This course teaches students how to understand the rationality behind how organizations …
This course teaches students how to understand the rationality behind how organizations and their programs behave, and to be comfortable and analytical with a live organization. It thereby builds analytic skills for evaluating programs and projects, organizations, and environments. It draws on the literature of the sociology of organizations, political science, public administration, and historical experience-and is based on both developing-country and developed-country experience.
This course focuses on an exploration of the role that communication plays …
This course focuses on an exploration of the role that communication plays in the work of the contemporary engineering and science professional. Emphasis is placed on analyzing how composition and publication contribute to work management and knowledge production, as well as the "how-to" aspects of writing specific kinds of documents in a clear style. Topics include: communication as organizational process, electronic modes such as e-mail and the Internet, the informational and social roles of specific document forms, writing as collaboration, the writing process, the elements of style, methods of oral presentation, and communication ethics. Case studies used as the basis for class discussion and some writing assignments. Several short documents, a longer report or article, and a short oral presentation are required.
This seminar introduces students to basic principles of environmental justice and presents …
This seminar introduces students to basic principles of environmental justice and presents frameworks for analyzing and addressing inequalities in the distribution of environmental benefits and burdens from the perspectives of social science, public policy, and law.
This course covers the fundamental principles, practices and tools of Lean Six …
This course covers the fundamental principles, practices and tools of Lean Six Sigma methods that underlay modern organizational productivity approaches applied in aerospace, automotive, health care, and other sectors. It includes lectures, active learning exercises, a plant tour, talks by industry practitioners, and videos. One third of the course is devoted to a physical simulation of an aircraft manufacturing enterprise or a clinic to illustrate the power of Lean Six Sigma methods. The course is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month.
Sloan's Teaching Resources Library provides open access to case studies and management …
Sloan's Teaching Resources Library provides open access to case studies and management simulations for management educators and students worldwide. This collection of teaching materials and games focuses on areas in which Sloan's innovative research and teaching are on the cutting edge, including action learning, entrepreneurship, leadership and ethics, operations management, strategy, sustainability, and system dynamics. Formerly known as LearningEdge, and MIT Sloan Teaching Innovation Resources (MSTIR). Online Publication
SI 626 - Information practice demands knowledge of all aspects of management …
SI 626 - Information practice demands knowledge of all aspects of management and service delivery. This course introduces selected theories, principles and techniques of contemporary management science, and organizational behavior and their application to libraries and information services. Students develop skills in planning, organizing, personnel management, financial management, leading, marketing, stakeholder management, and coordinating functions in libraries and information services. Students also have the opportunity to think critically about, and reflect upon, contemporary management practice in information organizations.Information professionals find that no matter whether they choose a career as a single entrepreneur, solo librarian, archivist, or whether they join a large organization, they become managers -- of themselves, of clients or staff, and sometimes of substantial systems and services.
This OpenStax resource aligns to introductory courses in Organizational Behavior. The text …
This OpenStax resource aligns to introductory courses in Organizational Behavior. The text presents the theory, concepts, and applications with particular emphasis on the impact that individuals and groups can have on organizational performance and culture. An array of recurring features engages students in entrepreneurial thinking, managing change, using tools/technology, and responsible management; furthermore, the unique chapter on Social Media and Communication contextualizes the importance and implications of various platforms and communications methods.
Organizational Processes enhances students' ability to take effective action in complex organizational …
Organizational Processes enhances students' ability to take effective action in complex organizational settings by providing the analytic tools needed to analyze, manage, and lead the organizations of the future. Emphasis is placed on the importance of the organizational context in influencing which individual styles and skills are effective. The subject centers on three complementary perspectives, or "lenses", on an organization: political, cultural, and strategic design. Students enrolled in this class are also jointly enrolled in 15.328, Team Project, in order to complete a field study of an organizational change initiative. Organizational Processes also operates in conjunction with 15.280, Communication for Managers, by sharing certain assignments and holding some joint classes.
This course uses the textbook OpenStax Organizational Behavior: https://openstax.org/details/books/organizational-behavior Course Description This …
This course uses the textbook OpenStax Organizational Behavior: https://openstax.org/details/books/organizational-behavior
Course Description This discussion course explores how various characteristics of individual workers, the groups they are part of, and organizational characteristics affect worker productivity. Included are personality and attitude, workgroup norms and makeup, and organizational structure, job design, and leadership.
Learning Outcomes Apply an understanding of individual and team behavior to promote productivity and positive team relationships in a constantly changing work environment. Utilize an understanding of the impact an organization's structure and culture has on effectively managing workgroups in creating and sustaining a motivating climate. Apply effective change management skills to integrate procedural and technological changes within the workforce, while minimizing the negative impact on productivity. Anticipate and adjust to environmental changes like globalization, increasing workforce diversity, and changes in technology to make effective management decisions. Utilize principles of effective organizational development to advance career opportunities in management and supervision.
This course, which "examines ways of resolving conflicts over the allocation of …
This course, which "examines ways of resolving conflicts over the allocation of water resources, "is designed to raise student awareness of the state of freshwater resources globally and the need for more effective water governance. It builds on several case studies of transboundary water conflicts in different parts of the world while also helping students develop the negotiation and mediation skills they will need to resolve water disputes.
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