Course Summary
Learn how to design effective organizations that can achieve their goals in the most efficient way possible with this comprehensive course on organization design.Key Learning Points
- Understand the importance of organization design and its impact on business success
- Learn how to analyze and diagnose organizational issues
- Discover different organization design models and how to choose the right one for your business
Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have
- USA: $100,000
- India: ₹1,000,000
- Spain: €50,000
- USA: $100,000
- India: ₹1,000,000
- Spain: €50,000
- USA: $120,000
- India: ₹1,500,000
- Spain: €60,000
- USA: $100,000
- India: ₹1,000,000
- Spain: €50,000
- USA: $120,000
- India: ₹1,500,000
- Spain: €60,000
- USA: $150,000
- India: ₹2,000,000
- Spain: €70,000
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the principles of effective organization design
- Develop a plan to improve organizational performance
- Implement changes to improve organizational effectiveness
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic understanding of organizational structures
- Familiarity with business terminology
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Self-paced
- Online
- Video lectures
Similar Courses
- Strategic Leadership and Management
- Managing People and Teams
- Business Strategy
Related Education Paths
Notable People in This Field
- David Ulrich
- Edgar Schein
Related Books
Description
Strategic Organization Design will introduce new topics and modules with even more real world examples and opportunities for student interaction than its predecessors Competitive Strategy (https://www.coursera.org/learn/competitive-strategy) and Advanced Competitive Strategy (https://www.coursera.org/learn/advanced-competitive-strategy).
Outline
- Structure Organizations
- Trailer Strategic Organization Design
- Introduction
- Definitions and Examples
- Organizational Challenges
- Strategic Organization Design
- Structural Dimensions
- Contextual Dimensions
- Promoting Cooperation and Coordination
- Wrap Up
- Course Overview
- Book Chapter & Lecture Slides
- Understanding Organizations
- Basics of Organization Design
- Structure Organizations
- Manage Complexity and Interdependence
- Introduction
- Definitions and Examples
- Causes and Effects
- Managing Interdependence
- Channeling Individual Behavior
- Designing Complementarities
- Wrap Up
- Lecture Slides
- Understanding Complexity
- Managing Complexity
- Complexity and Interdependence
- Understand your Surroundings
- Introduction
- Definitions and Examples
- Environmental Challenges
- Meeting Environmental Challenges
- Why Industry Matters
- Example: Knowledge Industries
- Wrap Up
- Lecture Slides
- Understanding the Firm Environment
- Industry-Specific Design
- Understand your Surroundings
- Decide on a Corporate Office
- Introduction
- Introduction
- Improving Performance
- Shared Services, Compliance and Combinations
- A Form of Centralization
- Scope of Decision-Making
- Wrap Up
- Lecture Slides
- Corporate Office
- Decide on a Corporate Office
- Design for Growth
- Introduction
- Introduction to Stages and Key Challenges
- Efficiency and Strategy
- Natural Benefits
- Leveraging Scale and Speed
- Enabling Growth
- Balancing Efficiency while Growing
- Dealing with Maturity and Decline
- Wrap Up
- Lecture Slides
- The Organizational Life Cycle
- Efficiency Considerations
- Flexibility Considerations
- Design for Growth
- Final Exam
- Final Exam
Summary of User Reviews
Discover the principles and frameworks that guide the design of effective organizations. This course covers topics such as organizational structure, culture, and change management to help leaders design high-performing organizations.Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
Many users found the course content to be comprehensive and informative.Pros from User Reviews
- Great course for those interested in organization design and management.
- The course content is well-structured and easy to understand.
- The course provides a good overview of different organizational structures and cultures.
- The instructors are knowledgeable and engaging.
- The course materials are high-quality and informative.
Cons from User Reviews
- Some users found the course to be too theoretical and not practical enough.
- The course can be challenging for those without prior knowledge of organizational design.
- Some users found the course to be too time-consuming.
- The course may not be suitable for those looking for a quick overview of organization design.
- Some users found the discussion forums to be unhelpful or irrelevant.
Tobias Kretschmer
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