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Ph.D. on Business Administration

MAND635

ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT THEORIES

Course Code
MAND635
Semester
First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelDoctorate Of Science
Year of Study1
SemesterFirst Term (Fall)
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Understand the role of managers in organizations.
  2. Learn theoretical perspectives to be used to understand and explain managerial and organizational facts.
  3. Conceive methodological bases of organization theories.
  4. Can define business strategy.
  5. Know the effect of globalization on strategic management.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThe course of organization theories examines organizations and interorganizational relations within a macro perspective. Course, evaluates all of organization theories from scientific management to chaos theory.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Strategy Process, Strategic Decision-making
2nd Week Governance and Strategy
3rd Week Managers and Strategy
4th Week Environment and Competition
5th Week Competitive Advantage
6th Week Business Level Strategies and Structure
7th Week Vertical Integration
8th Week Diversification Strategies and Structure
9th Week Diversification Strategies and Performance
10th Week Multidivisional Structures
11th Week Acquisition Strategies
12th Week Internal New Ventures
13th Week Global Strategies, Multi-national Ventures
14th Week Cooperative Strategies
15th Week General Review
Recommended or Required ReadingMintzberg, H., Lampel, J., Quinn, J., Ghoshal, S.2003 (4th edt.) The Strategy Process: Concepts, Contexts, Cases, Prentice Hall, U.K.
Akad, M.T. 2001. Strateji Üzerine, Kastaş Yayınları, İstanbul.
Hart, L. 2002. Strateji: Dolaylı Tutum, ASAM Yayınları, Ankara.
Handel, M. 2003. Sun-Tzu and Clausewitz-Compared (Savaş Sanatı ve Savaş Üzerine Karşılaştırma), Hava Harp Okulu Yayını, İstanbul.
Stacey, R. 1996. Strategic Management and Organizational Dynamics (second edt.), Financial Times, Pitman.
Andrews, K. 1980 (2nd edition) The concept of corporate strategy. Homewood, IL: Irwin.
Barnard, C.I. 1962 (2nd edition) The functions of the executive. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Bartlett, C. and Ghoshal, S. 1989. Managing across borders: The transnational solution. Boston, MA: Harvard University Press.
Chandler, A.D. Strategy and structure: Chapters in the history of the industrial enterprise. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Kuhn, T.S. 1970 (2nd edition). The structure of scientific revolutions. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
Morgan G. 1986. Images of Organization. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
Nelson, R.R. and Winter, S.G. 1982. An evolutionary theory of economic change. Boston, MA: Harvard University Press.
Penrose, E.T. 1959. The theory of the growth of the firm. Oxford, UK: Basil Blackwood.
Pfeffer, J. and Salancik, G.R. 1978. The external control of organizations. New York, NY: Harper & Row.
Porter, M.E. 1980. Competitive strategy. New York, NY: Free Press.
Porter, M.E. 1985. Competitive advantage. New York, NY: Free Press.
Porter, M.E. 1990. The competitive advantage of nations. New York, NY: Free Press.
Putterman, L. (ed), 1986. The economic nature of the firm: A Reader, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
Rumelt, R.P. 1974. Strategy-structure and economic performance. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.
Schelling, T.C. 1980 (2nd edition) The strategy of conflict. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Williamson, O.E. 1985. The economic institutions of capitalism. New York, NY: Free Press.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Assignment 1 10
Attendance 1 20
Other 1 30
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz 2 8 16
Individual or group work 2 12 24
Preparation for Final exam 1 72 72
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 48 48
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 3 3
Homework 13 4 52
Article 4 12 48
Total Work Load307
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.23
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5
K1 X X X
K2 X X
K3 X
K4 X X
K5 X X X
K6 X X X
K7 X
K8 X X
K9 X X X
K10 X X
K11