Topics discussed include union security, negotiation and administration of collective bargaining agreements, union and management bargaining strategies, public employees legal rights in work stoppages, collective bargaining differences in public and private sectors and third party mechanisms to resolve deadlocked labor disputes. Also included is a study of leadership function in small group settings with a strong emphasis on skills development. A course dealing with the human side of the organization. Topics discussed include human resource planning, selection techniques, training, legal aspects, salary, benefits, and diversity. Topics include systems analysis, facilities planning, balancing, inventory planning, scheduling and control systems.
Course presents principles involved as well as their application.
An introduction to the most important aspects of international business, including factors influencing the environment of international business, the strategies, structure and control systems of multinational companies, and the nature of management systems and practices in different cultures. An examination of how human beings can and do behave in organizational settings. Topic areas covered include motivation, stress, conflict, group dynamics, power and politics, organization culture, change, diversity, and behavior across cultures. Course includes case studies and both a theoretical and pragmatic approach to behavior issues in organizations. A capstone course to develop analytical abilities and attitudes in analysis of firms in their changing environment, their problems in adjusting to change and the development of corporate strategies and policies.