Course Description: In nature, there are rules and
formulas that technologists, scientists and engineers learn which describe
the "big picture" or "rules of thumb" which articulate the interconnection
between various measurable properties of a system. These formulas are
known as Equations of State. This course focuses on another kind of
interconnected system - the corporate organization and will deliver the
rules and formulas which describe this system in terms and concepts which
can be utilized to manage: organizational behavior, development and
change. The course covers the theory and practice of making organizations
more effective by changing individual attitudes and behaviors, group
relationships, and organizational cultures. Student will gain an
understanding organizations, how they work, and people in them. Theory and
models of organizational behavior; individual interpersonal and group
dynamics; influence, motivation; communication; change and change
management; organization climate will be presented.
Course Objectives: Students will: Explore
organizational structures, communication, culture, and dynamics; Learn how
organizations function or dysfunction; Understand the human side of the
enterprise; Learn how to plan for, cope with, and manage change; Learn how
the various business units and business functions interact, interconnect,
depend on each other, negotiate with each other; Develop a context for the
remaining courses and MBA experience.
Course Outline by Topical Areas:
| Introduction to the MBA Program and to
This Course |
| Overview of Organizations and Management
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| Technology, Organizations, and Management
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| The Global Environment of Organizations
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| Managing for Ethical Behavior
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| International Aspects of Ethics
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| Diagnosing Organizational Culture
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| Creating, Maintaining, and Changing
Organizational Culture |
| Organizational Socialization
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| Stages of Organizational Socialization
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| Need Theories of Motivation
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| Cognitive and Behavioral Theories and
Techniques |
| Intrinsic Rewards and Job Design
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| Model of Cohesive Group Formation
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| Electronic Groups and Self-Managing Teams
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| Stages of Group Development
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| Conflict in Organizations
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| Conflict Management Model
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| Leadership and Management
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| Alternative Views of Leadership
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| Other Aspects of Leadership and Management
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| Communication in Organizations
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| Functions and Dysfunctions of
Organizational Communication |
| Listening and Active Listening
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| Improving Communication in Organizations
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| Decision Making and Problem Solving
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| Contaminants of Decision Making
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| Improving Decision Making in Organizations
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| The Dark Side of Organizational Politics
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| Planned Organizational Change
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| Organizational Development
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