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| Detailed information |
| Pre-requisites |
(*)Voraussetzungen gemäß Studienfach Organisation & Innovation UND zusätzliche positive Absolvierung KS Personal- und Unternehmensführung
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| Original study plan |
Bachelor's programme Business and Economics 2014S |
| Objectives |
The course focuses on the advantages and disadvantages of alternative organizational forms and will closely examine corresponding issues. Furthermore, students will be in a position to analyze organizational structures under aspects of strategic relevance and their contribution to innovation. Students will be able to discuss academic texts on the subject, critically reflect, and transfer their knowledge to real-world problem areas.
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| Subject |
Efficient design of formal organizational structures from a strategic and innovation-related perspective; double-sided basic problem of organizational design (namely, "differentiation" and "integration"); linking strategic and structural issues; formal structures and their contribution to the development of strategic resources and organizational competencies; modern organizational structures and the innovative consumption of organizational achievement potential.
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Case study (40%), mid-term examination(20%), final examination(40%)
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| Language |
German |
| Study material |
Basic course reading:
- Hill, C.; Hitt, M.; Hoskisson, R.: Cooperative versus Competitive Structures in Related and Unrelated Diversified Firms. Organizaion Science 3; 4: 501-521, 1992.
- Mintzberg, H.: The Structuring of Organizations. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall; daraus 227-297, 1979.
- Mintzberg, H.; Lampel, J.; Quinn, J. B.; Ghoshal, S.: The Strategy Process. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall; daraus: 92-138, 207-226, 312-459, 2003.
- Osterloh, M.; Frost, J.: Prozessmanagement als Kernkompetenz. Wie Sie Business Reengineering strategisch nutzen können. Gabler, Wiesbaden, in der aktuellen Auflage. (Chapter III)
- Sanchez, R.; Mahoney, J.: Modularity, Flexibility, and Knowledge Management in Product And Organization Design. Strategic Management Journal 17: 63-76, 1996.
- Schreyögg, G.: Organisation. Gabler, Wiesbaden, in the current edition.
Supplementary readings will be provided during the course of the semester.
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Corresponding lecture |
(*)2ORGDSI: IK Struktur, Strategie und Innovation
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