Ms J. Wolfram Cox 327-201 Organisational Behaviour Second semester Classes totalling 3 hour per week throughout the semester. On completion of this subject students should:

• understand the functions of frameworks and typologies for organisation theory;
• be able to compare and contrast organisation theories e. g. , mechanistic, organic, political, cultural;
• have an understanding of the ways our theories of organising affect our choice of issues and methods in organisational analysis and management.

This course will examine the underlying assumptions, models and applications of Organisation Theory. Course content will include: Introduction to Organisation Theory. Paradigms, frames and metaphors as ways of organising Organisation Theories: functionalism - managing operations as effective (and ineffective) systems; radical structuralism - removing structures of domination; radical humanism - releasing human potential in organisations; interpretation - under-standing organisations as social constructions. Differing perspectives on issues such as structures, power, leadership and change. Methods for Organisational Analysis. Integrations, debates and current issues. A 2-hour end-of-semester examination (80%) and class assignments of up to 3,000 words (20%).