Registration does not begin until 02.10.2026 at 08:00. It ends on 12.10.2026 at 23:59.

The course exposes students to foundational and current management and organization theories. The topics of this course are organized along key themes and challenges of organizational life, such as formal vs informal organizing, power and politics in organizations or changing institutional demands. Initially, traditional and more recent perspectives on organizations and organizing are introduced. Finally, the course will also attend to moral and ethical issues of organizing and digital and algorithmic organizational forms and practices.

Professional competence:
The students
• gain a deeper theoretical knowledge about management and organization theories relevant for understanding both organizational life in practice and broader societal developments
• become familiar with different kinds of organizations, their structures and practices, and their role in society
• develop the conceptual competence to apply these theories to different managerial situations
• become able to critically engage in current debates about management and organization theories and their impact on the organization of economic actions
• understand the relevance of theory to make sense of empirical problems
• develop critical thinking as well as presentation skills

Personal competence:
The students
• gain theoretical knowledge as a basis for a possible Phd
• reflect on how to evaluate their own work and provide feedback to others in a constructive and critical manner
• gain a better understanding of organizational life in practice

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