Selected lecture notes are provided below.
| SES # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| I. Introduction | ||
| 1 | What is strategic organizational design? | (PDF - 2.1MB) |
| 2 | Case: eBay | (PDF) |
| 3 | Why are things changing? | (PDF) |
| 4 | Case: InnoCentive | |
| II. Designing Organizations for Strategic Goals | ||
| 5 | Basic organizational designs | (PDF) |
| 6 |
Applying basic organizational designs Case: Procter & Gamble |
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| 7 |
Designs for exploration: Product innovation Case: Google Inc. |
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| 8 |
Using lateral coordination processes Case: Cisco |
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| 9 |
Maximizing employee motivation and creativity Case: AES |
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| 10 |
Organizing global companies Case: Siemens |
(PDF) |
| 11 |
Designing networks that cross firm boundaries Case: Proctor & Gamble |
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| 12 |
The process of organizational design and change Case: Charlotte Beers at Ogilvy & Mather |
(PDF) |
| 13 | Case: Wikipedia | |
| 14 | How are things changing? | (PDF - 2.5MB) |
| 15 | Case: Threadless | |
| 16 |
Harnessing democracy Cases: W. L. Gore and others |
(PDF) |
| 17 | Case: TopCoder | |
| 18 |
Harnessing markets Cases: Intel scenario, Cambrian House |
(PDF) |
| 19 | Self-organizing communities | |
| 20 | Organizational change in crowds | |
| 21 |
What is the purpose of the organizations we are designing? Cases: Whole Foods and others |
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| III. Conclusions | ||
| 22 | Project team presentations | |
| 23 | Project team presentations (cont.) | |
| 24 |
Project team presentations (cont.) Class conclusion |
(PDF - 1.2MB) |
