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MGT 580 - Introduction to Organizational Behavior
Credits:
4.00
Application of behavioral science concepts to work settings
in profit and nonprofit organizations. Individual behavior,
interpersonal relations, work groups, relations among groups
studied in the context of organizational goals and
structure. Experiential focus. For non-business
administration majors and minors. No credit for students who
have had MGT 611. Prereq: ACFI 501; ECON 401 or 402.
MGT 614 - Organization Theory
Credits:
4.00
Provides a framework and concepts for understanding the
nature and functioning of organizations of various types:
business, educational, health, social service. Enhances
students' skills as organizational members and managers.
Includes organization structure and design, the
organization's external environment, innovation, change,
technology, decision making, culture, and leadership for
organizational learning. Case discussions, class exercises,
fieldwork. Prereq: juniors and seniors only; prior study
of organizational behavior or an equivalent is desirable.
MGT 647 - Business Law I
Credits:
4.00
Law of contracts, agency, sales, negotiable instruments,
real and personal property, partnership and corporations,
with application of the Uniform Commercial Code. Prereq: at
least junior standing; permission.
MGT 648 - Business Law II
Credits:
4.00
Law of contracts, agency, sales, negotiable instruments,
real and personal property, partnership and corporations,
with application of the Uniform Commercial Code. Prereq: at
least junior standing; permission.
MGT 701 - Business, Government, and Society
Credits:
4.00
Managerial problem solving and decision making relative
to economic, ethical, legal, political, social, and
technological aspects of an organization's environment.
Case discussion, stakeholder analysis, managerial values and
ethics, and social issues management are important course
components. Open to WSBE majors only. Prereq: all Group A
and B courses.
MGT #712 - Managing Change and Conflict in Organizations
Credits:
4.00
Examines the primary sources, processes, and outcomes of
change over the course of the entire organizational life
cycle. Covers dynamics of change in both small and large
groups and sub-groups, including transitions that are
predictable and planned, unforeseen and crisis-laden,
resisted and embraced, catastrophic and generative in
nature. Prereq: permission; prior study of organizational
behavior or an equivalent is desirable.
MGT 713 - Management Skills
Credits:
4.00
Focuses on the role of the manager, particularly the
interpersonal competencies required to work effectively
with superiors and subordinates. Participants develop and
critique their behavior in situations that involve
interviewing, listening, delegation, conflict management,
performance appraisal, and handling problem employees.
Includes written and verbal presentations, field study, and
videotaping. Prereq: permission. Writing intensive.
MGT 732 - Exploration in Entrepreneurial Management
Credits:
4.00
Examines the management of change and innovation,
especially the role of entrepreneur in managing new
ventures. Uses case analysis, guest speakers, and
business plan preparation to study the characteristic
behavioral, organizational, financial, and marketing
problems of entrepreneurs and new enterprises. Prereq:
permission. Writing intensive.
MGT 745 - International Business
Credits:
4.00
Issues and problems confronting managers in the
international economy. Emphasis on problems of working
across national borders rather than on those encountered
within the framework of different national economies,
cultures, and institutions. For individuals interested in
working in a multinational enterprise. Prereq: permission.
MGT 755 - International Management
Credits:
4.00
Develops an understanding of international ventures and
partnerships from the viewpoint of management, leadership,
human resource management, and organizational structure and
strategy. Emphasis on the impact of culture on business
practices and on interpersonal skills and global
perspectives needed for personal effectiveness in
international and multicultural environments. Prereq: junior
or senior standing. Writing intensive.
MGT #765 - Total Quality Management
Credits:
4.00
Integration of management aspects of quality
improvement with methodologies and tools for
problem-solving and implementation. Experiential team
projects and hands-on in-class exercises are used to
supplement and enhance extensive written and video cases,
facility tours, and quest speakers. (Also offered as
DS 675.) Prereq: DS 650 and MGT 611 or permission.
MGT 770 - Strategic Human Resource Management
Credits:
4.00
An examination of the overall role and functions of human
resource management in relation to an organization's
strategic planning process. Emphasis on human resource
management policy, practice, and trends, the human resource
executive as organizational change agent, and the human
resource function's initiatives and responses to the
changing nature of work.
MGT 785 - Career Management
Credits:
4.00
Develops individual career management skills,
including corporate career development. Topics include
concepts of career development; issues pertaining to career
management in organizations. Helpful for students interested
in human resource management. Prereq: juniors and seniors
only; permission.
MGT 798 - Topics
Credits:
4.00
Special topics; may be repeated. Prereq: permission.
MGT 798A - Topics
Credits:
4.00
Special topics; may be repeated. Prereq: permission. Writing
intensive.
MGT 798B - Topics
Credits:
4.00
Special topics; may be repeated. Prereq: permission.
MGT 798C - Topics
Credits:
4.00
Special topics; may be repeated. Prereq: permission.