Organizational Behaviour (ORGB) 326
Organization Theory (Revision 7)
Revision 7 closed, replaced by current version.
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Delivery Mode:Individualized study online or grouped study.**
Credits:3
Area of Study:Applied Studies
(Business and Administrative Studies)
Prerequisite:None. ADMN 232 is recommended but not required.
Centre:Faculty of Business
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Overview
ORGB 326 focuses primarily on structural aspects of organizations, although it also reflects on the relationship between structure and behaviour. Students should come to an understanding of the ways in which managers seek to promote organizational effectiveness through internal structures and processes.
Students will analyze how organizations are structured within the context of the larger social, political, and economic environment. They will also explore the reasons that systems of control and coordination vary across organizations and change over time; and consider how organizational theory contributes towards improving the design and management of organizations.
Several lesson notes within the course focus on the relationship between gender, structure, and organizational outcomes. This adds another dimension to the analysis of how the larger social environment affects organizational cultures and processes.
Outline
Lesson 1: Organizations and Theory
Lesson 2: Goals, Effectiveness, and the External Environment
Lesson 3: Technology, Information, and the Organization
Lesson 4: Organization Size, Life Cycle, and Decline
Lesson 5: The Design of Organizations
Lesson 6: Innovation and Change
Lesson 7: Decision Making
Lesson 8: Organizational Conflict, Politics, and Power
Lesson 9: Corporate Culture and Ethics
Evaluation
Your final grade for ORGB 326 is determined by a weighted average of the grades you receive on three written assignments and your Final Examination. To receive credit for this course, you must receive an alpha grade of “D” (50 percent) or better on the examination, and an overall course grade of at least a “D” (50 percent). The following chart summarizes the evaluation activities:
Assignment 1 | Assignment 2 | Assignment 3 | Final Exam | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
15% | 15% | 20% | 50% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Textbook
Daft, R. L. (2007). Organization theory and design (9th ed.). Mason, OH: Thomson South-Western.
ISBN 0-324-40542-1
Other materials
Students will access all other course materials online.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
Opened in Revision 7, April 8, 2008.
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Last updated by SAS 07/09/2015 14:15:55