Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: outline the organizational management structures typical for most organizations; assist in planning and strategic management of organizations; propose methods by which organizational decisions can be made in a wide variety of circumstances; define and explain the concept of entrepreneurship and specific problems that arise in the course of new venture management; describe problems that typically arise during the processes of organizational change and innovation; identify and help solve issues that arise in managing human resources and the behavior of individuals within an organization; propose ideas to help motivate employees to improve their performance; explain the importance of leadership and influence processes to the performance of organizations; outline the importance of communication in organizations and steps that could be taken to improve communication; and prescribe steps that may be implemented to improve management of groups and teams, the control process and operations, quality and productivity.