Learning outcomes

After completing the Research on Society and Organisations course, the student will have a broad understanding of varied social and organisational theories as they are present in current research projects in the School of Management. As such, the students will hear lectures given by researchers from different disciplines and across different research programs. Students will learn how to read, contrast, and critique different theoretical perspectives and have an understanding of how these theories can be used to better understand empirical problems relating to societal, political, and organisational challenges.

Contents

The Research on Society and Organisations course will cover, for example, the following theories from the perspective current research projects in the School of Management:

* From rational choice approaches to institutionalism
* Neo-institutionalism
* Structuralism
* Relational approaches
* Governmentality
* Feminist research
* Class-based approached

Teaching language

Evaluation

Belongs to following study modules

2018–2019

Teaching

Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.

LFCS02 Research on Society and Organisations

For Open University students only

LFCS02 Research on Society and Organisations