Sociology of organization

lopes2139  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

Sociology of organization
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
6 credits
30.0 h + 10.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Cultiaux John; Fusulier Bernard; Zune Marc;
Language
French
Main themes
Organizational Structure theory : work organization, degree of bureaucratization, centralization, formalization, forms ... Structural contingency theory : factors that affect structure like size, technology environment (uncertainty, degree of competition, and so on) Power and influence theory : sources of power, mechanims of social control, strategy anod tactics for using power, negotiation... Culture and communication theory : identity, values, legitimacy, communication in modern organizations ...
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 Analyzing structures and dynamics of organizations (public services, business companies, non profit organizations); taking account complexity and diversity of organizational context. Understanding of the causes of behavior, decision making and process of change into organization. Development of realistic and powerful political projects taking account organizational and socio-economic contexts.
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Teaching materials
  • Dossier pédagogique. Il sera distribué lors de la première séance.
Faculty or entity
OPES


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Economic and Social Policy (shift schedule)