The Network Organization: Evolving Communication Systems and Strategic Partnerships   [Archived Catalog]
2017-2018 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook with Summer Addendum
   

MAM 8006 - The Network Organization: Evolving Communication Systems and Strategic Partnerships


An organization is a complex system of ever-evolving networks and partnerships set in place to enable it accomplish its mission, reach its objectives, efficiently function, innovate to address challenges and remain vital and serve its markets. Its operational processes and environments are a dynamic web of internal and external workplace relationships, conversations and communities of practice supported by a sophisticated technological infrastructure for information, communication and collaboration. This course critically examines how managers establish a network culture and workplace infrastructure that fosters a dynamic system of formal and informal networks so vital business partnerships and alliances function effectively, organizational policies are communicated, information is shared, creative dialogues occur, knowledge is generated, innovation takes place, decisions are collaboratively made and work gets accomplished. 3 credit(s)