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S20-32 - Sociology of Organisation

Course specification
Type of study Bachelor academic studies
Study programme
Course title Sociology of Organisation
Acronym Status Semester Number of classes ECTS
S20-32 mandatory 6 2L + 2E 5.0
Lecturers
Lecturer
Lecturer/Associate (practicals)
Prerequisite Form of prerequisites
none none
Learning objectives
Acquisition of fundamental and developmental knowledge in organizational sociology.
Learning outcomes
By mastering this subject, the student will be able to: 1. master the professional terminology necessary for further practical and applied training in the field of sociology of organization and work organization. 2. master fundamental and developmental knowledge from sociology of organization. 3. identifies, describes and analyzes problems related to different types of organizations, the structure of organizations, elements of organizations, elements of interaction between organizations and the environment, different ways of organizing work, structural determinants of organizational behavior, motivation factors for work, power relations in organizations and management styles of organizations. 4. apply the acquired knowledge in a practical and effective analysis of phenomena related to work and work organization.
Content
1. Introduction. Subject, domain and method of organizational sociology. 2. Theoretical approaches in the sociology of organization. 3. Organization and environment. Social and cultural environment of the organization. 4. Cultural clusters. 5. Organizational structure. 6. Organizational culture. 7. Leadership in organizations. 8. Management of work in organizations. 9. Motivation and rewarding in organizations. 10. Participation in organizations. 11. Power relations in organizations. 12. The gender dimension of the organization. 13. Technology and organization. 14. Changes in organizations. 15. The future of organization of work.
Teaching Methods
Lectures and exercises with interactive learning. Seminars in literature. Written seminar papers. Oral comments and short presentations in class. Consultations.
Literature
  1. 1. Mojić, D. (2014). Organizacije i (post)moderno društvo. Beograd: Čigoja štampa i Institut za sociološka istraživanja Filozofskog fakulteta u Beogradu (Original title)
  2. 2. Milošević, B. (2013). Organizacija rada u globalnoj tranziciji (prilozi sociologiji organizacije. Beograd: Filip Višnjić – Prosveta. 3. Bolčić, S. (2003). Svet rada u transformaciji. Beograd: Plato. (Original title)
  3. 1. Hodson R. and Sullivan T.A. (eds.) (2007). The Social Organization of Work, Fourth Edition. Thomson Wadsworth. (Original title)
  4. 2. Wajcman, Judy (2008) The feminization of work in the information age. In: Johnson, Deborah G. and Wetmore, Jameson M., (eds.) Technology and Society: Building Our Sociotechnical Future. MIT Press, Cambridge, USA (Original title)
  5. 3. Acker, J. (1990). Hierarchies, Jobs, Bodies: A Theory of Gendered Organizations. Gender and Society, 4(2), 139–158. (Original title)
Evaluation and grading
The knowledge check will be done during the semester, in the form of pre-exam obligations, as well as at the end of the semester, during the final exam, during regular exam deadlines. All students who have fulfilled the pre-examination requirements can take the final exam. The final exam is organized orally. The pre-examination requirements consist of: two (2) colloquiums (20 points each), activities during classes and exercises - individual presentations and/or seminar papers (5 points) and regular and active course attendance (5 points). A total of 50 points can be obtained from the pre-examination requirements. The final grade in the subject is calculated by adding up the success achieved on all elements of the knowledge test, that is, by adding up the points from the pre-exam requirements (maximum 50) and the points from the exam (maximum 50). Depending on the number of points achieved, the final grade is formed according to the Study Rules for the first and second cycle of studies at the University of Banja Luka.