Information Package / Course Catalogue
Organizational Theory
Course Code: KAY315
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The goal of the course is to analyze organizational theories and by doing so to understand and explain organizational phenomenon.

Course Content

The concept of organisation, official organizations, organizational dynamics and effectiveness, organizational development and change are the main topics of this course.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Understanding of how organizations work.
2.Describes how they affect the preferences and choices of the managers of the situational factors.
3.Explain the historical development of organizational theory.
4.Define the relationship between organizational design and strategy
5.Define the relationship between organizational design and effectiveness
Recommended or Required Reading
1.H.N., BASIM. VE C., SÖZEN, ORGANIZATIONAL THEORIES, BETA YAYINEVİ, 2020
2.J.,MCAULEY, VE J. DUBERLEY, ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY: CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES,, NOBEL AKADEMİK, 2019
3.Ş., ÖZEN, STUDIES IN ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY,, İMGE KİTAPEVİ, 2022
4.A.S.,SARGUT, Ş.,ÖZEN, ORGANIZATIONAL THEORIESI, İMGE YAYINEVİ, 2010
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY
Week 2 - Theoretical
ORGANIZATION AND ENVIRONMENT
Week 3 - Theoretical
THE THEORY OF STRUCTURAL CONDITIONALITY AND RESOURCE DEPENDENCE
Week 4 - Theoretical
ORGANIZATIONAL ECOLOGY
Week 5 - Theoretical
ORGANIZATIONAL ECONOMICS (TRANSACTION COST THEORY, SITUATIONAL THEORY, AGENCY THEORY, RESOURCE-BASED THEORY)
Week 6 - Theoretical
NEW ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY
Week 7 - Theoretical
TECHNOLOGY
Week 8 - Theoretical
SOCIAL IMPACT APPROACH, AUTHORITY APPROACH, NATIONAL LABOR MARKET SYSTEMS APPROACH (MACRO-INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE)
Week 9 - Theoretical
ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIAL STRUCTURE
Week 10 - Theoretical
ORGANIZATIONAL AND PHYSICAL STRUCTURE
Week 11 - Theoretical
ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT
Week 12 - Theoretical
POST-MODERN ORGANIZATIONAL THEORIES
Week 13 - Theoretical
CURRENT APPROACHES IN ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY (COMPLEXITY THEORY—NETWORK THEORIES IN ORGANIZATION)
Week 14 - Theoretical
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Assignment1%10
Midterm Examination1%25
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Assignment1415
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
OÇ-1
4
OÇ-2
3
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026