Institutional analysis

2019/2020

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

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Кредиты

Кто читает:

Департамент социологии

Статус:

Курс обязательный

Когда читается:

3-й курс, 4 модуль

Преподаватель

Веркеев Арсений Максимович

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This course will help students to understand organizations and organizational behavior with the reliance on various institutional and organizational theories. Topics covered: introduction to organizations, decision-making, coalition formation, organizational learning, organizational culture, resources, networks, institutional theory, the survival of organizations. The course is “blended”, that is, it is based on the online course that students are obliged to complete by the end of the course. Link to the online course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/organizational-analysis

Learning Objectives

• The goal of the course is to increase student's comprehension of the main concepts of institutional and organizational analysis.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Explains the meaning of basic concepts of organizational analysis.
• Describes the concepts of rational and rule-based procedures.
• Explains the meaning of dominant coalitions.
• Explains the meaning of the concept of organized anarchy.
• Explains the meaning of the concept of organizational learning.
• Explains the meaning of the concept of organizational culture.
• Explains the meaning of resource dependency theory.
• Describes the role of networks in organizations.
• Explains the meaning of institutional theory.
• Explains the meaning of population ecology theory.

Course Contents

• Introduction
• Decisions by Rational and Rule-based Procedures
• Decisions by Dominant Coalitions
• Organized Anarchy
• Organizational Learning
• Organizational Culture
• Resource Dependency Theory
• Networks
• Institutional Theory
• Population Ecology and Course Summary

Assessment Elements

• Online course grade
• Exam
  The exam is carried out in a written form (test). The exam is conducted on the LMS HSE platform (https://lms.hse.ru). Students must connect to the exam according to the official schedule of the HSE. The student's computer must satisfy the following requirements: access to the Internet, the presence of an input device of the type “mouse”, the presence of an output device of the type “screen”, connection to the electric power supply. To participate in the exam, the student is required to login in the LMS HSE using his or her account. During the exam, students are forbidden to use tips or engage in deliberative discussions. A short-term communication disruption during the exam is considered a communication disruption of less than five minutes. A long-term communication disruption during an exam is considered a violation of fifteen minutes or more. In case of a long-term communication disruption, the student cannot continue to participate in the exam. The retake procedure involves the use of complicated tasks. Экзамен проводится в письменной форме (тест). Экзамен проводится на платформе LMS HSE (https://lms.hse.ru). К экзамену необходимо подключиться согласно официальному расписанию НИУ ВШЭ. Компьютер студента должен удовлетворять требованиям: наличие доступа к сети Интернет, наличие устройства ввода типа «мышь», наличие устройства вывода типа «экран», подключение к сети электропитания. Для участия в экзамене студент обязан авторизоваться на платформе LMS HSE, используя свой аккаунт. Во время экзамена студентам запрещено пользоваться подсказками, вступать в совещательные дискуссии. Кратковременным нарушением связи во время экзамена считается нарушение связи менее пяти минут. Долговременным нарушением связи во время экзамена считается нарушение пятнадцать минут и более. При долговременном нарушении связи студент не может продолжить участие в экзамене. Процедура пересдачи подразумевает использование усложненных заданий.
• Class participation

Interim Assessment

• Interim assessment (4 module)
  0.2 * Class participation + 0.1 * Exam + 0.7 * Online course grade

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• George, J. M., & Jones, G. R. (2012). Understanding and Managing Organizational Behavior: Global Edition (Vol. 6. ed., International ed). Boston, Mass: Pearson Education. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=1418969

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Hiriyappa, B. (2009). Organizational Behavior. New Delhi: New Age International. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=268251
• The new institutionalism in organizational analysis / ed. by Walter W. Powell . (1991). Univ. of Chicago Press.