Organisation Theory

Code:

LGE205

Acronym:

TO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Business Sciences

Instance: 2006/2007 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://sigarra.up.pt/fep_uk/FICHA_DISCIPLINA.EDITAR?P_CAD_CODIGO=LGE205&P_ANO_LECTIVO=2004/2005&P_PE
Responsible unit:	Department of Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Business Administration

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
GES	182	Official Curricular Structure since 2004	2	2		-

Objectives

OFFICE HOURS FOR CONSULTATION:
Manuel Graça: Wednesday, 13.00-14.00 h (Room 308)
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·To provide a conceptual framework for thinking 'Organization'.
·To situate organizational thinking in the broader context of social thinking.
·To analyse the implications of different organizational perspectives on management practices.
·To provide tools for organizational research and analysis.

Program

PART A – THEORIZING ORGANIZATION
1.From the industrial to the post-industrial era
2.Classical influences
3.Contemporary influences
4.Metaphors of organization
5.Modernism, postmodernism and organizational analysis

PART B – CORE THEMES
6.The organization-environment relation
7.Strategy
8.Organizational culture
9.Organizational knowledge and learning
10.Power and organization

PART C – ORGANIZATION-ORGANIZING
11.Substance and process thinking
12.Distal and proximal organization
13.Organization as actor-network

PART D – RESEARCH IN ORGANIZATIONS
14.Ontology and epistemology
15.Research methodology and methods
16.Sociological paradigms and organizational analysis

Main Bibliography

·Hassard, J. (1993) Sociology and Organization Theory. Cambridge University Press.
·Hatch, M. J. (1997) Organization Theory. Oxford University Press.
·Morgan, G. (1986) Images of Organization. Sage.

Complementary Bibliography

·Canavarro, J. (2000) Teorias e Paradigmas Organizacionais. Coimbra: Quarteto.
·Child, J. (2005) Organization. Blackwell.
·Clegg, S., M. Kornberger & T. Pitsis (2005) Managing and Organizations. Sage.

Teaching methods and learning activities

·Lectures, followed by periodical sessions (at the end of each of the parts A, B, C and D) for reflecting and debating aimed at consolidating the understanding of topics.
·The reflecting and debating sessions will be based on presentations by students, either individually or in groups.

Evaluation Type

Calculation formula of final grade

·70% Exam
·10% Essay 1
·10% Essay 2
·10% Participation

Observations

There is no complementary test.