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Course syllabus - Work and Organization
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
SOA409
Valid from
Spring semester 2016
Education level
Second cycle
Progressive Specialisation
A1N (Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).
Main area(s)
Work Life Studies
School
School of Health, Care and Social Welfare
Ratified
2015-08-18
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Books
The three worlds of welfare capitalism
Cambridge : Polity, 1990 - xi, 248 s.
ISBN: 0-7456-0665-2 (inb.) ; £27.50 LIBRIS-ID: 5545972
Sociology, work and organisation
Seventh edition : Abingdon, Oxon : 2017 - xv, 479 pages
ISBN: 9781138941809 LIBRIS-ID: 20692705
Articles
Additional readings of 500 pages will be provided at the start of the course.
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Books
Sociology, work and organisation
6th ed. : New York, NY : Routledge, 2012 - xvi, 408 p.
ISBN: 9780415681087 LIBRIS-ID: 12306600
Migration, citizenship, and the European welfare state : a European dilemma
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006 - 328 s.
ISBN: 0-19-928402-4 (pbk.) : LIBRIS-ID: 10088891
Articles
Inequality Regimes: Gender, Class and Race in Organizations
Gender and Society, 20(4): 441-464, 2006
History as a Mode of Inquiry in Organizational life: A role for Human Cosmogony
Human Relations, vol.44, No3, 1991
Socialconstruction and appreciative Inquiry: A journey in organizational theory, Management and Organization: relational alternatives to Individualism
Aldershot: Avebury Pres, 1995
Post-bureaucracy - control through professional freedom,
Journal of Organizational Change Management 16(5): 547-566, 2003
Managing the Metaphors of change. Organizational Dynamics
Vol:22, No.1, pp 44-56, 1993
Moving Management: Theorizing Struggles Against the Hegemony of Management
Organisation studies 28(11): 1667-1698, 2007
Postmodern challenges to Organisation Development
Taos Institute, 2000
Leading by design: The five elements of Appreciative Leadership as Design Criteria
Taos Institute,
Other Materials
Dynamics of Change and Reconstitution in Hegemonic and Rural Gender Regimes
In: Asztalos Morell, I & Bock, Bettina (eds) Gender Regimes, Citizen Participation and Rural Restructuring, London: Elsevier, pp 347-378., 2008
Living leadership: A systemic constructionist Approach
Leadership 2008;4;227, 2008
Creating Appreciative Learning Cultures. Organisational dynamics
Taos institute,
Dialectic of Modernity, London: Sage
Review by: BRIAN RAPPERT, in Sociology, 35(4):991-992, 2000
The Brave New World of Work, Review by: MARTIN PARKER, in Sociology, 35(4):991-992
Cambridge Polity Press, 2000
Varieties of second modernity: the cosmopolitan turn in social and political theory and research
The British Journal of Sociology, 61(3): 409443, 2010
Speed and Strategic Choice, How managers accelerate decision making
California Management Review 5(2): 102-116, 2008
Review of Globalization and Precarious Work"
Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews, 42(5): 700-706, 2013
URL: Link
The appreciative Inquiry model
Encyclopedia of Management Theory, Sage Publications, 2013
Markets, Bureaucracies, Clans,
Administrative Science Quarterly 25(1): 129-141, 1980
Migration, Precarization and the Democratic Deficit in Global Governance
International Migration, 53(3): 50-63. ISSN 0020-7985, 2015
Moving Management: Theorizing Struggles Against the Hegemony of Management
Organisation studies 28(11): 1667-1698, 2007
Temporary Work in Transnational Labor Regulation: SER-Centrism and the Risk of Exacerbating Gendered Precariousness
Social Indicators Research, 88(1): 131-145, 2008
The Modern Corporation: Origins, Evolution, Attributes
Journal of Economic Literature 19(4): 1537-1568, 1981
Care and Social Integration in European Societies [Elektronisk resurs].
Bristol : The Policy Press, 2005. - 1 online resource (337 p.)
ISBN: 9781847421340 LIBRIS-ID: 14784841
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Books
Sociology, work and organisation
6th ed. : New York, NY : Routledge, 2012 - xvi, 408 p.
ISBN: 9780415681087 LIBRIS-ID: 12306600
Care and Social Integration in European Societies [Elektronisk resurs].
Bristol : The Policy Press, 2005. - 1 online resource (337 p.)
ISBN: 9781847421340 LIBRIS-ID: 14784841
Migration, Citizenship, and the European Welfare State : A European Dilemma
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006 - 344 p.
Other Materials
Two hundred pages article texts is added to the course specified in the Study Guide. Furthermore, project specific case-study material is to be specified in the Study Guide.
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Objectives
The objective of the course is to offer a broad perspective on Swedish working life against a global background. The course illuminates historical and societal processes of change and how these are reflected in organizations and people’s everyday lives. Its aim is for students to enhance their understanding and knowledge of organizational theories in relation to working life, including its development and challenges.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:
1 define and take a critical stance on core concepts regarding organization as a subject area
2 discuss and assess societal processes of change in working life with regard to organization, control, leadership and everyday life
3 give proof of a deeper understanding of the current problem areas of working life and its multidisciplinary basis
4 reflect critically upon the possibilities, limitations and societal role of working life science and organizational theory
Course content
- a social perspective on changes in Swedish working life due to the development of technology, work processes and labour market regulation, with a special focus on the importance of globalization
- theories, models and concepts regarding organization, with a special focus on currently dominant ideologies regarding the organization, control and management of work
- an intersectional perspective on working life and its relation to people’s living conditions, as well as to the regulation of work and social rights
- organizational and leadership challenges in contemporary organizations
Tuition
Teaching and learning will take place in the form of lectures, seminars, group work and supervision. These teaching methods are intended for the students to practice independent and active knowledge searches, discussion, argumentation as well as critical reflection, individually and in groups. Attendance and active participation at seminars and the presentation of course materials is mandatory.
Specific requirements
A completed bachelor’s degree from an institution of higher education of three years or more, equivalent to 180 credits in one of the following subject areas: Public Health Science, Caring Science with Specialisation in Nursing, Nursing science, Medical Science, Physiotherapy, Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, or the equivalent. In addition Swedish B/Swedish 3 and English B/English 6 are required. For courses given entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish B/Swedish 3.
Examination
INL1, hand-in assignment, 3 credits, regarding learning objectives 1 and 4; grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
INL2, hand-in assignment, 3 credits, regarding learning objectives 2 and 3; grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
PRO1, Project assignment, 0.5 credit, group examination regarding learning objectives 1 and 4; grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
PRO2, Project assignment, 0.5 credit, group examination regarding learning objectives 2 and 3; grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
SEM1, Active participation in seminars, 0.5 credit; regarding learning objectives 1 to 4; grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
For a Pass with distinction (VG) on the course as a whole, this grade needs to be achieved on INL1 and INL2. For more detailed information, see the study guidelines.
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.
Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.
Study guideGrade
Three-grade scale