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A: Organizational Processes - An Introduction |
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1 |
Introduction and Course Overview 5 Lenses* and 10 Sub-Systems**: Industries Selected |
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2 |
Industry/Organizational Policy Analysis Methods Case Study: "FAA/NASA Aviation and the Environment" |
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B: Organizational Types |
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3 |
Regulatory/Administrative Organizations and NGOs Guest Speaker |
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4 |
Entrepreneurial Organizations Guest Speaker |
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5 |
Multi-National Organizations |
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C: Organizational Processes (By Level) |
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6 |
Individual Motivation and Commitment Reward System Design Exercise Single Point Module: Coaching and Mentoring |
Industry policy paper 1 due |
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7 |
Group Dynamics and Decision Making Guest Speaker |
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8 |
Organizational Strategy, Structure and Process Protocols and Standards Guest Speaker |
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9 |
Industry Alignment and Institutional Transformation Systems Change Debates |
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D: Integration |
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10 |
Industry Policy Project Presentations Student Team Presentations |
Presentation slides due |
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11 |
Re-Engineering Technology Policy Organizations Guest Speaker |
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12 |
Alumni/ae Panel Open-Forum Panel Dialogue |
Industry policy paper 2 due |
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* 5 Organizational Lenses: Structural, Political, Cultural, Economic, and Engineering
** 10 Organizational Sub-Systems: Recruitment/Selection, Leadership, Communications, Information, Decision Making, Training/Learning, Reward/Reinforcement, Negotiations/Dispute Resolution, Rotation/Sub-Contracting/Attrition/Retirement, Systems Change/Transformation