Course incorporates probability material, decision models, and decision analysis. Special emphasis is placed on utilizing models for structuring and analyzing resource allocation problems and decision problems under uncertainty. Topics include linear programming, decision analysis, and simulation. Provides an introduction to the study of the behavior of individuals and groups within organized settings. The relationship of organizations to their environments is also examined.
Emphasis is given to managerial strategies which enhance organizational effectiveness.
Topics include leadership, motivation and reward systems, decision making, power and politics, conflict management, and organization structure and design. A mixture of lectures, cases, and experimental exercises is used to develop managerial skills. Focuses on the choices and trade-offs involved in the structuring and management of organizations for global competition in a rapidly changing environment. Special emphasis is given to the actions and choices available to managers in continuously realigning the strategies of the firm and in redesigning the organization in fast moving global turbulent environments. As a means of relating theoretical concepts and empirical research to actual managerial problems, strategic change, and organization design, the course will integrate conceptual and managerial readings with case analyses and group presentations.