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Psychological and social attributes of supported employment regarding employers and employees of companies where it is provided
Štyráková, Katarína ; Kirovová, Iva (advisor) ; Bahbouh, Radvan (referee)
Supported Employment is one of the main tools of active labour market policies for the people who are disadvantaged or with disabilities. It aims to aid people are disadvantaged when finding employment themselves, provides assistance when looking for and choosing the right employment and with preparations for its execution, facilitation of the first contact with employer and colleagues, and ongoing support not only to the person with disability, but also to his colleagues and superiors who will be in contact with him. The thesis focuses on the issue of supported employment and its relation to diversity management, which covers the topic of management of employing the minorities and disadvantaged groups. From this perspective the thesis discusses the attitudes and prejudices, that often pose a barier to supported employment and effective interaction of people with disabilities and without. Research aims to explore these attitudes and to explore the support, that employers and employees working in the companies there the supported employment takes place are provided. The hypotheses stating there would be a difference in attitudes toward people with disabilities and toward organizational diversity between the research and the control group, were not confirmed. Qualitative analysis revealed the...
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Difficulties in career decision making
Brožek, Pavel ; Kirovová, Iva (advisor) ; Rymeš, Milan (referee)
The theoretical part of this diploma thesis consists of four basic areas which are crucial for better understanding of profession choice difficulties and subsequently provides an introduction to the second part of the thesis - the empirical part. In the first chapter, the reader will be informed about the definition of the profession choice, its historical development, which covers a pretty wide context, in which the profession choice is being accomplished. The following chapter deals with career development theories focusing on personality, development theories targeting career and theories solely focused on social influences effecting the career development. The last two chapters deal with an adolescence period which plays the key role in the further career path of the individual. There is also a chapter describing and sorting difficulties while choosing a profession. The aim of the empirical part is to describe the development of profession choice difficulties at the end of secondary education - the period of life which is considered by many authors to be vitally important for the adolescent profession development. Hypotheses are verified by comparison of the results of the questionnaire that investigates profession choice difficulties in between third, fourth and fourth grade - directly before...
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Selected aspects of employee development in international organization
Durňaková, Zuzana ; Kirovová, Iva (advisor) ; Rymeš, Milan (referee)
In this thesis the attention is given to selected aspects of employee development in the international organization operating in the steel industry, which has a branch in Slovakia. The theoretical part explains the various theoretical concepts that bind to this topic (for example. Human resources, human resources management, competencies), as well as individual learning concepts which are creating a platform for employee development and also the different phases development and training in organization. This topic is very up-to-date in the light of increasing demand for staff across the whole spectrum of professions. The empirical part is directed to clarify the course of development in international organizations, where great importance emphasis is placed on language learning (especially English) and training in the field of management training, particularly to develop the presentation skills. In this part of the research results indicate that individual groups of employees are after completing the course improving the level of English language at the required level, as well as valuation of the self level of presentation skills. Keywords: Employee development, learning, foreign language skills, presentation skills
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Significant factors of quality of working life in terms of management in the nonprofit sector
Jenšovská, Lucie ; Kirovová, Iva (advisor) ; Kebza, Vladimír (referee)
This thesis deals with the issue of quality of work life (QWL), namely the important factors of QWL in terms of the management of non-governmental organizations (NGO). Perception of QWL has a positive effect on job satisfaction, personal well-being and job performance (its productivity and quality). The aim of this mapping study is to determine the important factors of QWL from the subjective perspective. Expert semistructured interviews were used for this purpose. The results indicate that the identified factors are identical with QWL mentioned by individual authors and institutions. The following factors were identified: absence of stress, interpersonal relationships in the workplace, support from the organization, evaluation of work, working environment. The positively evaluated factors include good relations in the workplace, need and utility of service, and self-actualization. The problematic working factors are financial conditions, obligations arising from the legislative framework, uncertainty about the sustainability of services, view of society and the low level of spatial facilities. The findings might become a contribution for organizations providing social services, be useful in easier implementation and support QWL factors, feelings of well-being at work, for selection of employees,...
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The Application of Psychology in Employee Selection and Employment Mediation
Chaloupka, Otakar ; Kirovová, Iva (referee) ; Kocianová, Renata (referee)
Rigorózní práce v teoretické části pracovně vymezuje pojem personální psychologie, neboť cílem práce je identifikovat roli a uplatnění personální psychologie v oblasti výběru pracovníků a v oblasti zprostředkování zaměstnání. Na základě vymezení p ojmu personálního výběru jako komplexního procesu a diferenciace druhů personálního výběru identifikuje potenciální roli personální psychologie v procesu výběru pracovníka. Současně na základě vymezení pojmu zprostředkování pracovního uplatnění, určení fun kce, možností a limitů Úřadu práce a vymezení pojmu Bilanční diagnostika jako komplexního poradenského systému uplatňovaném mj. v praxi Úřadu práce identifikuje potenciální roli personální psychologie v procesu zprostředkování zaměstnání. Empirická část má charakter mapující deskriptivní studie. Jejím cílem je popsat účast personální psychologie v současné praxi fungování personálních agentur a HR útvarů firem, dále činnost zprostředkovatelů zaměstnání při Úřadu práce a podíl personální psychologie na této činnosti a nakonec identifikovat očekávání klientů programu Bilanční diagnostiky a jejich naplnění. Pátá část práce souhrnně zpracovává proces výběru pracovníka a zprostředkování zaměstnání jejich srovnáním na úrovni metodologických východisek, metodik, kl íčových kompetencí odpovědných pracovníků a...
