Plaza Inn
Bloomsburg University
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Course Outline
1. Date Prepared Spring 2005
2. Prepared By: Sonia Ammar Office: Sutliff Hall #218 Phone: (570) 389-4562
Office Hours: MWF 1:00-2:00
TTH 9:00-9:30
Web page: http://cob.bloomu.edu/ramin
E-mail: sammar@bloomu.edu OR
soniaz23@aol.com
3. Department: Department of Management
4. Course Number: 93.362
5. Course Title: Organizational Design
6. Credit Hours: 3
7. Prerequisites: 93.344, Principles of Management
8. Catalog Description: This course discusses the difference between micro and macro perspectives in the study of organization and provides a macro view in which the organization is the unit of analysis instead of individual members. The course provides students with an in depth understanding of how organizations are formed and how external as well as internal factors influence the structure and design of the organization. In addition, it examines the variables contributing to designing and managing organizations.
9. Goals and Objectives:
The course devotes to:
1. an understanding of the macro approach to organizations 2. an examination of contextual and structural variables 3. the investigation of organizational interdependency and control 4. designing organizational structures and processes: domestic and global/international 5. organizational change and decline 6. exercises in critical thinking, analyses, and synthesis 7. improvement of oral and written communication and presentation skills
10. Content Outline:
Macro versus micro perspectives of organization: A historical perspective on the organizational structure and functions;
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Course Outline
1. Date Prepared Spring 2005
2. Prepared By: Sonia Ammar Office: Sutliff Hall #218 Phone: (570) 389-4562
Office Hours: MWF 1:00-2:00
TTH 9:00-9:30
Web page: http://cob.bloomu.edu/ramin
E-mail: sammar@bloomu.edu OR
soniaz23@aol.com
3. Department: Department of Management
4. Course Number: 93.362
5. Course Title: Organizational Design
6. Credit Hours: 3
7. Prerequisites: 93.344, Principles of Management
8. Catalog Description: This course discusses the difference between micro and macro perspectives in the study of organization and provides a macro view in which the organization is the unit of analysis instead of individual members. The course provides students with an in depth understanding of how organizations are formed and how external as well as internal factors influence the structure and design of the organization. In addition, it examines the variables contributing to designing and managing organizations.
9. Goals and Objectives:
The course devotes to:
1. an understanding of the macro approach to organizations 2. an examination of contextual and structural variables 3. the investigation of organizational interdependency and control 4. designing organizational structures and processes: domestic and global/international 5. organizational change and decline 6. exercises in critical thinking, analyses, and synthesis 7. improvement of oral and written communication and presentation skills
10. Content Outline:
Macro versus micro perspectives of organization: A historical perspective on the organizational structure and functions;