Managing in the Global Environment

Catalog description

This course focuses on the development of the skills and knowledge required for successful managerial performance in today's global environment. With an emphasis on self-assessment and application, this course provides an in-depth examination and practice of the core managerial competencies. Topics covered include problem solving, communication, empowerment and motivation, managing conflict, power and influence, and performance improvement. A major learning objective is to recognize the relationship between integrated functional business operations and competitive success factors as well as monitoring measurements of organizational performance. Effective managers of the 21st century must understand a wide range of technical and social inter-relationships to be successful in the global marketplace. Students will gain analytical and behavioral tools that will equip them to work in complex global work environments.