Course Schedule

Decision Making

Rational decision making

Other decision making models

Decision making problems

Group decision making

Forecasting

Problem solving

S: 185 - 217; 231 - 262; 367 - 384

RES #4

Case Memo #3 (6/1)

6/3

Organizational Design & Culture

Factors influencing organizational design

Patterns of organizational structure

Work teams

Organizational culture

S: 273 - 307; 345 - 350; 414 - 417

RES #5

Case Memo #4 (6/3)

6/8

Communication & Conflict

Functions of communication

Information flow

Communication channels

Barriers to effective communication

Functional vs. dysfunctional conflict

Bargaining and negotiation

S: 341 - 345; 413 - 450

RES #7

RES #8

Case Memo #5 (6/8)

6/10

Mid-Term Exam

6/10

Motivation

Basic theories and concepts

Techniques used to motivate employees

S: 330 - 341

RES #6

Organizational culture assignment (6/10)

6/15

Leadership & Power

	Trait theories
	Behavioral & Contingency theories
	Transactional vs. transformational leadership
	Sources of power
	Review for mid-term

S: 76 - 78; 323 - 330

RES #6

	Case Memo #6 (6/15)
	Revised memos other than #6 are due.

Excellence in the Public Sector

Forces for change

Resistance to change

Managing planned change

Privatization

Total quality management

Reinventing government

Review for final

S: 307 - 312; 350 - 358; 384 - 402;

RES #12

RES #13

RES #14

6/16 - Final Exam is Due & any revised case memos #6

S = Starling, Managing the Public Sector; RES = Reading is on reserve in the library

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