Managing Agile Organisations - ACCT5949

There has been much change and innovation in the structure and form of organisations in the new millennium. There is now a large array of organisational forms - from simple hierarchies to complex organisational sets and alliances. Given this diversity, managers need an innovative repertoire of managerial skills and competencies.

This course has three aims: (a) to briefly identify the new and innovative ways that productive relationships have been structured at the intra-organisational and inter-organisational levels; (b) to investigate the challenges these pose for the concept of 'managerial work', and (c) to develop the managerial competencies required to manage dynamic 'agile' organisations. Topics covered include: the postindustrial age, managerial work, managing discourse, power, normative rule structures, teams, ambiguity and change. Group discussion is emphasised in this course. There is also a focus on the use of case studies.