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1、SCHOOLOFMANAGEMENT,ZHEJIANGUNIVERSITYOrganizationandManagementStudies(2Credits,8meetingsessions)Professor:GangZHANGE-mail:zg@zju.edu.cnOfficehours:ByappointmentTeachingAssistant:ChengSHENClassmeetings:MorningofWednesday,FallandWintertermsCourseMaterials:Morgan,G.,2006,ImagesofOrganiza
2、tion(2nd),SagePublications.ClassicaljournalpapersindifferenttopicofthiscourseCourseDescriptionThissyllabusdescribesoneresearchorientedcourseinthefieldofmanagementandorganizationstudies,andbythissyllabus,youwillgetanoutlineofthiscourse.Thiscourseisdesignedprimarilyforgraduatestudentsma
3、jorinmanagement,andbuildsaroundaseriesofclasssessionsorganizedtoofferanopportunityforstudentstounderstandorganizationalandmanagerialbehaviorthroughdifferenttheoreticalperspectives.Eachperspectivedrawsattentiontosignificantaspectsoftheorganizingprocess,andprovidesadistinctivemeansofund
4、erstandingandmanagingorganizationalsituations.Thiscoursewillhelpyoulearnabouthowtousetheseperspectivesastoolsforobservingandanalyzingorganizationintherealworld.Peopleoftentendtochangeandshapetheirenvironmentthroughresearchactivities.Organizationandmanagementresearchpresentsseveraladva
5、ntages:Inthefirstplace,idea,thoughtandinformationderivedfromempiricalandtheoreticalresearchmaycontributetotheimprovementofproblem-solvingactivitiessuchasproblemidentification,policydevelopment,andprogramimplementationwhile,atthesametime,helpingtoavoidunintendedconsequencesthatarealway
6、sariskwhennewalternativesarebeingtested.Second,organizationandmanagementresearchmayprovidebettersocialknowledgethroughsocietalfeedbackintheprocessofpolicy-making.Asanewproblemsituationemerges,theorganizationisfacedwithmanyuncertain,ambiguousvariablespertinenttotheproblem.Underthiscirc
7、umstance,policy-makersandmanagersfindthemselvesawareofapressingneedfornewinformation,newideas,newknowledge,andnewmethods.Organizationandmanagementresearchoffersaccesstoallofthose.Third,usingnewinformationderivedfromresearch,managementcandealmoreeffectivelywithhumandevelopmentaswellaso
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