Leadership in Organizations

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Course Leadership in Organizations (VVVKM24301) annotation

This course provides knowledge of leadership in organization and develops the skills to understand and describe the goals of leadership in organization, identify the leadership situation in organization, the impact of situations on leadership, leadership types and styles, be able to manage teams and work in management teams.

Aim of course

To provide students with theoretical knowledge for understanding leadership in the organization, to develop the ability to conceptualize and solve issues related to leadership in the organization,

Learning outcomes: Will be able to apply knowledge of leadership in the organization in an integrated manner, choosing a leadership style, ensuring effective work in teams, and creating favorable conditions for the initiative and creativity of employees in the organization when making organizational management decisions. 

Faculty and course volume in credits: A 6-credit course of study for the Master's degree in the Faculty of Business Management.

Course content

List of the Course lecture topics:

Concept of leadership. Conceptualization of leadership theories

Situations affecting on leadership. Model of situational leadership. Contingency theories of effective leadership behaviors

Participative leadership, delegation and empowerment. Essence and consequences of participative leadership Leader traits and skills. Personality traits and effective leadership. Skills and effective leadership. Managerial competencies 

Charismatic and transformational leadership. Effects of charismatic leaders. Comparison of charismatic and transformational leadership. Evaluation of theories. Values-based leadership and ethical leadership. Leading teams in the organization

Team building: global teams and self-managed teams. Processes in teams and team performance. Interpersonal issues in teams: lack of participation, involvement, emotional conflicts 

Strategic leadership in organizations. Determinants of organizational performance. Leaders' effect on organizational performance. Organizational culture. Research on strategic leadership. Executive teams. Cross-cultural leadership and diversity

Cross-cultural leadership. Cultural values and leadership. Gender diversity and leadership 

Developing leadership skills. Leadership training programs. Learning from experience. Systems perspective on leadership development

List of the Course exercise topics:

The leadership situation and adaptive leadership. Situations affecting leadership

Participative leadership, delegation and empowerment.Essence and consequences of participative leadership

Personality traits and effective leadership. Skills and effective leadership. Managerial competencies Comparison of charismatic and transformational leadership. Valuesbased leadership and ethical leadership

Team building: global teams and self-managed teams. Processes in teams and team performance. Interpersonal issues in teams: lack of participation, involvement, emotional conflicts 

Determinants of organizational performance. Leaders' effect on organizational performance

Developing leadership skills. Leadership training programs. Learning from experience

Upon completion of the course with a positive assessment, a Certificate of Completion will be issued, which is transferable to any higher education institution. Upon completion of the course module without a final assessment, a certificate of completion of the course is issued.

The cost of the course is 469,00 Eur.