Knowledge

The student ...

has broad knowledge of how organizations work
has knowledge of different ways of constructing organizations to reach and solve different goals and tasks
has knowledge of how organizations interact with other organizations and environments
has knowledge of how to develop effective structures and strong cultures in organizations
has knowledge of how management affects the behavior of the organization's members
has knowledge of what power and conflict is and how it works in organizations
has knowledge on how to organize and implement successful changes in organizations
has knowledge of how to facilitate for learning and innovation in organizations
has knowledge of how organizations can change, what happens when they grow, and processes of organizational decline
has knowledge of the fourth industrial revolution and how new technology can affect organizations

Skills

The student ...

can apply the theories included in the syllabus to identify problem areas, characteristics of different types of organizations and the context organizations are involved in, and discuss various methods and solutions on how to deal with these problems
can describe and analyze how organizations are structured and how they work
is able to use different analytical tools to work independently, critically and strategically with various issues related to organization and management in organizations

General competence

The student ...

has an understanding of what an organization is and its constituents and understands that organizations are complex systems
understands the importance of having knowledge about how organizations work to be able to navigate in an organization

Subject description OOL1101

Organizational theory