2013/2014 KAN-CMF_IATI It’s About Time - Dimensions of Time in Work and Organization
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It’s About Time - Dimensions of Time in Work and Organization |
Course information |
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Language | English |
Exam ECTS | 7.5 ECTS |
Type | Elective |
Level | Full Degree Master |
Duration | One Quarter |
Course period | First Quarter
Changes in course schedule may occur. Tuesday 8.00-11.30, week 36-43. |
Time Table | Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
Study board |
Study Board for BSc/MSc in Business Administration and
Philosophy, MSc
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Course coordinator | |
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Administration: Karina Ravn Nielsen, 3815 3782, electives.lpf@cbs.dk | |
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Last updated on 15-03-2013 |
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It is the aim of this course to
provide the students with a comprehensive view of the concept and
the experience of time in work and organization. As such, the
course provides an opportunity for students to deepen their
understanding of the historical and philosophical aspects of time
and to gain an appreciation of the linkages between the experience
of time and levels of performance. At the end of the course
students should be more proficient at:
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Since its early days, management in
organizations has been obsessed with time, embodied, for example,
by Frederick Taylor's studies at the tum of the century. In
most such cases, 'faster’ still means 'cheaper',
and slowing down means not keeping up with the competition. But
while such 'clock-time' is crucial to organization and
management, it only represents one dimension of what time is. This
course examines the different dimensions of time and temporality in
studies of work and organization and explores how such different
aspects may prompt different managerial interventions. It will
outline some of the key dimensions of time to emerge from social
philosophy and social theory and will examine the place of such
dimensions in the history of industrial capitalism. As such, the
course explores how homogenoues time management systems are
complemented by other, more heterogenous time-reckoning systems.
But the course will also explore what it means to
experience time in different ways, engaging with the
perception of time in phenomena like flow experiences, boredom and
stress. Through lectures and exercises that engage with the
students’ own experiences, we will explore how time unfolds and how
it is aligned with feelings of agency and the setting of goals. We
will also be exploring the notion of ‘atmosphere’ and ask what
effects a boring or a stressed-out work environment will have on
performance.
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Students are expected to participate
actively in classes and to present/be part of a group presentation
during the course.
Lectures: will clarify theoretical aspects, elaborate on and supplement key topics, explain various approaches, and respond to questions from students. Discussions: Various texts will be assigned for reading. Segments of class sessions will be used for class discussion, questions, and student observation concerning these readings. Cases: Short cases are assigned for analysis and discussion. The success of case discussion depends upon the active participation of each student and student group. This involves communication, not only from teacher to students, but more importantly, between individual students and from student to teacher. |
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Administration: Karina Ravn Nielsen (electives.lpf@cbs.dk) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Expected literature | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hassard, J. (1996):
Images of Time in Work and Organizations, in
Clegg, S. and Hardy, C. (1999): Studying Organization – Theory
and Method, pp. 327-343
Bluedorn and Denhardt (1988): Time and Organizations, Journal of ManagementJune 1988vol. 14no. 2299-320 Lee, H., & Liebenau, J. (1999). Time in organizational studies: towards a new research direction. Organization Studies, 20(6), 1035–1058. Roy, D. F. (1959): “Banana Time” – Job Satisfaction and Informal Interaction, in: Human Organization, vol. 18 (4), pp. 158-168 Ditton, J. (1979): BAKING TIME*. The Sociological Review, 27(1), 157–167. Orlikowski, W. J., & Yates, J. A. (2002). It's about time: Temporal structuring in organizations. Organization Science, 684–700. Schriber, J. B., & Gutek, B. A. (1987). Some time dimensions of work: Measurement of an underlying aspect of organization culture. Journal of Applied Psychology; Journal of Applied Psychology, 72(4), 642. Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1990): Flow – the psychology of optimal experience, HarperCollins, New York, pp. 48-70 Mainemelis, C. (2002). Time and Timelessness: Creativity in (and out of) the Temporal Dimension. Creativity Research Journal, 14(2), 227–238. Shipp, A. J., Edwards, J. R., & Lambert, L. S. (2009). Conceptualization and measurement of temporal focus: The subjective experience of the past, present, and future. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 110(1), 1–22. Svendsen, L. (2005): A Philosophy of Boredom (excerpt), Reaktion Books Ltd., London, pp. 11-59 Loukidou, L. et al. (2009): Boredom in the workplace: More than monotonous tasks,International Journal of Management Reviews, 11 (4), pp. 381-405 |
Last updated on
15-03-2013