Fundamentals of Management and Organizations (Coursera)

This course is part of the Supply Chain & Operations Specialization.

Syllabus

Introduction and Fundamentals of Management

In this module, you will be introduced to the fundamental concepts in management and organizations. You will go through the basic insights of this field, from the pioneering work developed by Taylor in the early 20th century to the modern approach that organizations use to manage processes and tasks.

Managing Projects and Management in Knowledge Intensive Economies

In this module we will go over the basic concepts in project management and how to think about productivity in a knowledge intensive economy. We will see the difference between managing projects and processes and how proper problem identification is the key to succesful project management in organizations.

Organizational Forms and Functions

In this module we will go over some fundamental concepts about organizational forms and functions. All organizations can be understood by analyzing how they structure their operations, what are the different functions they use to organize their work and how their environment influences their structure.

Organizational Design: How to Structure Effective Management Systems

In this module we will understand the fundamentals of environmental analysis and how to understand the relationship between the external environment and organizational structure and design.

New Organizational Forms: The Business Model Approach

In this module we will go over the business model concept and how it can help managers see the bigger picture when analyzing organizations, innovative products and new ventures