Newcastle University

Aims

1. To build upon students basic understanding of issues in the analysis of work and organisations, by providing a broader perspective upon the social, political and economic context of work and organisation.

2. To enable students to evaluate research and scholarship on work and organisations.

Original Summary:
This is a module about the study of work and organisation: you will be introduced to various issues and controversies relating to the study of work, organisation and management; we will examine alternative ways of looking at organisation and management; and we will consider why we need these alternatives to fully understand the world of work, organisation and management. The assumptions which underpin most management orthodoxy will be examined and their implications considered!

Outline Of Syllabus

Introduction - issues in studying work and organisation, Bureaucracy and Scientific Management revisited, Human Relations Theory and People Management, Organizational Culture and Self Management, Post-Bureaucracy and Change Management, Other perspectives on work, organisation and management, Organizing Studies.

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

The lectures provide a framework for student-centred learning: seminars provide opportunities for collaborative learning with peers; these are complemented by students' private study.

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

Resit assessment: Exam only