Educational guide
IDENTIFYING DATA 2024_25
Subject ORGANISATIONAL DESIGN Code 00508017
Study programme
0508 - G.ADMINISTRACIÓN Y DIR.DE EMPRESAS
Descriptors Credit. Type Year Period
6 Compulsory Second Second
Language
Castellano
Prerequisites
Department DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA
Coordinador
MIGUEL DÁVILA , JOSÉ ÁNGEL
E-mail jamigd@unileon.es
eacem@unileon.es
Lecturers
MIGUEL DÁVILA , JOSÉ ÁNGEL
ACEBO MORAL , ENRIQUE
Web http://
General description
Tribunales de Revisión
Tribunal titular
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA CABEZA GARCIA , LAURA
Secretario DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA FERNANDEZ GAGO , ROBERTO
Vocal DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA GARCIA RAMOS , CONSTANTINO
Tribunal suplente
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA GONZALEZ ALVAREZ , NURIA
Secretario DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA MARTINEZ CAMPILLO , ALMUDENA
Vocal DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA MUÑOZ DOYAGUE , MARIA FELISA

Competencias
Code  
A19175
A19176
B5847
B5849
B5853
B5855
B5860
C1 CMECES1 That students have demonstrated possession and understanding of knowledge in an area of study that is based on general secondary education, and is usually found at a level that, although supported by advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the cutting edge of their field of study
C2 CMECES2 That students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the skills that are usually demonstrated through the development and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of study.
C4 CMECES4 That students can transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both a specialised and non-specialised audience

Learning aims
Competences
To familiarize the student with the organizational phenomenon, showing an overview of the different approaches produced in the Theory of the Organization grouped in theoretical approaches. A19175
A19176
 B5847
B5855
B5860
 C1
To develop a vision of the organizational design process and of the different organizational forms, as structures allowing the coordination of their activities and the control of the acts of their members. A19175
 B5853
B5855
B5860
 C1
C2
To know the general problems of the organization as a unit of analysis, the design variables and the internal and external contingencies that may affect the design of the organizational structure. A19176
 B5847
B5849
B5855
B5860
 C1
C4
Develop the ability to analyze, systematize and interpret relevant information to address the design of the organizational structure. A19176
 B5847
B5849
B5853
B5855
B5860
 C1
C4

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
INTRODUCTION
UNIT 1: THE COMPANY AS AN ORGANIZATION: CONCEPTS
1.1. Organizations and their study.
1.2. Organization Theory and Organizational Design.
1.3. Concept of organizational structure.
1.4. The design of the organization as a managerial function.

UNIT 2: METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS IN THE STUDY OF ORGANIZATIONS.
2.1. Evolution of organizational thinking.
2.2. Systems and contingency approach.
2.3. Economic approaches in the study of the organization.
2.4. Natural approaches to organizations.

UNIT 3: ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY
3.1. Concept of organizational efficiency.
3.2. Objectives in organizations.
3.3. Measuring efficiency.
3.4. Efficiency in the business organization.
ELEMENTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN UNIT 4: THE BASIC ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN PROCESS
4.1. Basic concepts of organizational design.
4.2. The concept of fit in organization design.
4.3. Information processing: capabilities and needs.
4.4. Basic organizational design decisions.

UNIT 5: DIFFERENTIATION OF ACTIVITIES
5.1. Horizontal differentiation: definition of the basic groupings.
5.2. Division of labor and specialization.
5.3. Vertical differentiation: authority and hierarchy.
5.4. Scope of control: tall, flat structures.

UNIT 6: THE INTEGRATION OR COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.
6.1. The interdependence of tasks.
6.2. Structural coordination mechanisms.
6.3. The formalization of behavior and processes.
6.4. Informal coordination mechanisms.

UNIT 7: OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN ISSUES.
7.1. Centralization versus decentralization.
7.2. The staff bodies.
7.3. The design of jobs.
7.4. Dimensions of the organizational structure: complexity, formalization and centralization.
THE CONTEXT OF ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN UNIT 8: THE ENVIRONMENT AND STRATEGY.
8.1. Contingency factors.
8.2. The environment and organization
8.3. Environment management.
8.4. Structure and strategy.

UNIT 9: TECHNOLOGY AND SIZE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
9.1. Technology as a context variable.
9.2. Technology and organizational structure.
9.3. The size of the organization.
9.4. Relationship between size and structure.

UNIT 10: POWER AND CONFLICT IN THE ORGANIZATION.
10.1. The power in organizations.
10.2. Participants in organizations.
10.3. Conflict in organizations.
10.4. The political organization.
ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS UNIT 11: BASIC DESIGN OPTIONS
11.1. The simple structure.
11.2. The functional structure.
11.3. The divisional structure.
11.4. The matrix structure.

