By exposing students to the logic and process of government action and the social dynamics that influence consumers, employees, and neighbors, the course illustrates the range of noneconomic considerations that managers face in complex business decisions. It provides tools for understanding public policies that impinge on business. It shows how to organize the firm to advance the legitimate interests of business through political and social action. This course explores the special challenges of management of a nonprofit organization. Through cases, description, and theoretical analysis, students learn about the defining characteristics of the nonprofit sector, major differences between nonprofit and profit-making organizations, and government and business involvement with the nonprofit sector.
Students acquire skills focused on governance, financing, and management of nonprofit organizations.
This course seeks to heighten student awareness of the ethical implications of management decision-making. Through open discussion about value-based decisions, it will provide students with the analytical and reasoning tools necessary to respond intelligently and responsibly to the ethical challenges of management. Case studies, videotapes, and other readings will focus on the roles of the individual and the corporation, addressing such issues as potential conflict between management structures and personal values, the limits of market and regulatory logic, balancing obligations to inside and outside stakeholders, and cultural differences in the context of global enterprises. All MBA student acquire an array of important technical and conceptual business skills. This course offers behavioral decision tools that provide an indispensable complement to the technical skills MBAs acquire.