OLS 52500 - Organizational Analysis and Action

A survey of key, recent, and essential elements of organizational theory and design that provide the foundation for diagnosing, developing, and critiquing organizational decisions and forms. Questions and issues to explore include: Why do organizations exist and why do they survive? Why and how do organizations differ? Why and how do organizations change? Multiple frameworks from the social sciences that are useful for understanding organizational processes will be applied.

Preparation for Course
P: graduate student standing or instructor permission.

Cr. 3.