FACULTY OF BUSINESS

Department of Business Administration

BA 435 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Organization Theories
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
BA 435
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
6

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery Blended
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives The course aims at providing students with an opportunity of developing their knowledge and analytical skills to explain and understand business organizations and their management from a macro organizational perspective.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • describe organization theories representing different organizational paradigms.
  • compare organization theories with respect to their assumptions, arguments and focuses.
  • discuss the interactions between various organizational dimensions with an analytical perspective.
  • use organization theories in an integrative manner to explain organizational and managerial issues at the national and global level.
  • enhance their critical attitudes towards extant knowledge on, and practices of, organizations in terms of their impacts on individuals, society and natural environment as a whole.
Course Description The course deals with the organization theories that attempt to explain the behaviors of organizations. It discusses structural contingency, resource dependence, transaction and agency cost, population ecology, institutionalism, and organizational network theories. It also discusses interpretativist, critical and postmodern organizational perspectives. It attempts to compare and/or integrate these theories along the dimensions of organizational structure, strategy, technology, culture, and environment.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Welcome Session & Introduction to the Course
2 Organization Theory: What is it, and why does it matter? McAuley et al. Chapter 2
3 Organizations and Organizational Effectiveness Jones, G. Chapter 1
4 Stakeholders, Managers, and Ethics Jones, G. Chapter 2
5 Organizing in a Changing Global Environment Jones, G. Chapter 3
6 Basic Challenges of Organizational Design Jones, G. Chapter 4
7 Designing Organizational Structure: Authority and Control Jones, G. Chapter 5
8 Midterm Exam
9 Designing Organizational Structure: Specialization and Coordination Jones, G. Chapter 6
10 Creating and Managing Organizational Culture Jones, G. Chapter 7
11 Organizational Design and Strategy in a Changing Global Environment Jones, G. Chapter 8
12 Types and Forms of Organizational Change Jones, G. Chapter 10
13 Organizational Transformations: Birth, Growth, Decline, and Death Jones, G. Chapter 11
14 Organizational Design, Competences, and Technology Jones, G. Chapter 9
15 Semester Review
16 Final Exam

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

Jones, Gareth (2013) Organizational Theory, Design, and Change. Pearson

McAuley, John, Duberley, Joanne, and Johnson, Phil. (2007). Organization Theory. Challenges and Perspectives. Pearson

Suggested Readings/Materials

Daft, Richard L. (2021) Organization Theory and Design. (13th Edition). Cengage Learning

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
25
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
-
-
Midterm
1
35
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
2
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
15
3
45
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
1
30
30
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
-
-
0
Midterms
1
25
25
Final Exam
1
32
32
    Total
180

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to solve problems with an analytical and holistic viewpoint in the field of business administration.

X
2

To be able to present the findings and solutions to the business problems in written and oral formats.

X
3

To be able to interpret the application of business and economic concepts, and philosophies at the national and international levels.

X
4

To be able to use innovative and creative approach for real-life business situations.

5

To be able to demonstrate leadership skills in different business situations.

6

To be able to interpret the reflections of new technologies and softwares to business dynamics.

7

To be able to integrate knowledge gained in the five areas of business administration (marketing, production, management, accounting, and finance) through a strategic perspective.

8

To be able to act in accordance with the scientific and ethical values in studies related to business administration.

X
9

To be able to work efficiently and effectively as a team member.

10

To be able to have an ethical perspective and social responsiveness when making and evaluating business decisions.

X
11

To be able to collect data in the area of business administration and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).

12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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