Organisational Behaviour

Teachers

Included in study programs

Teaching results

Knowledge and understanding:
- Gain knowledge of effective management of people in the work process. It enriches knowledge in the field of communication skills as well as undesirable forms of behavior in the work process.
Skills:
- Improve presentation skills as well as teamwork skills.
Competences:
- Acquire competencies in the field of stress management and time management and thus increase the efficiency of organisations and leading people in the work process.

Indicative content

The aim of the course is to expand the professional competencies of students in the field of knowledge management and organizational behavior. Moreover, to get a specific idea of the work of a manager in the 21st century, of his/her ethics, of creative problem solving and teamwork. The course is also focused on social competencies in the field of stress management and time management, which complement the full range of competencies of employees in a knowledge organisation.
Management and organisational behaviour.
Content of managerial work and its characteristics.
Organisational behaviour and corporate social responsibility.
Individuals in the organisation.
Perception and attitudes.
Work stress and time management.
Groups and teams in the organisation.
Workplace conflicts and their resolution.
Communication process.
Organisational culture.
Organisational Behaviour for the 21st Century.
Change and transformation of organisations in the current stage of globalization.

Support literature

1. Přívara, A.: Organizačné správanie a jeho osobitosti v 21. storočí. Bratislava: Ekonóm, 2015.
2. Alexy, J.: Manažment znalostí a organizačné správanie. Bratislava: Ekonóm, 2011.
3. Birknerová, Z., Birkner, M.: Manažment – Organizačné správanie. Prešov: Prešovská univerzita v Prešove, 2014.
4. Birknerová, Z.: Organizačné správanie: od teórie k aplikácii v praxi. Pezinok: Via Bibliotheca, s.r.o, 2011.
5. Cejthamr, V., Dědina, J.: Management a organizační chování. Praha: Grada 2010.
6. Kravčáková, G. a kol.: Organizačné správanie. Košice: Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach, 2015.

Requirements to complete the course

written work and presentations – 40%
written exam – 60%

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Slovak, English

Date of approval: 07.02.2023

Date of the latest change: 27.10.2021