Included are institutitional forces, the global environment, and the new technological environment. Organizational ethics are presented as cultural components that define appropriate ways for stakeholders to deal with one another and with the organization's environments. Students shall prepare by reading assigned chapters prior to class. They shall participate in a seminar discussion of the issues in the chapters as they apply to today's organizations in the U.S. and in the global context. Organizational Theory , 2nd ed., G.R. Jones.
Students understand the fundamentals of macro organizational processes.
Students can analyze an organization's environmental transactions, structured design, and strategies as factors affecting each other and overall effectiveness. Students recognize organizational activities as causal influences in the construction of larger institutional culture and can identify social responsibilities associated with that influence. The course primarily addresses the department goals on organizational systems. It challenges students to understand and analyze macro organizational process. It reviews basic organizational structure as it relates to management strategy, the impact of technological change and of changes in the technology industry, and current institutional factors.