PA 713 - Mng Prac, OB, & HR

Unit(s): 4

Explore ways to resolve organizational and managerial problems. Develop recommendations that improve the performance of an actual organization. Apply reframing to organizational analysis, from at least four different frameworks. Understand the evolution of organizational theory models and practices in the historical development of the field. Analyze the structure of public and nonprofit organizations.
Describe the human resources dynamics in organizations. Describe the drivers for politics and conflict, offering recommendations for negotiation. Analyze the impact of organizational culture on organizational performance. Consider the contemporary research on diversity and gender. Discuss the human resource function, limitations, and potential within the public and nonprofit sectors. Available to any School of Management graduate students with program director’s permission.

Restriction: Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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