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About the Course

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. You will be able to: - Analyze organizations from multiple perspectives to better understand business challenges - Strategically plan for effective organizational governance - Develop systems to plan for growth and change - Understand implications of the external environment on business and strategically respond to these factors 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/....

Top reviews

DS

Apr 27, 2020

It was the hardest, but best course so far. Surely, it will be very useful to apply in any context. It gives one satisfaction to better understand leaders, organizations, and what could be better.

DH

Dec 10, 2019

I thoroughly enjoyed this course, as it helped me understand the corporate world better and how organizations are designed. I found it explained the company I work for very well.

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By Dennison L

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Apr 5, 2020

This course is a pretty decent primer on organizational structures and controls of them. I wish it had more strategy and design decision elements, with more specific examples with pro/con of each. As it stands, it is more of a description of the various elements.

By Andre A M

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Oct 15, 2020

A lot of good information. Quizzes relatively simple. The only engaging assignment was the 1st. Pretty theoretical and high level, nothing concrete on how to actually practice designing an organization. Good overall.

By Arta K

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May 13, 2021

The course was great. Instructors covered so many grounds. I only wish that these valuable lessons would have been more structured or at least supported with a customized reading covering the take-aways of each video.

By Filippo M

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Jul 27, 2021

This course allows to understand the different organization structures and their choice based on contextual factors. It is interesting to attend because such subject is useful to understand any orgnizational change.

By Raul N C G

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Sep 30, 2018

Good course with solid content. The earlier portion, modules 1 & 2, were somehow thougher to follow, unlike the 2nd portion and the two previous course by Prof. Gregory Northcraft. Regardless, it is worthy learning.

By George D

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Apr 22, 2021

I thought the course provided very good and relevant content. I would have liked to have been tested on applying the knowledge to various scenarios, in addition to the writing assignment. Overall, great course.

By Ismail I

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Dec 27, 2016

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.

By John H

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Mar 26, 2018

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!

By Iris S

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Dec 12, 2016

This course was good and the professor did a good job explaining content, however, it didn't really seem like useful information to me since it was extremely theoretical.

By David W

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Oct 29, 2021

Overall, very good course with interesting ways of framing organizational design. Would have liked more discussion around practical applications of the material.

By Alberto A U C

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Jul 23, 2020

Very interesting course. It gives solid foundations for understanding how organization are designed and how to adapt when external changes are faced. Recommended.

By Kyle B

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May 4, 2019

I enjoyed this course's focus on design. The videos were useful and concise, as were the readings, and the assignments were structured well to make you think.

By MICHAEL W

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May 15, 2017

I really liked this course and will be retaining my notes from it. I believe my notes will help somewhere down the line in my professional career.

By Nicola M

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Jun 29, 2017

It's an incredibile course, you need to attend both of the courses of Professor Leblebici to fully understand all the framework of the concepts.

By Rafiq A

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Jul 21, 2019

Good course. Felt some are practical and some I am unable to relate. Maybe the next course, Manage the organization, is more practical.

By Jessica L

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Aug 9, 2020

The peer review assignment seems out of date. Some of the videos have editing errors as well. Otherwise, good course overall.

By Brander M

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May 28, 2023

The course was very informative and interesting. have learned a lot in regards to designing organization and its components.

By Imane H

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Sep 10, 2020

It would be better to add powerpoint slides as a recap of the sessions, like we used to have in the other courses

By Oliver O

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Dec 14, 2017

High standard of instructional design. I do hope that the quiz on the case studies would be clearer.

By Umang N

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Nov 13, 2019

Course is detailed oriented but mostly useful for the people who are very new to middle management.

By Neil M

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Oct 12, 2019

A good course with excellent lectures. I learnt a lot in the course and would highly recommend it.

By AMANDA S C B

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Aug 8, 2016

It was a very informative course - I definitely will apply with I leant in my every day management

By Fahad A H

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Jun 13, 2016

I like the course. It's answer my questions about organization design which was a mystery for me!!

By Matthew M

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Nov 10, 2019

A lot of learning from videos and readings, not much learning from live sessions, in my opinion.

By Yini S

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Aug 6, 2018

The course is good and the professor teaches very well, especially the powerpoint is very clear.