Description
This course introduces students to organizational design tools that managers can use to orient the behaviors of individuals and teams throughout the innovation process, thus supporting the long-term performance of the organization.
The course introduces students to organizational design tools that managers can use to orient the behaviors of individuals and teams throughout the innovation process. It provides an overview of the fields of design and innovation and presents key concepts to leverage exploitation and exploration activities at the foundation of superior performance. Students will learn about organizational structure and culture as well as the individual characteristics of employees, and how they can support or hinder the organization's innovation strategy. Students will understand the need to align the organization's innovation strategy with its organizational design. They will be better able to adopt and apply a systems view to intervene on individual and team behavior.
Course Sustainability, Social Responsibility and Ethics Integration
The course explores social impact and delves into organizational design tools that leaders employ to guide individuals and teams in the innovation process, promoting long-term organizational performance and using knowledge diversity benefits and challenges to develop a shared vision and shared mental models.
Themes covered
The raison d'être of organizational structure
The classic and novel types of organizational structure
The need for organizational ambidexterity: supporting exploitation and exploration
The genesis and coordination of radical innovation projects
The organizational culture and its influence
The challenges associated with cultural transformation
The innovation process (generation, development, implementation)
The foudations of organizational learning
The mental schemas and challenges of interdisciplinary collaboration
The leadership of innovation teams
Important notes
Course in French : ENTR 51004
