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UK ORGHR Organizing, Human Resources and Innovation ( forår 2011 - 10 ECTS )

Rammer for udbud

• Uddannelsessprog: engelsk
• Niveau: M.Sc. Engineering
• Semester/kvarter: 2 nd semester
• Timer per uge: 4 hours per week
• Deltagerbegrænsning: None
• Undervisningssted: Herning
• Hovedområde: Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet
• Udbud ID: 27602

Formål

Having participated in this course, student should be able to:

• Describe different organisation models, change models and intervention mechanisms as well as processes of the organizational development.
  
• Describe and use a combination of organisational theories also appreciating the role of innovation in organisations
  
• Describe human resource topics such as quality of working life, job designs, recruitment, competence, training, promotion, outsourcing, organising for HR and economic, social and psychological factors.
  
• Analyse organisational (processual as well as structural) problems and relate them to organisational theories.
  
• Combine organisational theories, innovation and human resources theories with each other and evaluate whether they interrelate or not.

Indhold

Many managers believe they can change an organisation by changing the structure and the strategy of the company. But structures and strategies are only plans of the company and often in loose interaction with organising processes. Moreover, constant change and the external linkages of organisations are becoming increasingly important

The course gives the student an opportunity to learn about the processes of changing organisations through the employees and to learn the importance of employees in changing the organisation and the strategies. The course offers insight into both classical and more recent organisation theories and it also includes human resource theories. The approach is pluriparadigmatic, aiming at training the combination and potential synthesis of organisation theories and perspectives. Perspectives include open systems theory, culture, power and politics and institutional approaches.

Faglige forudsætninger

None

Underviser

Can be disclosed on inquiry

Undervisnings- og arbejdsform

Lectures, group discussions, case work, written paper and an active involvement of the host mentor company.

The course will take place at University of Aarhus - Institute of Business and Technology in Herning .

English

Litteratur

Textbooks:

Cummings, T. G. & C. G. Worley (2005) "Organization Development and Change" , 8 ^th edition, (latest edition), South Western College Publishing (Thomson Learning), 450 pages  

Baron, J. N. & D. M. Kreps (1999) "Strategic Human Resources: Frameworks for General Managers" , John Wiley & Sons, 355 pages

Articles:

Greiner, Larry E. (1972) "Evolution and Revolution as Organizations Growth", Harvard Business Review , 4 , 37- 46, 9 pages

Approximately 815 pages in total.

Studieordning og bedømmelse

Kandidatuddannelsen i teknologibaseret forretningsudvikling

• Hj.opg. + mdt. ind., bedømt efter 7-skala med intern censur

Oral examination based on the written paper (5 pages). The paper is a short description and analysis of a mentor company and it is to be prepared in groups of 2-3 students. The paper should be available at least 2 weeks before examination.

No examination aids are allowed except for the written paper.