Virtual teams and their application by CZU during COVID-19 lockdown in Czech Republic – Case study

Bc. David Eremiáš

Diplomová práce

Abstract:

Aim of this thesis is to identify attitudes of Czech University of Life Sciences educational employees towards the unanticipated change in work and teaching practices caused by COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic, evaluate changes in effectiveness of work and evaluate effectiveness of transition from personal communication to virtual communication. Another aim of this thesis is to define challenges, advantages and disadvantages as seen by educational employees of Czech University of Life Sciences. Theoretical part of the thesis, literature overview, consists of a review of available literature, drawn from academic and scientific journals, appropriate web sources and other documents, on relevant topics. Practical part of the thesis, own qualitative research, is based on questionnaires distributed to members of a virtual team and a semi-structured interview with a manager of this team. Deep and detailed analysis of questionnaires and interviews will result in answering of stated research questions. The conclusion will recommend how the university and its' employees could be better prepared for a similar situation in future.

Keywords

Team, virtual team, management, COVID-19, online, lockdown, CZU, university, questionnaire, interview, transition

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 30. 3. 2022

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: Ing. Richard Selby, Ph.D.

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze

Provozně ekonomická fakulta

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Economics and Management / Economics and Management