Special emphasis is placed on Christian values and ethics and the part they play in guiding managers and leaders in everyday matters. This course focuses on the quantitative tools that managers need in order to facilitate decision making. These include decision analysis, linear programming, transportation methods, network models, waiting line models, and simulation. This course focuses on how people communicate within and between organizations. Special emphasis will be placed on proficient listening, framing ideas clearly, and conflict resolution.
Managers spend more time listening than in any other business activity.
The use of information systems for business operations, managerial decision making, and strategic advantage will be examined. In addition, global and ethical issues will be explored. EC 570 Managerial Economics Economic practices and policies as they relate to managing an organization will be explored in this course. The impact of both macro- and microeconomics on the functioning of an organization, especially in a global context, will be examined. The policies and practices related to managing people in organizations will be examined in this course.