TOPICS IN MACRO ORGANIZATION THEORY

MAN661

Course Code: MAN661
Semester: First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Doctorate Of Science

Year of Study

Semester

First Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

know historical developments in organizational studies
will learn theoretical perspectives to be used to understand and explain managerial and organizational facts
can explicate the philosophical and sociological bases of organization studies
will have knowledge about the main theoretical debates of the organization studies field
will conceive epistemological and methodological bases of organization theories
will reach to the extensive knowledge level of making critical discussions about the trends in the corresponding literatures in relation to the periodical changes.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

MAN674 ORGANIZATIONS AND MANAGEMENT: TURKISH CASE

Course Description

The course aims to examine the theories that are developed to understand and explain organizational and managerial phenomena and the social, economic and political conditions that are effective in the development process.The course includes discussions of rational, human relations, decision making, conditional dependence, action, political, economic, critical, institutionalization and national dependency approaches and theories after the examination of the philosophical and sociological bases of organizational theories.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	The Nature of Organizational Studies
2^nd Week	Historical Developments in Organizational Studies
3^rd Week	The Classical School
4^th Week	Human Relations School
5^th Week	Carnegie School
6^th Week	Structural Contingency Approach
7^th Week	Configurational Approach
8^th Week	Mid-term
9^th Week	"Action" Frame of Reference
10^th Week	Resource Dependency
11^th Week	Critical and Postmodern Approaches
12^th Week	Organizational Economics
13^th Week	Organizational Ecology
14^th Week	Institutional Theory
15^th Week	General Assessment

Recommended or Required Reading

Burrell, G. ve G. Morgan. 1979. Sociological paradigms and organizational analysis. London: Heinemann, Ch, 1, 2, 3.
Astley, W. G., ve Van de Ven, A. H. 1983. Central Perspectives and debates in organization theory. Administrative Science Quarterly, 28: 245-273.
Baum, Joel A. C., ve Rowley Tim J. 2002. Companion to organizations: An introduction. Joel A. C. Baum (Der) The Blackwell Companion to Organizations. Oxford: Blackwell, 1-34.
Sargut, A. Selami, ve Özen, Şükrü. 2007. Örgüt kuramlarına genel bir bakış: Karşılaştırmalı bir çözümleme. A. S. Sargut ve Ş. Özen (Der.). Örgüt Kuramları. Ankara: İmge, 11-34.
Üsdiken, B., ve Leblebici, H. 2002. Organization theory. N. Anderson ve diğ. (eds) Handbook of industrial, work and organizational psyschology, Newbury Park: Sage, 377-397.
Starbuck, William H. 2003. The origins of organization theory. Haridimos Tsoukas ve Christian Knudsen (Der) The Oxford Handbook of Organization Theory: Meta-Theoretical Perspectives. Oxford: Oxford University Pres, 143-182.
March, James G. 2007. The study of organizations and organizing since 1945. Organization Studies, 28 (1): 9-19.
Barley, S.R., ve Kunda, G. 1992. Design and devotion: Surges in rational and normative ideologies of control in managerial discourse. Administrative Science Quarterly, 37: 363-399.
Handel, M. J. (Ed) 2003. The sociology of organizations. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 5-37, 77-96, 108-122.
Perrow, C. 1986. Complex organizations: A critical essay. 3rd ed., New York Random House, 1-177.
Thompson, J. D. 1956. On building an administrative science. Administrative Science Quarterly, 1: 102-111.
Sargut, A. Selami, 2007. Yapısal koşul bağımlılık kuramının örgütsel çevre kuramları bağlamındaki yeri. A. S. Sargut ve Ş. Özen (Der) Örgüt Kuramları . Ankara: İmge, 35-75.
McGraht, R. G. 2006. Beyond contingency: From structure to structuring in the design of the contemporary organization. S. Clegg, C. Hardy, T. B. Lawrence, ve W Nord (eds) The Sage Handbook of Organization Studies, Second Edition. London: Sage, 577-597.
Meyer, A. D., Tsui, A. S., ve Hinings, C. R. 1993. Configurational approaches to organizational analysis. Academy of Management Journal. 36: 1175-1195.
Amburgey, T. L.,ve Dacin, M. T. 1994. As the left foot follows the right? The dynamics of strategic and structural change. Academy of Management Journal. 37 (6) 1427-1452.
Child, J. 1997. Strategic choice in the analysis of action, structure, organizations and environment: Retrospect and prospect. Organization Studies. 18 (1): 43-76.
Silverman, D. 1971. The theory of organizations: a sociological view. London: Heinemann. (1-43, 126-146, 215-232).
Weick, K. 1979. The social psychology of organizing. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley. (1-43)
Barley, S. 1986. Technology as an occasion for structuring. Administrative Science Quarterly. 31: 78-108.
Child, J. 1997. Strategic choice in the analysis of action, structure, organizations and environment: Retrospect and prospect. Organization Studies. 18 (1): 43-76.
Silverman, D. 1971. The theory of organizations: a sociological view. London: Heinemann. (1-43, 126-146, 215-232).
Weick, K. 1979. The social psychology of organizing. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley. (1-43)
Barley, S. 1986. Technology as an occasion for structuring. Administrative Science Quarterly. 31: 78-108.
Pfeffer, J., ve Salancik, S. R. 1978. The external control of organizations. Harper ve Row, Ch. 1-3.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	25
Assignment	14	15
Project	1	25
Total(%)		65
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		65
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		35
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam	1	70	70
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	3	25	75
Laboratory (including preparation)	1	40	40
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	14	5	70
Total Work Load			301
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.03
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

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