Professur Hochschuldidaktik und Hochschulforschung

Studiengang:
Bachelor Wirtschaftswissenschaften

Modul:
8 a-d: Organizations and Management Trends II

Fa­kul­tät:
Fa­kul­tät Wirtschafts­wissen­schaften, Pro­fes­sur für Hoch­schul­didak­tik und Hochschulforschung

Lehrende:
Vorlesung: Prof. Liudvika Leišytė
Übung: Nina Carolin Bieling, M.Sc.

Credits:
7,5 ECTS

Zeit und Ort:
Vorlesung: Dienstags, 10:15 – 11:45 Uhr (Start: 17. Oktober 2023) | Seminarraumgebäude I, SRG 1.024
Übung: Donnerstags, 10:15 – 11:45 (Start: 19. Oktober 2023) | Seminarraumgebäude I, SRG 1.024

Sprache:
Englisch

LSF:
Professional Organizations and Their Management auf LSF

The module will introduce core definitions of professional organizations and professions and provide an overview of the key approaches to understand these organizations in the context of digitalization and the new world of work. Based on the latest studies, the main antecedents of successful management of professional organizations will be presented and critically analyzed. The module will provide concrete examples of successful management practices in professional organizations, especially focusing on strategy, organizational structures, decision-making processes and personnel management. The exercise will provide opportunities to critically reflect on the various theories and models of professional organizations and discuss how they compare across different sectors and different country contexts.

Written and graded exam covering the entire module (90 minutes).

Studiengang:
Master Wirtschaftswissenschaften – Business C: Digitalization & Entrepreneurship

Modul:
Entrepreneurship V

Fa­kul­tät:
Fa­kul­tät Wirtschafts­wissen­schaften, Pro­fes­sur für Hoch­schul­didak­tik und Hochschulforschung

Lehrende:
Seminar: Prof. Liudvika Leišytė
Übung: N.N.

Credits:
7,5 ECTS

Zeit und Ort:
Seminar: Donnerstags, 10:15 – 11:45 Uhr (Start: 19. Oktober 2023) | Seminarraumgebäude I, SRG 3.032
Übung: Zweitägige Übung, 23. und 24. November 2023, jeweils 10:00 – 17:00 Uhr | CDI-Gebäude, Raum 114

Sprache:
Die Seminarsprache ist Englisch und die Präsentation muss in englischer Sprache gehalten werden. In Absprache mit den Lehrenden ist es jedoch möglich, die Seminararbeit in deutscher Sprache zu verfassen. Die Kenntnisse der englischen Sprache müssen ausreichend, aber nicht perfekt sein.

Fostering innovation is the goal of many governments as well as organizations in today's knowledge economies. The seminar will introduce and critically discuss organizational models for innovation and provide deeper insights into the main characteristics of innovation. The latest research results will identify the main antecedents of successful innovations and the role of institutional entrepreneurs in the process of innovation. The exercise will provide the space for practical application of the approaches to organizing innovation via the simulation game.
This seminar and exercise will inform students about the latest approaches of organizing innovation internationally. Students will critically reflect on the key findings of studies of innovation and will carry out a research project of their own on particular innovation. Simulation game will provide practical skills for organization of innovation.

The seminar will start with the lecture which will cover the main theoretical models for organizing innovation. The topics for assignments and the suggested literature will be presented and students will choose the topics. Each of the seminars will have a presentation from students followed by a discussion.
All students are expected to actively participate in the seminar. Each of the sub-topics covered in the seminar will have compulsory reading. It is expected that students will work on the assignment, present it and participate in the discussions. The assignment will consist of a presentation on a given topic and an individual written 5000 words paper on a given topic. The number of participants of this seminar is limited to 20.
The exercise will include a simulation game during which we will simulate innovation process in a professional organization.

Seminar: 4 Credits; task for getting a grade: presentation of the assignment and written paper.
Exercise: 3.5 Credits; task for getting the grade: active participation in the exercise.