Management

Course Goals

This course investigates the dynamics facing modern organizations. Building on the basics of organizations attained in Management Concepts (a prerequisite), this course is a survey in organization theory, providing an introduction to definitions of organizations, organization structure, design, change, innovation, and effectiveness. Students will be challenged to integrate theories of organization with current issues in business and the contemporary environment.

At the close of the course students are expected to have an understanding of the following skill set:
- The ability to articulate a working definition of organization.
- Knowledge of alternative organization designs.
- How to read an organization environment - be a "boundary spanner."
- How to explore alternative organizational structures and to match appropriate designs with business purpose and environmental conditions.
- Knowledge of the forces acting to both resist and promote organizational change...