Course: Work and organizational psychology

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Course title Work and organizational psychology
Course code PCH/92PON
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 20
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)
  • Kafetsios Konstantinos, prof. Ph.D.
  • Seitl Martin, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Sulejmanov Filip, Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures' content aims to acquaint students on the key sources of the specialization and render them as competent self-study od present topics in the field. The attention is focused on the following areas, including theories and methods, in three block lectures: 1. Work, Individual, and the Workplace a. Importance and meaning of work; unemployment, and its impacts. b. Attitudes to work; work motivation and its dynamics, engagement. c. Personality at work. d. Workplace and its impact on Individual. e. Job satisfaction; work-life balance; well-being at work. f. Stressors and stress at work; fatigue; and work-relax routine. g. Hidden resignation; burn-out syndrome. h. EAP: Employee Assistance Program. i. Safety and health at work. j. Ergonomics; human-machine interaction, psychology in the Industry 4.0. k. Autonomy behavior of environment/machine. 2. Job Performance a. Concepts of performance; work behavior, organizational citizenship behavior, counterproductive work behavior. b. Job analysis and job description. c. Work qualification, competency models and lists of expected characteristics. d. Personality predictors of performance. e. Selection; orientation; adaptation; and training. f. Management of employee´s performance. g. Education; development (talent management and self-management), and job career. 3. Work at organization and organization at work a. Theories of organization and organizational behavior. b. Organization of work. c. Communication, emotions and moods at work. d. Climate and culture in organization. e. Employee counseling and happiness management. f. Social aspect of work, relations at work. g. Pathological phenomena in groups (including bossing, mobbing). 4. Leadership, group and team a. Power and authority b. Theories of leadership (as traits, as behavior, alternative approaches). c. Management and leadership styles, new approaches - transactional, transformational, authentic leadership, management 3.0. d. Emergence, effectiveness and outcomes of leadership. e. Managerial processes. f. Motivation for leadership. g. Psychology of entrepreneurship h. Group, its characteristics, dynamics and evolution. i. Teams and virtual teams, evolution and specific characteristics. j. Managerial work with group and team - technics of group leading and influencing of group dynamics.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Attendace - 16 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 410 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The main goal is to provide a basis of knowledge in contemporary theories, research and methods of work and organizational psychology for all students. Course activities are focused on training students in the basics of field for their following project solutions, regardless of their existing specialization. The intention is also to build ability for the stable monitoring of relevant professional sources.

Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

written exam (multiple-option test)
Recommended literature
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  • Arnold, J., Silvester, J., Patterson, F., Robertson, I., Cooper, C., & Burnes, B. (2007). Psychologie práce pro manažery a personalisty.. Brno: Computer Press.
  • Ashkanazy, N., Wilderom, C. P. M., & Peterson, M. F. (Eds.). (2010). The Handbook of Organizational Culture and Climate.. Thoasand Oaks: Sage Publications.
  • Bass, B. M. & Bass, R. (2008). The Bass Handbook of Leadership. Theory, Research, & Managerial Applications (4th ed.).. New York: Free Press.
  • Bedrnová, E. & Nový, I. (2002). Psychologie a sociologie řízení.. Praha: Management Press.
  • Brannick, M. T., Levine E. L. & Morgeson, F. P. (2007). Job and Work Analysis. Methods, research, and Application for Human Resource Management.. London: Sage.
  • Covey, S. R. (2009). Vedení založené na principech.. Praha: Management Press.
  • Edenborough, R. (2005). Assessment methods in recruitment, selection & performance.. London: Kogan Page.
  • Hofstede, G. & Hofstede, G. J. (2006). Kultury a organizace. Software lidské mysli.. Praha: Linde.
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  • Kubátová, J. & Seitlová, K. (2015). Řízení virtuálních týmů.. Olomouc: VUP.
  • Landy, F. J. & Conte, J. M. (2016). Work in the 21st Century. An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology (6th ed.).. Hoboken: Wiley.
  • Lukášová, R. (2010). Organizační kultura a její změny.. Praha: Grada.
  • Lukeš, M. & Nový, I. (2005). Psychologie podnikání.. Praha: Management Press.
  • Nelson, D. L. & Quick, J. C. (2008). Understanding of Organizational Behavior (3rd ed.).. Mason: South-Western Cengage Learning.
  • Pauknerová, D. et al. (2006). Psychologie pro ekonomy a manažery.. Praha: Grada.
  • Plamínek, J. (2005). Vedení lidí, týmů a firem.. Praha: Grada.
  • Podsakoff, P. M., MacKenzie, S. B. & Podsakoff, N. P. (2018). The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Citizenship Behavior.. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Senge, P. M. (2009). Pátá disciplína.. Praha: Management Press.
  • Senge, P. M. (2009). Pátá disciplína.. Praha: Management Press.
  • Schein, E. H. (2010). Organizational Culture and Leadership.. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
  • Schmitt, N. (2012). The Oxford Handbook of Personnel Assessment and Selection.. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Schmitt, N. W., & Highhouse, S. (2013). Industrial and Organizational Psychology. In I. Weiner, Handbook of Psychology (2nd ed., Vol. 12).. Hoboken: Wiley.
  • Schneider, B. & Barbera, K. M. (2014). The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Climate and Culture.. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Šmahaj, J. & Cakirpaloglu, P. (2005). Význam motivace v pojetí osobnosti: teoretický, výzkumný a aplikační rozměr.. Olomouc: VUP.
  • Štikař, J., Rymeš, M., Riegel. K. & Hoskovec, J. (2003). Psychologie ve světě práce.. Praha: Karolinum.


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