Managing People and Organizations

This course provides an intensive overview of the major concepts in organizational behavior and issues facing contemporary managers. The course focuses on managing people in organizations and analyzing several managerial dilemmas. Students will analyze organizations through three primary lenses: a strategic design perspective, a political perspective, and a cultural perspective to understand how different people may perceive organizational problems. The course uses a combination of conceptual and experiential approaches, including case analyses, videos, simulations, group exercises and class discussions.