Organizations are complex and can be difficult to manage well, so managers need tools to help them better understand and deal with the many complexities and challenges associated with organizational life. In this course, you will learn theories, principles, and frameworks that will help you design more effective organizations.

About this Course
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Try Coursera for BusinessSkills you will gain
- Organizational Structure
- Knowledge of General Business Functions
- Organization Design
- Organizational Theory
- Strategic Management
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Course Orientation
MODULE 1: PURPOSE AND GOVERNANCE
MODULE 2: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
MODULE 3: GROWTH AND ORGANIZATIONAL LIFE CYCLES
Module 4: EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
Reviews
- 5 stars74.80%
- 4 stars18.04%
- 3 stars4.89%
- 2 stars1.61%
- 1 star0.64%
TOP REVIEWS FROM DESIGNING THE ORGANIZATION
This course is very well designed. It makes you think and understand the main ponder points you need to think about when designing or redesigning the organization.
The course is nice but the wording of the course is heavy and is confusing most of the time.
You've to put a lot of effort in trying to understand what the instructor means or want to say/ask.
Watch the summary videos at the end of module four of managing the organization first, they provide great structure to attach your learning to.
Good course, but I had a lot of trouble interacting with the app. It would not let me post comments or questions which was a bit frustrating. Going off the app and through the website now!
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