On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Understand the four main approaches to achieving control: (a) personal, centralised; (b) bureaucratic; (c) output; (d) cultural control, and the extent these correspond with phases in the development of organisational studies;
Appreciate the imporatance of control in management;
Evaluate why motivation has been considered to be of such crucial importance in the study of organisations;
Demonstrate the importance of group dynamics as affecting team work, leadership and the recurrent attempts to secure the commitment of members of their organisation;
Understand the vital organisational effects of new technology and the importance of the management of change in order to provide a base for the Strategy and Structure module (MM32710).
Aims
The module considers various managerial strategies to achieve control and the interaction between control and motivation, with the focus primarily at the level of the work group. The attempt to define a science of organisations in order to assist management gave rise to various schools of thought through the 20th century; and to help the students secure some sort of grip on the extensive jargon and conceptual apparatus of Organisation Theory, a mainly chronological approach is utilised. The inter-connectedness of the various topics is also emphasised.
Brief description
This module provides an introduction to the main building blocks of organisation theory.
Content
Beginning with bureaucracy, the module considers themes of motivation and organisational culture, concluding with leadership theories.
Reading Lists
Books
H Drummond Organizational Behaviour
Oxford University Press
D Buchanan and A Huczynski Organizational Behaviour
Prentice Hall
J Martin Organizational Behaviour
Thomson
S Dawson Analysing Organizations
Macmillan
S Jackson & P Carter Rethinking Organizaitonal Behaviour
Pitman/FT
** Supplementary Text
Morgan, Gareth Images of Organization
edition 2r.e. . Sage Pubns. 761906347 Morgan, Gareth Images of Organization
edition 2r.e. . Sage Pubns. 761906347 Du Gay In praise of bureaucracy
London : SAGE 761955046 Rose, Michael Industrial Behaviour
edition 2r.e. . Penguin 140091335 Drummond, Helga Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
Oxf.U.P. 198782179 Martin, John Organizational Behaviour
edition 2r.e. . Thomson Learning 1861525834 Gibson, James L. Organizations
edition 11 I.S.e. part pages . McGraw 007119519X Sofer, Cyril Organizations in Theory and Practice
Heinemann Educ. 435828789 Fincham, Robin Principles of Organizational Behaviour
edition 3r.e.of "Individual,Work and Organization" . Oxf.U.P. 198775776 Urwick The making of scientific management
London : Pitman
Urwick The making of scientific management
London : Pitman
Burrell, Gibson Sociological paradigms and organisational analysis
Heinemann Educational
Burrell, Gibson Sociological paradigms and organisational analysis
Heinemann Educational
Hyman, Richard Social Values and Industrial Relations
Blackwell 631166106 Runciman, W.G. Relative Deprivation and Social Justice
edition n.e. . Gregg Revivals 751201316 McKenna, Eugene F. Psychology in Business
L.Erlbaum 863770428 McKenna, Eugene F. Psychology in Business
L.Erlbaum 863770428 McKenna, Eugene F. Psychology in Business
L.Erlbaum 863770428 Kanter, Rosabeth Moss Change Masters
edition n.e. . Routledge 415084679 Crozier, Michel Bureaucratic Phenomenon
Univ.Chicago P. 226121666 Abrahamsson Bureaucracy or participation
Sage 803908377 Dawson, Sandra Analysing Organisations
edition 3r.e. . Macmillan 333660951 Dawson, Sandra Analysing Organisations
edition 3r.e. . Macmillan 333660951 Dawson, Sandra Analysing Organisations
edition 3r.e. . Macmillan 333660951 Silverman The theory of organisations
Heinemann
Silverman The theory of organisations
Heinemann
Silverman The theory of organisations
Heinemann
Johnson, Phil Management Control and Organizational Behaviour
P.Chapman Pub. 1853961639 Roethlisberger Management and the worker
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press 674546768 Northouse, Peter Guy Leadership
edition 2r.e. . Sage Pubns. 761919260 Burns, James MacGregor Leadership
Harper and Row
Kunda Engineering culture
Temple University Press
Littler, Craig R. Development of the Labour Process in Capitalist Societies
Heinemann Educ. 435825410 Lincoln, James R. "Culture,Control and Commitment"
Camb.U.P. 521365171 Deal Corporate cultures
Addison-Wesley Pub. Co
Bryman, Alan Charisma and Leadership in Organizations
Sage Pubns. 803983182 Organization Theory
edition n.e. . Oxf.U.P.(N.Y.) 195098307 Pugh Organization theory
edition 4th ed. . London : Penguin 140250247 Butler, Gathorne V. Organization and Management
Prentice-Hall 013641754X Graham, Laurie On the Line at Subaru-Isuzu
ILR P.,U.S. 875463460 Jackall, Robert Moral mazes: the world of corporate managers
Oxford University Press
Clegg, Stewart Modern Organizations
Sage Pubns. 803983301 Ritzer, George McDonaldization of Society
edition 3r.e.of "McDonaldization of Society: An Investigation into the Changing Character of Contem. Pine Forge P. 761986286 Ritzer, George McDonaldization of Society
edition 3r.e.of "McDonaldization of Society: An Investigation into the Changing Character of Contem. Pine Forge P. 761986286 Williamson Markets and hierarchies
Free Press London : Collier Macmillan
Gillespie Manufacturing knowledge
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 521403588 Wilson, David C. Managing Organizations
McGraw 77072324 Belbin Management teams
London : Butterworth-Heinemann 750602538 Johnson, Phil Management Control and Organizational Behaviour
P.Chapman Pub. 1853961639 Johnson, Phil Management Control and Organizational Behaviour
P.Chapman Pub. 1853961639 Gouldner, Alvin W. Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy
edition n.e. . Free P.,U.S. 29127408 Gibson, James L. Organizations
edition 11 I.S.e. part pages . McGraw 007119519X Organizational Symbolism
De Gruyter 3110110512 Huczynski, Andrzej Organizational Behaviour
edition 2r.e. . Prentice-Hall 136398995 Rose, Michael Industrial Behaviour
edition 2r.e. . Penguin 140091335 Peters, Thomas J. In Search of Excellence
edition n.e. . Harper & Row 63380021
Journals
Hartwig (1990) Administration and Society Paradox of bureaucracy http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=administration+and+society&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
edition 22 part 3.
