| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| I. Introduction | ||
| 1 | What is strategic organizational design? | |
| 2 | Case: eBay | |
| 3 | Why are things changing? | |
| 4 | Case: InnoCentive | |
| II. Designing Organizations for Strategic Goals | ||
| 5 | Basic organizational designs | |
| 6 |
Applying basic organizational designs Case: Procter & Gamble | |
| 7 |
Designs for exploration: Product innovation Case: Google Inc. | Team project identification due |
| 8 |
Using lateral coordination processes Case: Cisco | |
| 9 |
Maximizing employee motivation and creativity Case: AES | |
| 10 |
Organizing global companies Case: Siemens | |
| 11 |
Designing networks that cross firm boundaries Case: Proctor & Gamble | Outline of team project report due |
| 12 |
The process of organizational design and change Case: Charlotte Beers at Ogilvy & Mather | |
| 13 | Case: Wikipedia | |
| 14 | How are things changing? | |
| 15 | Case: Threadless | |
| 16 |
Harnessing democracy Cases: W. L. Gore and others | |
| 17 | Case: TopCoder | |
| 18 |
Harnessing markets Cases: Intel scenario, Cambrian House | |
| 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 | |
| III. Conclusions | ||
| 22 | Project team presentations | |
| 23 | Project team presentations (cont.) | |
| 24 |
Project team presentations (cont.) Class conclusion | Final team project reports due |