A command of the dynamics of high-performance teams, the application of effective leadership skills, and the development of excellent communications skills are but a few of the factors considered essential by corporate recruiters, alumni and the business community in general. Development of these competencies is necessary to fully capitalize on your technical knowledge in finance, marketing, or operations. We believe that upon completion of the core course in Organizational Behavior and Design you will have come a long way in the mastery of these skills. PhD, University of Washington Olin's required finance course focuses on the concept of creating value for your corporation's shareholders. As managers, you must understand your corporation's financial objectives and know how to evaluate your decisions relative to these objectives.
Good managers find projects that create value and avoid projects that destroy it.
At the end of the term, I use cases to solidify the concepts and to teach the importance of filtering the available information to determine what is relevant to the financial decision.