course makes students capable of analyzing different management styles. It provides a fundamental insight into the psychological issue of managing small and big teams. solution
Student: - can define the discipline of managerial psychology; - can explain major theories of managerial psychology, management styles, and typologies; - can define managerial activities and methods of influencing employees from the point of view of managerial psychology; - analyzes management styles on the grounds of observation and analysis of spoken and written sources; - solves specific requirements of the managerial consultancy in the field of management and leading of individuals, groups, teams, and organizations; - deals with aimed interventions for support of manager´s outcomes in management and leading of individuals, groups, teams, and organizations. - educates managers in psychological principles of everyday managerial practice.
Prerequisites
Without Limits.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student, Seminar Work

Attendance at the lecture block. Self-study of the e-learning and recommended sources. Elaboration of a project and submission of the final report.
Recommended literature
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  • Adair J. (2006). Leadership: učte se od velkých vůdců. Brno.
  • ARMSTRONG, M. & STEPHENS, T. (2008). Management a leadership.. Praha.
  • ARMSTRONG, M. (2009). Odměňování pracovníků.. Praha.
  • Bahbouh, R. (2011). Sociomapování týmů. Praha.
  • BASS, B. M. & BASS, R. (2008). The Bass Handbook of Leadership. Theory, Research, & Managerial Applications (4th ed.).. New York.
  • BEDRNOVÁ, E. & NOVÝ, I. (2007). Psychologie a sociologie řízení.. Praha.
  • Belbin, M. (2012). Manažerské týmy. Praha.
  • Belbin, M. (2012). Týmové role v práci. Praha.
  • BROOKS, I. (2003). Firemní kultura. Jedinci, skupiny, organizace a jejich chování.. Brno.
  • CIPRO, M. (2009). Delegování jako způsob manažerského myšlení.. Praha.
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  • COVEY, S. R. (2010). 7 návyků skutečně efektivních lidí.. Praha.
  • DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Z. et al. (2007). Management lidských zdrojů.. Praha.
  • HOLÁ, J. (2011). Jak zlepšit interní komunikaci.. Brno.
  • CHRISTIANSEN, N. D. & TETT, R. P. (2013). Handbook of Personality at Work. New York.
  • IMAI, M. (2011). Kaizen.. Brno.
  • ISAACSON, W. (2011). Steve Jobs.. Praha.
  • Jarošová, E. a kol. (2001). Trénink sociálních a manažerských dovedností. Praha.
  • Jay, R., Templar, R. (2006). Velká kniha manažerských dovedností. Praha.
  • Landy, F. J. & Conte, J. M. (2013). Work in 21st Century. An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology (4th ed.). Hoboken.
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  • Mikuláštík, M. (2007). Manažérska psychologie. Praha.
  • MILLER, L. (2009). Jak zvládat a řídit problémové zaměstnance.. Praha.
  • PAUKNEROVÁ, D. et al. (2006). Psychologie pro ekonomy a manažery.. Praha.
  • PLAMÍNEK, J. (2005). Vedení lidí, týmů a firem.. Praha.
  • Provazník, V.: . (2002). Psychologie pro ekonomy a manažery. Praha.
  • SENGE, P. M. (2009). Pátá disciplína.. Praha.
  • WAGNEROVÁ, I. et al. (2011). Psychologie práce a organizace.. Praha.
  • WELCH, J. (2005). Cesta k vítězství.. Praha.


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