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Organizational Design

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Course Unit Code157-0326/05
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
VRA31Ing. Blanka Bazsová, Ph.D.
Summary
Students will gain required knowledge in the area of creating organization positions, organization system and approaches to the staff assessment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The goal of the subject is to discuss the methodological foundations related to the organization design, to identify organization problems,suggest the organisation structure and evaluate organisation measures.
Course Contents
1.Terminology and importance of organizational design. Principles and definitions. Methodological basis and approaches to the organizational design.
2. Model and information technology of organizational design. Software applications, description, structure.
3. Model and software applications for analysis of factors affecting organizational structure. Components and factors: Organizational size, organizational life cycle, environment, strategy, technology; globalization.
4. Traditional organizational structure versus contemporary organizational structure. Concepts, characteristics, advantages and disadvantages.
5. Objectives of organizational design and structure of organizational design. Organizational design as a decision-making process.
6. Organizational diagnostics. Objectives, core frameworks and methods.
7. Design of positions/titles and departments. Job specialization, formalization of behavior, education and training.
8. Organizational chart. Levels/steps of decision making. Centralization, decentralization, pitfalls in the delegation process.
9. Leadership and management standards, definition, roles, and implementation.
10. Social climate and organizational culture.
11. Human resources management and its relationship with the organization. Human Resources responsibilities.
12. Human resources role and its alignment with the corporate strategy. Application of methods and approaches used in the process of employee performance evaluation.
13. Workflow, processes and procedures. Methods and models applied for organizing the processes. Model and computer support for process analysis and design.
14. Evaluation of organizational performance. Approaches and methods fot evaluating performance of the organization.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
GRIFFIN, Ricky W.; PHILLIPS, Jean a GULLY, Stanley Morris. Organizational behavior: managing people and organizations. 13E. Boston: Cengage, 2020. 576 s. ISBN 978-0-357-04250-2.
BURKE, Wyatt Warner. Organization change: theory and practice. 2nd ed. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, c2008. 335 s. ISBN 978-1-4129-2670-6.
ROBBINS, Stephen P. a JUDGE, Tim. Organizational behavior. Edition 16. Always learning. Boston: Pearson, 2015. ISBN 978-1-292-05655-5.
BAZSOVÁ, Blanka, Anna KŘÍŽOVÁ a Petr ŘEHÁČEK. Teorie organizace. Přístupy, metody, nástroje, softwarová podpora. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2015. 176 s. ISBN 978-80-248-3790-1.
CEJTHAMR, Václav a Jiří DĚDINA. Management a organizační chování. 2. vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2010. 352 s. ISBN 978-80-247-3348-7.
DONNELLY, James. H., James, L. GIBSON and John, M. IVANCEVICH. Management. Praha: Grada Publishing, 1997. 821 s. ISBN 80-7169-422-3.

Recommended Reading:
DONNELLY, James. H., James, L. GIBSON and John, M. IVANCEVICH. Management. Praha: Grada Publishing, 1997. 821 s. ISBN 80-7169-422-3.
GRAEME, Martin. Managing People and Organizations in Changing contexts. Netherlands: Elsevier Ltd., 2006. 425 s. ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-8000-4.
BELLEFLAMME, Paul a PEITZ, Martin. Industrial organization: markets and strategies. 2nd edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015. 799 s. ISBN 978-1-107-06997-8.
DĚDINA, Jiří a Jiří ODCHÁZEL. Management a moderní organizování firmy. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2007. 324 s. ISBN 978-80-247-2149-1.
GRAEME, Martin. Managing People and Organizations in Changing contexts. Netherlands: Elsevier Ltd., 2006. 425 s. ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-8000-4.
LUKÁŠOVÁ, Růžena. Organizační kultura a její změna. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2010. 240 s. ISBN 978-80-247-2951-0.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit45 23
        ExaminationExamination55 32