AB-2-078

• Företagsekonomi 2018 (logistik) - Organisational development
• Företagsekonomi 2018 (marknadsföring) - Organisational development
• Företagsekonomi 2018 (turism) - Organisational development
• Företagsekonomi 2019 - Organisational development
• Företagsekonomi 2020 - Organisational development
• Företagsekonomi 2021 - Organisationsutveckling - avancerade studier
• Företagsekonomi 2022 - Organisationsutveckling - avancerade studier
• Företagsekonomi 2023 - Organisationsutveckling - avancerade studier
• International business 2018 - Organisational development
• International business 2019 - Organisational development
• International business 2020 - Organisational development
• International business 2021 - Organisationsutveckling - avancerade studier
• International business 2022 - Organisationsutveckling - avancerade studier
• International business 2023 - Organisationsutveckling - avancerade studier

2 (2022-10-24 till 2022-12-31)

Engelska

Obligatorisk

Yrkeshögskoleexamen

3

5 sp

In this study unit the focus will be for you to
build the following competencies:

Resilience competency
Fact-based decision making Competency
Leadership competency
Local and Global Societal Competencies
Communicative and Social Competency
Learning Competency

analytical skills, strategic
thinking, holistic thinking, metaphorical
thinking, cultural awareness

Competency aims:

You will learn theories of organizational
behavior and can apply them to real organizations
and you can use metaphors as a tool for working
with organizational change and strategy.

The competencies support the following Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs): 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13,
17

Once you have completed the study unit you will:
Have knowledge of theories and models which
explain organisational behavior (knowledge)
Be able to apply organisational theories to real
organizations (skills)
Be able to analyze life in organisations with the
help of metaphors (skills)
Use metaphors as a tool for working with
organisational change and strategy (skills)
Have a critical perspective in describing and
explaining organisational behavior (attitude)

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In this course you learn about the life in
organizations with the help of metaphors and
theories related to organizational culture. The
course is very hands on and will develop your
analytical skills. A metaphor provides a lens for
interpreting novel organizational situations and
developing a sense for how individual and group
behaviors are organized.
Organization and organizational behavior from
different perspectives

Organizational traits; strategy, structure,
culture, power

Organizational processes; communication,
learning, change, leadership, decision making

The relation between the organization and the
outer context

Analyzing and a real organization with the help
of the introduced tools (metaphors)

Way of working: interactive discussion groups and
analytical writing, readings

20 cr completed from the subject module.

The course requires attendance twice a week in the
discussion
seminars where presentations and analysis of own
case company are elaborated on.

We will work according to the following model:
Kick off in October (mandatory)
On Tuesdays a weekly metaphor will be presented
and you need to prepare by reading the relevant
section in the course book before the Tuesday
session starts + submit a summary in Itslearning.

On Thursday we meet to discuss how you have
applied the metaphorical thinking on your case
company.

DL for final report 20.12.

Grading is based on Tuesday's theory hand in, on
the student's activity and analytical approach
during Tuesday's and Thursday's discussions in
class and the final, written report.

Bolman, L & Deal, T: Reframing organizations
Morgan, G: Organizational analysis
and other relevant sources.
Kahneman, D: Thinking Fast and Slow (selected
chapters)
Mintzberg, H , various writings
Schein E, various

• Föreläsningar - 20 timmar
• Praktiska övningar - 30 timmar
• Självstudier - 55 timmar
• Seminarier - 30 timmar

• Kursens totala antal arbetstimmar: 135 timmar
• Varav självstyrda studieformer: 135 timmar
• Varav schemalagda studier: 0 timmar

Flerformsundervisning (delvis nätundervisning handledd eller självstudier)

• Essä, rapporter, produktioner och portfolio
• to be informed later

THE FIRST SESSION IS MANDATORY

• Adlercreutz Erica
• Tigerstedt Christa

Tigerstedt Christa

https://arcada.itslearning.com/ Extern länk

Ingen begränsning (40 studenter anmälda)

12 månader efter kursens slutdatum

THE FIRST SESSION IS MANDATORY

2022-10-10 till 2022-10-20

• Datum meddelas senare - Rapporter och produktioner
• Datum meddelas senare - Övriga uppgifter