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Asia University

Graduate Institute of HealthCare Administration

Theories of Organization and Management

Syllabus
Second Semester AY 2018

Tuesday, 13:10 PM~15:00 PM

Room H215, Health Building

by
Hung-En Liao, Ph.D

Associate Professor
Department of Healthcare Administration
Asia University

Office: Health Building H218


Tel: (04)2332-3456 ext. 1750
0919-219-862
hcachair@gmail.com
heliao@asia.edu.tw
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Course Description：
This course is intended for students studying health care management or preparing to
conduct research on the performance of health care organizations. This course
examines theories of organization and management, with an emphasis on the
application of these theories to health care organizations.
The course acquaints students with the historical development of organization /
management theory, drawing on the disciplines of sociology, psychology,
organizational behavior, political science, and health economics. Major theoretical
perspectives (including open and closed, rational and natural system perspectives) are
discussed.

Course Objectives：
The objectives of the course are: (1) to familiarize students with alternative
theoretical perspectives, or schools of thought, in organization and management
theory relevant to health care organizations; (2) to enhance critical thoughts using
concepts from organization and management theories; (3) to encourage the analysis
of organizational problems from alternative perspectives;(4) to improve oral and
written communication using the vocabulary of organization and management theory.

Course Requirements：
The sources of reading required for each course session is unlimited as many as
related to the topic. Each student is encouraged to read various materials prior to
class to express his (or her) viewpoints of the topic of the session. Once the student
is chosen to present his (or her) viewpoints of the topic of the session shall be well
prepared. (i.e., preparing the slide made of Microsoft power-point), others are
welcome to join the discussion. The class is conducted as a combination of lectures
and intensive discussions. Several power-point slides and a final paper will be
required. Paper requirements are described as, “Micro-soft word software, Time New
Rome type, No.12, no more than 20 pages, and must include references”. The
deadline of the final paper is due on 2018/06/13. The course grade is based on oral
presentation, including slides made with Microsoft power-point, (60%), and the final
written paper (40%).

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Reference Books：
1. (Any management books or journals related to this topic of the course).
2. Longest, B.B., Jr., Darr, K. (2014). Managing Health Services Organizations and
Systems, 6th Edition, Health Professions Press. (ISBN-13: 978-1938870002) $133
3. Burns, L., Bradley, E., Weiner, B. (2011). Shortell and Kaluzny's Healthcare
Management: Organization Design and Behavior, 6th Edition, Delmar Cengage
Learning. (ISBN-13: 978-1435488182) $133
4. Scott, W.R., Davis, G.F. (2006). Organizations and Organizing: Rational, Natural
and Open Systems Perspectives, 1st edition, Pearson. (ISBN-13: 978-0131958937)
$104
5. Daft, R.L. (2012). Understanding the Theory and Design of Organizations, 11th
international edition, South-Western Press. (ISBN-13: 978-1111221294) $255
6. Hatch, M.J., Cunliffe, A.L. (2012). Organization Theory: Modern, Symbolic, And
Postmodern Perspectives, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press. (ISBN-13:
978-0199640379) $58
Course Schedule：

Week Date Topic


1 2018/02/28 (National Holiday)
2 2018/03/07 Introduction to The Course & Reflection on Management
3 2018/03/14 Overview of Health Service Organizations
4 2018/03/21 Conventional Management Theories: Scientific and Behavioral
5 2018/03/28 Bureaucracy and Agency
6 2018/04/04 (National Holiday)
7 2018/04/11 (Class Review)
8 2018/04/18 Contingency and Strategic Contingency
9 2018/04/25 (Mid-term Exam Week)
10 2018/05/02 Organizational Politics and Leadership
11 2018/05/09 Population Ecology and Institutional Theory
12 2018/05/16 Quality Management related Theories
13 2018/05/23 MBO and HOSHIN Management
14 2018/05/30 Learning Organization
15 2018/06/06 (Class Review)
16 2018/06/13 (Final Paper due)
17 2018/06/20 (Class Review)
18 2018/06/27 (Integrating the Perspectives and General Discussion)

Office Hours：(To be arranged).

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