Business Models and Stakeholders, Spring 2009
There is no "right" or "perfect" business model for a business. Having determined the business model there is then no one way of organizing the business. Various considerations shape both the business model and the organization design decisions including the needs of the growing variety of stakeholders (for example, governments, NGOs, communities, and the media).
Beyond the stakeholders, the business models and organizations designs are shaped by the operating context (financial, social, political, legal, economic, environmental, etc.) and this, in turn influences the roles that organizations play in their world. The course discusses effective* for-profit, nonprofit, and other types of organizations in terms of their business models, stakeholders and organization designs. It also explores the similarities and differences among effective* organizations.
*As you think about this module ask yourself "What is an effective organization?"
Students will work in teams with outside organizations to analyze and develop strategies around those organization's business models and constituents. Students will work to develop a module for these organizations up to three years from now. These outside organizations range from start-ups to government agencies, to a variety of non-profits.
Books:
• Guide to Organisation Design: Creating High-Performing and Adaptable Enterprise, Naomi Stanford
There is no "right" or "perfect" business model for a business. Having determined the business model there is then no one way of organizing the business. Various considerations shape both the business model and the organization design decisions including the needs of the growing variety of stakeholders (for example, governments, NGOs, communities, and the media).
Beyond the stakeholders, the business models and organizations designs are shaped by the operating context (financial, social, political, legal, economic, environmental, etc.) and this, in turn influences the roles that organizations play in their world. The course discusses effective* for-profit, nonprofit, and other types of organizations in terms of their business models, stakeholders and organization designs. It also explores the similarities and differences among effective* organizations.
*As you think about this module ask yourself "What is an effective organization?"
Students will work in teams with outside organizations to analyze and develop strategies around those organization's business models and constituents. Students will work to develop a module for these organizations up to three years from now. These outside organizations range from start-ups to government agencies, to a variety of non-profits.
Books:
• Guide to Organisation Design: Creating High-Performing and Adaptable Enterprise, Naomi Stanford