J Hough and M White (2001) Journal of Management Using stories to create change: the lesson of Taylor's pig-tale http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=journal+of+management&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
edition 27 part 6.
Y Guerrier (1996) Work, Employment and Society Quality and Depth http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=work+employment+and+society&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 I Roper, et al (2000) "Work, Employment and Society" Japanisation and the Non-learning Firm http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=work+employment+and+society&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 J Smith Work, Employment and Society Elton Mayo & the Hidden Hawthorne http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=work+employment&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
edition 1 part 1 pages 108.
I Grugulis et al Work, Employment and Society Cultural Control and the Culture Manager http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=work+employment+and+society&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
edition 14 part 1 pages .
I Grugulis et al Work, Employment and Society Cultural Control and the Culture Manager http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=work+employment+and+society&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
edition 14 part 1 pages .
G Mason (2001) Work Employment and Society Production supervisors http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=work+employment+and+society&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
edition 14 part 94 pages 636-643.
G Hofstede (1992) University of Wales Business Review http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=university+of+wales+business+and+economics+review&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 R Conti and M Warner (1994) New Technology, Work and Employment Taylorism, teams and technology http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=new+technology+work+and+employment&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
edition 9 part 2 pages .
H Levinson (1996) Harvard Business Review The Leader as Analyst http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=harvard+business+review&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
part January pages .
J Webb Work, Employment and Society Vocabularies of Motive http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=work+employment+and+society&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
edition 10 part 2 pages 251-272.
T Murahami (1997) Work, Employment and Society The Autonomy of teams in the Car Industry http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=work+employment+and+society&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
edition 11 part 4 pages .
M Sosteric (1996) Work, Employment and Society Subjectivity and the labour process : A case study in the restaurant industry http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=work+employment+and+society&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 R Khurana (2002) Harvard Business Review The Curse of the CEO Superstar http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=harvard+business+review&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
part September pages .
R Goffee and G Jones (1996) Harvard Business Review How to Change Culture http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=harvard+business+review&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
part November pages .
R Walton (1985) Harvard Business Review From Control to Commitment http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=harvard+business+review&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 A Carey (1967) American Sociological Review The Hawthorne Studies : a radical criticism http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=american+sociological+review&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
edition 32 .
S R G Jones (1992) American Journal of Sociology Was there a Hawthorne Effect http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=american+journal+of+sociology&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
edition 98 part 3 pages .
Zhau (1993) American Journal of Sociology Dynamics of Organisational Rules http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=american+journal+of+sociology&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
edition 98 part 5 pages . 29602 V Fournier (1999) Sociology Review The Appeal to Professionalism as a disciplinary mechanism http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=sociology+review&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 R Franke (1983) Journal of Management Studies Book Review of Taylor and the rise of Scientific Management http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=journal+of+management+studies&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
edition 20 part 4 pages 479-484.
R Franke (1983) Journal of Management Studies Book review on Taylor http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=journal+of+management+studies&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 R Aufhauser (1973) Journal of Economic history Slavery and Scientific Management http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=journal+of+economic+history&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 I Cunningham et al (1996) Industrial Relations Journal Empowerment for When? http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=industrial+relations+journal&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 I Smircich (1983) Administrative Science Quarterly Concepts of Culture and Organisational Analysis http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=administrative+science+quarterly&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 P Adler (1993) Harvard Business Review Time and Motioned Regained http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=harvard+business+review&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 J Clark Human Resource Management Journal Consistency v. Flexibility http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=human+resource+management+journal&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
edition 4 part 1 pages 79.
J Geary and A Dobbins Human Resource Management Journal Teamworking : ANew Dynamic in Pursuit of managemnt and Control http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=human+resource+management+journal&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20
edition 11 part 1 pages .
J Coopey and J Hartley (1991) Human Resourse Management Journal Reconsidering the Case for Organizational Commitment http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=human+resource+management+journal&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20