Universität Wien

040331 UK Organizational Structures and Processes (2020W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

service email address: opim.bda@univie.ac.at

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 50 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The first session and the written exams are planned to be held on-site and attendance is mandatory (see HS dates). The remaining classes are organized as asynchronous digital teaching.

However, if you fall under one of the following categories:
- those who belong to the risk group or live in a household with a person from the risk group,
- those who are infected / suspect they are infected / are under quarantine,
- those for whom the entry into Austria is not possible due to the COVID-related reasons,
then make sure you inform the course instructor about your situation in time (preferably 10 days ahead.) For these students, an online alternative will be scheduled.

If you participate in the on-site session, please remember that you should comply with the distance and hygiene rules, as well as the procedures for contact tracing.
For the general information regarding the organization of studies in
WS20/21 please refer to
https://wiwi.univie.ac.at/en/service/studiesservicecenter/information-on-changes-due-to-coronavirus/studying-in-the-winterterm-202021/.

  • Wednesday 07.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock (Kickoff Class)
  • Wednesday 11.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Wednesday 18.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 20.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Wednesday 27.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this course students approach organization theory from different perspectives by reading famous texts from organization scholars. By studying different theories, such as micro-economic theories of the organization, behaviouristic theories, ecological theories, or cognitive-symbolic theories as well as post-modern and feministic theories, students receive alternative explanations to basic questions of organization theory: What are organisations?, Why do they emerge?, How do they look like? etc. Students prepare texts and short discussion papers for in-class discussions. The course is taught in German but texts used for this course are mainly in English.

Assessment and permitted materials

Midterm exam: 50%
Final exam: 50%

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The first meeting will be in the classroom, where the organizational questions will be clarified. Online presence in this first meeting is mandatory. Unexcused absence in this first meeting leads to deregistration from the class.

0-50 Punkte => 5
51-63 Punkte => 4
64-75 Punkte => 3
76-87 Punkte => 2
88-100 Punkte => 1

Examination topics

Course content

Reading list

Kieser/Ebers "Organisationstheorien"
Friedmann W. Nerdinger "Grundlagen des Verhaltens in Organisation"
John McAuley, Joanne Duberley, Phil Johnson "Organization Theory - Challenges and Perspectives"

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:12