Politecnico di Milano

Fundamentals of Organization

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

Antonella Moretto
Filomena Canterino

Instructors: Antonella Moretto

4.7

(145 reviews)

Beginner level

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5 hours to complete
3 weeks at 1 hour a week
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn

  • the analysis and design of a proper organization, at the micro level (individual) and at the macro level

  • the analysis of how to effectively manage processes, in terms of activities, performance and principles

  • the analysis of how to rapidly take decisions, in terms of process, constraints, models and game theory approach

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There are 3 modules in this course

In this week the main concepts of organizational design will be presented, related to the basic definitions, the organizational dimensions of individual work, the different choices to group activities in organizational units, and the different organizational structures.

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17 videos1 quiz

In this week, the main concepts of business processes will be presented, related to the basic definitions, the main dimensions of process performance and principles, together with an overview of business process reengineering.

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10 videos1 quiz

Decision making In this week, the main concepts about decision making will be presented, related to basic definitions of decision making process, the main issues related to problem setting and problem solving, and an overview of the game theory.

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14 videos1 quiz

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4.4 (39 ratings)
Antonella Moretto
Politecnico di Milano
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