,ORGANIZATION THEORY
PRE-September
MASTER –BA COURSE
November Q1
2019
Notes of the lectures and sheets
UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE
,Inhoudsopgave
Lecture 1....................................................................................................................................................... 3
Lecture 2: the modernist perspective: general principles................................................................................5
Lecture 3....................................................................................................................................................... 7
Lecture 4: neo-modernist approaches, human relations and culture.............................................................12
Lecture 5: managerial control....................................................................................................................... 15
Lecture 6 organization learning and innovation............................................................................................18
Lecture 7...................................................................................................................................................... 21
Lecture 8: Post-modern organizations.......................................................................................................... 24
Lecture 9 Reflective organization Theory...................................................................................................... 27
Lecture 10: Critical theory and managerialism.............................................................................................. 30
, Organization theory
Lecture 1
Content:
- What is organization theory
- Why is it useful?
- Theoretical perspectives
- Design of the course
Two starter questions:
1. What do we mean with the term organization?
People working together to make a product of service. Combining different processes.
About relationships between people and how they organize there selfs.
2. What do you expect to learn?
Theoretical concepts about organizations. Theory’s about relationships between people:
organization. Structurers of organization.
What is organization
- ‘an’ organization is not a material object (no reification)
- ‘an’ organization is not a number of people
- The verb is a ‘to organize’
- ‘organization refers to:
o The way a number of people work together, interact
o Structure, order
o Goals, functions (=people who work, have a function in the structure)
- Etymology: organs in the human body
Organization exists at different levels
- Micro level: small group, classroom
- Mezzo level: school, company
- Macro level: society, economic sectors, organization transport
Many forms of organization
- Informal, temporary
- Formal, institutionalized
A trend is formalization: life is more and more organized.
Formalization = work roles are structured in an organization, and the activities of the employees
are governed by rules and procedures.
What will you learn?
- Theory organization
o Concepts
o Single theories about how organizations function
o Different theoretical perspectives
- Application
- Reflection
A theory doesn’t have to be the truth.
If you have different theories, you will have different perspectives.
Why would you want to learn theory
- Intrinsic value:
o Understanding organizations
- Instrumental value:
o Analysing, evaluating organisations
PRE-September
MASTER –BA COURSE
November Q1
2019
Notes of the lectures and sheets
UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE
,Inhoudsopgave
Lecture 1....................................................................................................................................................... 3
Lecture 2: the modernist perspective: general principles................................................................................5
Lecture 3....................................................................................................................................................... 7
Lecture 4: neo-modernist approaches, human relations and culture.............................................................12
Lecture 5: managerial control....................................................................................................................... 15
Lecture 6 organization learning and innovation............................................................................................18
Lecture 7...................................................................................................................................................... 21
Lecture 8: Post-modern organizations.......................................................................................................... 24
Lecture 9 Reflective organization Theory...................................................................................................... 27
Lecture 10: Critical theory and managerialism.............................................................................................. 30
, Organization theory
Lecture 1
Content:
- What is organization theory
- Why is it useful?
- Theoretical perspectives
- Design of the course
Two starter questions:
1. What do we mean with the term organization?
People working together to make a product of service. Combining different processes.
About relationships between people and how they organize there selfs.
2. What do you expect to learn?
Theoretical concepts about organizations. Theory’s about relationships between people:
organization. Structurers of organization.
What is organization
- ‘an’ organization is not a material object (no reification)
- ‘an’ organization is not a number of people
- The verb is a ‘to organize’
- ‘organization refers to:
o The way a number of people work together, interact
o Structure, order
o Goals, functions (=people who work, have a function in the structure)
- Etymology: organs in the human body
Organization exists at different levels
- Micro level: small group, classroom
- Mezzo level: school, company
- Macro level: society, economic sectors, organization transport
Many forms of organization
- Informal, temporary
- Formal, institutionalized
A trend is formalization: life is more and more organized.
Formalization = work roles are structured in an organization, and the activities of the employees
are governed by rules and procedures.
What will you learn?
- Theory organization
o Concepts
o Single theories about how organizations function
o Different theoretical perspectives
- Application
- Reflection
A theory doesn’t have to be the truth.
If you have different theories, you will have different perspectives.
Why would you want to learn theory
- Intrinsic value:
o Understanding organizations
- Instrumental value:
o Analysing, evaluating organisations
