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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Managing the Organization

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/.

Status: Culture
Status: Business Management
BeginnerCourse13 hours

Featured reviews

DD

5.0Reviewed Apr 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.

MP

5.0Reviewed May 19, 2017

Fantastic Course. I felt the course covered vast amount of ideas and management concepts. I also liked the required readings. Totally enjoyed this course...

DH

5.0Reviewed Dec 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.

CA

5.0Reviewed Dec 11, 2020

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

JG

4.0Reviewed Dec 20, 2020

I really like the materials discussed in this course. Although, this course would be best if it discuss and deep dive on company case studies. Overall, it is still a very effective course.

GS

5.0Reviewed Oct 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!!!

RR

5.0Reviewed Feb 15, 2022

This Course is great, support with slides handsout to make it easier to revisit some content. Some Gies Course dont provide slides handsout..

MR

5.0Reviewed Dec 9, 2020

Thisisagreatclasswithlotsofveryusefulinformation about organizational structure, leadership, and management styles. Definitely recommend it!

TH

5.0Reviewed May 8, 2020

This was an awesome course! The concepts were thoroughly and clearly explained, the content was interesting, and the examples were relatable. Definitely recommend!

EK

5.0Reviewed Dec 28, 2018

A good course for those interested in some of the basic concepts that underly why senior executives make the decisions they do regarding organizational design and management.

SG

5.0Reviewed Jul 29, 2019

Thanks for offering a useful course with lots of supporting videos, presentations, pdf files, and materials to test my comprehension level. Would definitely recommend.

IJ

5.0Reviewed Jul 1, 2021

The method of instruction was outstanding, moreso that learners had an opportunity to download course materials at the end of each module.

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