Managerial sociology

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Department of Economics, Management and Humanities

Synopsis:

Course is targeted to utilization of methods of social sciences in marketing, management, company reporting, internal and external communication and to definition of target groups. Students will also get information on monitoring contribution of social impacts of entrepreneurship to surrounding communities, management of relations with communities and company strategy in the field of corporate responsibility.

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Syllabus of lectures:

1.Basic concepts of sociology applied in management

2.Transformation and changes in ownership in company social environment and neighbor communities

3.Changes in production technologies and social attitude to work, economy based on knowledge

4.Historical development and contemporary schools of management from sociological point of view

5.Types of organizational structures, social groups and networks

6.Control of working groups and interpersonal communication

7.Employee conflicts and organizational pathology

8.Organizational democracy

9.Managerial decision

10.Strategic management

11.Company culture, internal communication

12.Organizational schemes

13.Social investigation in company management and control of relations with concerned groups, rules for research definition

14.Interaction of company with social system in region - company social responsibility

Syllabus of tutorials:

1.Concepts of sociology

2.Contemporary schools of management from sociological point of view

3.Economy based on knowledge

4.Team leadership - case study

5.Personal communication

6.Management of work conflicts

7.Corporate culture - case study

8.Internal communication

9.Project assessment

10.Management of organizational changes

11.Sociological research and its rules

12.Corporate social responsibility - case study

13.Project presentation

14.Project presentation, assessment

Study Objective:

Study materials:

1.Buravoy, M. - Verdery, K. Uncertain Transition. Rowman &

Littlefield Publishers, INC. Oxford. 1999

2. Gidens, A. Sociologie. Argo, 1999

3.Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, Global Reporting Iniciative 2002

4.Carrots and Sticks for Starters. Current trends and approaches in

Voluntary and Mandatory Standards for Sustainability Reporting. KPMG's

Global Sustainability services and United Nations Enviroment Programe

(UNEP). 2006

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

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