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2015/2016  BA-BINMU1012U  Organization Theory

English Title
Organization Theory

Course information
Language English
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Mandatory
Level Bachelor
Duration One Quarter
Start time of the course Autumn, Second Quarter
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Study board
Study Board for BA in Information Management
Course coordinator
  • Michel Avital - Department of IT Mangement (ITM)
Main academic disciplines
  • Information technology
  • Organization
  • Organisational behaviour
Last updated on 13-08-2015
Learning objectives
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors: At the exam assignment students should demonstrate:
  • Ability to account for and juxtapose the theories in the required course reading as well as class materials
  • Ability to illustrate theories and ideas from the literature and the class by examples from the exam case as well as to establish an explanatory relationship between theory and the exam case.
  • Ability to carry out critical assessment of the scope of alternative theories and to compare their relevance to the exam case.
  • Ability to gain new insights through a selective application of multiple theories in a critical assessment of the exam case.
Examination
Organization Theory:
Exam ECTS 7,5
Examination form Home assignment - written product
Individual or group exam Individual
Size of written product Max. 15 pages
Assignment type Written assignment
Duration Written product to be submitted on specified date and time.
Grading scale 7-step scale
Examiner(s) Internal examiner and second internal examiner
Exam period Autumn and Autumn
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Course content and structure

The course is designed to provide students with analytical tools and capabilities that will allow them to examine comprehensively the task of establishing well-functioning organizations. The course promotes the view that theorizing is an important organizational practice and that knowledge of alternatives and their consequences is the key for understanding organization and organized action. Successfully turning theory into a practical resource or tool for further theorizing requires an ability to appreciate differences among the various theories. This includes furthering the ability to discuss and critically reflect upon the theories and their different – sometimes competing – assumptions, while paying due attention to their possible practical relevance and implications.
 
This is a hands-on course that requires students' engagement. Attendance and active participation in class discussions is not only expected, but also required for one's successful realization of the course learning objectives.

 
Teaching methods
Teaching will be based on thematic lectures, field research, in-class exercises, and student presentations.
Expected literature

Pugh, D. and Hickson, D.J. (2007). Writers on Organizations (6th edition), Sage Publications

Hatch, M.J. & Cunliffe, A.L. (2012).  Organization Theory Modern, symbolic and postmodern perspectives (3rd edition), Oxford University Press. (Note: second edition may work too)

 

Selected articles as listed in the course syllabus,
Last updated on 13-08-2015