Organizational Design

One of the most basic building blocks of organizational success is appropriate organizational design. What do we mean by that? It is the design of authority and responsibility. One should always know who is his/her manager and who are the subordinates. But is it that easy?

In the first part of the course, we will talk about basic challenges in organizational design, which are mostly about finding the right balance. Hence, we will try to balance centralization vs decentralization, mechanistic vs organic structure, and standardization vs mutual adjustment. This approach states that all of the previously mentioned balance choices should be tailored to the sources of uncertainty that our organization is facing.

In the second part of the course, we will lay focus on the design of authority in organizations. We will talk especially about tall hierarchies – which are the ones with many organizational levels. These can have serious problems as will be displayed in Parkinson´s Law Problem.

Finally, we will get to concrete organizational structures that our organization can undertake. We will begin with the most basic functional structure which later on evolves into one of the divisional structures. We will cover the main ones here as each possesses specific characteristics. After all, we will bring some interesting ones such as network, hybrid or network structure.

Who should attend?

• Business students.
• Managers seeking to enlarge their scope of expertise.

• Analyze the design of organizations around them.
• Solve basic challenges regarding authority and control in organizations.
• Recognize various organizational structures.

• A course pack containing the information presented on the day.
• A certificate of attendance.
• Complimentary refreshments and snacks provided.

• Training Days: 5 days.
• Training Timing: 4:00 PM-9:00 PM.
• Training Language: 50% English 50% Arabic.
• Material Language: English.
• Training Venue: Fully equipped training facility in a hotel.