UNIT 12: MECHANICAL AND ORGANIC STRUCTURES
12.1. Concept and types of operational structures.
12.2. The mechanical structures
12.2.1. The machine bureaucracy
12.2.2. The professional bureaucracy
12.3. The organic structures.
12.3.1. The multidivisional structure
12.3.2. The adhocracy
12.4. New structural models
DYNAMIC ASPECTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN UNIT 13: ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE.
13.1. Concept of organizational culture.
13.2. Basic components and types of culture.
13.3. The role of culture in the organization.
13.4. The missionary organization.

UNIT 14: THE EVOLUTION OF ORGANIZATIONS.
14.1. Evolutionary approaches to organizations.
14.2. The life cycle of organizations.
14.3. Managing the growth of the organization.
14.4. Managing organizational decline.

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Class hours Hours outside the classroom Total hours
Lecture 20 30 50
 
Case study 20 36 56
Assignments 6 12 18
 
Personal tuition 10 0 10
 
Objective short-answer tests 3 6 9
0.5 0.5 1
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies   ::  
  Description
Lecture The theoretical contents of the program will be taught, seeking the active participation of the student.
Case study The cases represent diverse problematic situations from real life so that they can be studied, analyzed and reasoned solutions generated. The student will have to bring the case previously prepared for discussion in groups.
Assignments Students will create work groups and will have to prepare a case analysis of a company, using the theoretical-practical content acquired. Later, they will have to expose and defend it.
Personal tuition They are specified in the following tutorial section.

Personalized attention
 
Personal tuition
Assignments
Description
There will be two types of tutorials:

1. Tutoring sessions will be carried out in the classroom (set in the official schedule) and will be mandatory. Its purpose is to monitor different practical activities in which the student is involved, resolving any possible doubts that may arise.

This modality will also serve to tutor the work that the groups will have to do, carry out their presentation or even certain evaluation tests.

2. If the previous modality is insufficient, the student may attend tutorial sessions with the teacher, having previously discussed and agreed on the schedule between both parties.

Assessment
  Description Qualification
Lecture The student's interest and motivation towards the acquisition of theoretical knowledge will be continuously assessed. Active participation in the development of the sessions will be of special importance and your ability to analyze, criticize and respect others, as well as your positive attitude and attention, will be evaluated. 5% of the final grade
Case study Continuous evaluation that will take into account the active participation and attitude of the student in resolving the cases raised. The quality of the solutions and recommendations presented will also be valued, as well as the student's ability to defend and reason their arguments and debate and criticize with respect, when appropriate, those of their classmates. 15% of the final grade
Objective short-answer tests Objective written tests (two or three) that may be eliminatory if a minimum of 6 points is obtained. 60% of the final grade
The quality of the work carried out will be assessed based on its structure, the analysis made of the information collected, as well as the quality of the oral presentation and defense made, assessing the ability to respond to the questions that arise. 20% of the final grade
 
Other comments and second call

In the second call and in the December call, the student will take a new objective test of short questions, maintaining the grades obtained in the rest of the continuous evaluation activities.

During the development of the tests, no material will be allowed to be handled except for exchange students whose native language is not Spanish, who may have a dictionary. The possession and use of mobile and/or electronic devices is strictly prohibited during the tests. The simple possession of said devices, as well as notes, books, folders or various unauthorized materials during the evaluation tests, will result in the immediate withdrawal of the exam, expulsion from it and qualification as a fail, the incident being communicated to the Academic Authority of the Center to carry out the actions provided for in the Guidelines for Action in Cases of Plagiarism, Copying or Fraud in Examinations or Evaluation Tests, approved by the Permanent Commission of the Government Council on January 29, 2015.

Sources of information
Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE

Basic
  • DE LA FUENTE SABATÉ, J.M Y OTROS (1997): Diseño Organizativo de la Empresa, Cívitas, Madrid.
  • BUENO CAMPOS, E. (1996): Organización de Empresas. Estructura Procesos y Modelos, Pirámide, Madrid.
  • MINTZBERG, H. (1984): La Estructuración de las Organizaciones, Ariel, Barcelona.
  • ROBBINS, S.P. (1990): Organizations Theory: Structure, Design, and Applications, Prentice-Hall, Englewodd Cliffs, 3ª edición.
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    Other comments
    Note: Both the programming, the teaching methodology, and the evaluation and grading systems may undergo modifications of which the students will be notified sufficiently in advance, through the usual means. Additionally, the evaluation and grading systems may be subject to exceptional situations that will be appropriately assessed by the teacher.