Course Catalog & Schedules Course Search > Search Results > Course Description Managing People for Competitive Advantage (MORS-441-0) 1.00 Credit Description: This course counts toward the following majors: Management & Organizations People clearly are an organization’s most critical resource. Their knowledge and skills along with their commitment, creativity, and effort are the basis for competitive advantage. It is people that have creative ideas for new products or for process improvements, that devise marketing strategy or take technologies to the next level. This course focuses on the people side of business from a general management perspective. In taking this generalist approach, we integrate concepts from organizational behavior, human resource management, strategy, and organizational design. Course topics include creating motivation and commitment, managing performance (goals and rewards), managing collaboration, and the ‘people side’ of managing change. Prerequisites: All Students: ORGB-430-0 OR MORS-430-0 Corequisites: None

We are currently in the Fall 2009 quarter.

Academic Year: 2009-2010 Quarter: Fall 2009 This course has not yet been scheduled.   Academic Year: 2009-2010 Quarter: Winter 2010 Sec ID Instructor Day Time Location 91 * Arjmand W 18:30 - 21:30 Jacobs (TBD)   Academic Year: 2009-2010 Quarter: Spring 2010 This course has not yet been scheduled.   Academic Year: 2009-2010 Quarter: Summer 2010 This course has not yet been scheduled.

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