Analysis of Organization

Aims of the course

• Inform participants about the method and the techniques of the comprehensive analysis of a particular organization
• Making participants competent for the effective conducts of the independent empirical research of the organization of the particular company.

Course syllabus

1 DEFINING ORGANIZATION ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
1.1 Defining organization diagnosis and design
1.2 Defining subject of analysis
1.3 Defining method (analysis: identification and diagnosis)
1.4 Contingency organizational theory and organizational fit

2 ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
2.1 Analysis of trends in the macro environment
2.2 Analysis of industry (Porter's Five Forces framework)
2.3. Analysis of organizational uncertainties from the perspective of organizational design
2.4. Business case: Acme and Omega

3 ANALYSIS OF THE STRATEGY, TASK DESIGN AND IT
3.1 Analysis of strategy and fitting organizational design
3.2 Analysis of task design and fitting organizational design
3.3. Analysis of IT and fitting organizational design
3.4. Business case: TopCoder

4 ANALYSIS OF THE ORGANIZATION DESIGN
4.1 Types of the organizational structure and their characteristics
4.2. Business case: P&G
4.3 Analysis of coordination processes
4.4. Business case: Irizar
4.5. Business case: Zappos
4.6. Analysis of misfits between contingencies and current organizational design

5 PROPOSAL OF KEY ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES
5.1 Changes of the organizational structure
5.2 Restructuring of the individual departments
5.3 Restructuring of the key decision-making positions due to digitalizations of the company

6 IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS
6.1 Organizational change process
6.2. Obstacles to organizational change
6.3 Conditions and measures that help facilitate organizational change
6.4.Action plan to facilitate organizational change

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