SOC314 Organisations, Culture and Society (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Sociology (SOCIO)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject combines two traditionally separate areas of study: the sociology of work and organisational theory, and falls into three parts. After a brief historical introduction, which examines the origins and peculiarities of modern work organisations, we review the main theoretical approaches to organisational life. The final extended section focuses on a selection of critical contemporary issues, including organisational design, new technology, restructuring, flexibility, and organisational culture.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 3 | |
|---|---|
| Distance | Bathurst |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: SOC314
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Assumed Knowledge:
SOC101 and SOC2%%
Enrolment restrictions:
Not available to students who have completed 25320 Work Organisations and Bureaucracy or SOC304 Sociology of Work. Organisations and Bureaucracy
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
* be able to analyse the internal structure and dynamics of modern work organisations as "open systems", with particular emphasis on sources of stability and change.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
. bureaucratisation: organising new work forms . theorising organisations . organisational environments . organisational structure and design . forms of control and regulation . new technology . post bureaucratic organisation: flexibility and change . Japanisation . organisational cultures . engineering identity and commitment
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.