Course Information

Assessment, Mark Scheme and Submission Date

Depending upon class size, the course will be delivered through a mixture of lectures, seminars and mini-projects. Participation will be actively encouraged.

For each week, each student is expected to read and be prepared to summarise and discuss

	two of the three basic short readings identified for class discussion (see below)
	one additional reading of the student's own choice that is selected from articles and books cited in the basic short readings for the week.

Indicative Contents

Topics will include

	Bureaucratic rationality and standardization from Weber and Taylor to McDonaldization
	The development of Human Relations theory from the Hawthorne Studies through culture management to current issues such as trust and partnership
	The nature of management, explanations of its emergence to downsizing and current debates about its future forms
	The emergence of postbureaucratic, networked and other contemporary organizational forms

Assessment, Mark Scheme and Submission Date - Term Paper 75% Submission Date : TBA; Presentation 25%

A presentation to the class prepared in groups. You will receive a collective mark for this piece of work.

The presentation will :

	Relate to a topic of your choice that is covered in the readings for the week in which the presentation is given (see Core Reading)
	Overview, analyse and evaluate the topic or issue being presented
	Last for 20-30 minutes
	Use Powerpoint transparencies (a total of no more than 10 is suggested). These will be produced by my PA - see Charlie Middleton or contact at c.middleton@jims.cam.ac.uk
	Provide handout for class of 2-4 pages. This will be produced by my PA - see Charlie Middleton or contact at c.middleton@jims.cam.ac.uk
	Draw substantially upon supplementary literature rather than the core texts
	Apply the core conceptual framework of the course
	Make connections to other elements of the course
	Illustrate by reference to your personal experience or to empirical studies
	Raise at least three questions for discussion in class
	Moderate class discussion

The assessment will be made on the following basis :

Element	Marks
Quality of presentation - organization and content, including effectiveness in : - Framing and exploring the topic - Drawing substantially upon supplementary literature rather than the core texts - Applying the core conceptual framework of the course - Making connections to other elements of the course, including lectures and discussion - Illustrating by reference to your personal experience or to empirical studies	16
Handout	2
Questions	2
Moderating Class Discussion	5
Total	25

A term paper of 4,000 words is to be prepared on one of the following :

How do two or more of the following concepts - power, inequality, identity and insecurity - enable us to understand the nature and tensions surrounding `new', emergent organizational forms?

Assess the pros and cons of two contrasting ways of conceptualizing organizations.

Is there a `best way' of analysing organization?

You may work on these papers in groups but must submit individual papers.

You may devise an alternative to these questions in consultation with me. Possible topics include gender, ecology, strategy, etc.

Once you have undertaken an initial literature search, I am willing to provide a list of suggested additional readings for these questions.

Core Reading List

Author	Title	Class mark
Jaffee, D. (2001)	Organization Theory. New York : McGraw-Hill (see www.mhhe.com/jaffee for outline, sample chapters, exercises)	HD31.J33
Knights, D. and Willmott, H.C. (1999)	Management Lives : Power and Identity in Work Organizations, London : Sage	HD31.K45
Thompson, P. and McHugh, D. (2001)	Work Organizations, London : Palgrave	HD58. 7.T466 2002e

Additional Readings

Beware : Texts on organization theory and organizational behaviour differ widely in scope, approach and quality. You are strongly advised to consult the following before considering other texts. To identify my position on many of the issues explored in the course, you may will to consult my home page where you can find a list of publications.

http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/close/hr22/hcwhome details publications and other information.

(in alphabetical order)

G. Burrell and G. Morgan, Sociological Paradigms and Organizational Analysis, London : Heinemann

S. Clegg, Modern Organizations : Organization Studies in the Postmodern World, London : Sage

S. Clegg, C.Hardy and W. Nord, eds., Handbook of Organization Studies, London : Sage

R.W. Dunford, Organizational Behaviour, New York : Addison - Wesley

R. Fincham and P. Rhodes, Principles of Organizational Behaviour, 3^rd edition

J. Hassard and D. Pym, (eds), The Theory and Philosophy of Organizations, London : Routledge

J. Hassard and M. Parker, eds., Postmodernism and Organizations, London : Sage

J. Hassard and M. Parker, eds, Towards a New Theory of Organizations, London : Routledge

M. Hatch, Organization Theory, Oxford University Press, 2^nd edition

M. Hughes and M. Reed, eds, Rethinking Organization, London : Sage

G. Morgan, Images of Organization, London : Sage, 3^rd edition

G. Morgan, Organizations and Society, London : Macmillan, 2^nd edition

In addition, you are encouraged to consult the leading journals in this field. Relevant material is likely to appear in the following :

Human Relations

Journal of Management Studies

Journal of Management Inquiry

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Organization

Organization Studies

Organization Science

If you are looking for something a little less dry, then I recommend ethnographies of work. Try, for example,

D. Kondo, Crafting Selves, Chicago : University of Chicago Press

T. Watson, In Search of Management, London : Routledge

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