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    People and Organizations

    People and Organizations

    People and Organizations examines the historical evolution and current human and organizational contexts in which scientists, engineers and other professionals work. It outlines today's major challenges facing the management profession. The course uses interactive exercises, simulations and problems to develop critical skills in negotiations, teamwork and leadership. Students will be introduced to concepts and tools to analyze work and leadership experiences in optional undergraduate fieldwork projects.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Leadership Personnel management Organizational behavior
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
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    BUS208: Principles of Management

    BUS208: Principles of Management

    Management is the organization and coordination of work to produce a desired result. A manager is a person who practices management by working with and through people in order to accomplish his or her organization's goals. When you think of the term manager, you may be imagining your supervisor as he or she hires and terminates employees and makes major decisions above your authority. However, although you may not view yourself in this way, you yourself may also be a manager. In fact, many of us practice management skills in the workplace every day. You may have a team of employees that you manage, or lead a project that requires management strategy, or demonstrate leadership qualities among your peers. These are all scenarios that require you to apply the principles of management. In this course, you will learn to recognize the characteristics of proper management by identifying what successful managers do and how they do it. Understanding how managers work is just as beneficial for the subordinate employee as it is for the manager. This course is designed to teach you the fundamentals of management as they are practiced today. This course will illustrate how management evolves as firms grow in size. It is based upon the idea that the essential purpose of a business is to produce products and services in order to meet the needs and wants of the marketplace. A manager marshals an organization's resources (its people, finances, facilities, and equipment) toward this fundamental goal. In this course, you will explore the tasks that today's managers perform and delve into the key knowledge areas that managers need to master in order to run successful and profitable businesses.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Management
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Global Strategy and Organization

    Global Strategy and Organization

    This subject focuses on the specifics of strategy and organization of the multinational company, and provides a framework for formulating successful and adaptive strategies in an increasingly complex world economy. Topics include the globalization of industries, the continuing role of country factors in competition, organization of multinational enterprises, and building global networks. This particular version of the subject is taught and tailored specifically to those enrolled in the MIT Sloan Fellows Program.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    International business enterprises -- Management Globalization
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
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    Leadership for Engineers

    Leadership for Engineers

    Many of today’s global challenges require tech-driven solutions — climate change, the growth of the world population, cyber security, the increasing demand for scarce resources, digitalization, the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. With this in mind, it is no surprise that one fourth of the CEOs of the world’s 100 largest corporations have an engineering degree. Solving these global problems requires leaders who, in the first place, are comfortable with technology, models and quantitative analyses — Leaders who see systems instead of isolated problems. However, simply understanding technology is not enough. Successful leaders today must have both the ideas and the know-how to put these ideas into action by working collaboratively with others, winning their hearts and minds. We need leaders who know how to seize opportunities in a networked world, and can mobilize people and other stakeholders for large-scale change. Leaders who lead fulfilling lives and who are able to move themselves and others from the ‘me’ to the ‘we’. Leaders who are long-term oriented and who deliver economic profit, while also making positive contributions to society and the environment. We call these leaders ‘sustainable leaders’. This course has three parts: - In the first part, you will explore the context that leaders are facing, building an understanding of the complexities of global and business challenges. You will discover the ambiguities and the many stakeholders that leaders must consider when making their choices. You will get a sense of effective leadership practices. - In the second part, you will discover your “who am I” through personal and group exercises. You will create a “Personal Charter” that can serve as a life-long guide, helping you, as a leader, to make important choices in your personal and professional life. - In the third part, we will bring the knowledge of the context and yourself together. We will translate the insights of this course into a leadership model and you will discover what sustainable leaders do. We will offer you frameworks to help you make your own career choices. We will finally help you to ‘sell’ yourself as a leader.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Leadership Engineering -- Management Engineers
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    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Circular Economy

    Circular Economy

    This course explores the Circular Economy: how businesses can create value by reusing and recycling products, how designers can come up with amazingly clever solutions, and how you can contribute to make the Circular Economy happen.

    Subjects:
    Management and Industrial and Systems Engineering
    Keywords:
    Sustainable development Industrial management -- Environmental aspects Environmental economics
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    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Free Online Course: Six Sigma: Define and Measure from edX | Class Central

    Free Online Course: Six Sigma: Define and Measure from edX | Class Central

    An introduction to the Six Sigma methodology and DMAIC cycle for process improvement with a focus on the Define and Measure phases.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
    OER
  • Courseware 
    ESD.60 Lean/Six Sigma Processes

    ESD.60 Lean/Six Sigma Processes

    Students of this course will develop a broad understanding of Lean/Six Sigma principles and practices, build capability to implement Lean/Six Sigma initiatives in manufacturing operations, and learn to operate with awareness of Lean/Six Sigma at the enterprise level. All course materials are organized around a common "single-point lesson" (SPL) format, with some of the SPLs provided by the instructor and guests and with some developed and delivered by student teams.

    Subjects:
    Management and Computing
    Keywords:
    Quality control Six sigma (Quality control stard)
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
    OER
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    16.660J Introduction to Lean Six Sigma Methods (MIT)

    16.660J Introduction to Lean Six Sigma Methods (MIT)

    This course covers the fundamental principles, practices and tools of Lean Six Sigma methods that underlay modern organizational productivity approaches applied in aerospace, automotive, health care, and other sectors. It includes lectures, active learning exercises, a plant tour, talks by industry practitioners, and videos. One third of the course is devoted to a physical simulation of an aircraft manufacturing enterprise or a clinic to illustrate the power of Lean Six Sigma methods. The course is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Industrial efficiency Lean manufacturing Six sigma (Quality control stard)
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
    OER
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    ESD.10 Introduction to Technology and Policy

    ESD.10 Introduction to Technology and Policy

    This course explores perspectives in the policy process - agenda setting, problem definition, framing the terms of debate, formulation and analysis of options, implementation and evaluation of policy outcomes using frameworks including economics and markets, law, and business and management. Methods include cost/benefit analysis, probabilistic risk assessment, and system dynamics. Exercises include developing skills to work on the interface between technology and societal issues; simulation exercises; case studies; and group projects that illustrate issues involving multiple stakeholders with different value structures, high levels of uncertainty, multiple levels of complexity; and value trade-offs that are characteristic of engineering systems. Emphasis on negotiation, team building and group dynamics, and management of multiple actors and leadership.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Policy sciences -- Economic aspects Political planning -- Economic aspects
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    Courseware
     
    OER
  • Courseware 
    Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 3 - Entrepreneurship. Lesson 5: Credit Management

    Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 3 - Entrepreneurship. Lesson 5: Credit Management

    This Farmers' Agribusiness training course has been developed to help both farmers and farmer organisations. Its intention is to provide access to provide access to additional skills and knowledge that will allow farmers to move from a 'farm' to a 'firm'. This lesson describes funding possibilities, the process for sourcing funds, the measures that should be taken to ensure effective utilization of funds, repayment procedures.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Entrepreneurship Credit -- Management
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
    OER
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    15.024 Applied Economics for Managers | Sloan School of Management

    15.024 Applied Economics for Managers | Sloan School of Management

    The fact of scarcity forces individuals, firms, and societies to choose among alternative uses – or allocations – of its limited resources. Accordingly, the first part of this summer course seeks to understand how economists model the choice process of individual consumers and firms, and how markets work to coordinate these choices. It also examines how well markets perform this function using the economist's criterion of market efficiency. Overall, this course focuses on microeconomics, with some topics from macroeconomics and international trade. It emphasizes the integration of theory, data, and judgment in the analysis of corporate decisions and public policy, and in the assessment of changing U.S. and international business environments.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Microeconomics
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
    OER
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    15.875 Applications of System Dynamics

    15.875 Applications of System Dynamics

    15.875 is a project-based course that explores how organizations can use system dynamics to achieve important goals. In small groups, students learn modeling and consulting skills by working on a term-long project with real-life managers. A diverse set of businesses and organizations sponsor class projects, from start-ups to the Fortune 500. The course focuses on gaining practical insight from the system dynamics process, and appeals to people interested in system dynamics, consulting, or managerial policy-making.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Business consultants Social psychology
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
    OER
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    Introduction to Credit Risk Management

    Introduction to Credit Risk Management

    Imagine that you are a bank and a main part of your daily business is to lend money. Unfortunately, lending money is a risky business – there is no 100% guarantee that you will get all your money back. If the borrower defaults, you will face losses in your portfolio. Or, in a bit less extreme scenario, if the credit quality of your counterparty deteriorates according to some rating system, the loan will become more risky. These are typical situations in which credit risk manifests itself. According to the Basel Accord, a global regulation framework for financial institutions, credit risk is one of the three fundamental risks a bank or any other regulated financial institution has to face when operating in the markets (the two other risks being market risk and operational risk). As the 2008 financial crisis has shown us, a correct understanding of credit risk and the ability to manage it are fundamental in today’s world. This course offers you an introduction to credit risk modelling and hedging. We will approach credit risk from the point of view of banks, but most of the tools and models we will overview can be beneficial at the corporate level as well. At the end of the course, you will be able to understand and correctly use the basic tools of credit risk management, both from a theoretical and, most of all, a practical point of view. This will be a quite unconventional course. For each methodology, we will analyse its strengths as well as its weaknesses. We will do this in a rigorous way, but also with fun: there is no need to be boring.

    Subjects:
    Management and Finance
    Keywords:
    Risk management Financial institutions Asset-liability management Bank loans -- Management Banks banking Credit analysis
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    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    The Value of Business Models

    The Value of Business Models

    Does your business need a make-over? Are you unsure how to start? Having an innovative business model is key for a profitable business and growth. In this business and management course, you will learn how to design, test and implement new business models for sustainable success. This course introduces you to the main topics of business model innovation. You will learn what drives business model innovation and why it is valuable to you and your business. You will apply practical tools to (re)design and test a business model. Be inspired by real-life business model examples from fellow entrepreneurs and learn from leading experts who design business model innovations. By the end of this course, you will be able to structure your thinking and communicate your business model ideas and learn how to improve your own business.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Business planning Strategic planning Industrial management
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    How to Design a Successful Business Model

    How to Design a Successful Business Model

    Do you want to start or grow your own business, go international, or avoid bankruptcy? In this business and management course, you will learn the key steps to take to design or innovate your own business model. You will learn about the trade-offs to be made, and the design issues that are critical for a viable and sustainable business model. This course will help you answer questions like, how do I create a simple business model in a structured way, how do I engage my users and how do I create value for my customers as well as revenue for my company.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Business planning Strategic planning Industrial management
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Entrepreneurship for Engineers

    Entrepreneurship for Engineers

    Are you an entrepreneur, or do you have a passion for building your own technology startup? This course will help and encourage you to start a successful technology-based venture. If you always wanted to become an entrepreneur, or if you are simply interested in putting a new technology to innovative use, this course is for you. This course helps you understand the process of entrepreneurship from a technology-oriented background. The course is made up of modules that are presented by experts in the field of entrepreneurship and technology. Modules include: - Team Building - Opportunity Recognition - Financing - Customer Acquisition

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Technological innovations -- Economic aspects Entrepreneurship High technology industries -- Management
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
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    Business Model Testing

    Business Model Testing

    The world is changing rapidly and full of uncertainties. The future success of a business model depends on how well it is adapted to changing circumstances. Do you want to become aware of the relevant developments in technology, markets and society? And understand how this affects your business? This business and management course will teach you how to stress test your business model. You will learn how to identify the relevant trends and uncertainties and how they impact your business model. You will analyse the strong and weak parts of your business model and look for opportunities to make your business model more robust and future proof. You will learn through real-world examples from well-known companies and interact with fellow entrepreneurs. By the end of this course, you will be able to stress test your own business model to analyse its future success.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Business planning Strategic planning Industrial management
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Business Model Metrics and Advanced Tools

    Business Model Metrics and Advanced Tools

    Do you want to enhance your business model by creating a clear focus or implement your new business model innovation into your IT? In this business and management course, we will discuss business model agility and how specific business model metrics will help you focus on the overall goals of our business. You will also learn about advanced tools to help support the bridge between business model thinking and IT implementation.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Business planning Information technology -- Management Strategic planning Industrial management
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
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    Business Model Implementation

    Business Model Implementation

    Designing a new business model is one thing, but how do you actually put it into practice? How do you move from your current model to a new business model? In this business and management course, you will learn how to make a practical action plan to implement your new business model. You will create a business model roadmap that will include practical activities that take into consideration the possible risks associated with moving to a new business model. You will also learn about the practical factors that need to be taken into consideration during the transition process, i.e. the competency of your people and your IT, in order to successfully implement a new business model.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Business planning Strategic planning Industrial management
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Big Data Strategies to Transform Your Business

    Big Data Strategies to Transform Your Business

    While big data infiltrates all walks of life, most firms have not changed sufficiently to meet the challenges that come with it. In this course, you will learn how to develop a big data strategy, transform your business model and your organization. This course will enable professionals to take their organization and their own career to the next level, regardless of their background and position. Professionals will learn how to be in charge of big data instead of being subject to it. In particular, they will become familiar with tools to: - assess their current situation regarding potential big data-induced changes of a disruptive nature, - identify their options for successfully integrating big data in their strategy, business model and organization, or if not possible, how to exit quickly with as little loss as possible, and - strengthen their own position and that of their organization in our digitalized knowledge economy The course will build on the concepts of product life cycles, the business model canvas, organizational theory and digitalized management jobs (such as Chief Digital Officer or Chief Informatics Officer) to help you find the best way to deal with and benefit from big data induced changes. During the course, your most pressing questions will be answered in our feedback videos with the lecturer. In the assignments of the course, you will choose a sector and a stakeholder. For this, you will develop your own strategy and business model. This will help you identify the appropriate organizational structure and potential contributions and positions for yourself.

    Subjects:
    Management and Computing
    Keywords:
    Business -- Data processing Big data
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    MBA Study Tour: Innovation Islands - How New Zealand Became a Global Player in the Race to Innovate

    MBA Study Tour: Innovation Islands - How New Zealand Became a Global Player in the Race to Innovate

    This International Study Tour went to New Zealand during the first half of the 2016 Spring semester and travel during the Sloan Innovation Period. International Study Tours provide students with a course credit opportunity to identify and address issues about which they feel particularly passionate. After classroom sessions featuring faculty, industry, and cultural experts, students embark on site visits to their destination of choice, meeting with industry and government leaders, as well as local alumni. Through these visits, students are able to build on the preparatory course work with an in-depth exploration of industries, companies, and countries they have visited.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Management Technological innovations New zeal
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Communication for Managers

    Communication for Managers

    In this course, students develop and polish communication strategies and methods through discussion, examples, and practice with an emphasizes on writing and speaking skills necessary for effective leaders. The course includes several oral and written assignments which are integrated with other subjects, and with career development activities, when possible.

    Subjects:
    Management and Communication
    Keywords:
    Business presentations Leadership Business communication
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Entrepreneurship without Borders

    Entrepreneurship without Borders

    This course examines opportunities and problems for entrepreneurs globally, including Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Linkages between the business environment, the institutional framework, and new venture creation are covered with a special focus on blockchain technology. In addition to discussing a range of global entrepreneurial situations, student groups pick one particular cluster on which to focus and to understand what further development would entail. Classroom interactions are based primarily on case studies.

    Subjects:
    Management, Finance, and Business Information Technology
    Keywords:
    Entrepreneurship Blockchains (Databases) International business enterprises
    Resource Type:
    Courseware