1.WWW:15% 2.Group class discussion:25% 3.Reviews:30% 4.Research proposal:30%
課程大綱 Course syllabus
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Why is this course important? Why do organizations do what they do? Why are some more successful than others? And why are some organizations beacons of innovative entrepreneurship while others are unimaginative dinosaurs slumping on in their industry? If you are anything like most MBA students, you will answer such questions by pointing to something ‘inside’ the organization. Organizational culture maybe, HR practices perhaps, or possibly the entrepreneurial vigor of the CEO. But what if these answers are incomplete at best or maybe even simply dead wrong? Wouldn’t that limit your understanding of why organizations do what they do? Wouldn’t you be looking at the wrong causes of organizational innovation and success? The key insight of organizational theory is that most explanations of organizations focus on factors inside the organization but overlook one of the most crucial factors shaping organizational actions, innovativeness, and success: the environment. Organizational theorists have studied how the environment shapes organizations since the mid-1970s. We will see that many organizational outcomes, such as performance, competitiveness, innovation, and other organizational actions are all influenced by a wide range of actors and social processes in an organization’s environment. Organizational theorists broadly classify their ideas about how the external environment forces, encourages, and facilitates organizations in four different theories: network theory, resource dependence theory, institutional theory, and corporate demography. In this course, we will discuss these four theories about how the environment shapes organizations, explore the human resource management implications of these four theories, and think about how these four theories help us to understand the actions of organizations in the real world. To help you achieve these goals, you will first of all learn how to read and critically evaluate academic research through the assigned readings and by writing two reviews. You will work in groups to organize one section of a class to discuss how the theoretical concepts of this course can be applied in practice. Finally, you will learn how to write a research proposal defining an interesting research question within organizational theory, review relevant literature to identify testable hypotheses, and develop a solid data and methodology section formulating a strategy to test the proposed hypotheses. Through these various assignments, you will become critically engaged in organizational theory to better understand how the environment impacts organizations. Ultimately, this course offers a perspective on organizations that complements other courses in the MBA curriculum focusing on the ‘inside’ of organizations.
課程目標 Objectives
What will you learn in this course? At the end of this course, you have learned to: 1. Describe and compare the four main theoretical perspectives in organizational theory and apply them to real life business situations with a particular focus on the implications for HR practices 2. Read, review, and critically discuss academic papers 3. Write a proper research proposal with a strong research question embedded in the scholarly literature in organizational theory, clear research hypotheses derived from the literature review, and a solid methodological approach for data analysis to test the research hypotheses
授課方式 Teaching methods
Assignments and evaluations This class consists of a number of smaller and bigger assignments, which all count towards your final grade: 1. WWW: Before coming to class, briefly answer these three questions on a piece of paper: a. What is the main thing the paper tries to explain? b. What is the answer given in the paper? (Specify the entire conceptual framework, including the dependent variable (DV), the main independent variables (IV’s), and how and why the IV’s shape the DV) c. What other answers for the main question is the author considering? Which do you find more convincing? Why? We will use your WWW’s in the first 15 or 20 minutes in class. After that you need to hand in your WWW’s to the TA. You are expected to write a WWW for every week with assigned reading materials (14 weeks in total). Every WWW is worth 1 point (out of the total score of 100), and you will receive one additional points if you hand in all WWWs 2. Group class discussion: We will form groups of 4 students in the third week of the semester. Each group should have at least members from two different nationalities. Each group will work together to prepare and lead the class during one week of the semester. During the class, the group has around one and a half hour to summarize the main concepts in that week’s reading, link the reading to other topics in the semester, discuss how that week’s reading does or does not help to understand the actions of organizations in a real life business situation, and examine the implications for HR practices. The group is expected to actively engage and challenge the rest of the class in innovative ways 3. Review of two papers: Each student needs to write a review of two of the papers that we discuss during the class. You cannot write a review for an article for which you lead the group class discussion. Not all papers are suitable for a review; suitable papers are highlighted with a *** in the weekly schedule below. A good review includes a brief summary of the article and its main contribution to the literature, and a critical review of the theoretical argument or an assessment of the data and methods. Most importantly, when reviewing an article, you need to show how your critique undermines the theoretical argument or casts doubt on the main results presented in the article. Reviews cannot exceed 4 pages (font size 11, double spaced, standard office margins) including all text, tables, figures, and references. You can hand in your reviews at any point during the semester, but you need to hand in at least one review before week 10 (11/10). When both reviews are handed in after week 10, I will deduct 20 points from the grade of one of your reviews. 4. Research proposal: On January 5, Each student needs to hand in a research proposal with 1) a clear research question, 2) a motivation why this question is practically and theoretically important, 3) a literature review embedding the research question in the literature and leading to clear testable hypotheses, and 4) a data and methodology section detailing the data and the methodological strategy to test the hypotheses. You need to cite at least one of the assigned readings of this course. The research proposals cannot exceed 8 pages (font size 11, double spaced, standard office margins) including all text, tables, figures, and references. You need to cite at least five papers from top-tier academic journals in your field, including at least one paper that we discussed during this course.
1.WWW:15% 2.Group class discussion:25% 3.Reviews:30% 4.Research proposal:30%
參考書/教科書/閱讀文獻 Reference book/ textbook/ documents
〔請遵守智慧財產權觀念,不可非法影印。教師所提供之教材供學生本人自修學習使用,不得散播及做為商業用途〕
No copies for intellectual property rights. Textbooks provided by the instructor used only for self-study, can not broadcast or commercial use
We will use a number of research papers and academic book chapters during the course. You are required to find the research papers yourself, but pdf files of the book chapters will be made available.
