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Foundations of Business Administration-Period 1
Social Sciences & Humanities Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: mid Aug 2027 - mid Dec 2027
Foundations of Business Administration-Period 1
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Business
Instruction in: English
Course Code: E_MB_FBA
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 100
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84
DESCRIPTION
New approaches to business and management constantly emerge. The course on the Foundations of Business Administration provides insights on traditional and new business approaches, while adopting an even-handed appreciation for theory and practice. The course familiarizes the students with the three main theoretical perspectives on organizations - Modern, Symbolic and Post-modern perspectives - and presents analytical tools rooted in those perspectives. It puts the students in a situation where those tools must be used for providing ideas to be explored by a real-world firm. These lectures are organized in five parts: (1) introduction of the three perspectives and their assumptions over time; (2) interdependency between organizations and their environment; (3) organizational social structure and organizational culture; (4) technology and physical structure of organizations; and (5) organizational power, control and conflict. Throughout the lectures, each perspective, concept and analytical tool is presented by referring to real-world and current business situations.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.