Important information about the seminars of the Professorship of Organization in the winter term 23/24

Dear students,

In February 2024, Prof. Blagoev will move to the University of St. Gallen. Therefore, some of the professorship's courses will be held earlier in the upcoming semester.

Below you will find the announcements and information for the bachelor seminar and the seminar "Current Topics in Strategic Management".

For further questions, registration, and the kick-off of both seminars, there will be a session on the 11.07.23. Attendance at this event is mandatory for participation.

For further questions please send an email to Lena Rieck (lena.rieck@tu-dresden.de).

Bachelor seminar WS 23/24

New Forms of Organizing

CONTENTS

In the last two decades, the horizon of possible forms of organizing has expanded considerably. Think, for example, of open-source communities, hacker collectives, terrorist networks, or crowd-organizing. Many researchers believe that the established theoretical vocabulary of organization theory cannot keep up with these developments. Some of them even claim that organization theory is currently in a crisis. This seminar will critically engage with this diagnosis and explore how new forms of organization allow us to rethink organization. First, students will be introduced to classical theories of organization as a particular form of coordination of human action. From this vantage point, we will look in depth at contemporary research that challenges established ways of thinking about organization. A particular focus of the seminar will be how digital technologies are changing the way we manage and organize. Students will benefit from deepening their understanding of what constitutes (an) organization, developing new ideas for alternative ways of organizing entrepreneurial activities, and sharpening their critical reflective thinking for various future career paths (as manager, organizer, consultant, entrepreneur, researcher, etc.).

SEMINAR SCHEDULE

11.07. 5th DS (Kick-Off)

18.10. 2nd to 5th DS (Presentations 1)

19.10. 2nd to 5th DS (Presentations 2)

Current Topics in Strategic Management WS23/24

Organizing in Times of Crises

CONTENT

 The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has caused a deep crisis for individuals, organizations and global institutions. As the crisis unfolds, many questions arise that are specifically relevant to management and organization scholars and practitioners. How do firms and leaders make sense and respond to war and armed conflict? What is the role of organizations and leadership in war and conflict? How are stakeholder relationships affected and reconfigured? To what extent do different forms of organizing such as global supply chains, digital platforms or hacker collectives exploit, interfere with or even drive war and armed conflict? How can organizations as well as supply chains be made reliable and resilient against disruptions caused by war and armed conflict? How are peace efforts and war relief organized by various collective actors, ranging from public administrations and corporations to civil society organizations? More generally, what are corporate responsibilities in war? How can peacekeeping institutions be created and maintained, how are they disrupted?

This course comprises 14 classes, each dealing with a particular aspect of war and disruption in relation to different management functions and forms of organizing. It is a collaborative effort of organizational scholars from different Austrian, Dutch and German universities that have expertise in researching different aspects of management and organizations that are relevant to times of war and armed conflict. Each class comprises a short recorded lecture and a set of core and background readings in addition to links to contemporary press coverage.

SCHEDULE

11.07.              6. DS (Kick-Off)

25.10.              2. bis 5. DS (Presentations 1)

26.10.              2. bis 5. DS (Presentations 2)