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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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This course is intended to help you become a better manager by helping you more fully understand and deal with the complexities and challenges associated with managerial life in organizations. You will learn theories, principles, and frameworks that will help you more effectively manage and lead your organizations.
You will be able to:
-	Analyze common managerial challenges and develop solutions to these challenges
-	Use power effectively and strategically to implement organizational change 
-	Understand the foundations of organizational culture and decision-making
-	Navigate common decision-making pitfalls and ethical challenges
-	Apply principles of organization management to common challenges of management

This course is part of Gies College of Business’ suite of online programs, including the iMBA and iMSM. Learn more about admission into these programs and explore how your Coursera work can be leveraged if accepted into a degree program at https://degrees.giesbusiness.illinois.edu/idegrees/.

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Skills you will gain

Organizational Culture
Ethics
Decision-Making
Strategic Leadership
Organizational Change

Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

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Approx. 12 hours to complete

English

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Instructors

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Michael Bednar

Associate Professor

Business Administration

53,060 Learners

2 Courses

E. Geoffrey Love

Associate Professor

Department of Business Administration, Gies College of Business

101,075 Learners

13 Courses

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

1 hour to complete

Course Orientation

1 hour to complete

4 videos (Total 16 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz

3 hours to complete

MODULE 1: POWER AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE

3 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 65 min), 2 readings, 8 quizzes

9 videos

1.1 Introduction48s1.2 Sources of Power9m1.3 Networks and Power7m1.4 Using Power5m1.5 Organizational Change10m1.6 Getting People to Commit to Change and Overcoming Resistance to Change9m1.7 Choosing Strategies for Change9m1.8 A Model for Implementing Major Change10mLike this course? Learn more with the iMBA! (optional)1m

2 readings

Module 1 Overview10mModule 1 Readings10m

8 practice exercises

Lesson 1.2 Practice Quiz10mLesson 1.3 Practice Quiz10mLesson 1.4 Practice Quiz10mLesson 1.5 Practice Quiz10mLesson 1.6 Practice Quiz10mLesson 1.7 Practice Quiz10mLesson 1.8 Practice Quiz10mPower and Organizational Change: Quiz20m

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

MODULE 2: MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

2 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 33 min), 2 readings, 6 quizzes

5 videos

2.1 What is Culture5m2.2 Levels of Culture7m2.3 The Pros and Cons of a Strong Culture6m2.4 Culture and Competitive Advantage4m2.5 Sources of Culture9m

2 readings

Module 2 Overview10mModule 2 Readings10m

6 practice exercises

Lesson 2.1 Practice Quiz10mLesson 2.2 Practice Quiz10mLesson 2.3 Practice Quiz10mLesson 2.4 Practice Quiz10mLesson 2.5 Practice Quiz10mManaging Organizational Culture: Quiz20m

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

MODULE 3: DECISION-MAKING AND ETHICS

4 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 51 min), 2 readings, 9 quizzes

7 videos

3.1 Introduction to Decision Making in Organizations4mLesson 3.2 Rational, Boundedly Rational, and Intuitive Decision-Making9m3.3 Biases in Human Decision-Making9m3.4 Prospect Theory and How Losses Loom Larger than Gains9m3.5 Ethical Decision-Making Traps7m3.6 Rationalization5m3.7 Ethical Decision-Making Tests5m

2 readings

Module 3 Overview10mModule 3 Readings10m

8 practice exercises

Lesson 3.1 Practice Quiz10mLesson 3.2 Practice Quiz10mLesson 3.3 Practice Quiz10mLesson 3.4 Practice Quiz10mLesson 3.5 Practice Quiz10mLesson 3.6 Practice Quiz10mLesson 3.7 Practice Quiz10mDecision-Making and Ethics: Quiz20m

Week4

Week 4

2 hours to complete

MODULE 4: LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS

2 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 47 min), 4 readings, 5 quizzes

7 videos

4.1 Introduction to Leadership9m4.2 Path-Goal Model of Leadership7m4.3 Transactional vs. Transformational Leadership10m4.4 Leadership as Organization Building8m4.5 Leadership and the Problems of Organizations3m4.6 Course Recap4mGies Online Programs3m

4 readings

Module 4 Overview10mModule 4 Readings10mCongratulations!10mGet Your Course Certificate10m

5 practice exercises

Lesson 4.1 Practice Quiz10mLesson 4.2 Practice Quiz10mLesson 4.3 Practice Quiz10mLesson 4.4 Practice Quiz10mLeadership in Organizations: Quiz20m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM MANAGING THE ORGANIZATION

by CADec 11, 2020

Professors Michael Bednar and Geoffrey Love were exceptional instructors that made the learning of Managing the Organization interesting and relatable. Thank you.

by DDApr 11, 2020

This course content is very practical and learned a lot of new methods, theories and tools. Thank you very much for the University of Illinois and professors who did the lecturers.

by DHDec 10, 2019

I found this course very helpful in showing what the true responsibilities of managers are, and explaining the organizational designs we often see in companies.

by GSOct 25, 2020

Dear professors, I really enjoyed the course! Thank you for all your efforts, interesting presentations and lectures, your valuable tips. Take care and Good luck!!!

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