Organization Theory teaches how to create and manage an organization in theory and practice. The manager tries to pursue efficiency – to maximize output by minimizing costs. In order to manage an organization efficiently, the manager deals with the supra-system, system, and subsystem of the organization. The supra-system is the environment that influences the organization globally, regionally, and locally in terms of politics and law, economy, technology, and socio-culture. The supra-system affects the system, but the system also affects the supra-system by interactions. The system – organization itself – consists of several sub-systems including goals and values (mission and objectives), the organizational structure, organizational behavior, human resources, finances, Information technology, supply chain from production to marketing, and control and coordination under corporate leadership. The Subsystems interact each other within the system or organization under the control of the leadership. Once an Input enters the system, which produce output that reenter the system: the feedback continues until output meets the organizational goal. A system’s approach to management is a contingency view that seeks to understand the interrelationships within and among subsystems as well as between the organization and its environment, and to define patterns of relationships or configurations of variables through various models and methods.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Organizational Management requires students to understand following subject areas:
1. Introduction to Organization Theory:
A system’s approach to management
A Brief History of Organization Theory
2. Organizational Environment and
Inter-organizational Relationships
3. Organizational Goals
Including Organizational Culture, Social Responsibility, and Ethical Values
4. The Physical Structure of Organizations; and
Organizational Size, Life, Cycle, and Decline
5. Organizational Behavior – Psychology
6. Human Resource Management
7. Financial Management
8. Operations and Supply Chain Management
Manufacturing and Service Technologies, Innovation and Changes
9. Information Technology for Control and Coordination
10. The Managerial Subsystem:
10-I. Decision-making Processes
10-II. Managerial control and Conflict-Power-Politics
11. Practical Issues and New Directions in Organization Theory
TEXTS
1. REQUIRED: Daft, Richard L. Organization Theory and Design, 12th ed. Mason, OH: South-Western, 2015. ISBN-13: 978-1285866345; ISBN-10: 1285866347
2. RECOMMENDED: Cummings, Thomas G. Organization Development & Change, 10th ed. Samford, CT: Cengage Learning, 2014. ISBN-13: 978-1133190455 ISBN-10: 1133190456.
REQUIREMENTS
1. Reading
a. Daily basis of textbook reading
b. Supplementary reading
2. Writing a Term Paper with Presentation (Required)
3. Tests
a. Midterm Examination: Open-Book Take-Home Examination
b. Final Examination: Classroom Written Test
4. Homework Assignments: Homework and in-class tasks may be assigned as part of the course material. They are not collected or graded, but active participation is necessary and beneficial to understand related subjects of the course, which will be reflected in the final exam.
GRADING POLICY
Attendance: 20% (Required by the University)
Midterm Exam: 20%; Term Paper: 20%; Final Exam: 40%
A-Grade Proportion: Less than 25 percent of Total Students
GRADING SCALE (University Standards)
Grade A & A- can be endowed up to 25% of the class (Regulation)
A 95~100 A- 90~94 B+ 86~89 B 83~85 B- 80~82 C+ 76~79
C 73~75 C- 70~72 D+ 66~69 D 63~65 D- 61~62 F 0~60
I: To be completed within 2 weeks of final exams
W: Not computed; no penalty
WF: Withdrawal failing after 60% of the class hours; computed as ‘F’
ATTENDANCE POLICY (University Standards)
Absence of more than 1/5 of the total classes will result in a failing grade.
CLASSROOM CODE (University Policy)
