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Advanced Organisation and Change

Title
Advanced Organisation and Change
Semester
F2025
Master programme in
Business Administration and Leadership
Type of activity

Course

Teaching language
English
Study regulation

Read about the Master Programme and find the Study Regulations at ruc.dk

REGISTRATION AND STUDY ADMINISTRATIVE
Registration

You register for activities through stads selvbetjening during the announced registration period, which you can see on the Study administration homepage.

When registering for courses, please be aware of the potential conflicts and overlaps between course and exam time and dates. The planning of course activities at Roskilde University is based on the recommended study programmes, which should not overlap. However, if you choose optional courses and/or study plans that goes beyond the recommended study programmes, an overlap of lectures or exam dates may occur depending on which courses you choose.

Number of participants
ECTS
10
Responsible for the activity
John Damm Scheuer (jods@ruc.dk)
Jette Ernst (jeternst@ruc.dk)
Head of study
Mette Apollo Rasmussen (apollo@ruc.dk)
Teachers
Study administration
ISE Registration & Exams (ise-exams@ruc.dk)
Exam code(s)
U60027GB
ACADEMIC CONTENT
Overall objective

The objective of the course is to equip students with advanced, research-based knowledge about organisation in companies and organisations. The course introduces and discusses theories relevant to the ways that managers and employees organise their business or organisation. The course also provides students with research-based knowledge about intra- and inter-organisational change, change management and the external factors that influence organisational change, such as sustainable restructuring and technological restructuring.

Detailed description of content

This course is an advanced course in organization and change. The first course session provides a general introduction to how organizational change can be conceived of and understood and an introduction to the two different themes of the course: 1. An organizational translation theory perspective on change and, 2. A field perspective on organizational change informed by Pierre Bourdieu. The organizational translation theory perspective on change has developed in recent years in organization studies and emphasizes that what innovative management ideas like LEAN, CSR and the "regenerative organization" etc. become in practice is decided by their "becoming", that is, by the translation process these ideas go through in the organization. It is emphasized that ideas are moved by people through translation chains and that they are not just transferred but rather translated and politically negotiated as they move. This is contrasted with a field perspective on organizational change that provides an understanding of how structural context and conditions for change should be seen as interlaced with situated performance of various organizational change initiatives and thus change is understood in the meeting between the ‘macro’ the ‘meso’ and the ‘micro’ in terms of the economic, political and cultural conditions for change and how particular conditions of fields get embodied in the habitus of organizational actors and other members of a field. The perspective emphasizes the importance of understanding organizational changes in their particular contexts .

Course material and Reading list

Scheuer, J.D. (2021): How Ideas Move - Theories and Models of Translation in Organizations, Routledge.

S. Robinson, J. Ernst, O. J. Thomassen, & K. Larsen (Eds.) (2022), Pierre Bourdieu in studies of organization and management: Societal change and transforming fields. Routledge.

The above mentioned books are key books that we use chapters from in the course. You may access both of the books through the external book databases of the RUC library for free. Further information about the rest of the syllabus will be posted on Moodle prior to the start of the course.

Overall plan and expected work effort

The 10 ECTS points of the course represent a 270-hour workload, divided up as follows: - 150 hours: reading preparation - 42 hours: preparation for exercises - 30 hours: participation in lectures and exercises - 48 hours: examination preparation and examination

Format
Evaluation and feedback

Feedback to the students on exercises is given during the course.

If the course is a part of the study board's evaluation rotation (not all courses offered are evaluated - only the ones chosen by the study board), the students will be asked to evaluate mid-term and by the end of the course according to the evaluation practice of the study board.

Programme

The course is structured around study modules of 10 x 3 hours each, which will typically consist of 2 lecture hours and 1 exercise hour. The introductory lecture will provide an overview of the course and present learning goals and criteria for the evaluation of exam essays.

ASSESSMENT
Overall learning outcomes

  • Students gain advanced research-based knowledge about the organisation of work in companies and organisations, as well as intra- and inter-organisational change, various theoretical perspectives on implementation and change, and change management. Students also learn about the academic and methodological debates associated with the above areas. The students develop their ability to select, reflect on and critically apply theories and methods in the organisational fields covered by the course. They also develop their ability to select relevant theories in order to investigate a problem area relating to organisation and organisational change (such as the sustainable restructuring of companies),and to communicate and discuss organisation and organisational change, and the theories and empirical evidence of the field. Finally, students develop competence in taking responsibility for and reflecting on their own learning in relation to the organisational research area.

Form of examination
Individual written take-home assignment.

The character limit of the assignment is: maximum 14,400 characters, including spaces.
The character limit includes the cover, table of contents, bibliography, figures and other illustrations, but exclude any appendices.

The duration of the take-home assignment is 48 hours and may include weekends and public holidays.



Assessment: 7-point grading scale.
Form of Re-examination
Samme som ordinær eksamen / same form as ordinary exam
Type of examination in special cases
Examination and assessment criteria

The grade expresses an assessment of the degree to which the student has achieved the learning outcomes above, i.e. to what extent the student:

• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the theories and methods of analysis of organization and organizational change covered in the course. • Is able to apply the theories and methods introduced in the course to answer the examination question • Relate independently, critically and reflectively to the choice of theories and methods in answering the exam question. • Justify the choice of theories and methods in this context and • Demonstrate academic writing - i.e. produce a response that is well structured and referenced according to current standards of academic texts.

