A study of labor-management relations as defined by negotiated labor contracts. Topics include history of the labor movement, union structure and function, the negotiation process, and issues in labor relations. This course explores the transformation of materials, land, labor, and capital into goods and services. Quantitative management systems are applied to the manufacturing process. Recent developments relating to business application of linear programming, simplex method, transportation method, post optimality analysis, game theory, utility theory, PERT-CPM, queuing theory, dynamic programming, Markov chains.
Some sections use computer applications.
BMGT 281 . Organizational Behavior - 3 hours Designed to develop understanding of and appreciation for the complex interrelationships of people in formal organizations. The course focuses on both individual and group behavior, with emphases on motivation, leadership, conflict, and other aspects of organizational dynamics. Business Consultantship - 3 hours Senior Standing and consent of the Department Chair is required. This course affords the student an opportunity to serve in a consultant capacity for an area business.