Summary Book (Organization Theory: Challenges and Perspectives) and relevant articles

McAuley, J., J. Duberley, P. Johnson (2014). Organizaton Theory: Challenges and Perspecties. Pearson
Educaton ltd.

Lecture 1. What is organizaton theory?
 McAuley et al. chapters 1 and 2 (pp. 1-48)
 Adam Smith: The Wealth of Natons..
Lecture 2. Modernist perspecties 1: general principles
 McAuley et al. chapter 3 up to page 68: “General Systems Theory”
 Taylor: The principles of scientic management.
 Hall: The Concept of Bureaucracy: An Empirical Assessment.
Film tpp Charlie Chaplin (1936). Modern Times. Starring: Charlie Chaplin and Paulete Goddard...
Lecture 3. Modernist perspecties 2: contngency theory and systems theory
 McAuley et al. chapter 3, pp. 68-88: “General Systems Theory”
 McAuley et al. chapter 6, pp. 186 up to 192: “Managerialism with a human face?”
 Simon: The proverbs of administraton.
 Donaldson & Jofe: it-The Key to Organizatonal Design.
Lecture 4. Neo-modernist approaches: human relatons and culture
 McAuley et al. chapter 4
 McGregor: The Human Side of Enterprise.
Lecture 5. Managerial control
 McAuley et al. chapter 5
 McAuley et al. chapter 6, pp. 192-215
Film tpp Greg Coolidge (2006). Employee of the month. Starring Jessica Simpson and Dane Cook.
Lecture 6. Organizatonal learning and innoiaton
 Crossan et al: An organizatonal learning framework: rom intuiton to insttuton.
 Lam: Innovatve Organizatons: Structure, Learning and Adaptaton.
Lecture 7. Organizaton in a post-modern world
 McAuley et al. chapter 7
 Thompson: Disconnected capitalismp or why employers can’t keep their side of the bargain.
Lecture 8. Postmodern organizatons
 Hochschild: “Rent a mom” and other services: markets, meanings and emotons.
 leming: The human capital hoax: Work, debt and insecurity in the era of Uberizaton.
Film tpp Jason Reitman (2009). Up in the Air. Starring George Clooney and Vera armiga.
Lecture 9. Refectie organizaton theory
 McAuley et al. chapter 9
Lecture 10. Critcal theory and managerialism
 McAuley et al. chapter 10
 Adam: The problem of administratve evil in a culture of technical ratonality.




Index

, Chapter 1: introducing the structure of Organizaton theory: Challenges and Perspecties.............................3

Chapter 2: Organizaton theory: what is it, and why does it mater?...............................................................3

Chapter 3: Modernist organizaton theory...................................................................................................... 5

Chapter 4: Neo-modernist organizaton theory: putng people frst.............................................................11

Chapter 5 Neo-modernist organizaton theory: surfng the new waie?.........................................................17

Chapter 6 From classical beginnings to new-waie leadership and management: the eioluton of
management theory.................................................................................................................................... 22

Chapter 7 Post-modernist organizaton theory: new organizatonal forms for a new millennium?.................25

Chapter 9 Refectie organizaton theory: symbols, meanings and interpretatons........................................31

Chapter 10 Refeeiie organizaton theory: critcal theory, psychoanalysis and feminist organizaton theory..40

Crossan et al. Organizatonal learning.......................................................................................................... 50

Lam - Innoiatie organizatons: structure, learning and adaptaton..............................................................53

Flaming – The Human capital hoae: Work, debt and insecurity in the Era of Uberizaton...............................55