Engelska Studiehandboken kurser

Business Adm and Social Science

IEO601 Organization and Leadership 15.0 ECTS credits

DENNA SIDA FINNS OCKSÅ PÅ SVENSKA

General information about studying at Luleå university

TIMEPERIOD: Q 2 - Q 3


LANGUAGE: Swedish

EXAMINER
Sven-Åke Hörte Prof


PREREQUISITES
Basic competence and standard competence A. (No special required knowledge). Priority is given to applicants with three years of work experience

COURSE AIM
Part 1, Organization I, 7.5 ECTS: After passing the course, students shall have knowledge of - what organizations are like, how they are structured and how they work - organizational structures, management and development Part 2, Management, 7.5 ECTS: The aim of part two is to - provide advanced knowledge of management.

CONTENTS
Part 1, Organization, Organizations as a phenomenon are delt with. Social phenomena as groups, leadership, power and participation are other topics of importance. Culture, structures as well as organizational development are highlighted on the organizational level. Part 2, Leadership The course deals with leadership through different ways of clarifying the different functions of leadership. It is based on research in management developed over time and on current research in management in business administration. Thus, the course deals with the change of the role of the leader, the influence of the leader as to cognitive and strategic thinking, leadership as international competition parameter, assessment methods when recruiting leaders as well as leadership development.

TEACHING
Part 2: Teaching will take the form of lectures and seminars.

EXAMINATION

COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, G, VG

ITEMS/CREDITS

Organization - written exam                                 	6.0ECTS
Leadership - written exam                                   	6.0ECTS
Leadership - required assignments                           	1.5ECTS
Organization - required assignments                         	1.5ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
Part 1 Abrahamsson B. & Andersen J.A., Organisation - att beskriva och förstå organisationer. Liber - Hermods, Malmö, 1996. 244 sidor Andersen J.A., Praktikfall för organisation. Liber Ekonomi, Malmö, 1996. 59 sidor Tägström I., Ershammar M. & Helmrich K., Flöden för framgång. Informationsgruppen, Stockholm, 1996. 99 sidor More material will be added Part 2 Arvidsson, Lind, Ledning av företag och förvaltningar, SNS förlag, 1991 Schein, E, Organizational Psychology, Prentice Hall,, 1988 (s 1-181) Wiberg, L, Teori 3, Nerenius och SantŽrus förlag, 1992 Another book on free choice, some articles and a novel will be added Reference literature: Tollgerdt-Andersson I., Framgång eller motgång. Liber 1990

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