General Information
| Course Code | E_IBA1_ORGT |
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| Credits | 6 EC |
| Period | P2 |
| Course Level | 100 |
| Language of Tuition | English |
| Faculty | School of Business and Economics |
| Course Coordinator | dr. L. Glasbeek |
| Examiner | dr. L. Glasbeek |
| Teaching Staff |
dr. K.A. Stephenson T.H.H. Nguyen MSc D. Kushnir dr. D.A. Laubengaier dr. L. Glasbeek M. Tamontseva prof. dr. ir. J.C. van Burg S. Kingsuwankul |
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Practical Information
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| Teaching Methods | Computer lab, Study Group, Written partial exam, Lecture |
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Course Objective
ACADEMIC SKILLS
After successfully completing this course, the student should have the ability to:
- Analyze and demonstrate an understanding of organizational issues from different perspectives ("Analysis").
- Recognize and explicate conceptually important matters and leave out irrelevant information ("Abstraction").
- Put forward theoretically-founded arguments that explain organizational practices, processes, and/or structures as well as their linkages to organizational outcomes ("Argumentation").
RESEARCH SKILLS
After successfully completing this course, the student:
- Is able to translate practically relevant problems into academically relevant problem statements and questions.
- Is able to find and use relevant and trustworthy information sources to address case study assignments.
BRIDGING THEORY & PRACTICE
Students can propose solutions to international real-life business problems by applying relevant theories. After successfully completing this course, the student should be able to:
- Explain basic theories, models, and concepts of Organization Theory.
- Use organizational theories to understand and analyze international, real-life problems, situations, events, or aspects of organizations.
Course Content
During this introductory course on organization theory, we unpack theoretical tools that help understand how people structure and manage organizations and what the core organizational processes are. We thereby cover various foundational theories, models, and concepts of organization theory. They relate to, for example, decision-making, innovation, and communication. To bring organization theories to life, we look at various contemporary and classic examples. Although our focus is on general theories that are useful across different organizational and national contexts, we explicitly discuss international business-related theories. Finally, and importantly, we continue developing academic and research skills that students increasingly need throughout their studies.
Additional Information Teaching Methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Method of Assessment
Individual assessment
Participation assignments
Group assignment
Literature
Textbook: Clegg, Pitsis, and Mount. 2025. Managing & Organizations: An Introduction to Theory and Practice. 7th edition. London: Sage Publications. ISBN 9781529683660.