Sometimes these theories and perspectives are explicit and articulated, but usually they are implicit - and we are not aware of their existence. Still, even if we are not aware of them, they guide our actions in the world. These insights have consequences for the understanding of organizations and how these are managed. Take problem-solving as an example. One important task for people in organizations is to solve all kinds of problems which they are confronted with on a daily basis.
Some problems are new and tricky, some are recurrent and easy to solve.
Some problems are minor, while others are major. What will be perceived and defined as a problem, and for that matter a suitable solution, is dependent on what perspective one has. What is perceived as a problem in one perspective is not noticed as such in another perspective. Pedagogical Idea Words you hear you forget, words you write down you remember, words you work with you understand. The course is based on the idea that you have to work with theories and perspectives to understand them.