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Managing in Organizations (38001)

Success in management requires an understanding of the factors that shape individual and group behaviors and attitudes. This course deals with the people part of management. We will develop a complex view of organizational behavior at the individual, interpersonal and group levels of analysis. We will examine topics such as social perception and interpersonal dynamics, motivation, influence and persuasion, group decision making, organizational culture and commitment.

The goal is to provide you with the tools and concepts to explore why people do what they do and, thus, prepare you for management challenges. The course is theory-based but practice oriented. It is firmly grounded in the disciplines of cognitive and social psychology and is designed to focus on the situational causes of behavior, including your own. 

Classes consist of lectures, individual and group exercises, case discussions, and other activities that provide opportunities to apply analytical frameworks to concrete organizational problems.

None. Cannot enroll in BUSN 38001 if BUSN 20701 taken previously.
All materials will be posted on Canvas.
Based on several written assignments, a final exam and class participation. Cannot be taken pass/fail. No auditors.
  • Allow Provisional Grades (For joint degree and non-Booth students only)
  • Early Final Grades (For joint degree and non-Booth students only)
  • No pass/fail grades
  • No auditors
Description and/or course criteria last updated: July 29 2024
SCHEDULE
  • Winter 2025
    Section: 38001-85
    S 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
    Gleacher Center
    208
    In-Person Only

Managing in Organizations (38001) - Todorov, Alexander>>

Success in management requires an understanding of the factors that shape individual and group behaviors and attitudes. This course deals with the people part of management. We will develop a complex view of organizational behavior at the individual, interpersonal and group levels of analysis. We will examine topics such as social perception and interpersonal dynamics, motivation, influence and persuasion, group decision making, organizational culture and commitment.

The goal is to provide you with the tools and concepts to explore why people do what they do and, thus, prepare you for management challenges. The course is theory-based but practice oriented. It is firmly grounded in the disciplines of cognitive and social psychology and is designed to focus on the situational causes of behavior, including your own. 

Classes consist of lectures, individual and group exercises, case discussions, and other activities that provide opportunities to apply analytical frameworks to concrete organizational problems.

None. Cannot enroll in BUSN 38001 if BUSN 20701 taken previously.
All materials will be posted on Canvas.
Based on several written assignments, a final exam and class participation. Cannot be taken pass/fail. No auditors.
  • Allow Provisional Grades (For joint degree and non-Booth students only)
  • Early Final Grades (For joint degree and non-Booth students only)
  • No pass/fail grades
  • No auditors
Description and/or course criteria last updated: July 29 2024
SCHEDULE
  • Winter 2025
    Section: 38001-85
    S 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
    Gleacher Center
    208
    In-Person Only