1. No food is allowed in class. (Except for Water); 2. Cell phone use is prohibited in class
3. Questions related to the topic are encouraged and may be asked in the designated time set by the professor.
SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
To be suggested during the sessions
CLASS SCHEDULE BUS 510E ORGANIZATION THEORY: FALL 2014
Date Main Subject – Description Remarks
August 25
1. Introduction to Organizational Management
Brief History of Organization Theory
Lecture #1
Contact Information
September 1
2. Organizational Environment and
Inter-organizational Relationships
Lecture #2
September 8
3. Organizational Goals and Values,
Organizational Culture, Social Responsibility & Ethics
Lecture #3
September 15
4. The Physical Structures of Organizations,
Size, Life, Cycle, and Decline
Lecture #4
September 22
5. Organizational Behavior – Psychology
Lecture #5
September 29
6. Human Resource Management
Lecture #6
October 6
Term Paper Preparation – Guidance
External Activities
October 13
Midterm Examination
Take-Home Exam
October 20
Reading Week
No Class
October 27
7. Financial Management
Lecture #7
November 3
8. Operations and Supply Chain Management:
Manufacturing and Service Technologies,
Innovation and Changes
Lecture #8
November 10
9. Information Technology for Control and Coordination
Lecture #9
November 17
10. The Managerial Subsystem I
Managerial task and Decision-making processes
Lecture #10
November 24
11. Managerial Subsystem II
Organizational control; Conflict-Power-Politics
Lecture #11
December 1
12. Practical Issue and New Directions in Theory
Term Paper Submission and Presentation
Lecture #12
Paper Presentation
December 8
Final Examination
Classroom Exam
A REQUIRED FORMAT OF THE TERM PAPER
The term paper must be written by MS Word on the letter-size with 1” margin of all sides by using Time New Roman of Font 11 Regular Style, with 1.5 line space, and endnotes plus references. The volume of a paper is eleven (11) pages excluding endnotes and references (no more than 2 pages of each). The first page is filled only with Abstract and Key words under the topic – author name and affiliation (Washington Baptist University). In addition, one-half page of your Brief Bio (around 250 words) shall be attached to the paper at the end. As indicated in the class schedule, you shall present your paper to the class for 5 minutes, before which professor needs a hard copy of your paper. This is an exercise of how to write a conference paper and its presentation, which you may face at your job with BBA or MBA degree after graduation.
(EXPECTED FORMAT OF THE TERM PAPER)
(The First Page)
The Change of U.S. Stock Prices during the Financial Crisis: 2007-2009
James D. Richman
Washington Baptist University
ABSTRACT
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Keywords:
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INTRODUCTION (1 page – the second page)
ISSUE ONE (2 pages)
ISSUE TWO (2 pages)
ISSUE THREE (2 pages)
ISSUE FOUR (2 pages)
CONCLUSION (1 page – the last page of main)
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Endnotes (Maximum 2 pages)
References (Maximum 2 pages)
Brief Bio (a half page or around 250 words)
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(A SAMPLE)
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
BUS 510E ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT
A PROPOSAL OF THE TERM PAPER
STUDENT NAME:
CONTACT INFORMATION: E-mail Address with Daytime Phone Number
RESEARCH TOPIC:
“The Impact of the 2009 Stimulus Bill of the Obama Administration on Economic Recovery”
⦁ WHAT
The Obama administration initiated ‘‘American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009’’ making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. The study investigates the impact of this Stimulus Bill on the economic recovery on income or output and employment.
⦁ WHY
This provides a good exercise to apply the concept of IS-LM curve for an expansionary policy at the time of a great depression. This stimulus package generates consumption and investment, which create output and employment, and expedite economic recovery.
⦁ HOW
@ The use of diagrams clarifies the movement of IS-LM curves by the expansionary policy.
@ The use of equations is essential to understand monetary and fiscal policies
@ The use of empirical data and explanation to explain the policy impact.
@ Summary and Conclusion are required to finalize the term paper.
⦁ OTHER CONSIDERATION
If there is any additional information needed, please describe.
INTRODUCTION OF PROFESSOR
Dr. Hugo W Kim was President and Founder of the East-West Research Institute in the suburban area of Washington, DC. He was the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Korean Studies (IJKS), and served the Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies (CUSKOS) for its annual conferences. Dr. Kim is interested in political economy and strategic studies, and currently working on a book project entitled “History of Politics and Economy: Theory and Practice” for students of politics and economics as well as general readers. He has published many articles in academic journals and wrote three books including Korean Americans and Inter-Korean Relations (Washington, DC: East-West Research Institute, 2003). Dr. Kim received a B.S. from the Korea Military Academy in Seoul and graduated from the Korean Army Commander and Staff College in Chinhae, South Korea. Receiving his MBPA from the Southeastern University, Dr. Kim earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. During his active duty, he experienced various positions in the Korean Army and retired as a Professor of the Korea National Defense University in Seoul, and moved to Fairfax, Virginia with his family. Teaching at the Southeastern University during 1989-1991, Dr. Kim has participated in various research activities in Washington, DC until present. He currently teaches graduate courses at the Washington Baptist University in Northern Virginia.
(End of the Proposal)
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