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Quality of working life related to human resources activities
Honsová, Pavlína ; Kirovová, Iva (advisor) ; Kabelková, Jiřina (referee)
This thesis analyses the concept of quality of working life related to human resources activities. In the theoretical part, key concepts and related terms are introduced. Then different approaches and categorisations are stated. Individual human resources activities contributing to quality of working life as introduced by Walton are described in the following subchapters. Several examples of research approaches related to quality of working life are stated as well as different means of evaluating and measuring quality of working life. The practical part consists of a research design leading to a questionnaire development measuring quality of working life according to Walton's factors, which were described in detail in the theoretical part.
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The influence of objective factors in decision making and consumer behavior
Šprachtová, Pavlína ; Rymeš, Milan (advisor) ; Kirovová, Iva (referee)
Univerzita Karlova v Praze Filozofická fakulta Katedra psychologie Diplomová práce Bc. Pavlína Šprachtová Vliv objektivních faktorů na rozhodování a nákupní chování spotřebitelů The influence of objective factors in decision making and consumer behavior V Praze 31. 11. 2015 Vedoucí práce: Doc. PhDr. Milan Rymeš, CSc. Abstract Based on professional literature research will be compile, description and definition of objective factors (e.g. demographics, social groups, culture etc.), which influenced consumers decision making and buying. Separate chapter will be focused on impact of social groups, too. Available research with topic of motivation and other aspects influencing consumer's behavior will be analyzed and compared. The empirical part will be targeted on objective factors which affect consumers decision making in situation of buying a car. Special space will be devoted impact of social groups. The aim of that diploma thesis is to find out significance and impact of objective factors in consumer decision making and description and definition of social norm, which affect product or service given current lifestyle. Keywords consumer behavior, buying decision making, objective factors, advertisement
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Attitude of managers to changes in organization and the causes of concerns and of refusing the changes
Šmitáková, Hana ; Rymeš, Milan (advisor) ; Kirovová, Iva (referee)
The topic of the thesis is the managers' attitude and reactions to changes in organization, the causes of concerns and refusing changes. The level of organizational hierarchy chosen is the middle management level. The theoretical part provides introduction to the subject of organizational changes and than focuses particularly on the process of implementing the changes and the impact it has on the participants. It describes how the organizational changes affect its' individual participants and is followed by the largest part of the thesis, which focuses on the role of the middle management in processes related to the organizational changes. The work focuses on the description of the middle managers' positions and their attitude. One chapter presents the managerial resistance to organizational changes. The second part of the thesis presents a proposal for a research project which aims to identify the roles of middle managers in the change process and in particular on identifying the causes of concerns and refusing changes.
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Situational Leadership
Süttö, Marián ; Kirovová, Iva (advisor) ; Rymeš, Milan (referee)
This thesis is focused on field of leadership, particularly situational leadership model by Hersey and Blanchard. Thesis is mostly theoretical framework aimed to offer the possibility for reader to get overview in leadership issues. Theoretical framework of the thesis is focused on leadership definition, the most important leadership theories in the past, and especially to situational leadership approach. The focus of this thesis is to get detailed insight in this model and therefore offer information, that are not well- known in our environment. Empirical project proposal is aimed to research leadership styles of people in leadership positions in organizations. Research proposal is implemented by LEAD questionnaire, that is created by authors of situational leadership model. The purpose of research is measurement and assessment of leaders' leadership. Keywords Leadership, Situational Leadership, Leadership Effectiveness, Readiness of the Followers, Task Behavior, Relationship Behavior, LEAD Instrument
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Career development from the organizational perspective
Miková, Barbora ; Kirovová, Iva (advisor) ; Fabianová, Ivana (referee)
The bachelor thesis introduces a topic of career development in organizational context. The aim of this work was to present the concept of career development from organizational perspective and to outline the contrast between the traditional career and the contemporary career concepts with the new psychological contract taken into consideration. The contemporary view of career also changes the organizational approach towards the career planning and career management of its employees. The major part of the thesis presents the human resources management practices which are or might be used by organizations to support the career development and growth of its employees. The empirical part of the thesis introduces a research design examining the effectivity of a developmental practice, the 360-degree feedback, regarding the job tenure of the workers in the organization. Key words: career, career development, career management, career planning
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