Gudela Grote: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2019 |
Name | Prof. Dr. Gudela Grote |
Field | Work and Organizational Psychology |
Address | Arbeits-& Organisationspsychologie ETH Zürich, WEV K 507 Weinbergstr. 56/58 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
Telephone | +41 44 632 70 86 |
Fax | +41 44 632 11 86 |
ggrote@ethz.ch | |
Department | Management, Technology, and Economics |
Relationship | Full Professor |
Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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351-0778-00L | Discovering Management Entry level course in management for BSc, MSc and PHD students at all levels not belonging to D-MTEC. This course can be complemented with Discovering Management (Excercises) 351-0778-01. | 3 credits | 3G | B. Clarysse, S. Brusoni, E. Fleisch, G. Grote, V. Hoffmann, T. Netland, G. von Krogh, F. von Wangenheim | |
Abstract | Discovering Management offers an introduction to the field of business management and entrepreneurship for engineers and natural scientists. The module provides an overview of the principles of management, teaches knowledge about management that is highly complementary to the students' technical knowledge, and provides a basis for advancing the knowledge of the various subjects offered at D-MTEC. | ||||
Learning objective | Discovering Management combines in an innovate format a set of lectures and an advanced business game. The learning model for Discovering Management involves 'learning by doing'. The objective is to introduce the students to the relevant topics of the management literature and give them a good introduction in entrepreneurship topics too. The course is a series of lectures on the topics of strategy, innovation, corporate finance, leadership, design thinking and corporate social responsibility. While the 14 different lectures provide the theoretical and conceptual foundations, the experiential learning outcomes result from the interactive business game. The purpose of the business game is to analyse the innovative needs of a large multinational company and develop a business case for the company to grow. This business case is as relevant to someone exploring innovation within an organisation as it is if you are planning to start your own business. By discovering the key aspects of entrepreneurial management, the purpose of the course is to advance students' understanding of factors driving innovation, entrepreneurship, and company success. | ||||
Content | Discovering Management aims to broaden the students' understanding of the principles of business management, emphasizing the interdependence of various topics in the development and management of a firm. The lectures introduce students not only to topics relevant for managing large corporations, but also touch upon the different aspects of starting up your own venture. The lectures will be presented by the respective area specialists at D-MTEC. The course broadens the view and understanding of technology by linking it with its commercial applications and with society. The lectures are designed to introduce students to topics related to strategy, corporate innovation, leadership, corporate and entrepreneurial finance, value chain analysis, corporate social responsibility, and business model innovation. Practical examples from industry experts will stimulate the students to critically assess these issues. Creative skills will be trained by the business game exercise, a participant-centered learning activity, which provides students with the opportunity to place themselves in the role of Chief Innovation Officer of a large multinational company. As they learn more about the specific case and identify the challenge they are faced with, the students will have to develop an innovative business case for this multinational corporation. Doing so, this exercise will provide an insight into the context of managerial problem-solving and corporate innovation, and enhance the students' appreciation for the complex tasks companies and managers deal with. The business game presents a realistic model of a company and provides a valuable learning platform to integrate the increasingly important development of the skills and competences required to identify entrepreneurial opportunities, analyse the future business environment and successfully respond to it by taking systematic decisions, e.g. critical assessment of technological possibilities. | ||||
Prerequisites / Notice | Discovering Management is designed to suit the needs and expectations of Bachelor students at all levels as well as Master and PhD students not belonging to D-MTEC. By providing an overview of Business Management, this course is an ideal enrichment of the standard curriculum at ETH Zurich. No prior knowledge of business or economics is required to successfully complete this course. | ||||
363-0301-00L | Work Design and Organizational Change | 3 credits | 2G | G. Grote | |
Abstract | Good work design is crucial for individual and company effectiveness and a core element to be considered in organizational change. Meaning of work, organization-technology interaction, and uncertainty management are discussed with respect to work design and sustainable organizational change. As course project, students learn and apply a method for analyzing and designing work in business settings. | ||||
Learning objective | - Know effects of work design on competence, motivation, and well-being - Understand links between design of individual jobs and work processes - Know basic processes involved in systematic organizational change - Understand the interaction between organization and technology and its impact on organizational change - Understand relevance of work design for company performance and strategy - Know and apply methods for analyzing and designing work | ||||
Content | - Work design: From Adam Smith to job crafting - Effects of work design on performance and well-being - Approaches to analyzing and designing work - Modes of organizational change and change methods - Balancing stability and flexibility in organizations as design criterium - The organization-technology interaction and its impact on work design and organizational change - Example Flexible working arrangements - Strategic choices for work design | ||||
Literature | A list of required readings will be provided at the beginning of the course. | ||||
Prerequisites / Notice | The course includes the completion of a course project to be conducted in groups of four students. The project entails applying a particular method for analyzing and designing work processes and is carried out by means of interviews and observations in companies chosen by the students. | ||||
363-0311-00L | Psychological Aspects of Risk Management and Technology Number of participants limited to 65. | 3 credits | 2V | G. Grote, N. Bienefeld-Seall, R. Schneider, M. Zumbühl | |
Abstract | Using uncertainty management by organizations and individuals as conceptual framework, risk management and risk implications of new technologies are treated. Three components of risk management (risk identification/evaluation, risk mitigation, risk communication) and underlying psychological and organizational processes are discussed, using company case studies to promote in-depth understanding. | ||||
Learning objective | - understand basic components of risk management in organizations - know and apply methods for risk identification/evaluation, risk mitigation, risk communication - know psychological foundations of risk perception, decision-making under risk, and risk communication - know organizational principles for managing uncertainty - apply theoretical foundations to applied issues such as safety management, regulatory activities, and technology design and implementation in different domains (e.g. transport systems, IT, insurance) | ||||
Content | The syllabus includes the following topics: Elements of risk management - risk identification and evaluation - risk mitigation - risk communication Psychological and organizational concepts relevant in risk management - decision-making under uncertainty - risk perception - resilient organizational processes for managing uncertainty Case studies on different elements of risk management (e.g., rule making, training, managing project risks, automation) Group projects related to company case studies | ||||
Lecture notes | There is no scirpt, but slides will be made available before the lectures. | ||||
Literature | There are texts for each of the course topics made available before the lectures. | ||||
Prerequisites / Notice | The course is restricted to 40 participants who will work closely with the lecturers on case studies prepared by the lecturers on topics relevant in their own companies (SWICA, SWISS, Credit Suisse). | ||||
364-1064-00L | Inaugural Seminar - Doctoral Retreat Pre-registration upon invitation required. Once your pre-registration has been confirmed, a registration in myStudies is possible. | 1 credit | 1S | S. Feuerriegel, P. Schmid, S. Brusoni, R. Finger, G. Grote, T. Netland, F. von Wangenheim | |
Abstract | This course is geared towards first and second-year doctoral candidates of MTEC. It is held as in a workshop style. Students attending this seminar will benefit from interdisciplinary discussions and insights into current and future work in business and economics research. | ||||
Learning objective | The purpose of this course is to - introduce doctoral candidates to the world of economics, management and systems research at MTEC - make doctoral candidates aware of silo-thinking in the specific sub-disciplines and encourage them to go beyond those silos - discuss current issues with regard to substantive, methodological and theoretical domains of research in the respective fields |