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Course Overview:

Organizational Theory and Design is the study of organizations as entities within a diverse social system, striving to survive in an environment that is unpredictable and turbulent, where stakeholder demands for social and environmental responsibility are escalating, and where increasingly intense pressures to stay competitive drive strategy and leadership. Effective navigation requires a strategic understanding of organizations and their effectiveness in a hyper-competitive business environment. Understanding what makes organizations effective provides organizational leaders with both risk and
opportunities to influence organizational change to effectively meet the challenges of a changing business world for organizational competitive advantage. This course is an introduction to current business perspectives in organizational theory and design and will be explored with the use of real-world case illustrations to demonstrate the applicability of theory and practice. We will explore how organizations are affected by their environments, how they are structured and designed, their leadership, culture, capability, processes and the implications for organizational effectiveness to perform and sustain value creation. We will also consider different images of organization; images that help describe organizations and organizational life.