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MG 6430 - Organizational Theory & Design

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The course utilizes theories drawn from psychology, sociology, political science, business and the complexity/information sciences to explain why a given organization achieves the results that it does in a given organizational context. The student will learn the strengths and weaknesses of these theories as they are applied to understanding, appraising and strengthening an organization’s capability to successfully execute its mission. Building on this understanding of organizational dynamics, the student will learn to design or modify an organization’s socio-technical systems to optimize performance in each competitive context. This design optimization will involve analysis of the sense-making and decision-making performance of the organization, appraisal of the appropriateness of various organizational structures, and attention to the interactions between people and technical systems. Moving beyond analysis and optimization of a single firm, the course also prepares students to appraise and optimize the performance of multi-organizational systems that rely on high levels of inter-organizational collaboration.

Prerequisite: MG 6310 .