Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the indecisive nature of managerial knowledge;
- the existence of multiple dimensions affecting organisational entities (especially ones that typically tend to go undetected in conventional managerial thinking);
- the immense complexity of organisational worlds;
- the salience of using alternative philosophical lenses in evaluating managerial problems and developing balanced and undogmatic understandings.
- the value of transparent thinking in gaining charge of our beliefs and decision making processes;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- use a wide range of tools in order to refine your thinking processes and write more compelling arguments;
- conduct independent bibliographical research.
- write well-crafted essays and present them in a well-structured manner;
- use a wide range of intellectual ideas in order to enrich your arguments;
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- identify different schools of thought;
- explain basic philosophical concepts;
- recognise the intellectual foundations of core management theories and practices;
- evaluate the appropriateness of different thinking tools for tackling diverse problems.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Seminar | 11 |
Lecture | 24 |
Wider reading or practice | 40 |
Tutorial | 1 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 10 |
Revision | 12 |
Completion of assessment task | 40 |
Follow-up work | 12 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Academy of Management Review. Journal
Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy.
Organization Studies. Journal
Organization. Journal
Philosophy of Management. Journal
Textbooks
Okasha, S. (2002). Philosophy of science: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press.
Morgan, G (1997). Images of Organization. Sage.
Heilbroner, R. L. (2011). The worldly philosophers: The lives, times and ideas of the great economic thinkers. Simon and Schuster.
Pugh, D. S., & Hickson, D. J. (2007). Writers on organisations. Penguin.
Lipton, P. (2004). Inference to the best explanation. Psychology Press.
Alvesson, M., Bridgman, T., & Willmott, H. (Eds.) (2009). The Oxford handbook of critical management studies. Oxford University Press.
Fuller, S. (2012). Knowledge management foundations. Routledge.
Blackburn, S (2001). Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Perrow, C. (1986). Complex organisations: A critical essay. McGraw-Hill.
Aldrich, H. (1999). Organisations evolving. Sage.
Tsoukas, H. (2005). Complex knowledge. Oxford University Press.
Fleetwood, S., & Ackroyd, S. (Eds.) (2004). Critical realist applications in organisation and management studies. Psychology Press.
Griseri, P. (2013). An Introduction to the Philosophy of Management. Sage.
Hatch, M. J. (2012). Organization theory: Modern, symbolic and postmodern perspectives. Oxford University Press.
Griseri, P. (2001). Management Knowledge: A critical view. Palgrave.
Tsoukas, H., & Knudsen, C. (Eds.) (2005). The Oxford handbook of organization theory. Oxford University Press.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Set exercises - non-exam
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Feedback through class discussions and weekly exercises. Also all students will be given the opportunity to meet the module leader to discuss choice of essay topic and progress.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External