Envisioning Leadership as a Tool for Transformation   [Archived Catalog]
2018-2019 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook with Spring Addendum
   

ORG 7030 - Envisioning Leadership as a Tool for Transformation


The contemporary organization is a complex enterprise requiring managers to engage with and lead a global workforce and facilitate dynamic social networks utilizing various forms of communication and collaboration technology platforms. Using various analytical lenses this interdisciplinary course critically examines core distributed organizational characteristics, behaviors, dynamics and issues, as well as management approaches shaped by social systems, intra and inter organizational networks, and cross-cultural perspectives. Particular attention is given to exploring innovative organizational structures, cultures, operational processes, workplace environments, and sociotechnical communication systems founded in human-centric workplace and information systems principles. 3 credit(s)