About the course

The aim of the course is to deepen the students' understanding of various critical perspectives and how these can be applied to leadership and organizational studies. The course focuses on organizations as regimes of power and with a special focus on gender.

This course is offered as part of a programme:

Leadership and Organisation: Societal Challenges and Organisational Changes, Master's Programme (Two-Year) Leadership and Organisation: Societal Challenges and Organisational Changes, Master's Programme (Two-Year)

Course content

Syllabus spring 2024

Earlier syllabuses

Entry requirements and selection

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree, consisting of 180 credits. The equivalent of English 6 in Swedish upper secondary school.

Course literature

  • Ahmed, S. (2012). On being included: Racism and diversity in institutional life. Duke University Press, Durham.
  • Jørgensen, K. M. (2023). The ethics of sustainability in management. Storymaking in organizations. Routledge, London. (eBook available).
  • Kumra, S., Simpson, R., Burke, R. (2016). The Oxford Handbook of Gender in Organizations. Oxford university press, Oxford.

  • Kumra, S. & Manfredi, S. (2012). Managing Equality and Diversity. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

  • Tyler, M. (2020). Judith Butler and Organization Theory. Routledge, London. (eBook available).

Complementary scientific articles will be provided electronically.

Course evaluation

Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).

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Contact

For more information about the education:

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