MBA
544
Team Mgt & Consultation
Hours
3.0 Credit, 3 Lecture, 0 Lab
Semester
Fall
Investigate the dynamics that make teams successful, analyze pitfalls of working in teams, and explore recommendations to improve team effectiveness. Identify and resolve common team challenges, both as team leaders and consultants to an external team.
Preparing managers for family/work issues
Effectively deal with work/family issues in the workplace.
Academic Scholarship
Understand the distinguishing features of "academic scholarship."
Theoretical Contribution
Understand what theory is and isn't and what constitutes a theoretical contribution.
Role of Theory
Understand the role of theory in different kinds of scholarly investigations.
Understanding work/family research
Be intelligent consumers of work/family research.
Theoretical Argument Modeling
Model a theoretical argument.
Teaching others to deal with work/family issues
Effectively teach others to deal with work/family issues in a variety of settings.
Organizational Behavior Theory and Research
Understand the difference between behavior in organizations and behavior of organizations and the implications for organizational behavior theory and research.