30153 - ORGANIZATION THEORY
CLEF - BESS-CLES - BIEMF
Course taught in English
JAY ROBERT HORWITZ
Class 31: JAY ROBERT HORWITZ, Class 32: FRANZ WOHLGEZOGEN
This course provides an undergraduate-level introduction to organization theory. The course has two main objectives:
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First, the course aims to give a broad overview of the main theoretical elements of organization theory. The course does not attempt, however, to cover every facet of the literature or to provide a complete intellectual history of the subject.
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Second, the course aims to give a practical understanding of how organization theory is applied in the real world.
The course begins at the individual level, embedding individuals in organizations, and embedding organizations in inter-organizational arrangements.
At each level, it examines various streams of research in organization theory.
More precisely at the individual level the course examines:
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Managerial cognition
- Management teams
- Power & dependence
- Strategic resources
At the organization level it examines:
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Intra-organizational networks
- Organization architecture
- Governance
- Organizational change
- Organizational learning
At the inter-organizational level it examines:
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Inter-organizational networks
- Alliances
- Ecological models
- Legitimacy & categories
Attending students and Non-attending students
Grading is based on: in class participation, a group project, and a final written exam.
- Case collection for the course 30153 Organization Theory 2013/2014, Egea
- A set of readings selected and uploaded on the Library Course Reserves (http://lib.unibocconi.it/screens/course.html) and on the Learning Space