BUS 301 - Seminar in Organizational Behavior

Credits: 3 credits in fall and winter, 4 in spring Prerequisite: Varies by term and topic. Offered from time to time when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit. Prerequisites may vary by topic. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.

Spring 2021, BUS 301A-01: Seminar in Organizational Behavior: Cryptocurrency (3). Prerequisite: Instructor consent required, and at least sophomore standing. “Bitcoin is rat poison squared” warned Warren Buffett. Well, is it? In this interdisciplinary class, we will delve into the emerging world of cryptocurrencies. Topics will include: what is money, role of government in the financial system, regulation, Bitcoin, Ethereum, defi, fintech, and how crypto might change our world. This is a non-technical, broad-based class. No prior coding or crypto experience necessary. Schatten.

Spring 2021, BUS 301B-01: Seminar in Organizational Behavior: Social Innovation in Scandinavia (3). Prerequisite: At least sophomore standing. This course introduces students to the business, history, and culture behind the sustainability initiative in Scandinavia. We will take a theoretical and practical look at why and how social innovation has flourished in Scandinavia.  The class lectures and case studies on design thinking, local history and culture, and social entrepreneurship, are complemented with online visits with experts and entrepreneurs.  The class examines various approaches to tackling such pressing problems as climate change, immigration, economic and gender equality. Satisfies the international requirement for the BSADM major. A. Hess. 

Spring 2021, BUS 301C-01: Seminar in Organizational Behavior: Sustainability and Human Rights in Business (3). Prerequisite: At least sophomore standing. Expectations on companies for taking responsibility for their impacts on society and the environment have never been more prominent. Increasingly, investors, customers and employees are looking to companies to take a stand and manage climate impacts, impacts on people and on society at large. Therefore, business leaders need competences in how to manage sustainability and human rights in a corporate setting. This course takes a strategic approach to sustainability and human rights and explores the question of why we are seeing such a rapid shift in expectations, how companies can work with sustainability and human rights strategically and what it means in practice. The course consist of three parts: firstly, an exploration based on theory, case examples and trends; secondly, a number of company guest lectures to get real business insights; and thirdly, an independent research project allowing you to deep-dive into a topic of your choice. The class is taught by visiting professor Anne Mette Christiansen, who has been working as a strategy consultant for 20 years with a focus on strategic sustainability. The class will be taught in person for the first two weeks of the term and virtually for the remaining two weeks. Christiansen.

Winter 2021, BUS 301A-01: Seminar in Organizational Behavior: Managing Uncertainty (3). Uncertainty today is increasingly uncertain, especially given the broad changes unleashed by the coronavirus epidemic. In this interdisciplinary class we will delve deep into the global crisis and learn how to more effectively plan for and make sense of a fast-changing business, economic, environmental, technological and political landscape. Satisfies the international requirement for the BSADM major. Schatten.