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The Role of Managers and Organizations in Society

Course Objectives

This course explores the essential concepts and theories that are the building blocks to a study of business administration.

Five major themes, reflecting key characteristics of managers and organizations, span the curricula of the MBA program and are introduced in this course.

The management themes focus on critical managerial activities - the manager as a leader, the manager as a critical thinker, and the manager as a strategic thinker.

The organizational themes include viewing organizations as global enterprises, and investigating the evolving set of business models employed by organizations to regain their competitiveness in today’s dynamic global economy.