Areas of investigation include communications, direction, coordination, control leadership, and group dynamics. Junior standing or permission of instructor. Detailed presentation of the recruitment, selection, testing, and development functions of a personnel manager. Includes organization and government constraints, current laws, learning, and training devices. The law of industrial relations with emphasis on the Labor-Management Relations Act, including unfair practices and representation cases.
Emphasis is on the impact of regulations on organization personnel and human resource policy.
Senior standing or permission of instructor. Students are required to develop a written business venture plan and may act as advisors to existing smaller enterprises. Analysis of issues involved in managing different functional departments, and examination of the types of interactions and conflicts that typically occur between departments. Methods of dealing with interdepartmental problems are considered along with current management techniques for improving strategic and operational performance. Exploration of cooperative work systems and efforts by labor and management to work together to improve the quality of work life by increasing effectiveness of the organization, productivity, quality, and work satisfaction, and understanding the processes used to accomplish these ends.