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Objectives and competences

1. To gain an in-depth understanding of modern theories of organization and management. 2. To develop the ability to form a theoretical model required for the empirical study of organizational and managerial phenomena. 3. To acquire the ability for further development of individual theoretical concepts of organization and management based on a problem stemming from practice. 4. To gain the ability for independent solving of organisational and managerial problems on the basis of theoretical approaches.

Content (Syllabus outline)

1. Area and the object of organization theory 2. Economic versus sociological approaches 3. Situational or contingency theory 4. Transaction cost theory 5. Resource dependence theory 6. Resource based view 7. Principal-agent theory 8. Institutional theory 9. Population ecology theory 10. Network theory 11. The future of organization and management theories

Learning and teaching methods

• lecture and directed discussion; • presentation of examples and their analysis and forming suggestions for improvements; • oriented independent empirical research of organizational and management problems;

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

• understanding of the laws of individual organization and management theories; • to gain knowledge in the field of organizational analysis and formation of organizational and management models;

Readings

1. Daft, R., Murphy, J., Willmott , H. (2017): Organization Theory and Design : an international perspective, Cengage Learning, Hampshire. 2. McAuley, J., Duberley, J., Johnson, P. (2014): Organization Theory : challenges and perspectives, Pearson Harlow. 3. Hatch, M.J. (2013): Organization Theory – modern, symbolic and postmodern perspectives 3th Ed., Oxford University Press , Oxford. 4. Miles, J. A. (2012): Management and Organization Theory, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco. 5. Rozman, R., Mihelčič, M., Kovač, J. (2011): Sodobne teorije organizacije, Ekonomska fakulteta, Ljubljana.

Prerequisits

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  • red. prof. dr. POLONA ŠPRAJC, univ. dipl. org.

  • Raziskovalna naloga: 100

  • : 10
  • : 260

  • Slovenian
  • Slovenian

  • ORGANIZACIJA IN MANAGEMENT POSLOVNIH IN DELOVNIH SISTEMOV - 1.
  • ORGANIZACIJA IN MANAGEMENT KADROVSKIH IN IZOBRAŽEVALNIH SISTEMOV - 1.
  • ORGANIZACIJA IN MANAGEMENT INFORMACIJSKIH SISTEMOV - 1.