Organizational Design

Course Description

In this course we analyze the different elements to be considered to design organizational structures according to the individual characteristics of each organization and which will respond to the challenges derived from an increasingly competitive environment. We study he key dimensions associated to the process of organizational design, he existing organization systems as well as the different organization techniques and their characteristics. Likewise, we pay special attention to the analysis of new organizational trends and the factors determining the organizational innovation processes.

Justification

Due to the increasing competitive pressure, globalization and the constant innovations in Information Technologies and communications, organizational design has become one of the most important priorities for organizations because of its essential implications in the capacity to face contingencies and to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage.

These environmental factors have allowed the global market to be more accessible to a greater number of enterprises, which has promoted the creation of new organizational forms which maximize the use of organizational resources and determine a greater productivity.

This course will allow Business Administration students to design and manage the new structures supported on value chains and reaching an adequate communication and effective coordination between employees to reach the entrepreneurial strategies and goals.

Course General Objective

To provide students with the necessary concepts and tools to design, implement and evaluate organizational systems and models under an integral scope which will allow organizations o face changes and challenges derived from a global environment.

Evaluation 

• 25% First Partial Exam
• 25% Second Partial Exam 
• 25% Workshops, quizzes and topic discussions 
• 25% Final Exam