Organizational Behavior
MBA Required Curriculum
(FIRST YEAR)
Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD)
This course focuses on how managers become effective leaders by addressing the human side of enterprise.
The first modules examine teams, individuals, and networks in the context of:
- The determinants of group culture.
- Managing the performance of individual subordinates.
- Establishing productive relationships with peers and seniors over whom the manager has no formal authority.
The intermediate modules look at successful leaders in action to see how they:
- Develop a vision of the future.
- Align the organization behind that vision.
- Motivate people to achieve the vision.
- Design effective organizations and change them to achieve superior performance.
The final module introduces a model for strategic career management.
MBA Elective Curriculum
(SECOND YEAR)
| Course Title | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authentic Leader Development | Thomas J. DeLong, Scott Snook | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| Robin Ely, Hubert Joly | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders (also listed under Accounting & Management and General Management) | Robert Simons | Spring 2023 |
Q4 | 1.5 |
| Crafting Your Life: The First 10 Years Post MBA (LIFE) | Leslie Perlow | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| Entrepreneurial Management in a Turnaround Environment (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Ranjay Gulati | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) | Ryan Raffaelli | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Managing Human Capital | Ethan Bernstein | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| Power and Influence | Lakshmi Ramarajan | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Power and Influence for Positive Impact | Julie Battilana | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |