Gender, Organizations and Global Economy (5cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completion of the course the student is able to
- describe how organization studies carry cultural images that reinforce gender, racial and ethnic, and other inequalities in organizations
- analyze intersectional inequalities both in the global and organisational level
- provide ideas and have tools on how to promote equality and inclusion in organizations.

Execution methods

Lectures, reading circle and group work presentations (24 h). Group work. Independent work.

Accomplishment methods

Students are expected to do 1) a pre-assignment before the course, 2) a learning diary, and 3) a group work. All the assignments will be available in Moodle. Active participation in lectures, listening to and communicating respectfully with others of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.

Content

The course will engage participants in reflecting how organization studies carry cultural assumptions concerning gender, race and ethnicity, and other intersectional differences, and how these assumptions are ingrained in organizational processes and practices. The course offers frameworks and tools for analyzing gendering and racializing organizational processes and practices and provides ideas on how such exclusionary practices could be challenged. The examples discussed during the course explore people and organizations in different societal and cultural contexts and multinational corporations.

Materials

Article package to be specified before the course via Moodle.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Fail: Performance is highly deficient or erroneous. The work may be based on serious misunderstandings.

Sufficient and satisfactory (1-2): Performance is lacking in scope, superficial, or corresponds poorly to the assignment. The author merely lists things out of context or addresses them one-sidedly. The work may contain errors or obscurities.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good and very good (3-4): Performance corresponds to the assignment, manifesting comprehension and a skill to analyse and justify. The author has addressed the issue comprehensively. The work may contain some deficiencies.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): Performance delineates an extensive whole and the author can apply knowledge in a multifaceted way or place it in various contexts. The work manifests independency and insight, and it is a flawless entity that involves justified thinking or critical contemplation. The work is well written and implemented.

Qualifications

JOMA0200 Management: Intermediate Module or HAJO1200 Administrative and Management Sciences: Intermediate Module