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| Detailed information |
| Pre-requisites |
(*)Modul Foundations of Organization
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| Original study plan |
Bachelor's programme Business Administration 2025W |
| Learning Outcomes |
Competences |
Learning Outcomes
- Analyze and evaluate how temporal structures influence organizational processes and strategies.
- Apply temporal theories to solve real-world organizational challenges related to change, creativity, and innovation.
- Critically assess the impact of time management on digitalization and sustainability within organizations.
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| Skills |
Knowledge |
Learning Outcomes
- LO4: Ability to analyze and critique how time is managed within different organizational structures.
- LO5: Capability to apply theoretical knowledge to case studies and empirical research.
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Learning Outcomes
- LO1: Deep understanding of key concepts and theories related to time and temporality in organizations.
- LO2: Knowledge of how organizations construct and manage time in various contexts.
- LO3: Awareness of the role of temporal perceptions in organizational change, creativity, and innovation.
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Students will be evaluated through assignments, presentations, and an end-term paper, each designed to align with the course's learning outcomes. Assignments will assess their ability to analyze and apply temporal theories to real-world organizational contexts, testing both their understanding of key concepts and analytical skills. Presentations will evaluate students' ability to critically assess and communicate research from a scientific paper. The end-term paper will serve as a comprehensive assessment of their ability to synthesize theoretical knowledge and empirical research, critically analyzing complex organizational issues related to time. This holistic evaluation ensures a balance of competences, knowledge, and skills gained throughout the course.
- Assignments (50%)
- Presentations and active participation in the seminar (frequency of contributions, but also the extent to which the student has mastered the literature and is able to apply it to new problems) (20%)
- End-term paper (30%)
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| Methods |
- Lecture, Discussion, Assignments, Presentation, Endterm Paper
We divide each class into two parts.
- The first part deals with a central temporal perspective on organizational phenomena, based on lecture and discussion. For this part, students prepare specific assignments. These assignments should be uploaded to Moodle the day before class.
- The second part consists of a short in class reading, followed by a short presentation by students on a specific case study (1 Slide, 10 Minutes). There are no assignments to be prepared for the presenting students.
Each student must submit an end-term paper (mini-case-study) between ten and fifteen pages (between 4000 and 6000 words, excluding biography). In this paper, an organisation / platform / community etc. will be analysed using one of the temporal perspectives we applied to organizations in the seminar. Documents and/or interviews may be used in addition to the specific literature. The end-term papers should be submitted via Moodle.
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| Language |
English and French |
| Study material |
- Hernes, T. (2022). Organization and time. Oxford University Press.
- Ancona, D. G., Goodman, P. S., Lawrence, B. S., & Tushman, M. L. (2001). Time: A new research lens. Academy of Management Review, 26(4), 645-663.
- Blagoev, B., Hernes, T., Kunisch, S., & Schultz, M. (2024). Time as a research lens: A conceptual review and research agenda. Journal of Management, 50(6), 2152-2196.
Current organizational research articles on the topics:
Time Management and Decision Making, Temporal Structuring and Organizational Culture, The Role of Time in Creativity and Innovation, Time and Digitalization, Time and Sustainability: Desirable Futures
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Corresponding lecture |
(*)572ORGIFACS17: SE Fachseminar Organisation und Innovation (3 ECTS)
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| Earlier variants |
They also cover the requirements of the curriculum (from - to)
515OIEAATOS20: SE Advanced Topics in Organization (2020W-2021S)
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