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Managing the Organization

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign via Coursera

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Introduction

Identify and explain common challenges faced by managers in organizations.

Apply theory and principles to become a more effective manager in your own professional life.

Analyze the effectiveness of managerial decisions in various organizations.

Make managerial recommendations to increase organizational effectiveness.

Syllabus

Course Orientation

You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course.

MODULE 1: POWER AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE

This module will introduce you to principles of power so that you can recognize where power comes from and use you power more effectively as a manager.  This module will also explore models of organizational change and best practices that can help you successfully implement a change initiative.  

MODULE 2: MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

This module will explore the concept of organizational culture and will help you to understand where it comes from and how you can manage and shape culture in your organization.  

MODULE 3: DECISION-MAKING AND ETHICS

This module will introduce different types of decision-making processes and will highlight some common decision-making biases that can affect managers, including a number of ethical decision-making traps.  

MODULE 4: LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS

This module will highlight several perspectives on organizational leadership and will use a leadership lens to review key principles that have been discussed in the course.  

Overview

This course is intended to help you become a better manager by helping you more fully understand and deal with the complexities and challenges associated with managerial life in organizations. You will learn theories, principles, and frameworks that will help you more effectively manage and lead your organizations. You will be able to: - Analyze common managerial challenges and develop solutions to these challenges - Use power effectively and strategically to implement organizational change - U

Skills

Leadership And Management Business Psychology Entrepreneurship Change Management Culture Decision-Making Human Resources Leadership Development Organizational Development Strategy and Operations People Analytics Strategic Thinking

Reviews

This course content is very practical and learned a lot of new methods, theories and tools. Thank you very much for the University of Illinois and professors who did the lecturers.

Really interesting course with interesting videos and useful reading material! I warmly recommend it to those who want to get a first knowledge of the issues presented.

Professors Michael Bednar and Geoffrey Love were exceptional instructors that made the learning of Managing the Organization interesting and relatable. Thank you.

I found this course very helpful in showing what the true responsibilities of managers are, and explaining the organizational designs we often see in companies.

Excellent course. Excellent teacher. Excellent series. I like the range of readings, videos, tests and written assignments. Very highly recommended!