Organizational Theory and Design
Overview
I. WHAT IS ORGANIZATION THEORY?
- Why Study Organization Theory
- Classical and Institutional Theories
- Systems Theories
- Cultural and SymbolicTheories
- Human Resource Theories
- Conflict Theories
- Critical Theories
- Post Modern and Narrative Theories
- Organization and Environment
II. CORE THEMES
- The Social and Physical Structure of Organizations
- Technology, Information and Organizational Knowledge
- Organizational Power, Control and Conflict
- Management, Leadership and Governance
- Organizational Culture and Change
- The Evaluation of Organizations
III: DESIGNING NEW ORGANIZATIONS
- The Design Perspective
- Alternative and Emerging Organizational Forms
This course will employ a number of instructional methods to accomplish its objectives, including the following:
- lectures
- case studies
- small group discussion
- organizational design projects
Evaluation will be carried out in accordance with Douglas College policy. Evaluation will be based on course objectives and may include some of the following: quizzes, multiple choice exams, essay type exams, term paper or research project, computer based assignments, etc. The instructor will provide the students with a course outline listing the criteria for course evaluation at the beginning of the semester.
An example of one evaluation scheme:
Mid-term exam | 20% |
Research paper | 30% |
Presentation | 20% |
Final exam | 30% |
Total | 100% |
At the conclusion of the course the successful student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of a range of organizational theories.
- Use organizational theories to analyze key themes within private, public and third sector organizations.
- Examine the role of management and leadership in organizational process.
- Evaluate theories of organizational change.
- Explore new designs in organizational process and form.
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students:
Textbook(s) such as the following, the list to be updated periodically:
- Hatch, Mary J. (2018). Organization theory: Modern, symbolic, and postmodern perspectives.
4th Ed. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Requisites
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers to Other Institutions
Below are current transfer agreements from Douglas College to other institutions for the current course guidelines only. For a full list of transfer details and archived courses, please see the BC Transfer Guide.
Institution | Transfer details for SOSC 3140 |
---|---|
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU SOCI 3XXX (3) |
Langara College (LANG) | LANG BUSM 2XXX (3) |
Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU BUS 2XX (3) |
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU ORGB 3XXX (3) |
Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU SOCI 3XX (3) |
University Canada West (UCW) | UCW ORGB 201 (3) |
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO MGMT_O 2nd (3) |
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV COMM_V 3rd (3) |
University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC COMM 2XX (3) |
University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC SOSC 3XX (1.5) |