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[ 2ORGMCO ] KS Master Course Organization

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Workload Ausbildungslevel Studienfachbereich VerantwortlicheR Semesterstunden Anbietende Uni
6 ECTS D - Diplom Betriebswirtschaftslehre Johannes Lehner 2 SSt Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
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Anmeldevoraussetzungen IK Verhalten und Management in Organisationen UND KS Organisation und Innovation
(Bei erfolgter Zulassung zu einem Masterstudium, in dem die Lehrveranstaltung im Rahmen der Pflicht- oder Wahlfächer vorgeschrieben ist, gilt diese Voraussetzung als erfüllt.)
Quellcurriculum Diplomstudium Wirtschaftswissenschaften 2009W
Ziele (*)
  • Critically question and expand existing basic knowledge of organization theory and organizational behavior
  • Become familiar with three main theoretical frameworks for understanding organizations: economic, institutional, evolutionary
  • Apply these frameworks at different levels: individuals, groups, organizations, and populations of organizations
  • Understand why organizational structures and actions are subject to continual contestation, producing change and diversity in an uncertain environment
  • Learn to take an analytical approach to the study of organizations, drawing on several theoretical perspectives simultaneously
  • Learn to read, understand, and judge advanced research articles, thereby comprehending complex and ambiguous relationships as they appear in organizations and in management in general
  • Become able to critically reflect on organizations and the various roles the play in modern society – socially, politically, economically, and culturally
Lehrinhalte (*)This seminar examines organizations as building blocks in modern societies, reviews different theoretical frameworks that have been central to organization science, and applies these frameworks in the explanation of a broad range of organizational phenomena. The course is structured into two stages. Prep Stage: acquiring/relearning required basic knowledge for the course

  • Organizations as social systems
  • Definitions of organizations
  • Interplay between structure and agency
  • Organizations as a field of research
  • Economic, institutional and evolutionary perspectives

Advanced Stage: acquiring advanced knowledge for the course

  • Space & spatiality: geographic and social spaces of organizations; theories of economic agglomeration; organizational networks and fields
  • Time & temporality: historical approaches to organizations; theory of path dependence; different conceptions of time in organization studies
  • Structures & structuring: formal and informal structures; socialization processes; decoupling of structures and practice
Beurteilungskriterien (*)Written exams in class

  • First exam for Prep Stage (60 Points)
  • Second exam for Prep and Advanced Stage (90 Points)

Bonus points can be earned through additional assignments.

Grading criteria:

  • Knowledge of the discussed theories and contents
  • Ability to integrate multiple theories and evidence on different topics
  • Ability to develop an argument: what is the main claim and why should the reader believe that this claim is correct?
Lehrmethoden (*)Lectures, Q&A, discussion questions, text discussion
Abhaltungssprache Englisch
Literatur (*)Text book: Staber, U. (2013). Understanding Organizations. Theories and Images. Sage.

Additional readings will be announced in the first session

Lehrinhalte wechselnd? Nein
Sonstige Informationen (*)none
Präsenzlehrveranstaltung
Teilungsziffer 200
Zuteilungsverfahren Zuteilung nach Vorrangzahl