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HAS OBCP - Organisational Behaviour and Change Processes* (Q1)

Faculty
To be announced
Course Coordinator
Morten Thanning Vendelø
Prerequisite/progression of the course
The students must document a level in English equal to TOEFL 575 and a level in mathematics equal to Danish level B. Expected participation rate is 200 hours during the course including readings and discussion group participation outside class.
Aim of the course
The primary aim of the course to acquaint the student with contemporary perspectives on how organizations act and how organizations impact the actions of organizational members. As the title indicates, the challenges and opportunities associated with organizational change are also examined. Various modernist and post-modern perspectives on both organizational behaviour and change are presented and it is expected that by the end of the course students are not just clear over the differences between these perspectives, but also can see the strengths and weaknesses of various perspectives. The course also seeks to use case material that is relevant to service organizations, allowing the student to see how various theories and methodological traditions can be used to generate insight into service organizations.
Learning Objectives
In the end of this course, the students should be able to:
  • To show a theoretical and practical mastery of the central concepts, approaches and paradigms associated with the actions of organizations and the members of organizations
  • An understanding of the historical development of the study of organizations, and the implications this has for the validity of our current understanding of organizational processes
  • To be able to use theories and concepts as tool to analyze concrete cases and situations
  • To refine a personal understanding of what organizational change is, that is to say what changes during organizational change
  • Based on the above mentioned understanding of change, you are capable of devising a strategy for intervening in the change process, as well as deem the extent to which managerial intervention is possible in change processes
  • To understand how service organizations are both similar and different to other types of organizations
  • To understand how social, cultural and economic factors interact in organizational settings
Type of examination, exam aids and assessment
Written 4-hr individual exam, open book.
Teaching methods
The course combines lectures, cases studies, and student case presentations.
Course literature
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  • Gary Alan Fine Kitchens: The culture of restaurant work, University of California Press 1996
  • Jaffee, David : Organization theory: Tension and change, New York : McGraw-Hill, 2001, ISBN 9780071189620

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