Bachelor´s degree, consisting of 180 credits. English 6 in Swedish secondary school.

The course is included in the main area Leadership and Organisation at advanced level 91-120 credits.

The aim of the course "Organising and Leading Sustainable Organisations" is to underline the importance of leadership and organising processes essential to economic, social and environmental sustainability. The course provides students with a critical approach about current literature and research in the field of organisation and leadership. It provides students with an understanding of challenges for leading and organising sustainable organisations. It provides students with leading and managerial skills necessary to reach sustainability.

The course is based on a lecture series on organisation theory and a lecture series on leadership. Each series provides an overview of theories, models and lines of thoughts in their respective field. This knowledge is used to further critically discuss, review and contrast processes for organising and leading for sustainability. In that context, the subjects of sustainability and sustainable development are introduced and problematized. The sustainability dimension is also framed in regards to cultural challenges, cross-cultural management and global leadership.

Beyond the lecture series, the course increases students’ capabilities and skills in leading and organising sustainable development via workshops as well as using the learning from the case analysis and discussion.

Knowledge and understanding

After a successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1- identify and describe principal models in organisation and leadership theories.

2- outline the development of the main models and line of thoughts in organisation and leadership theories.

3- identify, synthesise and classify the current research on leadership and organisation.

4- define sustainability and sustainable development in the context of organisation and leadership, especially in terms of economic, social and environmental sustainability.

Skills and competencies

After a successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

5- review, examine and contrast principal models as well as research within organisation and leadership theories.

6- analyse and assess organisations and their development from an organisational, leadership and/or sustainable perspective.

7- make informed decisions in terms of organisational structures and processes including leadership processes to ensure sustainable organisational outcomes.

Judgement and approach

After a successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

8- critically reflect on the contemporary literature and research in organisation and leadership.

9- problematise organisations and leadership from a sustainability perspective in the aim of improving organisations to enable sustainability and sustainable development.

10- develop a new set of minds in tackling sustainability and sustainable development in the context of organisation and leadership.

11- reflect and improve his/her leadership capabilities and skills in the context of sustainable organisations.

The course is based on:

• Two lecture series including class discussion when the students work in pair and/or small groups as well as based on practice-based workshops. Each lecture series is developed to support learning in regards to the learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 stated above.
• One case study in group and its discussion. The casework and a compulsory case seminar are developed to support learning in regards to the learning outcomes 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 stated above.
• Self-studies

The course is evaluated through three examinations as follows:

• One individual written exam; (3 credits) (UA) ( learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7)
• One case-study group (1,5 credits) (UG) (learning outcomes 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11)
• Theory seminars, in groups, account for 3 credits (1 credit each). (UG) (learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9). Theory seminars are evaluated on a pass/fail basis based on both preparation for the seminar and active participation in the presentation and discussion.
  
  
  To pass the course:

To pass the course all examinations must have a passing grade A-E alt G. The course grade is determined by the grade on the individual written exam.

• Caproni, P. J. (2012). Management skills for everyday life - the practical coach (3rd Edition). Boston: Pearson. (selected chapters).
• Mendenhall, M. E. et al. (Eds.). (2008). Global Leadership: Research - Practice and Development. Routledge: Oxon.
• Moodian, M.A. (Ed.). (2009). Contemporary leadership and intercultural competence - Exploring the cross-cultural dynamics within organizations. Thousand Oaks: Sage publications (Selected Chapters).
• Northouse, P. (2015). Leadership - Theory and practice. (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks: Sage publications.
• Tolbert, P.S., & Hall, R. H. (2008). Organizations: Structures, Processes and Outcomes (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River: International Pearson Education.
• Werther W.B. Jr., & Chandler, D. (2014). Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility - Stakeholders in a Global Environment. (3rd Edition). Thousand Oaks: Sage publications.

Other scientific publications and case

A reading list with current research is provided at the beginning of the course. Case may have to be bought via Harvard Business School Publishing

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).

If a course is no longer offered, or has undergone significant changes, the students must be offered two opportunities for re-examination based on the syllabus that applied at the time of registration, for a period of one year after the changes have been implemented.

If a student has a Learning support decision, the examiner has the right to provide the student with an adapted test, or to allow the student to take the exam in a different format.

The syllabus is a translation of a Swedish source text