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| Detailed information |
| Pre-requisites |
KS Introduction to Organization AND
KS Introduction to Leadership and Change
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| Original study plan |
Bachelor's programme International Business Administration 2025W |
| Learning Outcomes |
Competences |
| Students can critically engage with the course literature. They can transfer the knowledge from the readings to (other) empirical settings and are able to collaboratively analyze empirical cases with the help of the literature.
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| Skills |
Knowledge |
Learning Outcomes
- Learning Outcome 3 (LO3): Outline elements/characteristics of specific organizational formation (e.g., community, network)
- Learning Outcome 4 (LO4): Explain basic assumption of specific theoretical lenses (e.g., communication-constitutes-organization perspective; strategy-as-practice perspective) and compare them to other lenses.
- Learning Outcome 5 (LO5): Apply concepts and theoretical approaches to empirical cases.
- Learning Outcome 6 (LO6): Present findings of empirical analyses in an accessible and structured way.
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Course Topics:
- Introduction to Organization Theory: Overview of the Discipline
- Organization as an Entity: Metaphors for Understanding Organization; Concepts of Organization; Forms of Organization(s)
- Organizing as a Verb: Practice- and Process Perspectives; Deep Dive “Strategy as Practice”, Deep Dive “Communication Perspectives”
- Organizational as an Adjective: Organizationality
Learning Outcomes
- Learning Outcome 1 (LO1): Recall key building blocks of different conceptualizations of and theoretical perspectives on organization(s)
- Learning Outcome 2 (LO2): Reflect the advantages and shortcomings of certain theoretical concepts for understanding certain organizational phenomena.
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| Criteria for evaluation |
In total, students have the possibility to reach 100 points.
- Exam (60 points = 60% of the grade)
- Active participation (15 points = 15% of the grade)
- Group work and presentation (25 points = 25% of the grade).
For a passing grade, students need at least 50% of the exam (30 points) and at least 50% of the points for the course overall. The final grade is determined according to the following formula: 0-49 (5), 50-61 (4), 62-74 (3), 75-86 (2), 87-100 (1).
Exam: The course ends with a final exam in the last session. There is a possibility to repeat the exam in case of negative results or scheduling issues (re-take exam). The exam lasts 60 minutes and consists of five questions, of which three need to be answered.
Active Participation: Active participation in the context of this course includes submitting two of four text reflections/discussion questions via Moodle and attending ten of 13 sessions. The 14th session is mandatory due to the exam. Submitting the two reflections/discussion questions and attending ten of 13 sessions provides students with 15 points, for each additional session or each additional submission they miss, I will reduce the number of points for Active participation by 1)
Group work and presentation: Students must submit two group assignments, whereas only the final one is graded. The groups need to do a presentation that prepares them for the final group assignment, a revision of the fist submission. In the context of the presentation, they get feedback on the first draft of the group assignment, which they can integrate into the final submission.
Synchronization of learning outcomes and assessments:
LO1: Written Exam
LO2: Written Exam + Group Work Assignment
LO3: Written Exam
LO4: Written Exam
LO5: Group Work Assignment
LO6: Group Work Assignment
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| Methods |
The course applies a mix of teaching methods to enhance learning opportunities, be inclusive of different learning and participation styles, and address the course objectives and learning outcomes in a dialectically adequate and motivating format,
- Lecture-style inputs: Lecture-style inputs are important for developing an overview of the field and explain the literature and theoretical streams in the field of Organization Theory and Behavior. These inputs are supported by slides and selected literature.
- Workshop-style interactions: Interactive workshop-style lectures with different group discussion and presentation formats should help the students to develop and apply course contents collaboratively: they discuss their readings with peers, apply their knowledge to empirical cases, and present gained insights from their analyses.
- Literature study: Reading and reflecting upon articles/book chapters helps students to prepare the classes and dive deep into the topics of the class (texts provided via Moodle). Further, they learn about how theoretical concepts are applied to empirical phenomena in such texts.
- Group work assignment: The group work assignment shall help to apply the gained knowledge to empirical cases. The groups will get feedback on their assignment during the semester, if wished, and get the opportunity to improve their work through revision.
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| Language |
English |
| Study material |
- Slides incl. video material
- Instructions on the group work assignments
- In-class group exercises to apply knowledge incl. feedback by lecturer and peers
Readings:
- Dyer, J. H., & Nobeoka, K. (2000). Creating and managing a high‐performance knowledge‐sharing network: the Toyota case. Strategic management journal, 21(3), 345-367.
- Massa, F. G. (2017). Guardians of the Internet: Building and Sustaining the Anonymous Online Community. Organization Studies, 38(7), 959-988.
- Morgan, G. (1980). Paradigms, Metaphors, and Puzzle Solving in Organization Theory. Administrative
- Scott, R. W., & Davis, G. F. (2000). The Subject Is Organizations; The Verb is Organizing. In Scott, R. W., & Davis, G. F. (eds.), Organizations and Organizing. Routledge, pp. 1-34.
- Schatzki, T. R. (2006). On Organizations as they Happen. Organization Studies, 27(12), 1863-1873.
- Schoeneborn, D., Blagoev, B., & Dobusch, L. (2022). The Communicative Constitution of Organizationality. In J. Basque, N. Bencherki, & T. Kuhn (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of the communicative constitution of organization (pp. 134–47). New York, NY: Routledge.
- Schoeneborn, D., Kuhn, T. R., & Kärreman, D. (2019). The communicative constitution of organization, organizing, and organizationality. Organization Studies, 40(4), 475-496.
All content is provided via Moodle
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Earlier variants |
They also cover the requirements of the curriculum (from - to)
514ORTBOTBU21: IK Organization Theory and Behavior (2021W-2025S)
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