ORGANISATIONAL ANALYSIS
BUA5OA
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject aims to explore and analyse different philosophical perspectives and approaches to organisational design and change. It will encourage a critical evaluation of current thinking on organisational design, structuring and change approaches. By examining arguments and assumptions underpinning key philosophies that are used to 'diagnose' organisations, it will explore and challenge the tools and techniques each prescribe for designing organisations and implementing change interventions. Through critical application of different philosophical perspectives to practical organisational change case studies, students will be encouraged to move beyond prescriptive, paradigm-centred theories of organising, and learn to understand and manage the opportunities and constraints each perspective offers in designing innovative, flexible, and adaptive organisations.
SchoolLa Trobe Business School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorPhuc Nguyen
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Students must be enrolled in LMMBA or HZMBHA or LMMBAH or LMMBAA or LZFABA to do this subject.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects BUO5OA
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Philosophies of Organizational Change | Preliminary | Smith, A. & Graetz, F. (2011) | Edward Elgar Publishing Limited: The Lypiatts, Gloucestershire, UK. |
| Readings | Management and Organisation Theory: A Jossey-Bass Reader | Prescribed | Miles, JA (2012) | Wiley |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Critically research the body of knowledge and fundamental themes and issues surrounding specific organisational behaviours
- Activities:
- Assessed individual assignments x 2, and in-class assessed and unassessed group exercises.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
02. Analyse and critically reflect upon specific organisational problems in behavioural terms and develop practical and evidence-based approaches for resolving those problems.
- Activities:
- Assessed individual assignments x 2, and in-class assessed and unassessed group exercises.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Speaking)
- Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Speaking)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
03. Evaluate the appropriateness of different organisational change perspectives to understand and address organisational issues.
- Activities:
- Assessed individual assignments x 2, and in-class assessed and unassessed group exercises.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Speaking)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills (Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
04. Evaluate the opportunities and constraints each change perspective offers in designing innovative, flexible, and adaptive organisations.
- Activities:
- Assessed individual assignments x 2, and in-class assessed and unassessed group exercises.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Speaking)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills (Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
05. Develop and apply socially responsible and sustainable change management practices in contemporary organisations.
- Activities:
- Assessed individual assignments x 2, and in-class assessed and unassessed group exercises.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills (Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
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