Unit of Study: EDPA5001 - Organisational Theory, Managemnt & Admin
We all have experience of organisations through our work and life and yet few of us have taken the time to think about how we might understand organisaitons better. Organisation theories provide us with different lenses through which we can understand organisation. This unit explores the development of organisation theory from its beginnings to the present day. Concepts, theories and models from the perspectives of the Historical, Modern, Symbolic Interpretive and Postmodern periods are studied through selected original works by key writers in the field.
Unit coordinator: Dr Kevin Laws
Classes: 13 wks x 2 hrs
Assessment: two written assignments
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