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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

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