Leadership from a System Science Perspective
Course director: Harald Kjellin
hk@dsv.su.se
Teaching assistant: Robert Wasserman
robertw@dsv.su.se
Every training seminar is introduced and handled by Robert
10 Lecture content
1. Introduction to system theory and system thinking. Corresponds to training seminar: A
model of my history and my future.
a. Chapter 1 and 2 in the book is described.
b. Enterprise engineering, System theory and System thinking in general.
c. + Robert lectures the final 30 minutes about the structure of the course, the systems,
iLearn2 and the whole administration of the course
2. How organizations can be described. Corresponds to training seminar: Presentation of my
business idea.
a. Chapter 3-5
b. General organization theory
c. Harald Kjellin references about how people learn to think in structures
d. How people learn to organize and handle complexity
3. How to control complexity in organizations. Corresponds to training seminar: A work
breakdown of my business idea
a. Chapter 6
b. Harald lectures about the relationships between creativity and structuring.
4. Planning and decision making. Corresponds to training seminar: A complete overview of
my business
a. Chapter 7, 8, 9
b. Harald lectures on decision making in general.
c. How it works, how it can be applied, various perspectives on decisions making.
5. New trends in governance of organizations and handling change and innovation in
organizations. Corresponds to training seminar: Agile leadership by generic principles
a. Haralds overview
b. References to chapter 16 and 17
6. Implementing process thinking in organizations. Corresponds to training seminar: Work
flow structures and business processes
a. Chapter 10 and 12
b. Eriks/Åsa’s lecture on Work-Flow
7. Communication systems. Corresponds to training seminar: Specific processes for delegation
and reporting
a. Haralds summaries of theories
b. Levels of organizations
8. Power games in organizations by Robert. Corresponds to training seminar: The generic
incentive system
a. Haralds summaries of motivation principles and power games
9. Knowledge management. Corresponds to training seminar: Knowledge management
a. HK summaries KM
10. Databases. Corresponds to training seminar: Database models of the most frequently used
information in the business
a. Eriks summaries of databases.
b. Chapter 13, 14