Organization and Corporate Governance - Interactive curriculae of TU Ilmenau

1) Knowledge and understanding

Students have imparted a general understanding of organization theory and organization design problems. This also includes interorganizational relations and organizational change. Furthermore, students understand the problems arising from human opportunism and know corporate governance mechanisms to mitigate moral hazard.

2) Intellectual skills

Students are enabled to think critically and to be creative: manage the creative processes in self and others; organise thoughts, analyse, synthesise and critically appraise. This includes the capability to identify assumptions, evaluate statements in terms of evidence, detect false logic or reasoning, identify implicit values, define terms adequately and generalise appropriately.

3) Professional practical skills

Students have effective performance skills within team environments and have the ability to recognise and utilise individuals' contributions in group processes and to negotiate and persuade or influence others.

4) Transferable (key) skills

Students have developed effective two-way communication: listening, effective oral and written communication of complex ideas and arguments, using a range of media, including the preparation of assignments.

1. Fundamentals of Organization

• Why do organizations exist and why does it matter?

• Plurality of organization studies

2. Organization Theories

• Classic organization theories

• Human relations and behavioral organization theories

• Modern organization theories

• Critical perspectives

3. Organization Design

4. Organizational Change

5. Interorganizational Relationships

6. CSR and Grand Challenges

7. New Forms of Organizing

8. Current Topics

Board, PowerPoint-Slides, Literature/journal articles, e-learning-plattform moodle

Depending on regulations or special circumstances such as illness of the lecturer teaching may be switched to web-based teaching.

For web-based teaching the following equipment is required:

-        Camera for video (720p/HD),

-        Microphon,

-        Internet access (recommended: 4 MBit/s),

-        Device that can run the Webex application.

-        Webex (browser based or app)

Further recommendations can be found under the following link: https://intranet.tu-ilmenau.de/site/vpsl-pand/SitePages/Handreichungen_Arbeitshilfen.aspx.

Daft, R. et al. (2020): Organization Theory and Design: An International Perspective, 13th Edition

Hatch, M. J. (2018). Organization Theory: Modern, Symbolic, and Postmodern Perspectives, 4th Edition.

Buchanan, D., & Huczynski, A. (2023). Organizational Behaviour, 11th Edition.

Rouleau, L. (2023). Organization Theories in the Making: Exploring the Leading-Edge Perspectives.

Pugh, D. (2007). Organization Theory: Selected Classic Readings (5th ed.). London: Penguin.

Additional reading material will be provided in the Moodle!

Dr. habil. Ronald Hartz