SOC574E Introduction to Organizational Culture and Culture in Organizations

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Lindbloom, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each even Tuesday 9:45–13:00 U34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to explain the concept of organizational culture and to introduce various theories and methodologies employed in organizational culture studies. Organizational culture will be explored in relation to more general themes in organizational studies and sociology, such as power, legitimacy, identity, performance, interactional order or organizational change. Drawing on both theory articles and illustrative research papers, students will learn to interpret cultures in organizations from managerial to critical, normative to analytical, as well as more alternative (sociological) perspectives.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction: Organization(s) and Culture 2. Perspectives on Culture 3. Organizational Change 4. Identities, Power and Resistance 5. Space in Organization 6. Cross-National Differences 7. Presentations
Literature
  • All the texts will be available to students in the folder for study materials in the IS. For the list of readings, see the syllabus in the course-related instructions folder.
Teaching methods
Lectures, readings, discussions, mini-research
Assessment methods
Students are expected to attend every lesson and join discussions about the assigned readings. Students are also required to turn in five short (1-2 page) comparisons of the texts selected for each lesson as well as one presentation and a longer analytical paper (8-10 pages) interpreting the most noteworthy findings of their small study of an organization of their choice. The final grade will be based on the sum of points gained for five short papers (max. 5x6 – together 30 points), class discussions (max. 15 points), presentation (15 points) and final paper (40 points).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013.
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