| MG-6013 |
Organizational Behavior |
(required MSM & MSOB) |
| Introduction to theory, research and practice to better understand human behavior in organizations. Topics include motivation and job satisfaction; decision making; group dynamics; work teams; leadership; communication; power, politics and conflict; organization culture, structure and design; impact of technology; management of work stress; organizational change and development; and career management. Analysis of organizational behavior problems by self assessments, case studies and simulations. |
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| MG-6073 |
Marketing |
(required MSM, elective MSOB) |
| This course covers marketing concepts, processes and institutions. Topics: Positioning, segmentation and product-life cycles. Integration of marketing with new product planning, design and development. Strategies for technology-based products, services and processes. Market research, consumer behavior, advertising, promotion and sales. The special character of governmental and international markets. |
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| MG-6083 |
Economics |
(required MSM) |
| The course examines the fundamentals of microeconomics needed by managers. Topics: Demand theory (theory of the consumer) including models of demand, demand elasticities and demand forecasting. Supply theory (theory of the firm) including diminishing returns, profit-maximizing production levels, labor/capital tradeoffs, and long-run vs. short-run issues. Market structures and how they affect optimal production and profit levels. Positive and negative externalities and government intervention including regulation, tariffs and subsidies. Selected applied topics. All topics are presented with examples that emphasize managerial applications. |
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| MG-6093 |
Accounting and Finance |
(required MSM) |
| The course covers elements of accounting and finance of importance to managers. Topics: Analysis of principles and practices of the finance function. Financing methods for internal and external ventures and innovations; capital budgeting; R&D portfolio analysis. Contrast of strategic perspectives emphasizing innovation and development with those emphasizing short-term return and investment. |
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| MG-6123 |
Human Resource Management |
(required MSOB, elective MSM) |
| Introduction to the broad range of human resource functions and their organizational role. Addresses issues in managing people that impact not only HR professionals but also line managers. The course is divided into four modules: (1) an overview of HRM from a strategic perspective; (2) the management of human resources, including recruitment and selection, performance management, compensation and benefits, training and career support; (3) human resource challenges, including diversity, procedural justice and ethics, collective bargaining and managing change and innovation; and (4) professional roles in HRM. |
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| MG-6133 |
Labor Relations |
(elective MSM) |
| Introduction to labor relations from various perspectives in both union and non-union organizations. Topics include labor movement history; the current state of the labor movement; labor statistics; labor laws and practices; union organizing; negotiating; economics and labor unions; contract administration; achieving cooperation; grievances; labor and employment arbitration; employee discipline; engineering and professional unions, public sector unions; global aspects; and the future for unions. |
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| MG-6143 |
Conflict Management |
(elective MSM, MSOB) |
| Investigation of the nature and meaning of conflict in professional and technical organizations as well as in society. Analysis of the design of conflict avoidance and mitigation programs. Alternative dispute resolution modalities are presented and demonstrated. Addresses strategies to build successful relationships on an ongoing basis. Skill building around collaborative conflict resolution. |
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| MG-6153 |
Leadership and Team Development |
(elective MSM, MSOB) |
| Focuses on the essential role of multifaceted leadership in diverse organizational settings, especially those utilizing technology. Explores the nature of leadership and its relationship to team development and organizational effectiveness. Includes a broad survey of theory and research on leadership and teams in organizations. Includes a hands-on approach involving experiential learning and case analyses, which will be conducted in teams, requiring students to be active participants. |
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| MG-6173 |
Performance Measurement and Reward Systems |
(elective MSM) |
| Introduction to creating performance appraisal systems that includes theoretical and applied issues. Topics include coaching and feedback; team settings; multi-source feedback and self-ratings; executive performance; and improving evaluations. The role of compensation, benefits and other rewards in attracting, retaining and motivating employees is addressed, including technical and professional personnel. |
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| MG-6223 |
Staffing Organizations |
(elective MSM, MSOB) |
| Examination of the design and management of successful staffing practices used to build, deploy and retain a quality workforce in order to achieve organizational effectiveness and individual job satisfaction. Topics include staffing strategy; human resource planning and workforce diversity; job analysis; recruitment; hiring methods; the reliability and validity of employee assessment methods; and retention management. Psychological theories of personnel assessment are reviewed. Legal issues pertaining to staffing practices are integrated. |
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| MG-6233 |
Training in Organizations |
(required MSOB) |
| An overview of the many forms of training and related learning activities found in the modern workplace, including management development, technical training, career planning and mentoring. The course will focus on training as both an asset to the organization and a necessity for delivering goods or services that will be valued by the customer. Topics addressed include needs analysis, preparation of employees for jobs, training program design, traditional training methods, computer-based methods, development, implementation and evaluation of training, targeting various groups with special training needs and management development. |
