Includes a survey of Estate and Gift Taxation and a review of Internal Revenue procedures. Topics covered include idea development, venture planning, market analysis, initial financing, startup, and related aspects of accounting, finance, and management. Acquisition of an existing business is also covered. As modern society's most dominant institution, organizations exert a tremendous influence on our lives. To provide information that will help current and aspiring managers, the foundations and implications of organizational theory based on major research findings is explained.
Organizations function as goal-seeking systems.
This course explores these non-market interactions and concentrates especially on questions of business ethics and corporate social responsibility. Organizational behavior is the study of individuals, organizations, and the way people behave in organizations. Organizations are not physical realities, nor are they people with common objectives. Instead, organizations consist of patterned activities and goal-directed behaviors. Each level of analysis contributes unique insights to help us understand and diagnose what is happening in the world around us.