Week | Activity | 1 | Lecture topics * Organizations as open systems * Dimensions of Organization structure * The Contingency Approach to Organizational DesignCase for AnalysisBreed Tipping Point. | 2 | Lecture Topics * Organizations, Capabilities and Competitive Competences * Organizing principles, Strategies and Changing Markets: Fordism, Toyotaism and diversified quality production * Models of Competition and Coordination | 34 | Case for AnalysisNew United Motors Manufacturing , Inc. (NUMMI) Stanford GSB HR-11Discussion Questions: * How does the NUMMI system differ from Fordist strategies and structures * Why was the Fremont plant so much more effective than other GM plants in 1986? * What factors might limit the transfer of the NUMMI system to other GM plants? * What are the wider implications of this case for competitive strategies and organisational design?Lecture Topics * The Development of Goals and Strategies * Official and Operative Goals * Strategy-Structure Archetypes: defenders, prospectors and analysers | 5 | Case for AnalysisService Re-Design at South Devon NHS Trust INSEAD 406-064-1.Discussion Questions * With regard to the treatment of stroke patients what is the strategy of the South Devon Health Services and how has it changed? * Identify all the stake holders affected by the redesign of care services for stroke patients by the South Devon NHS Trust, their relative influence and their priorities. * What other factors influence the range of options available to Fiona Jenkins? * How should the concerns of the different stakeholders be prioritized? Justify your arguments. * Would you have re-designed the service differently? If so, why and how? * How would you implement your changes? | 6 | Lecture topics * Environmental Domains * Environmental Uncertainty: stability and complexity * Designing Organizations for Managing Environmental
Week | Activity | 1 | Lecture topics * Organizations as open systems * Dimensions of Organization structure * The Contingency Approach to Organizational DesignCase for AnalysisBreed Tipping Point. | 2 | Lecture Topics * Organizations, Capabilities and Competitive Competences * Organizing principles, Strategies and Changing Markets: Fordism, Toyotaism and diversified quality production * Models of Competition and Coordination | 34 | Case for AnalysisNew United Motors Manufacturing , Inc. (NUMMI) Stanford GSB HR-11Discussion Questions: * How does the NUMMI system differ from Fordist strategies and structures * Why was the Fremont plant so much more effective than other GM plants in 1986? * What factors might limit the transfer of the NUMMI system to other GM plants? * What are the wider implications of this case for competitive strategies and organisational design?Lecture Topics * The Development of Goals and Strategies * Official and Operative Goals * Strategy-Structure Archetypes: defenders, prospectors and analysers | 5 | Case for AnalysisService Re-Design at South Devon NHS Trust INSEAD 406-064-1.Discussion Questions * With regard to the treatment of stroke patients what is the strategy of the South Devon Health Services and how has it changed? * Identify all the stake holders affected by the redesign of care services for stroke patients by the South Devon NHS Trust, their relative influence and their priorities. * What other factors influence the range of options available to Fiona Jenkins? * How should the concerns of the different stakeholders be prioritized? Justify your arguments. * Would you have re-designed the service differently? If so, why and how? * How would you implement your changes? | 6 | Lecture topics * Environmental Domains * Environmental Uncertainty: stability and complexity * Designing Organizations for Managing Environmental