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Managing People In Organizations

MBA 647
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Concordia University
Concordia University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dr.Steven H. Appelbaum
Dr.Steven H. Appelbaum
Professor
1
Timeline
  • October 31, 2022
    Experience start
  • November 4, 2022
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 7, 2022
    Experience end
Experience
3/8 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Leadership Employee retention Change management Internal communications
Skills
online communication people management research
Learner goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from Concordia University to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.

Students in this program/course will investigate the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on behavior within an organization. Specifically, this course focuses on how to improve productivity, reduce absenteeism and turnover, and increase employee citizenship and job satisfaction. We all hold generalizations about the behavior of people.

Learners

Learners
Graduate
Any level
40 learners
Project
30 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the students and the organization.

Some final project deliverables might include:

  1. A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
  2. A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations
Project timeline
  • October 31, 2022
    Experience start
  • November 4, 2022
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 7, 2022
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Students in groups of 4-5 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.

Project activities that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:

Students will find specific problems the host organization is experiencing that needs a solution and will collect data via interviews or questionnaires. Then they will compare/contrast the findings with the textbook and articles they found to be able to suggest the "what to do" for the client.The book/articles is the actual base for the solutions.

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a quick phone/virtual call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Provide a dedicated contact person who is available for weekly/bi-weekly drop-ins to address students’ questions as well as periodic messages over the duration of the project.