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| Detailed information |
| Original study plan |
Bachelor's programme Business Administration 2025W |
| Learning Outcomes |
Competences |
Learning Outcomes
- Ability to apply both classic and modern organizational theories to analyze creativity and innovation within organizations and across organizational networks.
- Competence in critically reflecting on the social, political, economic, and cultural roles of organizations in fostering creativity and innovation.
- Capacity to synthesize multiple theoretical perspectives in analyzing complex organizational phenomena.
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| Skills |
Knowledge |
Learning Outcomes
- LO4: Ability to read, interpret, and critically evaluate advanced research articles in organization science.
- LO5: Analytical skills to apply theoretical concepts to real-world cases of creativity and innovation within organizations.
- LO6: Critical thinking in assessing the roles and impacts of organizations in various societal contexts
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Learning Outcomes
- LO1: Familiarity with key theoretical frameworks in organization science, including classic and modern approaches.
- LO2: Understanding of how innovation and creativity emerge within organizations, networks, and broader organizational fields.
- LO3: Knowledge of how organizations influence societal processes, particularly in relation to creativity and innovation.
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Students will be evaluated based on participation and exams, both of which align with the course’s learning outcomes. Participation will assess students' ability to read, understand and apply theoretical frameworks during discussions. Exams will test their knowledge of classic and modern organizational theories, as well as their analytical skills in applying these frameworks to real-world examples. This combination ensures a balance between understanding theoretical concepts and developing the ability to critically analyze organizational phenomena.
- Exams:
- first exam for 1st half of the semester (50 Points) - exam material covered up to this date
- second exam for 2nd half of the semester (100 Points) – exam material over whole course
- overall a minimum of 75 points has to be reached in the exams. The exam material consists of selected passages from the "core readings" of each theoretical lecture and each discussion session.
- Active class-participation
- 25 bonus points, apply only if the minimum from exams is reached, see below for instructions
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| Methods |
- Lecture, Discussion, In Class Reading, Exams
The course is structured into two stages, both ending with an exam.
In the first half of the semester we will look at classical organizational theories and their implications for creativity and innovation, in the second half at more modern theoretical approaches. Each theoretical lecture (lecture, Q&A, discussion, read the assigned literature before class) is followed by a practical application and discussion of the acquired contents (reading session during class with a group discussion).
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| Language |
English and French |
| Study material |
- Morgan, G. (2006). Images of Organization: The Executive Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA.
- Shafritz, J. M., Ott, J. S., & Jang, Y. S. (2015). Classics of Organization Theory. Cengage Learning.
- Scott, W. R., & Davis, G. (2015). Organizations and Organizing: Rational, Natural and Open Systems Perspectives. Routledge.
- Classic and current organizational research articles
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| Changing subject? |
No |
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