Study Programme conducted in English at Molde University College 2009/2010

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LOG755 Economics of organization

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Course Code
LOG755

Course Name
Economics of organization

Credits
7.50

Prerequisites

Completion of a 3-Year Programme in Business Administration or Social Science.

Semester
Spring

Location
Molde

Language Instruction
English

Language Assignments and Evaluation
English or Norwegian

Instruction
5 hours of lectures per week in the first half of the semester

Evaluation
4-hour written final examination, plus two case studies

Grades
Letter (A - F)

Learning outcome

The course aims at providing knowledge on inter-organizational theory and the organization of business-to-business relationships.
The course will give the students insight and knowledge about how business firms are to perform economic transactions with other firms and will elaborate the conditions for efficient organization of business relationships.
Participation of students through questions, comments and presentations in the classroom is important for making a good atmosphere of learning.

Content

The course presents a broad scope of issues within inter-organizational theory:
-transaction costs theory
-principal-agent theory
-resource-dependence theory
-relational contracting theory