GB3010: Managing for Organizational Effectiveness - NPS Online
Managing for Organizational Effectiveness
Course #GB3010
Est.imated Completion Time: 3 months
POC: NPS Online Support
Overview
Organizations, including defense organizations, are complex, purposive, open systems. As open systems, they face challenges of external adaptation and effectiveness and of internal coherence and efficiency. Our purpose is to understand the structures and processes that make up organizations in order to appreciate how they succeed and why they falter or fail. Our focus is on "organizational diagnosis", which requires us to apply relevant theories to evaluate organizational performance. To do this, we will examine topics that include: organizational structure, motivation and reward systems, organizational culture, power and conflict, effective teams, and the leadership characteristics involved in effectively managing today's organizations. Although these topics are relevant to all organizations, we will pay special attention to their application in the context of the Department of Defense and military organizations.
Included in degrees & certificates
- 206
Prerequisites
- Enrollment in DDM Degree Program

Application Deadlines
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08 Jan 2024
Spring Quarter applications due
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01 Apr 2024
Summer Quarter applications due
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08 Jul 2024
Fall Quarter applications due
Academic Calendar
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12 Dec 2023 – 14 Dec 2023
Fall Quarter final examinations
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15 Dec 2023
Fall Quarter graduation
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18 Dec 2023 – 05 Jan 2024
Winter break
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