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Unit Summary

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

7

Level of learning

Introductory

Former School/College

Former School of Business and Tourism

Pre-requisites

48 credit points in any SCU units

Unit aim

With this unit, candidates will be able to assess the impact of ICT, environmental and strategic choices upon organizational design options for management. Focus is given to the man/machine interfaces and the array of design options open to management outside of organizational isomorphism. Planning theory; project management; matrix design; uncertainty/complexity; and professional innovation in complex organizations will be canvassed.

Unit content

Topic 1 Introduction to the unit. 
Topic 2 The time and motion, managerialist paradigm. 
Topic 3 Functionalist design principles in the US and the UK. Issues in departmentalism - function; purpose; geography; time and cyberspace. 
Topic 4 Social engineering and managerial utopias - toward psychological contracts. 
Topic 5 The abuse of the expert/staff function/symbolic analyst. Early forays into project management. 
Topic 6 Matrix organisations. 
Topic 7 Re-engineering, outsourcing, off-shoring, partnerships and management consultants. 
Topic 8 Globalization; hierarchies, networks; clans and professionalism. 
Topic 9 Cyberspace dreams; virtual organisations. 
Topic 10 Neo-liberalism; the end of history - the end of organization design; back to the future.

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to: GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Discuss the impact on socio-managerial values as a consequence of technological change.
2 Accurately evaluate various design options open to management outside of organisational isomorphism
3 Assess the impact of ICT, environmental and strategic choices on organisational design parameters.
4 Recognise the project management/matrix problems confronting management during periods of dramatic technological change.
5 Recognise the impact of domains and vulnerability on management decisions in complex, non-routine situations.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Discuss the impact on socio-managerial values as a consequence of technological change.
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  2. Accurately evaluate various design options open to management outside of organisational isomorphism
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  3. Assess the impact of ICT, environmental and strategic choices on organisational design parameters.
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  4. Recognise the project management/matrix problems confronting management during periods of dramatic technological change.
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  5. Recognise the impact of domains and vulnerability on management decisions in complex, non-routine situations.
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