This course engages with research on organizations, with a specific focus on quantitative methods and computational models. Theories and empirical research in the study of organizations are discussed and compared, including organizational demography, internal labour markets, organizational decision making, and organizational ecology. Research papers on organizations are read and assessed, theoretical models of organizations are formulated, and empirical predictions from theoretical models are derived. Special attention will be paid to the use of complex statistical and computational methods in organization research.
Computational Approaches to the Study of Organizations
7.5 creditsComputational Approaches to the Study of Organizations
Autumn 2025, Full-time, Norrköping
Starts:
Autumn 2025
Start date:
27 October
End date:
30 November
Place of study:
Norrköping
Pace of study:
Full-time
Level:
Second cycle
Teaching form:
On-Campus
Education Time:
Day-time
Education Language:
English
Course offering id:
LIU-46015
Number of Places:
7
Specific requirements
- 180 ECTS credits passed including 90 ECTS credits within one of the following areas humanities, social-, cultural-, behavioural-, natural-, computer-, or engineering-sciences
- 15 ECTS credits passed in one or several of the following subjects:
Statistics
Mathematics
Computer science - English corresponding to the level of English in Swedish upper secondary education (Engelska 6)
Exemption from Swedish
Selection
Tuition fees
SEK 11100 - NB: Applies only to students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland.