Business: Strategic Leadership

A student preparing for a top management job in business needs to be aware of every aspect of that business. In this regard, the student should include in their program a generous selection of the courses suggested for.

However, there are a number of courses that deal with the particular problems of decision making at the top of an organization that should be of special interest to future leaders

SOCI 335: Sociology of Organizations
The study of formal organization concerns the relationship between organizational structure and organizational performance and survival. Business leaders are expected to structure their firms in a manner.

SOCI 322: Industrial Sociology
Industrial sociology deals with the organization of compensation systems in industry. In modern business, executives use salaries and raises as their key tool to motivate good performance in their workers.

SOCI 411: Social Psychology
Top executives are expected to be able to negotiate. Social psychology is a critical tool to understand how individual and groups make decisions, decisions that top leaders are expected to influence.

SOCI 327: Morality and Society
Corporate presidents and chief executive officers are expected to make the calls on the hard ethical and moral questions that underlie fundamental business decisions. The ambiguities involving these decisions are compounded by the dual role of managers as community leaders as well as businessmen. Understanding the roots and operation of moral systems helps managers appreciate the long term consequences of economic decisions that may impact both the company and the larger society.