MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS

MHR 704

Examines the effective management of behavior in organizations. Focuses on the application of theories of leadership and work motivation. Includes critical conceptual and analytical assessment of these theories. Emphasizes the management of work performance, managerial skill building, and enabling followers.

MHR 720

To be effective, leaders must be able to adapt their organization and the people within it to address the challenges they face. Explore how leaders can enact, foster, and implement change in organizations and individuals. Topics will include managing organizational transformations, responding to crises, and performance improvement.

MHR 617

Provides a thorough understanding of the advantages and challenges presented by workplace diversity, suggesting techniques to manage effectively and maximize the benefits of diversity. Includes a comprehensive survey of demographic groups and an analysis of their history to foster a thorough understanding of the dimensions of diversity. Discussions will include effectively managing diversity on the basis of race, sex, LGBTQIA, religion, age, ability, national origin, and intersectionality in organizations and about issues various groups face, including discrimination. Provides practical insight into subconscious/implicit bias, team diversity, and diversity management in the United States and abroad. Goal is to learn to work with diverse groups to create a productive organization in which everyone feels included.

MHR 420

To be effective, leaders must be able to adapt their organization and the people within it to address the challenges they face. Those who are able to adapt quickly can create a competitive advantage. Explore how leaders can enact, foster, and implement change in organizations and individuals. Topics will include managing organizational transformations, responding to crises, and performance improvement.

MHR 700

Management of people and organizations, exploring concepts that will be valuable as a current employee or a future employee, manager, or leader. Concepts will be discussed at the individual, group or team, and the organizational level. Key organizational behavior topics include: diversity, attitude and job satisfaction, emotions, personality and value, individual and group decision making, motivation, teams, leadership, influence, strategy, organizational structure and culture, and change management.