Management and Organizations

Tippie College of Business

Management and Organizations Courses

Primarily for Upper-Division Undergraduates

06J:020 Career Preparation	arr.

06J:047 Introduction to Law	3 s.h.
General history, structure of law; law's action in guiding changing economic, social patterns. Prerequisite: sophomore standing.

06J:048 Introduction to Management	3 s.h.
Principles of management, organizational structure, decision making, leadership, line-staff relationships, administration of organizations. Prerequisite: sophomore standing.

06J:101 Directed Readings in Management and Organizations	arr.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

06J:125 Entrepreneurial Strategy	3 s.h.
The synergistic effect of entrepreneurial attributes (e.g., innovation, creativity, opportunity recognition) and managerial attributes (e.g., strategic management, planning, budgeting) on profit and nonprofit organizations.

06J:130 Individuals, Teams, and Organizations	3 s.h.
Theories of organizational behavior applied to current business trends for individuals, teams, organizations; personality, managing diversity, work-family conflict, self-managed teams, charismatic leadership, work motivation, managing conflict, organizational culture. Prerequisites: 06J:047 and 06J:048.

06J:131 Strategic Human Resource Management	3 s.h.
People management activities, policies, and practices that promote effective organizations; how changes in technology, business restructuring, legal and social concerns, other issues affect human resource management. Prerequisites: 06J:047 and 06J:048.

06J:132 Law and Ethics in Management	3 s.h.
Laws affecting employers and employees, such as regulatory health and safety policies, unemployment and retirement benefits, and employment discrimination including hiring, termination, testing issues. Prerequisites: 06J:047 and 06J:048.

06J:140 Competitive Strategy	3 s.h.
How top managers plan and execute strategies that enable businesses to compete in local and global markets; analytical skills for coping with organizational uncertainties and business realities from the perspective of a senior manager; case studies. Prerequisite: 06J:048. Recommended: senior standing.

06J:145 Training and Developing Human Resources	3 s.h.
Concepts, practices in training and development; strategic issues affecting the design, implementation, and evaluation of training programs and of career management and organizational development activities. Prerequisite: 06J:131.

06J:146 International Business Environment	3 s.h.
Differences in international and domestic business; cultural, legal, political factors for managers. Prerequisite: junior or higher standing.

06J:147 Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness I	3 s.h.
Operational and financing aspects of nonprofit management; mission and governance of organization; strategic planning for effective management, including finance, budget, income generation, fund-raising. Same as 024:147, 025:176, 032:127, 042:157, 049:175, 096:168.

06J:148 Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness II	3 s.h.
Qualities for leadership of nonprofit organizations, including relationships with staff and volunteers; relationship of nonprofit and outside world; marketing, public relations, advocacy strategies for nonprofits. Same as 024:148, 025:177, 032:128, 042:158, 049:176, 096:169.

06J:156 Dynamics of Negotiations	3 s.h.
Predictable aspects and dynamics of bargaining experiences; simulations, experiential exercises to foster skills needed for effective negotiation in almost any situation. Prerequisite: senior standing.

06J:159 Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System	3 s.h.
Same as 174:102.

06J:160 Staffing Organizations	3 s.h.
Staffing processes; external influences such as labor markets, the legal environment; support activities such as job analysis, employment planning; staffing activities such as internal and external recruiting, selection. Prerequisite: 06J:131.

06J:162 Leadership and Personal Development	3 s.h.
Practical development and application of leadership and managerial skills to enhance individual and organizational effectiveness. Prerequisites: 06J:130, 06J:131, and senior standing.

06J:168 Topics in Management	3 s.h.
Topics not regularly offered in other courses. Prerequisites: 06J:047 and 06J:048.

06J:171 Strategic Reward Systems	3 s.h.
Role of pay and other rewards on organizational objectives; compensation's impact on employee behavior and performance; mix of pay and benefits in compensation systems; legal environment regulating pay and benefits; nonmonetary forms of reward. Prerequisite: 06J:131.

06J:199 Academic Internship	arr.
Professional internship experience with associated academic content. Repeatable. Prerequisite: consent of department chair.

Primarily for Graduate Students

06J:201 Directed Readings in Management and Organizations	arr.

06J:202 M.A. Research Report	1 s.h.
Prerequisite: nonthesis M.A. enrollment.

06J:205 Contemporary Topics in Management and Organizations	arr.
Ph.D. seminar; research topics in human resources and organizational behavior.

06J:232 Legal Environment of Business	3 s.h.
Legal issues surrounding start-up and day-to-day management of a business; contract law, standard business formations, tort law, employment law, business ethics, alternative dispute resolution. Prerequisite: 06N:212.

06J:235 Maximizing Team Performance	3 s.h.
Current approaches to implementing effective teams within organizations; team selection and formation, group dynamics, facilitation skills, performance and obstacle management.

06J:242 Managing and Preventing Conflict	3 s.h.
Skills for management of high-conflict situations in the workplace and for long-term business success and job satisfaction; experience developing mediation-based skills and communication techniques to prevent and resolve workplace conflicts.

06J:243 Dynamics of Consulting	3 s.h.
Consulting models, trends, processes; characteristics of internal versus external consulting services; integration of behavioral and organizational principles into organizational change programs. Prerequisite: 06N:212.

06J:244 Managing Organizational Performance	3 s.h.
Concepts and practices for effective management, measurement, and improvement of organizational performance; establishing and communicating organizational expectations, the manager as coach and motivator, measurement and methodologies, performance improvement methods. Prerequisite: 06N:212 or management course.

