- 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.
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Course offered as a part of a programme
Course, master’s level
15 credits
Malmö | daytime | 100%
19 January 2026 - 29 March 2026
Code for the course: OL673E
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 programme:
Course content
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.
The course consists of two modules:
- Critical perspectives in Leadership and Organization (7.5 credits): The course aims to give the students tools to be able to analyze and identify different forms of inequality within an organization. The first module introduces a range of different theoretical perspectives which explore how inequalities based on e.g. gender, race/ethnicity, social class or sexuality manifest themselves and shape organizations, and how different forms of leadership respond to these inequalities.
- Gender in the workplace (7.5 credits): The module is designed to develop a theoretical framework for understanding gender in the workplace, which is done from an individual, group and organizational perspective. Key concepts and theories concerning gender differences, gender-divided work, paid and unpaid labor and gender ideologies are analyzed. A critical scrutiny of rules and organizational strategies for equality is carried out to identify and develop interventions and practices that reinforce equality and inclusion in the workplace.
Entry requirements
Bachelor's degree, consisting of 180 credits. The equivalent of English 6 in Swedish upper secondary school.
Course literature
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).
