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Course: Sociology of organization

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Course title Sociology of organization
Course code KSA/SOCO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester 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.
Course content
1) Sociology of organization and work: industrial and post-industrial 2) Work and the division of labour, flexibility and job crafting 3) The historical development of organizational management and classical management theory in the U.S. 4) The development of scientific management in Europe 5) Human Relations 6) The humanization of work 7) Situational leadership in organizations and new leadership. 8) Power in the organization 9) The psychological contract 10) The work group 11) Cultural patterns in the organization 12) Conflict resolution in the organization

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

Recommended literature
  • Adler, P. S, Gay P. Du, Glenn, M., Reed, M. I. The Oxford Handbook of Sociology, Social Theory, and Organization Studies: Contemporary Currents. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016.
  • Council, N.R. Enhancing the Effectiveness of Team Science. Washington: National Academies Press., 2015.
  • Gigalová, V. .izeni lidsky.ch zdroj. pro andragogy I: studijni text pro kombinovane studium. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackeho v Olomouci, 2013.
  • Gigalová, V. ociologie organizace: studijní text pro kombinované studium. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2020.
  • Gigalová, V. Organizační chování pro andragogy: studijní text pro kombinované studium. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2013.
  • Hurley, J. Scientific Research Effectiveness. The Organisational Dimension. Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media, 2003.
  • Keller, J. (2007). Sociologie byrokracie a organizace.. Praha.


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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 02.05.2026 23:52. Data created for academic year 2026/2027