SYLLABUS

1. Objectifs du cours

The main aim of the course is to prepare the students, as future managers, to face complex organizational situations involving problematic individual and collective behaviors. Three objectives are targeted in the course:
1. To know the variety of individual and collective behaviors in organizational settings, their forms, causes and potential consequences.
2. To develop the ability to diagnose complex organizational situations, especially in international and intercultural contexts.
3. To develop the students' management skills, their ability to make decisions and to act reflexively in complex situations.
The course is taught in English (exam included). The duration of the course is 32 h.

2. Description du cours

The course mixes lectures, videos and oral presentations. It is based on interactive discussions between students and with the teacher, especially during the TD.

3. Plan du cours

• It is structured as follow :
• 1. Introduction : Images of organization : exploring various facets of organizations and using then to analyze problems and elaborate managerial solutions.
• 2. Overview of the main organization theories. Trends, evolutions and oppositions/tensions/complementarities between theories.
• 3. Decision making (+video : 13 days) as a key process for organization efficiency. Contrasting several models of decisions (from rational to irrational ; from functional to political).
• 4. Communication : between organizational silence and overload of information.
• 5. Power as a lever for management. The double nature of power and the dynamics of power/counterpower in the systemic approach of organizations.
• 6. Leadership (+ video Cain). Different types of leadership styles. The potential threats of strong leaders and toxic leaders.
• 7. Motivation as a complex challenge for managers. Facing the dilemma Under-motivation/Over-motivation.
• 8. Organizations and cultures. The interactions between corporate culture, professional cultures and national cultures. Exploring multicultural management issues.
• 9. Technologies : analyzing the influence of technologies (AI, telework...) on organizational behaviors and management practices.
• 10. Organizational performances : a stakeholders' perspective and the Icarus Paradox.

4. Compétences visées

• Management skills.
• Ability to diagnose complex problems and build up acceptable solutions.

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5. Modalités pédagogiques

Mode d'enseignement : Présentiel

Langue(s) utilisée(s) : English

Méthodes pédagogiques : Cours magistral, Travaux Dirigés

6. Modalités d'évaluation

Examen écrit sur table, Présentation orale, Étude de cas

7. Bibliographie

• - Arnd Sorg (2001) Organization, Thompson Learning.
• - Gareth Morgan (2008) Images of Organization, ESKA.
• - John Bratton (2015) Work and Organizational Behaviour, Palgrave.
• - Danny Miller (1990) The Icarus paradox, Harper Business.