MBA 2391 Organisational Management and Control
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MBA 2391 Organisational Management and Control
Responsible for the course
Hanno Roberts
Department
Department of Accounting - Auditing and Law
Term
According to study plan
ECTS Credits
4
Language of instruction
English
Introduction
Learning outcome
This course addresses the topic of organization design and the related various management control approaches. The course aims to create an understanding of appropriate organizational design for different types of institutions, and build practical skills related to the principles and challenges of designing and implementing contemporary organizations. The latter includes the dynamics and processes of structuring organizations, and the specific ways organizations can set up and use their management control and performance measurement systems.
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree or equivalent, 4 years work experience, managerial experience and good written and oral knowledge of the English language. Please confirm our Student regulations.
Compulsory reading
Collection of articles:
Selected ECCH cases.
Other:
The literature consists of selected articles, book chapters and case materials, made available electronically via Blackboard at the end of the preceding teaching module.
Recommended reading
Course outline
The course is broken down into the two elements of Organization Theory & Design, and Management Control, which will be covered in the above order.
Organization theory & design | Management control |
· Types of organization design · Centralization, decentralization and specialization · Types and forms of organizational change · Implementing organizational change |
· Conventional management control and responsibility accounting · Budgeting and financial control · Performance measurement systems |
Computer-based tools
Learning process and workload
The course is conducted as a teaching module, where students have classes all day for four subsequent days, a total of 32 hours.
The aim is to provide immediate value by connecting the course contents with the work experiences of the participants, and to use learning-by-doing as much as possible. The course is structured by means of a mix of lectures, case studies, classroom discussions, in-class exercises, and a final course assignment.
Examination
Evaluation is based on individual class participation (30%), case group work (30%), and a final group-based course assignment (40%). There is no final examination.
Examination code(s)
MBA 23911 - Process evaluation; accounts for 100% to pass the program MBA 2391; 4 credits.
The course is part of a full MBA and all evaluations must be passed in order to obtain a certificate for the degree.
Examination support materials
All aids permitted.
Re-sit examination
At the next ordinary exam.
Additional information
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