ADM825-001 Special Issues in Organization and Management (Autumn 2023)

About the course

ADM25 seminars are normally given by invited professors that teach one of their special topics. The seminars may change from year to year. Examples of topics are:

• Organisations and Strategy: Theory and Practice

• Reform and Theories of Organizational Change

• Institutional Theories of Organization

• Organizational governance

• Globalization and the Circulation of Management Ideas

• Managing Innovation in a Digitized World

• Management teams and decision-making in organisations 

• Current trends in corporate branding and reputation management

• Economic theories of organisation

• The political economy of globalisation

 
Seminars for autumn 2023:
This year’s topic is: Team management

In English:

• Week 35: Seminar ADM825-001: Peder Greve, Henley Business School (Team management)

• Week 36: Seminar ADM825-002: Christina Berg Johnsen, PhD, freelance (Alternative organizations)

• Week 48: Seminar ADM825-003: Haldor Byrkjeflot, UiO, og Hallgeir Gammelsæter  (Institustional org.theory and translation)

 

In Norwegian/på norsk:

• Week 38: Seminar ADM825-004: Bent Sofus Tranøy og Ingrid Hjertaker, HiInnlandet (Tittel ikke klar)

• Week 40: Seminar ADM825-005: Dag Harald Claes, UiO (Tittel ikke klar)

• Week 45: Seminar ADM825-006: Lars Klemsdal, UiO (organisasjon og ledelse i et situasjonssentrisk perspektiv).

 

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Master in Change and Management
• Master of Science in Sport Management
• Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course	Reduction of Credits
ADM825 – Special Issues in Organization and Management	2.5

Forms of teaching and learning

Each seminar is normally taught Monday to Thursday for one week. Within the limit of 15 hours of class, teaching will be a mix of lectures, assignments, group work and discussions. The diverse teachers are free to organise their seminar according to their preferred teaching approach.

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

50 % class attendance is mandatory.

Examination

• Three hour written exam end of week (Friday). The exam starts at noon.

• Supporting materials are lecture notes and own notes (printed, not digital)