This course is intended to teach students how to approach several dimensions of analyzing organizational problems and opportunities. These include describing and establishing the importance of particular problems and opportunities; documenting significant indicators of the problems and opportunities; clarifying relationships between facts and values in defining what are called problems and opportunities; using social science theories as conceptual frameworks for analyzing (a) the causes of organizational problems and (b) the potential hindering and facilitating factors involved in making changes to ameliorate problems and taking advantage of opportunities; formulating and evaluating strategies to resolve problems and utilizing opportunities; tailoring specific action recommendations to important stakeholders based on their interests, commitments, power positions, skills and resources. 4cr.

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