International Business: Organisation och Ledarskap, 5 högskolepoäng

This course introduces the student to central traditions in organization and leadershipstudies. The aim is to equip students with a basic set of concepts and perspectivesneeded to analyse and understand organizational phenomena and make sense ofchallenges managers and workers might face. The following theoretical themes(among others) are included: Motivation, culture, control, leadership andorganizational design.Furthermore, the course seeks to develop analytical (problem-identifying) and decisionmaking (problem-solving) skills required to manage complex situations, as well as trainstudents in argumentation and presentation skills. An important pedagogical idea ofthe course is to make sure that theories are applied to organizational practice. Casestudies will be the main tool to accomplish this. In order to address the complexity oforganizational issues, various perspectives will be adopted when organizationalpractice is discussed, and emphasis will be put on reflective usage of theories.