School Of Social SciencesPower, Control and Decision-MakingWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 61621.1
Discipline: BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Student Contribution Band: 3
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
About this Unit
In 2007 this unit replaced by 101370 - Power, Control and Decision Making. This unit examines the power structures and power relations within an organisation that impact upon the productivity of the organisation. In particular, students learn to analyse how the interactions between the different constituencies of organisations,such as clients, stakeholders, interest groups and minority groups can change the power structures oforganisations. Topics that are examined closely are issues such as resistance and empowerment, communication within organisations and the social changes that are resulting in organisational changes. It is from these theoretical bases that students then examine the decision-making processes within organisations, critiquing the different models of decision-making through consideration of the dysfunctions of business and managerial failure.