MNB324 (aka EBH340) Power and Organisation (original) (raw)

Abstract

This module examines power and organisation. Power is integral to interacting and organising; it defines, constitutes and shapes both people and activities in organisations. As competition, power is intrinsic to our economic system. In the relationships between organisations and the wider society, power takes the forms of regulation of, influence on and ordering of human activities. Understanding the nature and dynamics of power is crucial for future managers. In this module, we will investigate the ways in which power takes form, functions and has effects in and through organisations. You will be asked to identify, analyse and question power and power relations both in terms of theory and in organisational practice. Discussions on, for example, how power and rationality, power and knowledge or power and organisational routines are related inform our examination of power in the organisational context. We will explore a number of attempts to systematically conceptualise and analyse power to understand its heterogeneous nature. The aim is that we bring together developments on analysis of power from across the social sciences to management and organisations. The module should appeal to those who want to critically explore power as a vehicle for improving their organisational and management skills as well as interested in power as a phenomenon in organisations and the society at large.

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