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| MG-6243 |
Organizational Development |
(required MSOB) |
| Survey of theory, research and applications related to the process of managing planned change in organizations. Organization development (OD) encompasses a variety of interventions and techniques, including strategic management sessions, team building, organizational climate studies, career development and job enrichment. Addresses the practical application of group, intergroup and individual changes; planned structural revisions in formal organizations; and the dynamics of organizational change processes. Experiential techniques emphasized. |
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| MG-6303 |
Operations Management |
(elective MSM, MSOB) |
| This course covers analytical techniques to design and operate production and service systems, including facility layouts and locations, capacity planning, job sequencing, inventory control and quality control. Topics include introductory linear programming and other formal methods, and case studies and computer usage. |
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| MG-6313 |
Organization Theory and Design |
(required MSOB, elective MSM) |
| Introduction to theories of organizations including structure, design and culture. Provides an understanding of how organizations work and their interrelationship with the external environment. Examines the process by which managers select and manage aspects of structure and culture to achieve organizational goals. Topics include characteristics of bureaucracy, adhocracy, sub-optimization, human dynamics and informal systems; influence and control systems; management of technology; and planned change. Examination of organizations through research and case studies. |
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| MG-6333 |
Research Methods |
(required MSOB, elective MSM) |
| Introduction to theories and techniques related to research methods applied to organizations. Provides an understanding of why and how organizational research is carried out. Focus on analyzing organizational problems and the use of research as a problem solving tool. Topics include problem definition, theoretical framework, hypotheses development, research design, experimental designs, measurement, data collection methods, sampling strategies and preparing research proposals. Development of a research proposal applied to a problem of interest. |
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| MG-6503 |
Management of Information Technology and Information Systems |
(required MSM) |
| This course is for managers who need to understand the role and potential contribution of information technologies in organizations. The course focuses on different information technologies and their applications in managing business-critical data, information and knowledge. The course concentrates on the current state of IT in organizations; challenges and strategic use of IT; IT infrastructure and architecture; building, implementing and managing IT applications; and emerging issues such as intelligent systems, business-process re-engineering, knowledge management and group-support systems. |
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| MG-7703 |
Entrepreneurship |
(elective MSM, MSOB) |
| This course focuses on entrepreneurship and venture creation as key engines for wealth creation and successful business strategy in the modern, innovation-intensive, high-tech economy. The course deals with key issues such as: (1) assessing attractiveness of opportunities; (2) launching a new venture; (3) nurturing, growing and entrepreneurial venture; (4) obtaining the necessary financial, human and technology resources; (5) managing the transition from a small entrepreneurial firm to a large, sustainable, professionally managed but still entrepreneurial corporation; and (6) being an entrepreneur and promoting entrepreneurship in a large corporation. |
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| MG-8203 |
Project Management |
(elective MSM, MSOB) |
| This course examines the management of technology-based projects, ranging from individual research and development to large-scale and complex technological systems. Topics: Feasibility and risk analyses. Project selection and portfolio optimization. Functional and administrative structures, coordination and scheduling of activities, personnel planning, negotiations and contracts, cost estimation, capital budgeting, cost controls, effective matrix management. |
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| MG-8653 |
Managing Technological Change and Innovation |
(required MSOB, elective MSM) |
| This course focuses on how to employ a dual perspective to manage technological change and innovation effectively. One perspective is based on individual, group and organizational theory, research and practice. This body of literature, viewpoints and experience provide essential guides to manage successfully the introduction of new technologies. Realizing the full potential of new technologies requires effectively managing change to assure the commitment of all stakeholders. The second perspective is based on innovation theory, research and practice. This body of literature, viewpoints and experience provide key insights to manage effectively the process of innovation and its impact on an enterprise. The course explicitly considers a firm’s need to manage and inspire people so they can communicate and innovate effectively. |
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| MG-8673 |
Technology Strategy |
(required MSM) |
| This course examines in depth the strategic technological decisions that a general manager faces. From entrepreneurial start-ups to established companies, in dynamic as well as mature environments, a firm must create a conscious process of formulating and implementing a technology strategy to serve its business interests. Such a strategy guides investments in research and development, selection among and timing of alternate technologies, organization and communications, formation of alliances and funding of ventures. |
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| MG-9343 |
Research Project in Organizational Behavior |
(required MSOB) |
| Integration and application of advanced research techniques utilized in studies of organizations. Students develop and carry out individual applied research projects. |
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| MG-9703 |
Project Strategy & Innovation |
(required MSM) |
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