23-31.911.192 International Organization

Lehrende: Prof. Dr. Daniel Geiger; Jan Willem Hoekzema; Iris Seidemann

Veranstaltungsart: Vorlesung + Übung

Anzeige im Stundenplan: MIBAS_Int. Org.

Semesterwochenstunden: 3

Credits: 6,0

Unterrichtssprache: Englisch

Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | -

Kommentare/ Inhalte:
This course discusses the structures and processes of international organizations. Starting with the formal structures students will be familiarized with the structural design of organizations. The second part of the course focuses on the informal side of organizations and discusses well known phenomena such as organizational culture, political processes and garbage can models of decision making. Students should be encouraged to understand the relationship between formal and informal structures, their complementarities, but also possibly conflicting nature. The third part of the course applies these insights into questions like organizing for CSR, compliance and managing emergencies and crisis.

Vorgehen:
Lectures: The main part of the course takes place during weekly lectures, participation is mandatory. During these lectures, key theories and concepts of will be presented and discussed.

Tutorial: During tutorials (dates see below) students will be encouraged to deepen their theoretical understanding and to apply theories to practical problems.

Literatur:
Mandatory Reading:

• Textbook: Cummings/Worley (2013): Organization Development and Change, 10th edition, Cengage Learning (selected chapters)
  
• Tutorial 3:
  


• Gilbert, C. G. (2006): Change in the presence of residual fit: Can competing frames coexist?, in: Organization Science Vol. 17 No. 1: p. 150-167.
  
• Meyer, J. W./Rowan, B. (1977): Institutionalized Organizations: Formal Structure as Myth and Ceremony, in: American Journal of Sociology Vol. 83 No. 2: p. 340-363.
  


• Tutorial 4:
  


• Eisenhardt, K. M./Martin, J. A. (2000): Dynamic Capabilities: What are they?, in: Strategic Management Journal Vol. 21: p. 1105–1121.
  
• Schreyögg, G./Sydow, J. (2010): Organizing for Fluidity? Dilemmas of New Organizational Forms, in: Organization Science Vol. 21 2010: p. 1251-1262.
  


• Tutorial 5:
  


• Orlikowski, W./Scott, S. (2014): What happens When Evaluation Goes Online? Exploring Apparatuses of Valuation in the Travel Sector, in: Organization Science Vol. 25 No. 3: p. 868-891.
  

• Schreyögg/Geiger: Organisation. Grundlagen moderner Organisationsgestaltung, 6. Ed., Wiesbaden 2016.
  
• Tutorial 2:Schreyögg/Geiger: Organisation, 6. Ed., Wiesbaden 2016 Chapter 2.