Fundamentals of managing work and organization, managing people and managing production and operations. Topics include basic management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling and related organizational processes of communication, decision-making and socialization. Other related issues such as globalization, social responsibility, ethics and application to the Saudi business environment are also covered.
Analysis of organizations as open systems, with emphasis on maximizing congruency among Analyzes organization as an open system, with an emphasis on maximizing congruency among organizational structure, strategies, and environments along with understanding the impact of alternative design configurations and strategies on individual and group behavior. Includes an understanding of organizational goals, various designs and structures available for different organizational contexts, organizational culture, and processes like decision-making, communication etc. Primary focus will be on organizational performance and effectiveness. Explains the linkage between organizational theory and its practical applications to everyday management.
Addresses a range of topical themes such as contemporary theories and models of leadership; leadership styles; managing commitments; conflict resolution; emotional intelligence; and team dynamics; individuals and teams; motivation, performance, rewards, problem solving; decisionmaking, communications; corporate culture, political dynamics, diversity, power and influence; conflict resolution, ethics, giving and receiving feedback; managing work, negotiations; leadership as well as organizational design and change.
This course covers various behavioral and technical aspects of the communication processes at different levels and in various contexts in business organizations. Topics include interpersonal communication, cross-cultural communication, linguistic skills; communication aspects of interviewing, business meetings, negotiation, conflict, work relationships, and group work; and the planning, organizing, and delivery of different types of business presentations and reports. Prerequisite: MGT 511
Analysis of organizations as open systems, with emphasis on maximizing congruency among organizational structure, strategy, and environment. Impact of alternative design configurations on individual, group and inter-group behavior. Role of structure in determining organizational performance and effectiveness. Strategies of change for integrating the total organizational system. Prerequisite: MGT 501 or equivalent
Develops the analytical capability and perspectives to manage a firm’s interaction with its international and global environment. Enable students to better analyze and understand the opportunities and challenges that companies face when expanding their activities internationally. Topics include: international economics and political developments, the economics and politics of trade, business ethics and CSR in the global context, international trade theories, comparative international strategy, international strategic alliances, market entry strategies, country selection, modes of entry, international marketing, organizing multinational enterprises, international human resource management, foreign exchange and international capital markets, risk analysis, country culture analysis, and social and cultural heterogeneities.
Enhancing and developing students' diagnostic skills by examining individual behaviors (motives, perception, attitudes, and learning), group dynamics (communication, power conflict, productivity and morale), and organizational theory and development (culture, socialization, structure and design). The course also provides the foundation to develop the skills required to work effectively in teams. Globalization and the international dimensions of organizational behavior are also covered. Prerequisite: MGT 511
Theoretical and practical approaches to influencing and motivating people. Effectiveness of various leadership styles, different motivation theories and techniques, and power tactics from a managerial point of view. Cases, experiential exercises, and group discussions are used to enhance the learning of these concepts and managerial actions. Prerequisite: MGT 511
Focus is on exploring knowledge and research findings about influences of culture and cultural diversity on management functions and processes. Topics include influences of national cultures on organizational cultures, influences of inter-organizational interactions in cross-cultural contexts, management practices in different social environments, and management perspectives in different countries. Prerequisite: MGT 511
Applies current behavioral science theory, research and techniques to cover the topics of planning, recruiting, selecting, training, evaluating, compensating, and developing human resources within organizations. The coverage of these issues includes international aspects of human resource management including expatriate management in local and multinational organizations. The course also covers dimensions and relevant laws specific to the Saudi business environment.
Building a set of conceptual and pragmatic skills useful in understanding and managing change within organizations. Topics include theory and management of OD, planned change, business consultation, and interventions such as team interventions, third-party peacemaking interventions, training-based intervention, structural interventions, and comprehensive interventions. Prerequisite: MGT 511
Familiarizes the participants with the different aspects of entrepreneurship and new venture development. Intends to study and develop analytical and conceptual skills in the management of new ventures and small businesses. It will provide a framework for understanding the entrepreneurial process and analyzing the problems and issues faced by entrepreneurs who start new ventures. Coverage includes nature and importance of entrepreneurial activities, issues and challenges of launching and starting a new business, business plan development and the processes involved in the managing, marketing, financing, and organizing the enterprise. Emphasis is on applying and synthesizing concepts and techniques from the functional areas of accounting, finance, managerial economics, marketing, operations management, and organization behavior in the context of new venture development. Other than new venture formation, the principles also apply to entrepreneurship in corporate settings, small and family business management and to non-profit entrepreneurship.
Enhances the skills necessary to communicate and interact effectively. In the first part, the topics covered are communication theories and models, verbal and non-verbal communication, barriers to communication, communication styles, and cultural dimensions in communications. In the second part, the course provides an understanding of prescriptive and descriptive negotiation theory as it applies to two party negotiations, team negotiations, resolution of disputes, agents and ethics, and management of integrative and distributive aspects of the negotiation process, cross-cultural negotiations and arbitration for disputes settlement.
