After completing this module, you should be able to

1. Understand the sustainability perspective applied to work and organization design.
2. Use the star organization design model to create a new organization.
3. Define and describe factors that influence organization performance.
4. Identify the different ways of grouping people into teams, departments, and organizational units.
5. Identify and understand both traditional and newer forms of organization structure.
6. Understand ways to build the team-based organization.
7. Understand how to build enriched jobs within a team context.
8. Appreciate that there are several academic-based approaches to organization design that can be used to build effective organizations including the new sustainable work systems design perspective.