Organizational design (5cr)
Code: C-10126-YL00CV10-3004
General information
- Enrollment
- 17.03.2026 - 30.04.2026
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 11.05.2026 - 31.08.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Institution
- LAB University of Applied Sciences, Verkkokampus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 0 - 15
- Course
- C-10126-YL00CV10
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Evaluation scale
1-5
Content scheduling
This course aims to provide an understanding about the basics of organizational design. We will discuss the fundamental issues and principles of the topic. As one of the main topics of the course is to get acquainted with managing current organizations, students will be looking into concepts and theories regarding organizational design and architecture. The main themes of the course are:
- Basics of organizational design and structures
- Relation between an organization’s strategy and its design
- Organizational reconfiguration
- The relationship between the formal and informal structures
- Designing organizations for the future
Objective
Student is able to
- understand the relationship between organization’s structures and design
- differentiate between formal and informal structures
- analyze the structures and design of a chosen organization
Location and time
Course begins on May 11th 2026 and ends on July 31st 2026.
Session schedule:
Monday 11th May 2026 at 17.00-19.00
Tuesday 12th May 2026 at 17.00-19.00
Wednesday 13th May 2026 at 17.00-19.00
Tuesday 26th May 2026 at 17.00-19.00
Wednesday 27th May 2026 at 17.00-19.00
Thursday 28th May 2026 at 17.00-19.00
The final assignment is to be returned by the end of July.
Attendance at all sessions is very recommended.
Materials
- Galbraith, J. R. 2012. The evolution of enterprise organization designs. Journal of Organization Design 1 (2), 1–13.
- Goold, M., & Campbell, A. 2002. Do you have a well-designed organization? Harvard Business Review 80 (2), 117–124.
- Jacobides, M. G. 2006. The architecture and design of organizational capabilities. Industrial and Corporate Change 15 (1), 151–171.
- Joseph, J., & Ocasio, W. 2012. Architecture, attention, and adaptation in the multibusiness firm: General Electric from 1951 to 2001. Strategic Management Journal 33 (6), 633–660.
- McEvily, B., Soda, G., & Tortoriello, M. 2014. More formally: Rediscovering the missing link between formal organization and informal social structure. Academy of Management Annals 8 (1), 299–345.
- Mirabeau, L., & Maguire, S. 2014. From autonomous strategic behavior to emergent strategy. Strategic Management Journal 35 (8), 1202–1229.
- Nadler, D. A., & Tushman, M. L. 1997. Competing by design - The power of organizational architecture. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Van de Ven, A. H., Ganco, M., & Hinings, C. R. 2013. Returning to the frontier of contingency theory of organizational and institutional designs. The Academy of Management Annals 7 (1), 393-440
Other relevant material made available through Moodle.
Teaching methods
Online lectures according to time-table. Students will also prepare assignments.
Exam schedules
Course will be assessed through the assignments.
International connections
Online lectures according to time-table. Students will also prepare assignments individually and return them to Moodle.
Student workload
5 ECTS = 135 hours of student work. Lectures 12h, assignments and independent studying 123h
Qualifications
Attending students should have a Bachelor's degree from a relevant field (business, strategy, social sciences).