Section: Week 1 - Organizational Design | Fundamentals of Organization

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This week will cover:

Basic concepts about organization (definition, environment)

Specialization

Roles, jobs and positions

Coordination mechanisms at the micro and macro level

Mechanistic and Organic model

Hierarchy and grouping criteria

Organizational structures

Simple

Functional

Divisional

Hybrid
- Select activity Introduction
  
  Introduction
- Select activity Learning outcomes
  
  Learning outcomes Page
  
  Students must
  
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- Select activity Organization: basic concepts and perspectives
  
  Organization: basic concepts and perspectives Page
  
  Students must
  
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- Select activity Organization and environment
  
  Organization and environment Page
  
  Students must
  
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- Select activity Recap micro/macro
  
  Recap micro/macro Page
  
  Students must
  
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- Select activity Individuals in organization
  
  Individuals in organization
- Select activity Specialization
  
  Specialization Page
  
  Students must
  
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- Select activity Roles, jobs and positions
  
  Roles, jobs and positions Page
  
  Students must
  
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- Select activity Coordination mechanisms (micro)
  
  Coordination mechanisms (micro) Page
  
  Students must
  
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- Select activity Mechanicistic and Organic model
  
  Mechanicistic and Organic model Page
  
  Students must
  
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- Select activity Organizational units
  
  Organizational units
- Select activity Hierarchy, span of control and line staff
  
  Hierarchy, span of control and line staff Page
  
  Students must
  
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- Select activity Grouping criteria: numeric, input, output
  
  Grouping criteria: numeric, input, output Page
  
  Students must
  
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- Select activity Coordination mechanisms (macro)
  
  Coordination mechanisms (macro) Page
  
  Students must
  
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- Select activity Organizational structures
  
  Organizational structures
- Select activity Introduction and simple structure
  
  Introduction and simple structure Page
  
  Students must
  
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- Select activity Functional structure
  
  Functional structure Page
  
  Students must
  
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- Select activity Divisional structure
  
  Divisional structure Page
  
  Students must
  
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- Select activity Hybrid structure
  
  Hybrid structure Page
  
  Students must
  
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- Select activity Matrix structure
  
  Matrix structure Page
  
  Students must
  
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- Select activity Recap and comparison
  
  Recap and comparison Page
  
  Students must
  
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- Select activity Quiz - Week 1
  
  Quiz - Week 1
- Select activity Quiz - Week 1
  
  Quiz - Week 1
  
  Students must
  
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  Receive a grade
  
  Receive a passing grade

Section outline

Introduction

Individuals in organization

Organizational units

Organizational structures

Quiz - Week 1