Organisational Theories and Organisational Design

Brief description

  • Organisations: types, concepts, functions
  • Organisational theories (bureaucracy theoretical, situative, interpretative, evolutionary theoretical, system theoretical, instituational economic and further approaches)
  • Models of organisational design
  • Organisational concepts (functional, divisional, matrix and tensor organisations, product and customer management, etc.)
  • Environments of organisations and organisational change
  • Concepts and methods of organisational analysis

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Vahs D. (2015) Organisation, Schäffer-Poeschel Verlag, Stuttgart
Kieser A./Walgenbach P. (2010), Organisation, Schäffer-Poeschel Verlag, Stuttgart
Kühl S. (2011), Organisation – Eine sehr kurze Einführung, VS Verlag Wiesbaden
Lehrunterlagen Organisationstheorien und Organisationsgestaltung

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture, blended learning, discussion

Assessment methods and criteria

Blended learning

Prerequisites and co-requisites

none

Infos

Degree programme

Digital HR & angewandtes Arbeitsrecht

Cycle

Master

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Part-Time

Academic year

2023

Semester

1 WS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

After successful completion of the course, the students can

  • explain types, purposes, and structures of organisations as well as processes in organisations
  • illustrate application possibilities of organisational design methods as management instruments
  • distinguish between organisational concepts and explain their advantages and disadvantages
  • classify organisation models based on their possible applications and explain their application possibilities

Course code

1705-21-01-BB-DE-06