06J:245 Strategic Employee Development	3 s.h.
Concepts, practices in training and development; strategic issues affecting the design, implementation, and evaluation of training programs and of career management and organizational development activities. Prerequisite: 06N:212.

06J:246 International Management	3 s.h.
Management issues encountered in international business settings; assessing international politico-economic and sociocultural environments; managing a multicultural workforce; forming international structures and alliances; developing international business strategy.

06J:247 Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness I	3 s.h.
Operational and financing aspects of nonprofit management; mission and governance of organization; strategic planning for effective management, including finance, budget, income generation, fund-raising. Same as 021:263, 024:247, 028:257, 032:227, 042:247, 091:320, 174:247.

06J:248 Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness II	3 s.h.
Qualities for leadership of nonprofit organizations, including relationships with staff and volunteers; relationship of nonprofit and outside world; marketing, public relations, advocacy strategies for nonprofits. Same as 021:265, 024:248, 028:258, 032:228, 042:248, 091:322, 174:248.

06J:256 Dynamics of Negotiations	3 s.h.
Predictable aspects and dynamics of bargaining experiences; simulations, experiential exercises to foster skills needed for effective negotiation in almost any situation. Prerequisite: M.B.A. enrollment or consent of instructor.

06J:257 Legal Issues in Human Resource Management	3 s.h.
Laws, regulations governing human resource management policies, practices; employee discipline, termination, layoffs, privacy, involvement programs; occupational safety and health; workers' compensation; discrimination. Prerequisite: 06N:212.

06J:260 Staffing Organizations	3 s.h.
Staffing processes; external influences such as labor markets, the legal environment; support activities such as job analysis, employment planning; staffing activities such as internal and external recruiting, selection. Prerequisite: 06N:212.

06J:261 Managing Through Motivation	3 s.h.
Contemporary motivation theories and their application; role of intrinsic motivation, justice, incentive pay, job design, goals, feedback, social influence, attitudes, creativity. Prerequisites: 06N:212 and 06N:227.

06J:262 Leadership and Personal Development	3 s.h.
Major theories; determinants of leader effectiveness, personal and career success; practical development of leadership, managerial skills to enhance individual, organizational effectiveness. Prerequisite: 06N:212.

06J:263 Strategic Management of Change	3 s.h.
How congruence in organizational strategy, structure and culture, job design, and employee characteristics produces effective organizations; emphasis on managing organizational change, implementing and working in teams, project management. Prerequisite: 06N:212.

06J:267 Organizational Theory Ph.D.	3 s.h.
Organizational theory; effect of changing environment and technological factors on organizational structure and effectiveness; resource dependency and power, conflict, interorganizational network, population ecology, economic theories of organization, institutional theory.

06J:268 Seminar in Management	3 s.h.
Topics vary.

06J:269 Meta-Analysis in Behavioral and Social Sciences (Ph.D.)	3 s.h.
Methods for quantitative integration of findings in behavioral and social sciences; overall effect size or correlation, whether conflicting findings documented in research literature are due to moderators (interactions) or statistical and measurement artifacts.

06J:270 Research Methods in Management and Organizations (Ph.D.)	3 s.h.
Methods commonly used in behavioral research; critical evaluation of research; research process from idea generation to publication; practice in generating hypotheses, drafting surveys, analyzing data, reviewing manuscripts.

06J:271 Strategic Reward Systems	3 s.h.
Role of pay and other rewards on organizational objectives; compensation's impact on employee behavior and performance; mix of pay and benefits in compensation systems; legal environment regulating pay and benefits; nonmonetary forms of reward. Prerequisite: 06N:212.

06J:272 Training and Careers (Ph.D.)	3 s.h.
Research-based examination of training and development programs; emphasis on societal, legal, organizational factors that affect training program design, implementation, evaluation; systemic relationships among training, careers, organizational development management.

06J:273 Measurement Theory and Methods in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (Ph.D.)	3 s.h.
Classical measurement theory, methods applied to psychological tests, questionnaires, ratings of work-related and other performances, behaviors; reliability theory and methods, instrument construction and item analysis, criterion construction, validity, combining and weighting instruments, cross-validation. Prerequisite: basic statistical methods course.

06J:274 Staffing Organizations (Ph.D.)	3 s.h.
Aspects of selection, including professional and legal standards, job analysis techniques, validation strategies, criterion development, selection techniques (e.g., psychological tests, interviews, biographical data, assessment centers), ethical issues.

06J:275 Group Processes and Conflict (Ph.D.)	3 s.h.
Understanding and implementing work groups in organizations; social influence and group processes, including communications, conflict, intergroup relations.

06J:276 Leadership (Ph.D.)	3 s.h.
Understanding and implementing leadership in organizations; focus on reading and analysis of basic research-related leadership theories; "great person" theories in contrast to traditional behavioral and situational theories.

06J:277 Motivation and Attitudes (Ph.D.)	3 s.h.
Motivational processes, attitudes, communication and interorganizational networks; emphasis on motivational antecedents and consequences, theoretical implications for models of work performance.

06J:278 Reward Systems and Performance Evaluation (Ph.D.)	3 s.h.
Compensation systems, government influences, equity in compensation and individual wage determination; research-based examination of performance evaluation and appraisal, theories of work performance.

06J:279 Individual Differences in Traits/Abilities (Ph.D.)	3 s.h.
Research on individual and group differences in intelligence, personality, interests, values, other traits; findings related to performance in work world.

06J:290 Thesis in Management and Organizations	arr.

06J:295 Mentored Research	arr.
Management research conducted by doctoral students under faculty supervision; culminates in second-year research paper.

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