Management and Organisations 2Laajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

By the end of the course, the student will be able to:

- Through action research and case studies, appreciate the specific management challenges that organisations can present.
- Have an insight into how and why different organisational environments can impact upon an employee’s behaviour and general well being

Content

- Schools of management thought
- Contemporary challenges for organisations and management
- Coping with change and temporary situations
- The implications of customer driven business strategy
- Employee motivation
- Time management
- Handling stress
- The development of employee creativity
- Action research

Qualifications

English Language Proficiency

Further information

Recommended reading:

Organizational Behaviour (1st European Edition, 2010), Authors: S.Robbins, T.Judge and T. Campbell, Publisher: Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0-273-71939-7

Teaching and learning strategies:

Lectures, Seminar, Group Project, Individual Assignment/Exam

Teaching methods and student workload (hours):

Lectures: 36 hours
Seminar Discussion: 5 hours
Self-directed Learning: 18 hours
Group Seminar Project: 16 hours
Individual Assignment/Exam: 3 hours

Assessment weighting and grading (%):

Individual Assignment 50%
Group Seminar Project 50%