BUS 301 - Seminar in Organizational Behavior

Credits: 3 credits in fall and winter, 4 in spring

Spring 2019, BUS 301-01: Leading Teams (4). Prerequisite: At least sophomore standing. This course is taught at the Augusta Correctional Center in Craigsville, VA. Ten W&L students and ten inmates take the course together. Students learn from the professor and from one another as they explore the interpersonal processes and psychological factors that affect the way in which individuals interact and engage with one another. Students learn to understand conflict and how to effectively manage conflict in group settings. This course is mostly comprised of team activities and cases, which is intended to give students the tools, insight, and experience to better understand and manage teams. (EXP) Schatten.

Fall 2018, BUS 301A-01: Cross-Cultural Leadership (3). Prerequisite: At least junior standing. Preference to BSADM majors during the first round of registration. Satisfies the international requirement for the business administration major. An exploration of the way in which leaders navigate cross-cultural challenges in an interdependent global market. Topics include: comparing cultures, leading across cultures, communication and negotiation, decision making, enacting change in multi-cultural teams, and leadership development. The seminar draws heavily on cases, memoirs, and hands on activities, so that in addition to leaving the class with a theoretical understanding of cross-cultural leadership, students also develop a set of specific narratives that can easily come to mind as you embark on your own international journeys and as you engage with the “melting pot” back home. Schatten.