Designing the Organization
Instructor: Michael Bednar , E. Geoffrey Love
Beginner Level • Approx. 13 hours • Flexible Schedule
What You'll Learn
- Identify and explain many of the common organizational design challenges faced by organizations
- Apply theory and principles to more effectively deal with these organizational design challenges in your own professional life
- Analyze the effectiveness of organizational design choices in various organizations
- Make organizational design recommendations to increase organizational effectiveness
Skills You'll Gain
Systems Thinking
Business Management
Growth Strategies
Organizational Change
Organizational Strategy
Business Strategies
Organizational Effectiveness
Organizational Structure
Governance
Innovation
Decision Making
Shareable Certificate
Earn a shareable certificate to add to your LinkedIn profile
Outcomes
- Learn new concepts from industry experts
- Gain a foundational understanding of a subject or tool
- Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects
- Earn a shareable career certificate
There are 5 modules in this course
You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course.
This module explores the purpose of a business and shows how can managers infuse a sense of purpose into their organizations. It also examines different perspectives on corporate governance.
This module explores various organizational structures and provides a framework for knowing when to choose a particular structure.
This module explores several of the organizational design implications that managers need to recognize as they grow and move through various stages of the organizational life cycle.
In this module, we examine ways in which organizations can be designed to effectively respond to changes in the external environment.