Graduate Catalog

MPA 739 Organization Theory and Design

Students are introduced to principles of organization theory and design. They examine topics such as organization design; the external environment of organizations; the impact of organizational goals on organizational effectiveness; organizational technology; organizational bureaucracy; classic organizational structures; the impact of structure on innovation, change, information, and control, decision-making in organizations; power and politics; integrating all parts of an organization; and organizational learning and renewal.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

MPA 838 or Permission of the Instructor.

Distribution

Graduate, Masters