MM32610 - ORGANISATION THEORY: MOTIVATION AND CONTROL

Module Identifier

MM32610

Module Title

ORGANISATION THEORY: MOTIVATION AND CONTROL

Academic Year

2006/2007

Co-ordinator

Dr Ying Yang

Semester

Semester 1

Course delivery

Lecture

18 Hours. including a revision seminar

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Exam	1.5 Hours	66%
Semester Assessment	One essay of 1,500 words	34%
Supplementary Exam	1.5 Hours	66%
Supplementary Assessment	1 x Essay	34%

Learning outcomes

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
** General Text
D Buchanan and A Huczynski Organizational Behaviour Prentice Hall
H Drummond Organizational Behaviour Oxford University Press
J Martin Organizational Behaviour Thomson
S Dawson Analysing Organizations Macmillan
S Jackson & P Carter Rethinking Organizaitonal Behaviour Pitman/FT
** Supplementary Text
Abrahamsson Bureaucracy or participation Sage 0803908377
Belbin Management teams London : Butterworth-Heinemann 0750602538
Bryman, Alan Charisma and Leadership in Organizations Sage Pubns. 0803983182
Burns, James MacGregor Leadership Harper and Row
Burrell, Gibson Sociological paradigms and organisational analysis Heinemann Educational
Butler, Gathorne V. Organization and Management Prentice-Hall 013641754X
Clegg, Stewart Modern Organizations Sage Pubns. 0803983301
Crozier, Michel Bureaucratic Phenomenon Univ.Chicago P. 0226121666
Dawson, Sandra Analysing Organisations edition 3r.e. . Macmillan 0333660951
Deal Corporate cultures Addison-Wesley Pub. Co
Drummond, Helga Introduction to Organizational Behaviour Oxf.U.P. 0198782179
Du Gay In praise of bureaucracy London : SAGE 0761955046
Fincham, Robin Principles of Organizational Behaviour edition 3r.e.of "Individual,Work and Organization" . Oxf.U.P. 0198775776
Gibson, James L. Organizations edition 11 I.S.e. part pages . McGraw 007119519X
Gillespie Manufacturing knowledge Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 0521403588
Gouldner, Alvin W. Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy edition n.e. . Free P.,U.S. 0029127408
Graham, Laurie On the Line at Subaru-Isuzu ILR P.,U.S. 0875463460
Huczynski, Andrzej Organizational Behaviour edition 2r.e. . Prentice-Hall 0136398995
Hyman, Richard Social Values and Industrial Relations Blackwell 0631166106
Jackall, Robert Moral mazes: the world of corporate managers Oxford University Press
Johnson, Phil Management Control and Organizational Behaviour P.Chapman Pub. 1853961639
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss Change Masters edition n.e. . Routledge 0415084679
Kunda Engineering culture Temple University Press
Lincoln, James R. Culture,Control and Commitment Camb.U.P. 0521365171
Littler, Craig R. Development of the Labour Process in Capitalist Societies Heinemann Educ. 0435825410
Martin, John Organizational Behaviour edition 2r.e. . Thomson Learning 1861525834
McKenna, Eugene F. Psychology in Business L.Erlbaum 0863770428
Morgan, Gareth Images of Organization edition 2r.e. . Sage Pubns. 0761906347
Northouse, Peter Guy Leadership edition 2r.e. . Sage Pubns. 0761919260
Peters, Thomas J. In Search of Excellence edition n.e. . Harper & Row 0063380021
Pugh Organization theory edition 4th ed. . London : Penguin 0140250247
Ritzer, George McDonaldization of Society edition 3r.e.of "McDonaldization of Society: An Investigation into the Changing Character of Contem. Pine Forge P. 0761986286
Roethlisberger Management and the worker Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press 0674546768
Rose, Michael Industrial Behaviour edition 2r.e. . Penguin 0140091335
Runciman, W.G. Relative Deprivation and Social Justice edition n.e. . Gregg Revivals 0751201316
Silverman The theory of organisations Heinemann
Sofer, Cyril Organizations in Theory and Practice Heinemann Educ. 0435828789
Urwick The making of scientific management London : Pitman
Williamson Markets and hierarchies Free Press London : Collier Macmillan
Wilson, David C. Managing Organizations McGraw 0077072324
Organization Theory edition n.e. . Oxf.U.P.(N.Y.) 0195098307
Organizational Symbolism De Gruyter 3110110512

Journals
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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
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.
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 .
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.
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 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 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
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
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 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
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 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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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 .
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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 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 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
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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 .
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
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
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Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6