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LEADING PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS

MHR 700
Course Description

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.

Prerequisties

Graduate/professional standing or declared in graduate Business Exchange program

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

1 to 3

Offered

Occasionally

Grade Point Average
4

5.86% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.68% from Historical

A Rate
100%

43.73% from Historical

Class Size
20

-37.36% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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