彈性暨自主學習規劃 Alternative learning periods
本門課程是否有規劃實施學生彈性或自主學習內容(每1學分2小時)
Is any alternative learning periods planned for this course (with each credit corresponding to two hours of activity)?
否:教師需於「每週課程內容及預計進度」填寫18週課程進度(每1學分18小時之正課內容)。 No:The instructor will include an 18-week course plan in the weekly scheduled progress (each credit corresponds to 18 hours of instruction)
是:教師需於「每週課程內容及預計進度」填寫16週課程內容(每1學分16小時之正課內容),並於下列欄位填寫每1學分2小時學生彈性或自主學習內容。 Yes:The instructor will include a 16-week course plan in the weekly scheduled progress (each credit corresponds to 16 hours of instruction);the details of the planned alternative learning periods are provided below (each credit corresponds to two hours of activity).
學生彈性或自主學習活動 Alternative learning periods
勾選或填寫規劃內容 Place a check in the appropriate box or provide details
時數 Number of hours
學生分組實作及討論 Group work and discussion
參與課程相關作業、作品、實驗 Participation in course-related assignments, work, or experiments
參與校內外活動(研習營、工作坊、參訪)或競賽 Participation in on- or off-campus activities (e.g., seminars, workshops, and visits) or competitions
課外閱讀 Extracurricular reading
線上數位教材學習 Learning with online digital learning materials
其他(請填寫規劃內容) Other (please provide details)
每週課程內容及預計進度 Weekly scheduled progress
週次
日期
授課內容及主題
Week
Date
Content and topic
1
2020/09/06~2020/09/12
Course introduction
2
2020/09/13~2020/09/19
What is an organization?
3
2020/09/20~2020/09/26
How does modern organizational theory see organizations?
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2020/09/27~2020/10/03
How do networks help organizations survive?
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2020/10/04~2020/10/10
How do networks make organizations innovative?
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2020/10/11~2020/10/17
How can networks help your employees to work smarter?
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2020/10/18~2020/10/24
How do power and resource dependencies affect organizations?
8
2020/10/25~2020/10/31
Do the most competitive firms survive? Institutional theory
9
2020/11/01~2020/11/07
How do you write a research proposal?
10
2020/11/08~2020/11/14
Why do organizations conform to institutions?
11
2020/11/15~2020/11/21
Do all firms conform to institutions?
12
2020/11/22~2020/11/28
Who gets hired? Selection and hiring in institutional theory
13
2020/11/29~2020/12/05
How can firms use their position in institutionalized fields to hire better workers for less money?
14
2020/12/06~2020/12/12
What have we learned so far?
15
2020/12/13~2020/12/19
Wait a minute … what about market competition? Corporate demography
16
2020/12/20~2020/12/26
What is the best hiring strategy in an ecology of organizations?
17
2020/12/27~2021/01/02
Who competes with whom?
18
2021/01/03~2021/01/09
Hand in research proposals
課業討論時間 Office hours
時段1 Time period 1: 時間 Time:星期二12:00-14:00 地點 Office/Laboratory:4064 時段2 Time period 2: 時間 Time:星期三12:00-14:00 地點 Office/Laboratory:4064
系所學生專業能力/全校學生基本素養與核心能力 basic disciplines and core capabilitics of the dcpartment and the university
系所學生專業能力/全校學生基本素養與核心能力 basic disciplines and core capabilities of the department and the university
課堂活動與評量方式 Class activities and evaluation
本課程欲培養之能力與素養 This course enables students to achieve.
紙筆考試或測驗 Test.
課堂討論︵含個案討論︶ Group discussion (case analysis).
個人書面報告、作業、作品、實驗 Indivisual paper report/ assignment/ work or experiment.
群組書面報告、作業、作品、實驗 Group paper report/ assignment/ work or experiment.
個人口頭報告 Indivisual oral presentation.
群組口頭報告 Group oral presentation.
課程規劃之校外參訪及實習 Off-campus visit and intership.
證照/檢定 License.
參與課程規劃之校內外活動及競賽 Participate in off-campus/ on-campus activities and competitions.
課外閱讀 Outside reading.
※系所學生專業能力 Basic disciplines and core capabilities of the department
1.具備專業倫理觀與社會責任實踐力。 1. Students will be aware of issues in business ethics and will carry out their social responsibilities.
2.具備充分的人資管理專業知能。 2. Students are able to posses sufficient Human Resource Management professionaal competency.
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3.具備溝通及團隊合作能力。 3. Students will be able to communicate and perform effectively in teamwork.
4.具備邏輯思考及解決問題的能力。 4. Students are able to develop logical thinking and apply analytical tools for problem-solving.
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5.具備國際觀。 5. Students are able to possess global vision.
※全校學生基本素養與核心能力 Basic disciplines and core capabilities of the university
1.表達與溝通能力。 1. Articulation and communication skills
2.探究與批判思考能力。 2. Inquisitive and critical thinking abilities
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3.終身學習能力。 3. Lifelong learning
4.倫理與社會責任。 4. Ethnics and social responsibility
5.美感品味。 5. Aesthetic appreciation
6.創造力。 6. Creativity
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7.全球視野。 7. Global perspective
8.合作與領導能力。 8. Team work and leadership
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9.山海胸襟與自然情懷。 9. Broad-mindedness and the embrace of nature