Duration
6h Th, 60h AUTR
Number of credits
| Master in management, professional focus in MBA (MBA) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course is designed to help students analyze and understand how modern organizations are structured and work in practice. The following variables are examined: organizational structure, processes and workflows, division and coordination of work between operators along key processes, departmentalization, liaison mechanisms between units, decision-making processes, authority and power relations, power games, institutional goals and objectives, formal and informal communication flows, contextual influences on organizational choices, etc. Constructed mainly according to an analytical logic, the course aims to make students aware of the diversity of contemporary organizations and the importance of taking managerial actions that correspond to the specific reality of each institution, whether private companies or public bodies.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The objectives of the course are
- theoretical (introducing the major debates and contemporary issues in organizational management)
- analytical (development of students' ability to carry out complete and detailed organizational diagnoses)
- normative (raising the students' awareness of the importance of taking managerial actions that correspond to the specific reality of each organization).
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
The course combines theoretical presentations (podcasts) and practical exercises (case study analyses).
Course organized in e-learning format (online self-study course), with additional Q&A sessions.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Individual written assignment (analysis of a concrete case - please see the OBMBA virtual campus for the instructions and guidelines).
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Olivier LISEIN, HEC Liège, Ecole de Gestion de l'Université de Liège, Building N1d / LENTIC, Phone: +32 4 366 30 70, E-Mail: O.Lisein@uliege.be