300350 Nils Brunsson and Organization Theory (S) (WiSe 2023/2024)

Nils Brunsson is an internationally acclaimed contemporary organization theorist. His work concerns a broad range of topics including decision-making, the irrational preconditions of rationality, the routinization of reforms, organizational hypocrisy, meta-organizations, standards, and many other facets of organizations. The course familiarizes participants with Brunsson’s central concepts and illustrates their application to diverse organizational phenomena. Students will learn to take a fresh look at organizations and understand the meaning behind many of their purported nuisances. The course also offers the opportunity to practice reading and discussing texts in English; therefore, less than perfect language skills should not deter you from participating.

Literaturangaben

Brunsson N (1985) The irrational organization: Irrationality as a basis for organizational action and change. Chichester: Wiley.
Brunsson N (ed) (2009) Reform as routine: Organizational change and stability in the modern world. Oxford: Oxford University Press.