After successful completion of the course, students are able to:

• describe basic concepts of the formal and informal organization with subject-specific terminology,
• put different theoretical concepts (e.g. contingency theory, principal-agent theory) into concrete practical examples,
• analyze the practical problems of organizing and derive, evaluate theory-driven solutions for case studies,
• critically evaluate the organizational topic from a management perspective.
  

The Course will entail the following topics:

• Basics of division of labour and organizational design and structures
• Organizational efficiency and process management
• Contingency theory and outside influences
• Informal processes and organizational culture
• Organizational change and learning
• Organizational cooperation and corporate ethic

• Introduction to the forces, dimensions and processes that take place inside and around an organization
  
• Discussion about practical examples and case studies

Die Anmeldung gilt erst nach der Anwesenheit in der Vorbesprechung als bestätigt. Sollten Sie in dieser ersten Einheit (unentschuldigt) fehlen, werden Sie vom Kurs abgemeldet und der Platz geht an eine Person auf der Warteliste.

This course is an examination-based course. The assessment is based on submitted exercises, group work, and tests. Further details will be provided in the introductory session.

Partial Tasks:

• Exercises during in-class sessions (8 group works)
• Presentation of exercise results during in-class sessions (8 group works)
• Midterm exam (individual work)
• Final exam (individual work)
• Organizational analysis (group work)

Since none of the individual components alone determines the successful completion of the course, there are no opportunities for retakes.

Attendance at 6 out of the 8 exercise sessions is required for passing the course (the introductory session is not included).

• Schreyögg (2012), Grundlagen der Organisation: Basiswissen für Studium und Praxis, Springer Gabler: Wiesbaden,

• presentation slides available for download in TUWEL

Further literature recommendations available in class.

 

Lecture "Fundamentals of Business Management" recommended