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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS IUI 7054 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND DESIGN IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

International Business Administration (Non-Thesis-Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OYTUN BORAN SEZGIN

Offered to

International Business Administration (Non-Thesis-Evening)

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the evolution of organizational structures for a globalizing firm and the basic characteristics in the design of an effective organizational structure

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   should be able to understand the importance of organizational structure and design 2   should be able to list the determinants of a firm's choice of organizational structure 3   should be able to specify the difference of structure & configuration between classic and modern organizations 4   should be able to understand the evolution of organizational structures for a globalizing firm 5   should be able to enumerate the basic characteristics of a global product structure, a global area structure, a matrix structure and a transnational networks structure

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 1 Introduction and Course Description 2 2 Introduction- What's the organizational structure The importance of Organizational structure 3 3 Managing in changing environment 4 4 Organizational structure I (Control) 5 5 Organizational structure II (Coordination) 6 6 Organization size, growth and life cycle 7 7 The relationship between Culture and structure 8 8 International strategy and Organization design fit 9 9 Technology and structure 10 10 Organizational Designs for Global advantage 11 11 Stuructural designs for global operations I :Global product structure, Global geographic structure 12 12 Stuructural designs for global operations II: Global Matrix Structure and Transnational network structure 13 13 Japanese firms' structure :Keiretsu 14 14 Conclusion and Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

1.JONES, Garets R. (2004), "Organizational Theory, Design, and Change :Text and Cases" , Fourth edition, 2.DAFT, Richard L. (1995), "Organization Theory and Design" Fifth Edition 3.STONEHOUSE,G.,J.HAMMIL, D. CAMPBELL and PURDIE T. (2004), "Global and Transnational Business: Strategy and Management", Second edition

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, group presentations,case studies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER) 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

boran.sezgin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56 Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5 Preparation for final exam 1 5 5 Preparing assignments 1 3 3 Midterm 1 7 7 Final 1 7 7 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 LO.1 1 LO.2 1 LO.3 1 LO.4 1 LO.5 1