Graduate Education Institute · Business Administration · Doctorate
ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet ÇETİN
Course Objective
The aim of the course is to enable students to understand the relations between technology and organizational theories.Course Content
Within the scope of the course, the basic organizational theories and their connections with technology will take place.Required Resources
Pfeffer,J. (1997), New Directions for Organization Theory: Problems and Prospects, Oxford U.Press Sargut, Selami; Özen, Şükrü (2007), Örgüt Kuramları, İmge Yayınevi, Ankara Sözen, H. Cenk ve Basım, H. Nejat (2012) Örgüt Kuramları, Beta.
Recommended Resources
Articles related to organization theory and technology
Course Learning Outcomes
- Being able to prepare a seminar about any organizational theory that will form the basis of a scientific article
- Being able to develop a holistic understanding of the relationship between organizational theories
- Being able to construct the basic background of the theory of organization that will provide a foundation for the PhD thesis
- Being able to develop a holistic view of the relationship between organizational theory and technology
Core Area Distribution
(22) Humanities%20 (34) Business and Administration%80
Teaching Methods
ExpressionDiscussionGroup StudyCase StudySelf study
Assessment & Evaluation
HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Midterm | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Quiz | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Assignment | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organization Theory: Historical Background and Conceptual Framework | Introduction |
| 2 | The Fundemantals of Organization Theory | Chapter 1 |
| 3 | Historical progress of organizational theory | Chapter 2 |
| 4 | Contingency Theory | Chapter 3 |
| 5 | Institutional Organizational Theory | Chapter 4 |
| 6 | Resource dependency and population ecology theory | Chapter 5 |
| 7 | Organizational ecology theories | Chapter 5 |
| 8 | Ara Sınav | Ara Sınav |
| 9 | Transaction cost theory | Chapter 6 |
| 10 | Organization Dicline | Chapter 7 |
| 11 | Ideology and Power in organization | Chapter 8 |
| 12 | Language and discourse in organizations | Chapter 9 |
| 13 | Critical Approach in Organizations | Chapter 9 |
| 14 | Postmodernism and organizations | Chapter 10 |
| 15 | Agency Theory | Chapter 11 |
| 16 | Final Sınavı | Final Sınavı |


