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About the Course

In this introductory, self-paced course, you will learn multiple theories of organizational behavior and apply them to actual cases of organizational change. Organizations are groups whose members coordinate their behaviors in order to accomplish a shared goal. They can be found nearly everywhere in today’s society: universities, start-ups, classrooms, hospitals, non-profits, government bureaus, corporations, restaurants, grocery stores, and professional associations are some of many examples of organizations. Organizations are as varied and complex as they are ubiquitous: they differ in size and internal structure; they can entail a multiplicity of goals and tasks (some of which are planned and others unplanned!); they are made up of individuals whose goals and motivations may differ from those of the group; and they must interact with other organizations and deal with environmental constraints in order to be successful. This complexity frequently results in a myriad of problems for organizational participants and the organization’s survival. In this course, we will use organizational theories to systematically analyze how an organization operates and can best be managed. Organizational theories highlight certain features of an organization’s structure and environment, as well as its processes of negotiation, production, and change. Each provides a lens for interpreting novel organizational situations and developing a sense for how individual and group behaviors are organized. Theories are valuable for the analyst and manager because most organizational problems are unique to the circumstances and cannot be solved by simple rules of thumb. Armed with a toolset of organizational theories, you will be able to systematically identify important features of an organization and the events transforming it; choose a theoretical framework most applicable to the observed mode of organizing; and use that theory to determine which actions will best redirect the organization in desired directions. In sum, the course has three goals: to become familiar with a series of real-world organizational phenomena; to learn different theoretical perspectives that can elucidate these phenomena; and to apply these different ways of “seeing” and managing organizations to cases. In such a fashion, the course is designed to actively bridge theory and practice, exposing students to a variety of conceptual tools and ways to negotiate novel situations....

Top reviews

MT

Apr 11, 2022

Best course for understanding organisations and a lot about it....loved every part of it! The way things were explained it was so easy to understand..Thank you to the faculty!!

HW

May 16, 2020

I thought this was a fantastic course. It's the first course I've taken online and I just hope they are all this good. Thank you for putting this together! It's a huge help to me.

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By Divya T

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May 18, 2022

I thoughly enjoyed the course at coursera :-)

By Tania Z S

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Jan 16, 2021

Muy buen curso, ojalá y fuera más actualizado

By Nyam-Ochir B (

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Dec 11, 2016

Excellent course! Highly recommended to take.

By Alaa M A A

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Aug 22, 2025

A unique training course full of information

By Benjamin Z

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Jan 7, 2025

Great input! Good to create impact directly!

By Ketevan K

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Aug 1, 2019

Very Interesting course, I loved everything!

By Faisal K

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Apr 3, 2019

Excellent course on Organisational dynamics.

By Manfred s

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Feb 8, 2024

muy buen curso y excelente dominio del tema

By Mikael H

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Jul 12, 2024

Very good, best course on Coursera so far!

By Simran D

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Oct 14, 2023

Excellent Teacher and informative course.

By Ralph S

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Oct 13, 2020

Excellent and very well-developed course.

By Hugo D Á H

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May 22, 2017

Complete, recent and usefull information.

By Roxelis T J

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Jul 22, 2022

Me gusto mucho este curso, aprendi mucho

By Ammary V

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Aug 7, 2020

31/5000

Excellent information, thank you

By MUHAMMAD H

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Oct 5, 2022

This course is very beneficial for me.

By M R

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Sep 5, 2018

Very informative and easily applicable!

By William W

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Sep 15, 2022

EXCELLANT COMPASSIONATE PRESENTATIONS

By Gail R

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Jun 25, 2020

Tough course but learned a great deal!

By Richard K

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Jul 15, 2021

Good course. Learend a lot from it!

By Sriranjani D

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May 10, 2021

Highly insightful! Loved this course!

By Sadie

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May 28, 2025

Most challenging course on Coursera!

By Kirk M

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Jun 21, 2022

great content and excellent example

By Li C J

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Aug 30, 2020

Great Course! Learned a lot from it.

By Dennis L

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Sep 20, 2020

Es un curso extenso. vale la pena!

By Abdus S C

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Jun 25, 2020

It was very knowledge based course