Learn multiple theories of organizational behavior and apply them to real cases. Develop skills to analyze and manage complex organizations.
Learn multiple theories of organizational behavior and apply them to real cases. Develop skills to analyze and manage complex organizations.
In this comprehensive course, you'll explore various organizational theories and apply them to real-world cases. Learn to analyze organizational structure, decision-making processes, culture, and environments. Develop critical skills for understanding and managing complex organizations across different sectors.
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What you'll learn
Understand multiple theories of organizational behavior
Apply organizational theories to real-world cases
Analyze decision-making processes in organizations
Explore the role of culture in organizational behavior
Understand resource dependency and its implications
Analyze organizational networks and their impact
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
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11 assignments
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There are 11 modules in this course
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to organizational analysis, covering multiple theories and their practical applications. Students will learn about rational decision-making, coalition formation, organizational learning, culture, resource dependency, networks, institutional theory, and population ecology. The curriculum uses real-world case studies to illustrate how these theories can be applied to understand and manage organizations. Participants will develop critical analytical skills and learn to systematically approach organizational problems using various theoretical lenses.
Introduction
Module 1 · 2 Hours to complete
Decisions by Rational and Rule-based Procedures
Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete
Decisions by Dominant Coalitions
Module 3 · 1 Hours to complete
Organized Anarchy
Module 4 · 2 Hours to complete
Organizational Learning
Module 5 · 2 Hours to complete
Organizational Culture
Module 6 · 2 Hours to complete
Resource Dependency Theory
Module 7 · 2 Hours to complete
Networks
Module 8 · 2 Hours to complete
Institutional Theory
Module 9 · 2 Hours to complete
Population Ecology and Course Summary
Module 10 · 3 Hours to complete
Final Exam
Module 11 · 30 Minutes to complete
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Instructor
Expert in Education and Organizational Behavior
Daniel A. McFarland is a Professor of Education, Sociology, and Organizational Behavior at Stanford University, where he also directs the certificate program in Computational Social Science. Holding a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago, he has made significant contributions to the field, publishing extensively on organizational behavior in leading sociology journals. With over a decade of experience teaching courses in organizational behavior and social network analysis at Stanford, Dan has been recognized for his commitment to student advising, receiving an award in 2006 from the Graduate School of Education.
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