MGC2240

Organisation and management

Dr Edward Vaughan

6 points
* Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week
* First semester
* Clayton
* Prerequisite: MGC1020, MGC1030

Objectives On completion of this subject students should be able to classify and compare major issues that arise in managing organisation development and change; understand the effects of science, technology, and education on organisation and management; and understand how economic rationality and social justice have to be balanced in management decision making and policy.

Synopsis The subject compares and analyses different beliefs about what constitute `good organisation' and `good management', and draws on theory, research, and ideas from different social science disciplines. Lectures classify beliefs according to what they assume, firstly, about the extent to which organisation structure is shaped by necessity or choice, and, secondly, about the balance that should be struck between rational organisation and harmony, fairness, and social justice.

Assessment Written (Two assignments of 1000 words and 2500 words): 15% and 25%
* Examination (2 hours): 60%

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