1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

technology in the global and national economies and the
consequences of this for corporate strategies;
to provide some basic skills of technology assessment to
assist in utilising technology within the organisation and
in incorporating technology into corporate strategies;
to examine the influence of changing technologies on
the work environment and to develop . ways , of
minimising adverse influences;
to manage organisational change.
Content
Topics to be covered include:
the importance of technology in national and global
economies: the increase in this importance throughout
the twentieth century; technological levels of the
Australian economy and some of the reasons for
Australia's comparatively poor performance;
government policies for increasing the role of
technology in business; implications of this for
individual organisations, particularly smaller ones;
using technology within the organisation: technology
life-cycles; differing uses of technology; technological
forecasting; sources of technology; strategic place of
technology within the business;
stages of growth in the introduction and application of
technology in organisations e.g. Nolan Stages of
Growth;
the influence of technology on corporate culture:
introducing new technology into organisations;
influence of new information technologies on business
practice, management methods and organisational
structures;
the key characteristics of the principal business-related
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technologies: information technology; microelectronics;
materials technology; biotechnology; manufacturing
technology;
relevance of R&D to business success.
Recommended reading
Earl, M.J. Manugment Strategies for Information Technology. New
York, Prentice Hall, 1989
Edgar, H. Schein. Process Consultation. 2 vols, Reading, Addison-
Wesley, 1969-1987
Foster, R. Innovation: The Attackm' Advantage. New York,
Summit, 1986
Mathews, J. Toolsof Change. Sydney, Pluto Press, 1989
Morgan, G. Riding the Waves of Change. Developing Managerial
Competences for a Turbulent World San Francisco, Jossey Bass,
1988
Timmons, J.A. New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship in the
19905. 3rd edn, Homewood, Irwin, 1990
BB804
Management 5 (Management and
Society)
2 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: nil
Assessment: assignments, presentations, tests. This is
compulsory for all students.
A subject in the Master of Business Administration
Objectives
This subject focuses on the international, national and
community context in which planning and decision making
must take place.
The subject aims to encourage successful and socially
responsible management by developing:
an understanding of the broader social and
environmental context of management;
an awareness of the importance of social legislation and
of the philosophy and values underlying it;
a critical awareness of the traditional assumptions
underlying organisational values;
sensitivity to other value systems including those of
other cultures;
an understanding of the impact of value systems on
organisational processes and decision-making;
an awareness of the moral and ethical dilemmas that
confront practising managers.
Content
The subject will draw on the experience of participants to
examine the values implicitly in management practice and
organisational structure and to investigate the implications
for action of those values. It will seek to locate these values
in the broader social and political context of management,
and to explore the nature and extent of the responsibilities
this creates. Accordingly, the following themes will be
addressed:
Introduction: identifying values implicitly in different
management styles, goals, etc., and examining their
underlying assumptions and theoretical frameworks;
the context and structure of organisations: social,
political, environmental; power and control;
the rationale for social legislation: conceptual, historical
and practical considerations;
technology and the formation of organisational values:
e.g. the impact of information technology, technocratic
values, etc J
cross-cultural value differences and the im~lications for
international business and trade;
the challenge of the multi-ethnic work force.
Recommended reading
Selected articles and extracts will be prescribed.
As background reading, the following texts are recommended:
Deal, T.E. and Kennedy, A.A. Corporate Culture: The Rites C
Rituals of Corporate L$. London, Penguin, 1988
Kilmann, R.H., Saxton, M.J., Serpa, R. and Associates. Gaining
Control of Corporate Culture. San Francisco, Jossey Bass, 1985
Ludeman, K. The Worth Ethic: How to Profit from the Changing
Values of the New Work Force. New York, Dutton, 1989
Mathews, J. Tools of Change. Sydney, Pluto Press, 1989
Morgan, G. Images of Organization. Beverly Hills, Sage
Publications, 1986
Roszak, T. lbe Cultfbr Infmion New York, Pantheon, 1986
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