Understanding Organizations

$79

This course is designed to help new managers better understand their organizations, and how organizations are structured and function. You will be better able to understand how your roles and responsibilities, and how best to help your employees contribute to achieving organizational goals and targets.

Description

Your organization will provide an environment in which individuals from different backgrounds come together, and work as a collective unit to achieve certain objectives and targets. These individuals will typically have different specializations, educational qualifications, and work experiences, all working towards a common goal.

Creating the environment in which the diverse individuals can work harmoniously towards the goals of the company, is essential if the organization is to be effective. This course in understanding organizations is designed to help new managers better understand their organizations, and their roles and responsibilities, and how best to help their employees contribute to organizational goals and targets.

COURSE DETAILS

  • Suitable For: First-line and Middle Managers
  • Course Duration: 20 Hours
  • Access: 3 months
  • Certification: Download your Certificate on completion
  • Additional Resources: Download comprehensive Learners manual, additional articles and worksheets

COURSE CONTENTS

This course comprises the following lessons:

Lesson 1 – Getting Started

SECTION 1: UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONS

Lesson 2 – Understanding your Organization

Video – Mintzberg on Configuration

Quiz 1

Lesson 3 – Legal Entities

Video – Types of Organization

Lesson 4 – Organization Structure

Quiz 2

SECTION 2: UNDERSTAND MANAGEMENT

Lesson 5 – Organization Departments and Functions

Video – Centralization versus Decentralization

Lesson 6 – Understanding Management

Video – French and Raven’s Bases of Power

Lesson 7 – The Functions of Management

Lesson 8 – Management Roles

Quiz 3

SECTION 3: UNDERSTAND STAKEHOLDERS AND BUSINESS CONTEXT

Lesson 9 – Knowing your Stakeholders

Video – How to Build a Stakeholder Map

Lesson 10 – The Business Environment

Quiz 4

Lesson 11 – Wrapping-up

Understanding Organizations – Course Evaluation