About this course: 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). The final course in the Competitive Strategy and Organization Design specialization covers the internal workings of an organization and its interactions with the outside world. Where the first two courses mainly covered the way firms interact with the outside world, in particular competitors and complementors, the third course looks at the way a firm’s organization should be designed to compete effectively.

Created by: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

Taught by: Tobias Kretschmer, Professor
Institute for Strategy, Technology and Organization

Basic Info	Course 3 of 4 in the Competitive Strategy and Organization Design Specialization.
Commitment	6 weeks of study, 5,5 hours/week
Language	English
How To Pass	Pass all graded assignments to complete the course.
User Ratings	4.6 stars Average User Rating 4.6See what learners said

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Structure Organizations

This module will introduce the fundamental dimensions of organization design. We will take a designer’s point of view and first introduce the “objective” elements of organization design, the organizational structure. This is reflected in the organization chart...

9 videos, 2 readings, 2 practice quizzes

Graded: Structure Organizations

WEEK 2

Manage Complexity and Interdependence

This module will integrate the elements laid out in the previous one. For an organization designer, it is crucial to realize that each of the elements will interact with others. For example, screening employees for their intrinsic motivation and subsequently l...

7 videos, 1 reading, 2 practice quizzes

Graded: Complexity and Interdependence

WEEK 3

Understand your Surroundings

The design of an organization is also affected by the firm’s environment. Firms finding themselves in a competitive environment may have to compete for key resources, including employees, with other firms, which may affect the way they recruit, but it may also...

7 videos, 1 reading, 2 practice quizzes

Graded: Understand your Surroundings

WEEK 4

Decide on a Corporate Office

This module will highlight the role of the corporate office in a number of ways. First, its importance in corporate decision-making is analyzed: On the one hand, the corporate office is best placed to take the firm’s overall objectives into account, so corpora...

7 videos, 1 reading, 1 practice quiz

Graded: Decide on a Corporate Office

WEEK 5

Design for Growth

This final module of the course will combine many of the aspects learned in the earlier modules. Imagine you are an entrepreneur with a strategic vision to enter a market with specific competitive conditions and a plan for growth. How will you set up an organi...

9 videos, 1 reading, 3 practice quizzes

Graded: Design for Growth

WEEK 6

Final Exam

Graded: Final Exam

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Rated 4.6 out of 5 of 26 ratings

Great course

The best courses and specialization!

A nice course that challenges us to face our own ideas regarding organization and companies. Very interesting material but lacking some more real-life examples..

too much theory

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