Organizational Design for Competitive Edge
Build effective business hierarchies & systems to optimize operations, workflows & teams for sustainable growth & competitive advantage.
Build effective business hierarchies & systems to optimize operations, workflows & teams for sustainable growth & competitive advantage.
Dive into the intricacies of organizational design and its role in creating sustainable competitive advantage with this comprehensive course from IIMBx. Learn how to strategically structure your organization, implement effective control systems, and foster a culture that drives value creation. This course, ideal for managers and leaders in mid to large-sized organizations, explores various organizational structures and their impact on achieving company goals. Discover how to leverage design elements to gain a competitive edge in today's dynamic business environment.
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What you'll learn
Understand the crucial interrelationship between organizational strategy and structure
Learn to design and implement effective control systems in organizations
Develop skills to achieve competitive advantage through different organizational designs
Analyze and apply structural alternatives such as functional, divisional, and matrix structures
Evaluate structural trade-offs including centralization, formalization, and complexity
Gain expertise in managing structural change within organizations
Skills you'll gain
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There are 6 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of organizational design principles and their application in creating competitive advantage. It covers the interrelationship between an organization's strategy and structure, emphasizing how effective design can help achieve sustainable business goals. The curriculum includes various organizational structures such as functional, divisional, and matrix, and discusses structural trade-offs like centralization, formalization, and complexity. Students will learn about leveraging specialization in organization design, strategic outsourcing, and managing structural change. The course uses multiple case studies, including examples from Ford Motor Company, General Motors, and other industries, to provide practical insights. It also covers the design of control systems, decision-making processes, and organizational culture to ensure coordinated efforts towards achieving organizational objectives.
Interrelationship between organization structure and strategy
Module 1
Leveraging specialization in organization design
Module 2
Strategic outsourcing
Module 3
Different Organization Structures
Module 4
Mechanistic and Organic designs
Module 5
How to manage structural change
Module 6
Fee Structure
Instructor
Distinguished Organization Design Expert and Social Enterprise Scholar
Sourav Mukherji serves as Dean of Alumni Relations & Development at IIM Bangalore, where he teaches Organization Design and Inclusive Business Models. After earning his BTech from IIT Kharagpur and Fellowship from IIM Bangalore, he built industry experience at IBM, Oracle, and Boston Consulting Group before joining academia in 2003. Through his leadership roles including Dean of Academic Programmes (2015-2018), Chairperson of MBA Programme (2014-2015), and founding Chair of IIMB's Centre for Teaching and Learning, he has shaped management education while advancing research on inclusive business models. His excellence in teaching has earned him the IIMB Alumni Award for Faculty of the Year, IBM Faculty Award, and Chair Professor of Excellence. Beyond academia, he volunteers with Runners High, coaching recreational runners to raise funds for underprivileged children's education, while his book "Inclusive Business Models" (Cambridge University Press, 2021) reflects his commitment to sustainable social enterprise development.
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