Course detail
Leadership of Diverse Teams
FP-ldtPAcad. year: 2014/2015
This course provides to students knowledge and skills in personnel managemet focusing on leadership diversity teams.
Completion of this course develops knowledge and skills in the following areas: leadership, human resources, management teams, social diversity, diversity measurements, methods and techniques of leadership and diversity management, intercultural management, gender management, diversity management, work-life balance.
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
1. The attendance at lectures and seminars in the desired range.
2. The individual preparation for lectures and seminars in the desired range.
3. The effective cooperation at lectures and seminars.
There are two conditions for successful completion of the course:
1) The oral presentation
2) Written essay
Course curriculum
2. Leadership and management of diversity teams in a global environment. Theory of Economic Development R. Florida.
3. Social diversity in organizations. Definition of terminology, diversity at the individual level, the group level diversity, diversity at the organizational level. Measuring diversity. Diversity management.
4. Intercultural management and gender management. Intersectionality. Specifics of foreigners working in a foreign country, expatriates, braindrain, braingain, gender quotas, equal opportunities.
5. Age management. Terminology, theoretical approaches, research in the area of age management myths about older workers, multigenerational teams, perspectives age management.
6. The reconciliation of work and private life. Part-time jobs, corporate kindergarten, flexible working hours, work from home, shared-time jobs, win-win strategy. Examples of good practice.
The workout will be analyzed and evaluated case studies and examples of good practice on the topic:
1. Leadership and management of diversity teams in global environment
2. Social deversity in organizations
3. Intercultural management
4. Gender management
5. Age management
6. The reconciliation of work and private life.
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Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
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Basic literature
RAŠTICOVÁ, M. Efektivní přístupy k vedení diverzitních týmů v českých podnicích. Brno: CERM, 2012. ISBN 978-80-720-4809-0. (CS)
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