Course description
Organization and organizing is a course in organization theory (OT). It focuses on different aspects and central features of organization and organizing, and through them addresses several key theoretical perspectives in organization theory. Among the topics covered are bureaucracy, organisational structure and networks, culture and identity, organisational change, and the future of organising.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, you will be able to:
• recognize the contemporary impact and relevance of classical OT ideas
• recognize and appreciate instances of organisation and organising beyond the formal
bureaucracies of business firms and public services
• identify and reflect a broad array of theoretical perspectives and approaches related to
organisation and organising
• search for recent scientific knowledge and debates on organisation and organising
• independently and critically investigate and evaluate OT literature
Organization and organizing is a course in organization theory (OT). It focuses on different aspects and central features of organization and organizing, and through them addresses several key theoretical perspectives in organization theory. Among the topics covered are bureaucracy, organisational structure and networks, culture and identity, organisational change, and the future of organising.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, you will be able to:
• recognize the contemporary impact and relevance of classical OT ideas
• recognize and appreciate instances of organisation and organising beyond the formal
bureaucracies of business firms and public services
• identify and reflect a broad array of theoretical perspectives and approaches related to
organisation and organising
• search for recent scientific knowledge and debates on organisation and organising
• independently and critically investigate and evaluate OT literature
- Teacher: Maria Ehrnström-Fuentes
- Teacher: Caroline Sundgren