Or­gan­isa­tion­al Be­ha­viour and Or­gan­isa­tion­al Ana­lys­is

About

Organizations are everywhere in different forms, size, internal structure, tasks, and goals. This course will expose students to important theories and conceptual models for analyzing and understanding organizations with the aim of designing effective structures and cultures that allow them to create value, survive, develop and thrive. The course will articulate that employees do not always act in a rational and consistent manner. Our ability - whether as a new employee, a middle manager, or a top level executive - to understand, explain, and predict human behavior in organizations is a valuable skill. We will study a wide range of organizational situations and examples, and connect them to organizational theories and effective management methods.

We will bridge theory and practice through organizational analysis by exploring a series of successful and unsuccessful examples. Students will learn to apply different theoretical perspectives in our attempt to provide situational analysis and plausible solutions. No single model of an effective organization will be advocated - no "right answer" that can be applied universally; rather, we will explore the factors and conditions within and outside an organization that can be controlled to provide the best fit with the dynamic environment and thereby create the greatest opportunity for success. The imperative for organizational learning, continuous adaptation, and change based on new developments will be emphasized.

Learning objectives
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors:

Demonstrate an understanding of the major organisational behaviour theories and models as they apply to various business settings, and be able to apply these theories to the analysis of problems.

Recognise, identify and analyse complex organisational problems that are caused by the organisational structures, strategies, functions, operations, people management, or organisational processes.

Demonstrate mastery of the different organisational models by using them in gathering data and analysing organisations comprehensively and making recommendations in existing organisations.

Demonstrate an appreciation of the notion of contingency as it applies to the interrelatedness of organisational processes, such as group formation, decision making, conflict, power and leadership.

Recognise the need for continuous change within organisations, and adaptation to the environment

Course leader

Kinga Konczey Pedro Monteiro - Department of Organization (IOA)

Target group

This is a bachelor level course. CBS Summer University courses at Copenhagen Business School is open to all and welcomes domestic and international students as well as professionals

Fee info