Organizational Design: Creating Competitive Advantage

By Prof. Sourav Mukherji | Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB)

Learners enrolled: 3605

In this business and management course, suitable for managers and leaders in midsize to large organizations, you will learn the principles of organizational design and how design elements can be leveraged to gain competitive advantage. We will discuss various organizational structures and how an effective organizational design can help achieve a company’s goals and objectives in a sustainable manner. Since organizations involve collaborative activities, you’ll also learn how to create suitable control systems, decision-making processes and culture and reporting relationships to ensure that the efforts of a diverse set of employees are suitably coordinated to achieve the organizational purpose.

What you'll learn

Interrelationship between an organization’s strategy and structure
Effective use of control systems
How to achieve Competitive advantage through different designs
Structural alternatives such as functional, divisional and matrix
Structural tradeoffs such as centralization, formalization and complexity
How to manage structural change

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Core
Duration :	6 weeks
Category :	Management Studies
Credit Points :	2
Level :	Postgraduate
Start Date :	31 Jan 2023
End Date :	30 Apr 2023
Enrollment Ends :	15 Mar 2023
Exam Date :

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Course layout

Week 1

Joy of Running: Case Discussion
Joy of Running: Unwrapping the Case Study
Concluding Argument of the Case Study

Week 2

Timeline Chart: Cunningham Motors
Specialization
Processes
Control Systems and Price Mechanism
Understanding Control Systems

Week 3

Application of Control Systems in Functional Activities
Outsourcing for Beginners
Why is Outsourcing Popular among Organisations?
Orchestrating the Importance of Outsourcing
Different Modes of Manufacturing

Week 4

Discussion of the Case Study : Acme and Omega
Structural tradeoffs – Complexity, Formalization and Centralization
Decision Dilemma - Taking Cue from Acme and Omega
Concluding Argument

Week 5

Different Organization Structures – Functional, Divisional and Matrix
Decoding Functional and Divisional Structure
Introduction to Hybrid Structure
Understanding Structural Groupings Through Cases

Week 6

In-Depth Analysis of Matrix Structure in Real World
Organizational Operations in a Multinational Set - Ups
Strategy and Structure of a Multinational Enterprise

Books and references

Understanding the Theory and Design of Organizations , By: Richard L Daft

Instructor bio

Prof. Sourav Mukherji

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB)

Professor Sourav Mukherji is currently the Dean (Programmes) at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and teaches post graduate and doctoral level courses at IIM Bangalore. He has worked with IBM and Oracle in product management functions (1993-1998) and for the Boston Consulting Group as a strategy consultant (2002-2003). His research interest lies in different types of organizations and their design – from the for-profit commercial enterprises to social enterprises. In this domain, he has published several case studies and papers in academic and practitioner oriented journals as well as consulted with various organizations. He is an award winning teacher and recipient of several grants for his research. Professor Mukherji is an avid follower of sports, runs marathons, and coaches long distance runners as his hobby.

Course certificate

Grading Policy:

There will be (a) one Mid-term Internal Assessment and (b) one Final Exam.

Weightage:

· Mid-term Internal Assessment: This will carry 25% weightage. This mid term will have questions from first three weeks.

· Final Exam: This will carry 75% weightage. This final exam will have questions from all the weeks.

Passing Marks:

· You will be eligible for a certificate only if you score minimum 40% in Mid-term Internal Assessment and minimum 40% in Final Exam.

Badge on Certificate:

· If you score 90% or more overall, your certificate will include "badge (gold)" printed.

Final Examination:

· Type of exam: Computer based exam

· Exam Center: You will have to appear at the allotted exam centre and take the exam in person. (You can find the final allotted exam centre details in the admit card (hall ticket)).

· Admit Card: You can download the Admit card (Hall ticket) around one week before the exam.

· QP Pattern: The type of questions may include multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, essay type (subjective) type, etc. But generally MCQs are commonly provided.

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