Students will identify the criteria for an effective plan. Students work on teams to discuss chapters, solve cases, discuss videos. Students discuss the effects of the global economy on themselves and the organization. Students trace the development of international operations, their importance and their changing nature. Students explain the stages of group development.
Students explore the advantages and disadvantages of groups.
Students explore the variables that determine a group's effectiveness. Students explore the necessities of delegating, how to delegate effectively, and why managers do not delegate. Students discuss the different leadership theories and how to apply these theories in the workplace. They can acquire and evaluate data, organize and maintain files, interpret and communicate, and use computers to process information. Students learn problem solving methods at the first of the semester and use this method to evaluate data throughout the semester.