Organization Theory and Administration syllabus
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Organization Theory and Administration
5 units
1 Introduction to Organization Theory (10 LHs)
3 Classical Organization Theories (10 LHs)
4 Neo Classical and Contemporary Organization Theories (10 LHs)
5 Conflict, Power, and Ethics in Organizations (6 LHs)
1. Introduction to Organization Theory (10 LHs)
- Concept of organization and principles/bases of forming organizations
- Concept and historical development of organization theory and its significance
2. Organizational Management and Structure (12 LHs)
- Planning, organizing, coordinating, controlling, leadership, centralization and decentralization
- Organizational structures: pyramid, functional, divisional, matrix, horizontal and vertical structures
- Line and staff agencies
3. Classical Organization Theories (10 LHs)
- Scientific management
- Bureaucratic theory
- Administrative management theory
- Human relations theory
4. Neo Classical and Contemporary Organization Theories (10 LHs)
- Systems theory
- Contingency theory
- Institutional theory
- Organization ecology theory
5. Conflict, Power, and Ethics in Organizations (6 LHs)
- Sources and managing conflict in organizations
- Formal and informal power structures and power dynamics in organizations
- Ethics in organizations and sources of personal ethical values