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Leadership in the management of organizations providing social services.
Kučerová, Michaela ; Vrzáček, Petr (advisor) ; Mertl, Jiří (referee)
The thesis on Leadership in the Management of Social Services Organizations focuses on social service managers and explores how they strengthen and develop leadership skills. Leadership is important in social service management because it allows for effective team management focused on achieving common goals and improving the quality of services provided to users. While some managers may rely primarily on their abilities and the application of leadership skills may be more intuitive, others may consciously apply specific leadership skills. The theoretical part of the thesis clarifies the concepts of management and leadership and describes the difference between managers and leaders. These concepts are then related to the context of social services and the topic of leadership skills and how they can be applied in the management of social services is further developed. The empirical part of the thesis aims to answer the question "How do managers in the practice of social services strengthen and develop leadership skills?" Qualitative research is used and respondents are line managers in social services who will undergo a semi-structured interview. The research has found that managers in social services utilize leadership skills to some extent intuitively, but it is not a conscious process of...
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Reflection of the Most Important Leadership Theories in Academic Periodics in the Years 1990-2014
Procházka, Ondřej ; Dvořáková, Miroslava (advisor) ; Gruber, Jan (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on content analysis of articles of academic journals, that are concerned with Leadership, in period between years 1990 to 2014. The aim is to create a summary of the most cited Leadership theories in academic journals in period between years 1990 to 2014, based on the content analysis. First, Leadership is defined and the evolution of understanding of Leadership is explained, then the most important Leadership theories that came to an existence before the year 1990 are introduced. Next, the procedure and methodology of the content analysis is described and the results are presented, which are subsequently being reflected upon. The most important Leadership theories in period between years 1990 to 2014 are finally introduced independently. Keywords: leadership, leader, trait theory of Leadership, skill theory of Leadership, Situational theory of Leadership, Contingency theory of Leadership, Behavioural theory of Leadership, Transformational Leadership, Leader-Member Exchange theory, Authentic Leadership, Ethical Leadership, content analysis, academic journals
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Specifics of Project Team Managing and Development in IS/ICT
Hamza, Jan ; Pavlica, Karel (advisor) ; Bláha, Jiří (referee) ; Pour, Jan (referee)
Project management is now the basis for the activities of most companies, whether local or multinational, regardless of the sector in which they operate. Construction industry can be considered as a birthplace of project management, due to the need to monitor the continuity of work. With the adoption of project management by other sectors--primarily engaged in information systems and telecommunications technologies--project management is given a new direction. If we add to this trend the current focus on the development and care of human resources (the impact of soft skills on the work of managers), we get two conflicting tendencies: on the one hand there is a significant development of project methodologies and techniques oriented mainly to the administration of the entire process of project management (planning, managing and reporting); on the other hand there are training methods that focus on the development of soft skills (teamwork, creativity, communication skills or leadership skills). But what is lacking is the integration of both approaches. The main objective of this doctoral thesis, Specifics of Project Team Managing and Development in IS/ICT, is to determine whether project teams behave as real teams, as defined by current theories, or whether they behave as specific working groups. The sub-objectives are 1) to identify the key skills that project managers need for leading teams, 2) identify the key soft skills of project team members which need to work effectively in a team, and 3) find out how project teams work with knowledge. The research included in this work is aimed at mapping the position of the project manager as a leader of the project team with an emphasis on the issue of soft skills in the project management of IS/ICT companies. Three independent data sources enable us to understand the situation in several existing project teams from different perspectives (project manager, team member and head of the project management office), with an emphasis on project manager as a leader of the team. The research was performed in companies engaged in mobile communications in the Czech Republic (GSM service providers) and their suppliers. The total research involved 224 respondents. This data was then generalized and applied to companies operating in the field of IS/ICT in the Czech Republic. The conclusion summarizes the benefits for the development of science (in the specific field of project management as well as in management in general) for business and for education.
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