| Course ID: | ECON 7940. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Economics of Managing Organizations |
Course
Description: | Application of microeconomic principles to the study of the
behavior of workers and managers in organizations. Analyzes how
to select and retain productive workers; allocate decision-
making authority, design jobs, and manage teamwork; and
evaluate
and reward employee performance. |
| Oasis Title: | ECON OF MAN ORG |
| Prerequisite: | ECON 7910 |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Students will learn how to apply microeconomic principles to
address the problems of organizational design and employee
selection, retention, and motivation. |
| Topical Outline: | Recruitment
Education and Training
Turnover
Organizational Architecture
Decision Making
Job Design
Teams
Performance Evaluation
Rewarding Performance
Career-Based Incentives
Executive Pay |