Exam code(s)
Exam code(s) : U60027GB
Last changed 19/12/2024

lecture list:

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Monday 10-02-2025 12:15 - 10-02-2025 14:00 in week 07
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in August 2024 or later

Monday 10-02-2025 14:15 - 10-02-2025 15:00 in week 07
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in August 2024 or later

Monday 10-02-2025 15:15 - 10-02-2025 17:00 in week 07
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in February 2024 or earlier

Monday 10-02-2025 17:15 - 10-02-2025 18:00 in week 07
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in February 2024 or earlier

Monday 17-02-2025 12:15 - 17-02-2025 14:00 in week 08
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in August 2024 or later

Monday 17-02-2025 14:15 - 17-02-2025 15:00 in week 08
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in August 2024 or later

Monday 17-02-2025 15:15 - 17-02-2025 17:00 in week 08
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in February 2024 or earlier

Monday 17-02-2025 17:15 - 17-02-2025 18:00 in week 08
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in February 2024 or earlier

Monday 24-02-2025 12:15 - 24-02-2025 14:00 in week 09
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in August 2024 or later

Monday 24-02-2025 14:15 - 24-02-2025 15:00 in week 09
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in August 2024 or later

Monday 24-02-2025 15:15 - 24-02-2025 17:00 in week 09
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in February 2024 or earlier

Monday 24-02-2025 17:15 - 24-02-2025 18:00 in week 09
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in February 2024 or earlier

Monday 03-03-2025 12:15 - 03-03-2025 14:00 in week 10
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in August 2024 or later

Monday 03-03-2025 14:15 - 03-03-2025 15:00 in week 10
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in August 2024 or later

Monday 03-03-2025 15:15 - 03-03-2025 17:00 in week 10
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in February 2024 or earlier

Monday 03-03-2025 17:15 - 03-03-2025 18:00 in week 10
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in February 2024 or earlier

Monday 10-03-2025 12:15 - 10-03-2025 14:00 in week 11
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in August 2024 or later

Monday 10-03-2025 14:15 - 10-03-2025 15:00 in week 11
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in August 2024 or later

Monday 10-03-2025 15:15 - 10-03-2025 17:00 in week 11
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in February 2024 or earlier

Monday 10-03-2025 17:15 - 10-03-2025 18:00 in week 11
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in February 2024 or earlier

Monday 17-03-2025 12:15 - 17-03-2025 14:00 in week 12
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in August 2024 or later

Monday 17-03-2025 14:15 - 17-03-2025 15:00 in week 12
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in August 2024 or later

Monday 17-03-2025 15:15 - 17-03-2025 17:00 in week 12
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in February 2024 or earlier

Monday 17-03-2025 17:15 - 17-03-2025 18:00 in week 12
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in February 2024 or earlier

Monday 24-03-2025 12:15 - 24-03-2025 14:00 in week 13
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in August 2024 or later

Monday 24-03-2025 14:15 - 24-03-2025 15:00 in week 13
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in August 2024 or later

Monday 24-03-2025 15:15 - 24-03-2025 17:00 in week 13
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in February 2024 or earlier

Monday 24-03-2025 17:15 - 24-03-2025 18:00 in week 13
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in February 2024 or earlier

Monday 31-03-2025 12:15 - 31-03-2025 14:00 in week 14
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in August 2024 or later

Monday 31-03-2025 14:15 - 31-03-2025 15:00 in week 14
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in August 2024 or later

Monday 31-03-2025 15:15 - 31-03-2025 17:00 in week 14
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in February 2024 or earlier

Monday 31-03-2025 17:15 - 31-03-2025 18:00 in week 14
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in February 2024 or earlier

Monday 07-04-2025 12:15 - 07-04-2025 14:00 in week 15
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in August 2024 or later

Monday 07-04-2025 14:15 - 07-04-2025 15:00 in week 15
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in August 2024 or later

Monday 07-04-2025 15:15 - 07-04-2025 17:00 in week 15
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in February 2024 or earlier

Monday 07-04-2025 17:15 - 07-04-2025 18:00 in week 15
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in February 2024 or earlier

Monday 14-04-2025 12:15 - 14-04-2025 14:00 in week 16
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in August 2024 or later

Monday 14-04-2025 14:15 - 14-04-2025 15:00 in week 16
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in August 2024 or later

Monday 14-04-2025 15:15 - 14-04-2025 17:00 in week 16
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in February 2024 or earlier

Monday 14-04-2025 17:15 - 14-04-2025 18:00 in week 16
Advanced Organisation and Change (BAL) - for students who started at their first semester in February 2024 or earlier

Monday 05-05-2025 10:00 - Wednesday 07-05-2025 10:00 in week 19
Advanced Organisation and Change - Take-home assignment, Exam (BAL)

Wednesday 06-08-2025 10:00 - Friday 08-08-2025 10:00 in week 32
Advanced Organisation and Change - Take-home assignment, Reexam (BAL)