Particular emphasis is given to the shift from a manufacturing economy to one centered on the service sector and information sharing. Students learn the role that leaders have played in various social, political, economic, and intellectual movements, and how these movements help shape the challenges and opportunities faced by leaders today. An integrative course that examines the relationship between innovation and the entrepreneur in the development and execution of new ideas. Students will be involved in the process of need recognition, new idea development, strategy formulation and implementation, operations management, effectiveness assessment, and contingency plan configuration. Explores the concept of leadership from a topical perspective.
Leadership is defined using theoretical and scholarly views from an application standpoint.
Students will distinguish between leaders and managers from both a role and task perspective. Additionally, the political and ethical roles of leaders are addressed. In this course, students analyze the communication process between and among people in a culturally diverse population. This course explores the leadership and management issues unique to nonprofit organizations and the environmental factors that influence their operation. Students develop knowledge and skills for fund-raising, recruitment and development of volunteers, and deployment of volunteers to achieve organizational objectives.