ORG 1211 Organizational Theory and HRM

ORG 1211 Organizational Theory and HRM

Course code: 
ORG 1211
Department: 
Leadership and Organizational Behaviour
Credits: 
7.5
Course coordinator: 
Thorvald Hærem
Cecilie Asting
Course name in Norwegian: 
Organisasjonsteori og HRM
Product category: 
Bachelor
Portfolio: 
Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics - Programme Courses
Semester: 
2020 Autumn
Active status: 
Active
Level of study: 
Bachelor
Teaching language: 
Norwegian
Course type: 
One semester
Introduction

Competitive advantage that is difficult for others to copy is the source for better business outcome. This course discusses basic principals for creating effective organizations. It combines organizational theory and Human Resource Management (HRM), acknowledging the fact that competitive advantage is a combination of organizing the business and arranging for best possible performance.
Accordingly, the course will provide the students with an introduction to and understanding of basic theoretical and empirical contributions of research related to Human Resource Management (HRM) at the individual, group, and organizational level of analysis. After having completed the course, the students should be able to apply obtained knowledge in work settings.

Learning outcomes - Knowledge

During the course students shall acquire:

  • Essential theories and perspectives within Organizational Theory and HRM.
  • The most salient and robust research findings within Organizational Theory.
Learning outcomes - Skills

The students should be able to identify, analyze and understand what differentiates more effective and less effective organizing and HRM in different types of organizations

General Competence

The students should be able to critically assess organizations' way of organizing and HR practices in light of the most important and robust research findings.

Course content
  • Studying organizations
  • Organizations as rational systems
  • Organizations as natural systems
  • Organizations and the environment
  • HRM and organizational performance
Teaching and learning activities

In order to give the students an opportunity to indentify what they have learned, and what they need to improve on, they will be given previous examinations to discuss and give each other feedback on. 

The course is structured as seminars, combining lectures with active dialogues. The course will combine text book readings with research articles. The lectures will utilize current business cases to illustrate main points in the literature. There are two mandatory assignments, one case based and one simulation based, which are designed to train the students in application of the theory to real situations.

The aim is to combine lectures with active dialogue. Coupling of textbooks, research articles, and examples are used to illustrate the main theoretical points.

Students are responsible for obtaining access to the Internet, and to keep abreast of the content posted on the course website.

Software tools
No specified computer-based tools are required.
Additional information

Re-sit examination
Students that have not gotten approved the coursework requirements, must re-take the exercises during the next scheduled course.

Students that have not passed the written examination or who wish to improve their grade may re-take the examination in connection with the next scheduled examination.

Qualifications

Higher Education Entrance Qualification

Covid-19

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there may be deviations in teaching and learning activities as well as exams, compared with what is described in this course description.

Required prerequisite knowledge

ORG 3402 Organizational Behaviour and Leadership or equivalent

Mandatory courseworkCourseworks givenCourseworks requiredComment coursework
Mandatory21In addition to lectures, the course consists of two compulsory work requirements, a case simulation and assignment with reflections in the wake of the simulation. The coursework provides students with practice in applying theory to real situations. The schedule for the submission and feedback will be given at the start of the course.
Mandatory coursework:
Mandatory coursework:Mandatory
Courseworks given:2
Courseworks required:1
Comment coursework:In addition to lectures, the course consists of two compulsory work requirements, a case simulation and assignment with reflections in the wake of the simulation. The coursework provides students with practice in applying theory to real situations. The schedule for the submission and feedback will be given at the start of the course.
Assessments
Assessments
Exam category: 
Submission
Form of assessment: 
Written submission
Invigilation
Weight: 
100
Grouping: 
Individual
Support materials: 
  • No support materials
Duration: 
5 Hour(s)
Exam code: 
ORG12111
Grading scale: 
ECTS
Resit: 
Examination every semester
Type of Assessment: 
Ordinary examination
Total weight: 
100
Student workload
ActivityDurationComment
Teaching
36 Hour(s)
Prepare for teaching
46 Hour(s)
Student's own work with learning resources
113 Hour(s)
Examination
5 Hour(s)
Sum workload: 
200

A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.