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| Reviewed: |
May 26, 2011 by Business Editorial Board |
| Overview: |
Organizational Design is an interactive technical note introducing into the field of organizations and structure, based on Jay R. Galbraith´s five star model. An interactive concept map explains the manager’s task designing the organization’s structure. Different animations and interactive concepts help the student to assimilate the theoretical ideas. A global overview compares the different organizational forms, their traits, pros and cons.
It explains the manager’s task designing the organization’s structure, and defines and compares the different organizational forms, their traits, pros and cons |
| Learning Goals: |
Learning goals for the module would be to:
Describe and explain basic organizational design terminology
Explain the relationships between the basic major components of organizational design
Describe the basic history of organizational design |
| Target Student Population: |
Undergraduate college level students interested in learning about organizational design. |
| Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills: |
Broad introduction to managerial functions. |
| Type of Material: |
Tutorial |
| Recommended Uses: |
Providing basic information about organizational design. Also covered in the module were many related topics such as: strategy, organizational forms, people, communication and processes,incentives and rewards, culture, and a brief history of organizational design. |
| Technical Requirements: |
Computer |
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| Strengths: |
The author provided a very interesting, interactive concept map describing the components of organizational design. Topics such as culture, structure, people, strategies, etc. were discussed. |
| Concerns: |
Theoretical focus. No much practical examples or guidelines. |
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Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool |
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| Strengths: |
Interactive and rich presentation
easy to integrate into current curriculum and pedagogy within the discipline
Explanation or description of the topic |
| Concerns: |
Teaching learning goals are difficult to identify.
the characteristics of the target learner(s) are not specified. |
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Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty |
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| Strengths: |
The labels, buttons, menus, text, and general layout are consistent and visually distinct
Flexibility in its use (PDF, interactive model)
The material presents information in ways that would be attractive to students |
| Concerns: |
Not all areas were interactive. This can be easily remedied. |
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| Other Issues and Comments: |
None |
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