ORGANIZATION SCIENCE
RATIONAL SYSTEMS
Handelshøyskolen BI
Thorvald Hærem, Ph.D, Associate Professor
Organization Science Fall
Course layout
S
Week
H
Theme
Scott&
Davis
1
34
4
Introduction, Organizations as rational, natural & open systems
Ch 1
2
35
4
Organizations as Rational systems
Hand out case 1
Ch 2
The_Principles_of_Scientific_Management.doc The introduction to Taylor's "Scientific Management (1911).
Thompson;1967_Orgs_in_action_chap_5__6.pdf
3
36
4
Organizations as Natural & Open Systems
Ch 3 & 4
Articles on Itslearning
4
37
4
Combining the perspectives + “analyzing the environment” (ch. From Scott 2003)
Ch 5
Pfeffer & Salancik; External control of organizations, chap 7, 1978
5
38
4
Technology & Structure: Coordination &
Routines
+ Simulation Based training. Coordination in small groups – info on mail
Ch 6
Article; Van de Ven, A. H., L. A. Delbecq (1976).
"Determinants of Coordination Modes within Orgs."
Hand in case 1 & hand out case 2 (extra sessions for feedback & peer reviews TBA)
6
39
4
Goals, Power & Control
Ch 8
Articles to be announced
7
41
4
The Dyadic Environment of the Organization
Boundary Spanning, Setting & Bridging
Ch 9 + 10
Articles to be announced
8
42
4
Organizations & Environment
Ch 9 + 10
Articles to be announced
9
43
4
Networks in and Around Organizations
Strategy, Structure & Performance + Case review Ch 11+12
Articles to be announced
Hand in mini-case 2 Tuesday, October 16th!
Articles
Associate Professor Thorvald Hærem, Ph.D..,
General Overview of Course:
Part 1
Org
as Rational
Systems
Combining the perspectives
Case
1
Org
as Natural
Systems
Org.
As Open
Systems
Associate Professor Thorvald Hærem, Ph.D,
1
27.08.2014
General Overview of Course: Part 2
5
Technology &
Structure
11