SO 2024 - Sociology of Organizations

Institution:

Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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Description:

Modern societies are organizational societies. Indeed, nearly all modern work and much play occurs in organization's. As a result, organizations and organizational management have important personal and social effects: organizational experiences can bring pain or pleasure to their members, and managerial decisions can send an organizations profits soaring or plummeting. The course examines the nature and place of organizations and managerial systems in modern societies. The central questions of the course include: Do organizations pursue goals or do managers use organizations to pursue narrow interests? How do managers control workers and how much control is necessary and optimal? To what extent are managers rational decision makers? Is there a "best way" tostructure and manage an organization? Prerequisite: HI 2104.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.poly.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 260-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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