Lecture & Seminar 8

Lecture, Power games and conflict resolution

Recordings

  1. First
  2. Second
  3. Third

Presentations

  1. Why power games occur in organization
  2. Constructive ways of conflict resolution

Communication systems, trust and power games

  • An overview of basic communication theories
  • An explanation of the crucial problems in organizational communication
  • Relationships between levels of the organization
  • Presentation of the final online examination

Incentives (and power games) in organizations

  • Summary of motivation theories
  • A summary of incentive systems in relation to motivation theory
  • Negative effects of incentive systems
  • Organizational design (p 351-372)

 

Issues that can be repeated from previous lectures

 

Additional material for this lecture
Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action (TED talk) – A interesting idea on motivation in business.
Gagné & Forest: The Study of Compensation Systems Through the Lens of Self-Determination Theory: Reconciling 35 Years of Debate (Scientific paper) – A study on how compensation systems can affect motivation.
Motivation – Group discussion at DSV.
Psychological factors – Group discussion at DSV.