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MAS in Management, Technology, and Economics MAS MTEC Introductory Event for 1st Semester Students. 01.09.2017, 18:00 - 20:00, Dozentenfoyer ETH Zurich, main campus, HG J | ||||||
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General Management and Human Resource Management | ||||||
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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363-0301-00L | Work Design and Organizational Change | W+ | 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. | |||||
363-0341-00L | Introduction to Management | W+ | 3 credits | 2G | S. Brusoni, P. Baschera | |
Abstract | This course is an introduction to the critical management skills involved in planning, structuring, controlling and leading an organization. | |||||
Learning objective | We develop a 'systemic' view of organizations. We look at organizations as part of an industry context, which is affected by different elements like strategy, structure, culture, tasks, people and outputs. We consider how managerial decisions are made in any one of these domains affect decisions in each of the others. | |||||
Content | Further information is available on the Tim Group Chair's website: http://www.timgroup.ethz.ch/en/courses and on the Moodle of the course: https://moodle-app2.let.ethz.ch/course/view.php?id=3283 (The Enrollment Key to Moodle will be provided during the course. Please contact the TA of the course: Ms. Barbara La Cara, blacara@ethz.ch) | |||||
Lecture notes | The content of the course will rely on the book: Dess, G. G., Lumpkin, G. T., Eisner, A. B., & McNamara, G. 2012. Introduction to Management. New York: McGraw Hill. Selected readings from the book and additional learning materials will be available on the course Moodle: https://moodle-app2.let.ethz.ch/course/view.php?id=3283 All the materials uploaded on Moodle must be considered as required readings. | |||||
Prerequisites / Notice | The final exam of the present course is in written form. The final exam is requested for all types of students (BSc, MSc, MAs, PhD, and Exchange students). It is not possible to retake the exam within the same term or academic year. We strongly recommend Exchange students to take it into consideration when selecting the courses to attend. | |||||
365-1083-00L | Leading the Technology-Driven Enterprise Exclusively for MAS MTEC students (first semester). A parallel enrolment for the lecture Introduction to Management (363-0341-00) is mandatory. Limited number of participants: a minimum of 20 persons and a maximum of 60 persons. Please register by 01.11.2017 at the latest via myStudies. | W+ | 1 credit | 1S | P. Ramakrishnan, D. Röttger | |
Abstract | The bloc-course is about change leadership. It provides MAS students with coaching and mentoring from two senior change leaders in the attempt to develop critical management skills and bridge the gap between theory and practice. | |||||
Learning objective | The general objective of the course is to enable MAS students with post work experience to think critically about concepts discussed in class during the course of Introduction to Management (i.e., the transformation process by Nadler and Tushman, 1980) and their own professional challenges. | |||||
Content | This course is tailored to, firstly, enable participants to understand key concepts of technology and innovation management and, secondly, gain practical "real-life based" leadership skills that improve their ability to implement massive innovative change in today's dynamic global work and marketplace. In consequence, the first part of the course explores foundational frameworks in technology and innovation management with a particular focus on the evolution and adoption of technology-based innovations. The second part of the course, then, provides tools for successfully implementing innovation initiatives at all levels - individual, project and organization. | |||||
Literature | Literature and readings will be announced beforehand. |
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