Course: Psychology of Management

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Course title Psychology of Management
Course code KZP/4PSYR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Benda Jan, PhDr.
Course content
1. Motivation: basics concepts Content theories Process theories 2. Leaderships: theories and models Trait approaches Leaders behavior Contingency theories Transformational leadership Charismatic leadership 3. Emotion, values and ethics in organization Job satisfaction Job satisfaction and work performance Organizational commitment Emotions in a workplace Ethical values in organization. Cross-cultural comparison 4. Groups and group dynamics Types of groups Stages of group development Roles of group members Group composition 5. Carrier Carrier development Types of professional personalities Carrier anchoring 6. Power and politics in organization Sources of power in organizations Types of political activities 7. Organizational conflicts. Negotiation. Sources of conflicts in organization Styles of problem solving Types of negotiation 8. Psychopathology in organization Psychopaths in managerial positions Mobbing

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • Babiak, Paul; Hare, Robert D. Hadi v oblecích aneb Psychopat jde do práce. cademia, Praha, 2014.
  • Bedrnová, E., Nový, I.:. Psychologie a sociologie řízení. Praha, Management Press, 2002.
  • Mikuláštík, Milan. Komunikační dovednosti v praxi. Praha, Grada, 2010.


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