Course catalog

Course Catalog 1998/99

Business Adm and Social Science
IEO601 Organization and Leadership 15.0 ECTS credits
TIMEPERIOD: Q 2 - Q3 LANGUAGE:Swedish EXAMINER Sven-Åke Hörte Prof PREREQUISITES Basic competence and standard competence A. 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	6.00ECTS
Leadership - written exam	6.00ECTS
Leadership - required assignments	1.50ECTS
Organization - required assignments	1.50ECTS
COURSE LITTERATURE Part 1 Bruzelius, L & Skärvad, P-H, Integrerad organisationslära, Lund, Studentlitteratur, 1995. Tägtström, T, Ershammar, M & Helmrich K., Flöden för framgång. Informationsgruppens förlag, 1996. IES, Övningsuppgifter i organisation, 1998 More material will be added. Part 2 Bolman L G, Deal T E, Reframing Organizations, Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1993 Schein, E, Organizational Psychology, Prentice Hall,, 1988 (p 1-181) Wiberg, L, Teori 3, Nerenius och Santérus förlag, 1992 Another book on free choice, some articles and a novel will be added Reference literature: Källström A, I spetsen för sin flock, Förlags AB Industrilitteratur, 1995 Tollgerdt-Andersson, I., Framgång eller motgång, Liber, 1990 Tollgerdt-Andersson, I., Svenskt ledarskap i Europa, Liber Hermods, 1996

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