2023-2024 / GEST7054-1

Management of Organizations

Durée

25h Th

Nombre de crédits

 Master en sciences de gestion, à finalité (MBA)5 crédits 

Enseignant

Olivier Lisein

Langue(s) de l'unité d'enseignement

Langue anglaise

Organisation et évaluation

Enseignement au premier quadrimestre, examen en janvier

Horaire

Horaire en ligne

Unités d'enseignement prérequises et corequises

Les unités prérequises ou corequises sont présentées au sein de chaque programme

Contenus de l'unité d'enseignement

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.

Acquis d'apprentissage (objectifs d'apprentissage) de l'unité d'enseignement

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).

Savoirs et compétences prérequis

Activités d'apprentissage prévues et méthodes d'enseignement

Mode d'enseignement (présentiel, à distance, hybride)

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.

Lectures recommandées ou obligatoires et notes de cours

Modalités d'évaluation et critères

Individual written assignment (analysis of a concrete case - please see the OBMBA virtual campus for the instructions and guidelines).

Stage(s)

Remarques organisationnelles et modifications principales apportées au cours

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

Association d'un ou plusieurs MOOCs