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Fall 2014 | PA 5102 Section 001: Organization Performance and Change (34296)

Instructor(s): John Bryson
Gary Cunningham
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/02/2014 - 12/10/2014

Thu 06:00PM - 08:45PM

UMTC, West Bank

Hubert H Humphrey Center 175

Course Catalog Description:: Measuring outcomes of mission-driven organizations. Theory/operation of organizations from structural/cultural/symbolic perspectives. Development/use of performance information. Organizational assessment, structure, change. Mission, vision, strategy, systems thinking. Evaluation of change efforts.
Class Description:: Basic concepts related to organizational design decisions. Managerial challenges associated with organizational change in context of public sector agencies and non-profit organizations. Major forces for change, kinds of change, management of change. Case-based analysis/discussion.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34296/1149
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 21 May 2007

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