Examines the means by which stakeholders attempt to ensure that the corporation is managed in their best interests. Governance centers on setting expectations, policies, standards and ways to verify that these are met. Topics include the structure of the corporation and the roles and responsibilities of the board of directors and others stakeholders in monitoring management. It also covers liabilities and fiduciary responsibilities of directors and other officers, and securities regulation with special focus on topics related to Saudi Arabian business laws that permit or require the board of directors to consider the interests of stakeholders such as shareholders' rights.
Addresses the core issues of managing technology and innovation within organizations. Develops approaches to analyzing strategies within technology markets. Exposes students to the dynamics and strategies of technology and innovation driven businesses. Topics include the technological basis of the firm, technology strategy, integrating technology with the business strategy, R&D management, patents and intellectual property, disruptive technologies, assessing the firms’ innovation capability, technology life cycles, technology transfer, and economic, systems, managerial and sociological approaches to management of technology and innovation.
Examines the nature and uniqueness of family-owned businesses in terms of characteristics, challenges, governance, succession, future generations, ownership and control, the impact of family ownership and control on performance and firm value. Covers the cultural aspects of family business across the globe, the growth and sustainability of family business, keeping the entrepreneurial spirit, and managing the family wealth.
Examines the nature and uniqueness of non-profit enterprises and voluntary organizations. Topics covered include theories of nonprofit enterprise, social innovation and entrepreneurship, strategies for non-profits, financial management for non-profits, accountability and control, volunteers management, fundraising, collaborative partnerships, sustainability and growth, and impact measurement.
The course examines the role of organization as comprised of collective individuals, and how they function as teams and interact with system to increase organization effectiveness. Specifically the course will explore the complexity of organizational dynamics as influenced by structure, systems and strategy and supported by people, purpose and process. Topics include individuals and teams, motivation, performance, rewards, problem solving, decision making, communication, corporate culture, diversity, power and influence, conflict and resolution as well as organizational design and change.
Addresses the problem of managing and leading people in organizations. Issues include the bases of individual and group behaviors, contextual factors, organizational attitudes, motivation, communication, decision-making, influence processes, and the role of leadership in organizational success.
The course is designed to introduce participants to theories and processes of negotiation. Emphasis will be placed on making it relevant to a broad spectrum of negotiation problems likely to be faced by managers. A basic premise of the course is that managers need analytic as well as interpersonal skills for effective negotiation, The course will allow participants the opportunity to develop these skills experientially and to understand negotiation in useful analytical frameworks.
Provides concepts of leadership and the essential skills required to become an effective leader/manager. Examines both classic and contemporary theories and models of leadership. It includes leadership styles, managing commitments, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, and team dynamics, Explore theoretical concepts of ethics in business, as wen as cases that represent the challenges they will likely face as managers, Focuses on the ways current emerging leaders can assess the values that influence their actions.
Addresses economic, political, legal, cultural, and managerial challenges and opportunities facing the firm in the international and global arenas.
The focus of this course is the strategic management process which involves the overall mission and objectives of the organization, internal analysis to determine strengths and weaknesses, external analysis to determine opportunities and threats, formulating corporate, business, and functional strategies, implementation of chosen strategies and courses of action, and evaluation and control of strategies to take corrective actions. Global strategies and environments will be covered as well. Emphasis will be placed on the building blocks of competitive advantage (efficiency, quality, innovation, and customer responsiveness) that underlie most strategies. Students will learn relevant concepts and techniques and will develop skills in strategic analysis and strategy formulationthrough variety of methods including business cases and simulation. Studentswill also learn to function as an effective member of a strategic team by working with others to analyze cases and solve business problems.
This course describes the way corporate governance operates In today's Challenging business environment It examines the means by which investors attempt to ensure: that the corporation is managed in their best interests. Governance includes setting expectations, policies, standards, and ways to verify that these are met. Topics include the structure of the corporation: the roles of the board of directors and others in monitoring management, 'The course also includes topics relined to Saudi business laws that permit or require the board of directors to consider the interests of stakebolders like shareholders' rights. It also covers director's and officer's liability and fiduciary responsibility; and securities regulation,
Introduces the process of strategic management in organizations; including strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation; takes students through three pillars of the strategic management framework; tools and frameworks meant to analyze a firm’s external environment, internal environment, and organizational paradigm; assess a firm’s existing strategy, subsequently devise a new strategy or alter an existing one; implement an organizational strategy important role of organizational change and the implications of business level strategy;
Pre-Requisites: MGT512 And (ACCT508* Or ACCT507*)
General management strategy, policy determination and decision making, case analysis drawing from Saudi Arabia and international business environments. A comprehensive course integrating the various functional areas of business including computerized management game. Prerequisite: Advanced M. Acc. standing
A research proposal must be submitted in writing by the student and be approved by the supervising faculty member and the MBA Chairman prior to registration. The student is required to conduct a research study in the area of management that is business related and adheres to all elements of sound business research. The study methods and findings must be presented orally and in writing in a manner that is consistent with acceptable standards of research communication. Prerequisites: MGT 511, MKT 512