What underlies the current malaise of so many large and successful organizations worldwide is that their theory of the business no longer works.
Organizational forms are older than the pyramids and found all across the globe.
Yet each is unique. And while some aspects of organizing have remained the same since Moses, many have been altered by the constant winds of modern economic, environmental, social, and technological change. My modest goal for this course is that we together will enhance our abilities to understand, effectively function in, and successfully influence organizations. I'll encourage you to think critically about organizations and their broader environment, asking questions about their purpose and ultimate effect on people, nations, and the ecological and social world. Obviously, because of the short time available and the complexity of these topics, we'll only scratch the surface, but I'm committed to our investing time in a way that will add value to your present knowledge and critical thinking and your organizational understanding.