This course draws upon different theoretical and disciplinary perspectives to examine the historical development and changing nature of business/management structures and practices in the context of Turkish society Attention is focused on the experiences of business/management relations among different social classes and groups with particular emphasis on the role of the state in the formation of economic and social policies. Related to this is the discussion on the collective responses by the entrepreneurial class through business associations, workers through unions and skilled employees through professional organisations. The course concludes by exploring implications for the management profession in Turkey.
Turkish Managerial Context (MGMT 405)
2022 Spring
Sabancı Business School
Management(MGMT)
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Oğuz Babüroğlu baburoglu@sabanciuniv.edu,
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| Programs\Type | Required | Core Elective | Area Elective |
| Entrepreneurship Minor | * | ||
| Management | * | ||
| Management | * |
CONTENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. Examine the formation, structure and interactions of Turkish managerial context since the 17th century with specific emphasis on the last two centuries. 2. Use major sociological perspectives in making sense of change and transformation in the structures of modern managerial context in general as well as in Turkey. 3. Discuss connections between business corporations and the state and society and how the interactions among these categories play a decisive role in shaping social, economic and political structures and relations. 4. Distinguish the current episode of Turkish managerial context from the earlier ones in terms of structural differences as well as configurations of powerful actors.
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES
1. Understand the world, their country, their society, as well as themselves and have awareness of ethical problems, social rights, values and responsibility to the self and to others.
2. Understand different disciplines from natural and social sciences to mathematics and art, and develop interdisciplinary approaches in thinking and practice.
3. Think critically, follow innovations and developments in science and technology, demonstrate personal and organizational entrepreneurship and engage in life-long learning in various subjects; have the ability to continue to educate him/herself.
4. Communicate effectively in Turkish and English by oral, written, graphical and technological means.
5. Take individual and team responsibility, function effectively and respectively as an individual and a member or a leader of a team; and have the skills to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams.
1. Have an understanding of economics and main functional areas of management
2. Have a basic all-around knowledge in humanities, science, mathematics, and literature
3. Have a basic knowledge of law and ethics, awareness of social and ethical responsibilities
4. Work effectively in teams and environments characterized by people of diverse educational, social and cultural backgrounds
5. Demonstrate proficiency in oral and written communications in English
6. Pursue open minded inquiry and appreciate the importance of research as an input into management practice; thus, a.know how to access, interpret and analyze data and information by using current technologies b.use the results from analyses to make informed decisions
7. Use office softwares for written communication, presentation, and data analysis
8. Demonstrate awareness that business settings present different opportunities and challenges for managers due to environmental/contextual differences that arise in economic, political, cultural, legal-regulatory domains