Lecture 3 starts with the problems of structural frame arguing that it neglects the ethical dimension of the organization. Team work and cooperation are also problematic under the structural paradigm. A leader who overly emphasizes the structure may turn to be a petty tyrant. Later in the lecture, professor Alava uses a real-life case to explain the change of scientific management in Finnish education system from 1970s to 1990s. Please pay attention to the analysis and discussion. In the last part of the lecture, students discuss their observation of where and how have they detected the structural frame in education.

Before any lecture either open or save to your computer the assigned PowerPoint presentations.

Assignment before the lecture: none

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Listen to the lecture, and afterwards do the assignment given below.

Write your learning experiences into your personal Reflective report

Assignment after the lecture:

1. Read chapters 4 and 5 from the course book Bolman, L. G., and Deal, T. E., Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice and Leadership.
2. Read article 19 from the course book Shafriz, J., Ott, J. & Jang, Y., S. 2005. Classics of Organizational Theory