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Leadership Theories and Diversity Management
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:8.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:25:31
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | KSK_144 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Management; Public Management | Target Audience: | Communication Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ivans Jānis Mihailovs | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Understanding of intercultural communication and its importance in the society, an organisation and individual’s daily life. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To promote understanding of students about leadership, its theories, styles and models, to analyse leader’s personality and action, reviewing situations faced by a leader, when building teams, leading organisations and motivating to work effectively. To provide students with an idea of the history of development of diversity management, its latest trends, comparing experiences of the European Union and the United States. To provide an overview of the phenomenon of diversity in the EU and US ethnic policy. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Leader and leadership. Leadership as a social, cultural and psychological phenomenon. Main theories of leadership. Leadership models and styles. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Analysis of leadership styles. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Leader and a group. Leadership in an organisation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Concept of diversity and its development in policies of countries and societies in Europe. Concept of cultural competence. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Impact of leadership on work efficiency and changes. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Topical theories on development of diversity in a globalised society. Clash of civilisations (S. Huntington) and concept of cultural citizenship (J. Hermes). Diversity management in organisations. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Marginalisation: social, political and subcultural identities. Policy of the Latvian state in the field of diversity. Diversity in the private sector and NGOs. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Practices of NGOs in the field of diversity. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Leader and leadership. Leadership as a social, cultural and psychological phenomenon. Main theories of leadership. Leadership models and styles. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Analysis of leadership styles. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Leader and a group. Leadership in an organisation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Concept of diversity and its development in policies of countries and societies in Europe. Concept of cultural competence. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Impact of leadership on work efficiency and changes. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Topical theories on development of diversity in a globalised society. Clash of civilisations (S. Huntington) and concept of cultural citizenship (J. Hermes). Diversity management in organisations. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Marginalisation: social, political and subcultural identities. Policy of the Latvian state in the field of diversity. Diversity in the private sector and NGOs. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Practices of NGOs in the field of diversity. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Within the scope of the course, an independent work “Diversity management measures in my workplace” should be prepared and submitted in accordance with drafted guidelines. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Students are able to combine theoretical and practical knowledge about matters of intercultural communication, diversity management and anti-discrimination matters, to prepare an analysis of activities and a diversity management strategy of own organisation. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | After mastering the course students know the concept, theories of and approaches to leadership and diversity management, implementation/evaluation strategies, know the concept of discrimination, foundations and types of discrimination, defence mechanisms. | ||||||||
| Skills: | After mastering the course students are able to analyse leadership and diversity management strategies and approaches, understand their usability in the work of a specific organisation. Able to recognise cases of discrimination and be aware of consequences and effects of discrimination on an individual and society. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | After mastering the course students, by understanding the importance of leadership and diversity management, are able to use it in the analysis of own organisation (workplace) and development of a strategy. Able to independently analyse a leader’s action and diversity situation, including by stating necessary discrimination elements and offering specific solutions. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Reinventing Diversity: Transforming Organizational Community to Strengthen People, Purpose, and Performance Reprint Edition by Ross, Howard J. published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2013 | ||||||||
| 2 | Timo Makkonen. Equal in Law, Unequal in Fact: racial and ethnic discrimination and the legal response thereto in Europe, Martinus Nijhoff Publisher, 2012 | ||||||||
| 3 | Diversity and HR: Belgian and international good practices, 2012 | ||||||||
| 4 | Golubeva M., Kažoka I., Rastrigina O. Dažādības vadība publiskajā sektorā: attīstīto valstu pieredze un Latvijas situācijas novērtējums, Sabiedriskās politikas centrs PROVIDUS, 2011 | ||||||||
| 5 | Hanovs D., Meņšikovs V., Mihailovs I. J., Tēraudkalns V., Volkovs V. Iepazīsti Eiropu, iepazīsti Latviju. Ievads starpkultūru komunikācijā. 7.nodaļa Dažādības vadība, Daugavpils, 2012 | ||||||||
| 6 | Kolčanovs B., Zankovska-Odiņa S., Kamenska A., Zālītis K., Atšķirīgs klients daudzveidīgā Latvijā. Papildināts izdevums. Mācību līdzeklis iestāžu darbiniekiem, kas sniedz pakalpojumus trešo valstu valstspiederīgo pilsoņiem, Latvijas Cilvēktiesību centrs, 2011. 3. nodaļa Dažādības vadība, 4. nodaļa diskriminācija un 5. nodaļa ES un Latvijas labo prakšu analīze. | ||||||||
| 7 | Kļaviņš, K. Savienotie trauki. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2018 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | FRA. Eiropas diskriminācijas novēršanas tiesību rokasgrāmata. 2010 | ||||||||
| 2 | Lazda-Mazula I. Dažādību vadība (Diversity Management). Sabiedrības integrācijas fonds. 2013 | ||||||||
| 3 | Zankovska-Odiņa S. Vienlīdzīgs, bet ne vienāds. politika.lv, 20.05.2013. | ||||||||
| 4 | Diversity Central. Resources for cultural diversity at work, pieejams angļu valodā http://www.diversitycentral.com/ | ||||||||
| 5 | Robert T. Moran, Philip R. Harris, Sarah V. Moran. Managing Cultural Differences. Global Leadership Strategies for the 21st Centery, 2007 | ||||||||
| 6 | Hanovs D., Laicāne M., Mihailovs I. J., Dažādības vadība multietniskā vidē. Rīga, 2009 | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | visi pieejamie interneta resursi, kas atrodami izmantojot atslēgas vārdu – dažādības vadība vai diversity management. | ||||||||
