Organization Theory

2024/2025

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

10

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

International College of Economics and Finance

Course type:

Elective course

When:

4 year, 1-4 module

Instructors

Vorchik, Andrey

Usvitskiy, Alexander

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This course explores the ways in which organisations can be designed (by management or others) in order to achieve their objectives. It will expose you to the ways in which economists, psychologists and sociologists address this and related issues. It is, therefore, an interdisciplinary course, comparing and contrasting the contribution of the core social science disciplines to the study of organisations. The course draws upon both theoretical and empirical materials and you will be encouraged to draw upon your own local knowledge in pursuing your studies. There will be an emphasis (though not exclusively) on organisations set up with an economic objective.

Learning Objectives

• This course aims to present the fundamentals of organisations by covering their key features, possible structures, and within-organisation dynamics.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• • describe the essential features of organisations • discuss the factors shaping these features • describe the evolution of different organisational designs/types • discuss how managers may build and change organisations • describe how different organisational forms impact on the individual within organisations

Course Contents

• Foundations
• Organisational control and coordination (1)
• Organisational control and coordination (2)
• Organisational control and coordination (3)
• Organisational change
• Organisational boundaries
• Comparison of organizational models

Assessment Elements

• Test (Module 2)
  The test consists of several questions which students need to answer in a written form. Note: In case the student misses the date for a valid reason, the weight of all other elements (except bonus points) is multiplied by (1+0,5A), where A is the weight of the assignment missed.
• Seminars (Semester 1)
  Seminars include multiple activities, and some of them may be graded. Specifically, students may be asked to give a presentation, take a quiz, write a short in-class essay, or engage in some other activity.
• Test (Module 1)
  The test consists of several questions which students need to answer in a written form. Note: In case the student misses the date for a valid reason, the weight of all other elements (except bonus points) is multiplied by (1+0,5A), where A is the weight of the assignment missed.
• Essays (Semester 1)
  In each essay, students are asked to answer one or more questions in a written form.
• Final Exam
  The final exam consists of several questions which students need to answer in a written form. Note: two retake dates are set in the period of retakes. For those who missed an exam or retake for a valid reason, the Dean may set additional retake. In the grade after retake (first or second) the cumulative part stays the same, while the retake grade replaces the grade for the final exam in the same formula. No passes can be given for the retake grade only.
• Lecturers (Semester 2)
• Seminars (Semester 2)
  Seminars include multiple activities, and some of them may be graded. Specifically, students may be asked to give a presentation, take a quiz, write a short in-class essay, or engage in some other activity.
• Home Assignments (Semester 2)
  In a home assignment students are asked to answer one or more questions in a written form. Essay is a basic and predominant activity for the home assignment. Other forms of activities include multiple choice and true or false questions.

Interim Assessment

• 2024/2025 4th module
  0.15 * Essays (Semester 1) + 0.32 * Final Exam + 0.1 * Home Assignments (Semester 2) + 0.03 * Lecturers (Semester 2) + 0.05 * Seminars (Semester 1) + 0.05 * Seminars (Semester 2) + 0.125 * Test (Module 1) + 0.175 * Test (Module 2)

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Economic approaches to organizations, Douma, S., 2002
• Organizational behaviour : an introductory text, Huczynski, A., 2001

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Models of management : work, authority, and organization in a comparative perspective, Guillen, M. F., 1994

Authors

• ROZANOVA OLGA VLADIMIROVNA
• USVITSKIY ALEKSANDR VADIMOVICH