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5182. Motivating Individuals and Teams
1.50 credits
Prerequisites: Open only to MBA students, others with consent. Not open to students who have passed BLAW 5182.
Grading Basis: Graded
Development and improvement of "people skills" as they relate to managing individuals and teams in organizations. Prepares students to understand how to best organize and motivate the human capital of the firm, how to solve problems effectively, influence the actions of individuals and lead successful teams. Topics include personality, perceptions and perceptual distortions, decision making, developing a motivational climate and effective incentive systems, creative problem solving, managing conflict and negotiations, designing and managing diverse teams and team processes. Through the use of experiential exercises and role-playing, participants are given a "hands-on" opportunity to practice and refine their management skills as well as to gain significant insight into their own strengths and weaknesses as a manager. Formerly offered as MGMT 5182.
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