Managing the Organization

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
• Understand the foundations of organizational culture and decision-making
• Navigate common decision-making pitfalls and ethical challenges
• Apply principles of organization management to common challenges of management

This course is part of Gies College of Business’ suite of online programs, including the iMBA and iMSM. Learn more about admission into these programs and explore how your Coursera work can be leveraged if accepted into a degree program at https://degrees.giesbusiness.illinois.edu/idegrees/ .

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Syllabus

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1
Course Orientation
MODULE 1: POWER AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
Week 2
MODULE 2: MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
Week 3
MODULE 3: DECISION-MAKING AND ETHICS
Week 4
MODULE 4: LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS

FAQ

When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?

Access to lectures and assignments depends on your type of enrollment. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. If you don't see the audit option:

What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?

When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.

Is financial aid available?

Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.

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.

It was good and useful course offering a combination of clear explanation of organizational management and covering most important theoretical approaches

A good course for those interested in some of the basic concepts that underly why senior executives make the decisions they do regarding organizational design and management.

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