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Fundamentals of Management and Organizations

Fundamentals of Management and Organizations

This course is part of Supply Chain & Operations Specialization

Instructor: Matheus Graciani

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

3 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

3 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

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This course will guide you through the basic concepts, tools and practices in management. It is designed for students from diverse backgrounds as a crash-course to understand the most fundamental aspects of management in organizations. In this course we will see how management began as a discipline, what are the building blocks of management in organizations (processes and projects), and how to analyze external environment and internal capabilities. All that with a focus on how to properly apply the tools and concepts to manage yourself and your work.

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In this module, you will be introduced to the fundamental concepts in management and organizations. You will go through the basic insights of this field, from the pioneering work developed by Taylor in the early 20th century to the modern approach that organizations use to manage processes and tasks.

What's included

5 videos5 readings6 assignments1 discussion prompt

5 videosTotal 72 minutes

Introduction3 minutes
Work, Tasks, and Management5 minutes
Designing and Improving Business Processes8 minutes
Designing and Improving Business Processes 26 minutes
Recording of Fundamentals of Management and Organizations Live Session on 22-03-14 20:04:00 [31:32]49 minutes

5 readingsTotal 120 minutes

Read this Before you Start!10 minutes
Course Syllabus10 minutes
The Principles of Scientific Management40 minutes
Improving Business Processes: Chapter 130 minutes
Improving Business Processes: Chapter 230 minutes

6 assignmentsTotal 40 minutes

Course Objective5 minutes
Scientific Management and its Applications5 minutes
What is a business process?5 minutes
Self Reflection: Processes5 minutes
Business Process Improvement5 minutes
Self-Reflection: Business Process Improvement15 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Course expectations10 minutes

In this module we will go over the basic concepts in project management and how to think about productivity in a knowledge intensive economy. We will see the difference between managing projects and processes and how proper problem identification is the key to succesful project management in organizations.

What's included

4 videos5 readings4 assignments

4 videosTotal 20 minutes

Managing Business Projects9 minutes
Business Project Implementation5 minutes
Productivity in the Age of Knowledge5 minutes
Case Study: A Rush to Failure1 minute

5 readingsTotal 130 minutes

HBR Guide to Project Management Chapter 130 minutes
HBR Guide to Project Management: Chapter 230 minutes
The New Productivity Challenge30 minutes
Case Study - A Rush to Failure30 minutes
Essay instructions - Case Study: A Rush to Failure10 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 30 minutes

Fundamentals of Project Management5 minutes
Self Reflection: My MBA Project15 minutes
Project Implementation5 minutes
Productivity in Modern Organizations5 minutes

In this module we will go over some fundamental concepts about organizational forms and functions. All organizations can be understood by analyzing how they structure their operations, what are the different functions they use to organize their work and how their environment influences their structure.

What's included

5 videos4 readings7 assignments

5 videosTotal 82 minutes

Organization Design I6 minutes
Organization Design II7 minutes
Matrix Organizations6 minutes
The Star Model6 minutes
Recording of Fundamentals of Management and Organizations Live Session on 22-03-28 20:04:06 [31:48]58 minutes

4 readingsTotal 100 minutes

Organization Structure - Chapters 7.1 and 7.230 minutes
Organizational Structure - Chapter 7.510 minutes
Matrix Organizations - Introduction30 minutes
Matrix Organizations - Chapter I30 minutes

7 assignmentsTotal 100 minutes

Organizations and Their Structure5 minutes
Some Concepts on Organizational Structure10 minutes
Reflections About Organizational Structure10 minutes
Matrix Organizations5 minutes
Matrix Multinationals30 minutes
The Star Model (tm)10 minutes
Reflections on Organizations and Culture30 minutes

In this module we will understand the fundamentals of environmental analysis and how to understand the relationship between the external environment and organizational structure and design.

What's included

5 videos5 readings5 assignments1 discussion prompt

5 videosTotal 77 minutes

Environmental Analysis I9 minutes
Environmental Analysis II9 minutes
New Organizational Forms9 minutes
Case Study: N12 Technologies1 minute
Recording of Live Session - Fundamentals of Management and Organizations on 22-11-22 12:03:04 [57:16]49 minutes

5 readingsTotal 70 minutes

Environmental Analysis - Chapter 1.210 minutes
Environment and Structure - Chapter 2.3.110 minutes
New Organizational Forms - Chapter 430 minutes
Case Study - N12 Technologies10 minutes
Essay Instructions (2nd Essay)10 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 135 minutes

Organizations and their Environment30 minutes
Organizations and Environments15 minutes
Structure, Strategy and Environments30 minutes
Reflections on the Covid-19 Pandemic30 minutes
Cooperation and Competition30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Cooperation and Competition: Apple vs Epic Games10 minutes

In this module we will go over the business model concept and how it can help managers see the bigger picture when analyzing organizations, innovative products and new ventures