Managing Organizations Major

Description

The Managing Organizations major focuses on the science and practice of leading and managing people, teams, and organizations. Courses emphasize leveraging human and social capital to drive organizational growth and change. Skill sets include leadership, building teams and networks, negotiating effectively, developing power and influence, fostering organizational culture, and designing high-performance organizations within a global context.

Major requirements are determined by the quarter you began your Kellogg MBA program. Any new courses and adjustments to the major displayed in the most recent academic year can be applied to previously matriculated students.

Please click on the relevant time period below to confirm your specific requirements:

Summer 2022 - Spring 2023

A student must earn at least FOUR credits (in any combination of half-and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one Independent Study credit can count toward the major.

At least THREE course credits from the following list:

MORS-452-0 Leading the Strategic Change Process
MORS-453-0 Power in Organizations: Sources, Strategies and Skills
MORS-455-0 Strategy Implementation
MORS-457-0
Social Dynamics and Network Analytics 
MORS-460-0 Leading and Managing Teams
MORS-470-0 Negotiations
MORS-471-5
Negotiating in a Virtual World
MORS-472-5 Negotiations Fundamentals
MORS-944-0 Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
MORS-964-5
Science and Strategy of Bias Reduction
MORS-975-5 Advanced Negotiations
PACT-460-0 Ethics and Leadership

ONE additional course credit from the courses listed above OR from the following list:

MORS-462-5 Beyond Diversity: The Fundamentals of Inclusive Leadership
MORS-498 Field Study
MORS-498-5 Field Study (Half-credit)
MORS-499 Independent Study
MORS-499-5 Independent Study (Half-credit)
MORS-928-0 Corporate Entrepreneurship: Organization Design for Disruption
MORS-950-5 Human and Machine Intelligence
MORS-951-0 Think Like a Behavioral Scientist: Improving Thinking, Motivation, and Action at Work
MORS-952-5 Entrepreneurship: Building Innovation, Teams, and Cultures
LDEV-467-0 Perspectives on Leadership
LDEV-468-0 Managerial Leadership
LDEV-960-0 Moral Complexity
LDEV-965-5 Leading with Empathy: Enhancing Your Emotional Intelligence to Lead in Diverse Settings

Last edited January 31, 2023. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Summer 2021 - Spring 2022

A student must earn at least FOUR credits (in any combination of half-and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one Independent Study credit can count toward the major.

At least THREE course credits from the following list:

MORS-452-0 Leading the Strategic Change Process
MORS-453-0 Power In Organizations: Sources, Strategies and Skills
MORS-455-0 Strategy Implementation
MORS-457-0
Social Dynamics and Network Analytics 
MORS-460-0 Leading and Managing Teams
MORS-470-0 Negotiations
MORS-471-5
Negotiating in a Virtual World
MORS-472-5 Negotiations Fundamentals
MORS-944-0 Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
MORS-964-5
Science and Strategy of Bias Reduction
MORS-975-5 Advanced Negotiations
PACT-460-0 Ethics and Leadership

ONE additional course credit from the courses listed above OR from the following list:

MORS-462-5 Beyond Diversity: The Fundamentals of Inclusive Leadership
MORS-498 Field Study
MORS-498-5 Field Study (Half-credit)
MORS-499 Independent Study
MORS-499-5 Independent Study (Half-credit)
MORS-927-5 Recruiting & Retaining Talent in Growth Companies
MORS-950-5 Human and Machine Intelligence
MORS-952-5 Entrepreneurship: Building Innovation, Teams, and Cultures
MORS-928-0 Corporate Entrepreneurship: Organization Design for Disruption
LDEV-467-0 Perspectives on Leadership
LDEV-468-0 Managerial Leadership
LDEV-965-5 Leading with Empathy: Enhancing Your Emotional Intelligence to Lead in Diverse Settings

Last edited February 10, 2022. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Summer 2020 - Spring 2021

A student must earn at least FOUR credits (in any combination of half-and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one Independent Study credit can count toward the major.

At least THREE course credits from the following list:

MORS-452-0 Leading the Strategic Change Process
MORS-453-0 Power In Organizations: Sources, Strategies and Skills
MORS-455-0 Strategy Implementation
MORS-457-0
Social Dynamics and Network Analytics 
MORS-460-0 Leading and Managing Teams
MORS-470-0 Negotiations
MORS-471-5
Negotiating in a Virtual World
MORS-472-5 Negotiations Fundamentals
MORS-944-0 Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
MORS-964-5
Science and Strategy of Bias Reduction
MORS-975-5 Advanced Negotiations
KPPI-460-0 Ethics and Leadership

ONE additional course credit from the courses listed above OR from the following list:

MORS-462-5 Beyond Diversity: The Fundamentals of Inclusive Leadership
MORS-498 Field Study
MORS-498-5 Field Study (Half-credit)
MORS-499 Independent Study
MORS-499-5 Independent Study (Half-credit)
ENTR-927-5 Recruiting & Retaining Talent in Growth Companies
ENTR-952-5 Entrepreneurship: Building Innovation, Teams, and Cultures
MORS-928-0 Corporate Entrepreneurship: Organization Design for Disruption
KACI-467-0 Perspectives on Leadership
KACI-468-0 Managerial Leadership

Last edited May 15, 2020. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Summer 2019 - Spring 2020

A student must earn at least FOUR credits (in any combination of half-and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one Independent Study credit can count toward the major.

At least THREE course credits from the following list:

MORS-452-0 Leading the Strategic Change Process
MORS-453-0 Power In Organizations: Sources, Strategies and Skills
MORS-455-0 Strategy Implementation
MORS-457-0
Social Dynamics and Network Analytics 
MORS-460-0 Leading and Managing Teams
MORS-470-0 Negotiations
MORS-471-5
Negotiating in a Virtual World
MORS-472-5 Negotiations Fundamentals
KPPI-460-0 Ethics and Leadership

ONE additional course credit from the courses listed above OR from the following list:

MORS-462-5 Beyond Diversity: The Fundamentals of Inclusive Leadership
MORS-498 Field Study
MORS-498-5 Field Study (Half-credit)
MORS-499 Independent Study
MORS-499-5 Independent Study (Half-credit)
KIEI-927-5 Recruiting & Retaining Talent in Growth Companies
KIEI-952-5 Entrepreneurship: Building Innovation, Teams, and Cultures
MORS-928-0 Corporate Entrepreneurship: Organization Design for Disruption
MORS-964-5 Science and Strategy of Bias Reduction
MORS-975-5 Advanced Negotiations
KACI-467-0 Perspectives on Leadership
KACI-468-0 Managerial Leadership

Last edited July 25, 2019. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Summer 2018 - Spring 2019

A student must earn at least FOUR credits (in any combination of half-and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one Independent Study credit can count toward the major.

At least THREE course credits from the following list:

MORS-452-0 Leading the Strategic Change Process
MORS-453-0 Power In Organizations: Sources, Strategies and Skills
MORS-455-0 Strategy Implementation
MORS-460-0 Leading and Managing Teams
MORS-470-0 Negotiations
MORS-472-5 Negotiations Fundamentals
MORS-457-0 Social Dynamics and Network Analytics (formerly designated MORS-945-0)
MORS-471-5 Negotiating in a Virtual World
MORS-946-5 Managing Organizations for Growth
KPPI-460-0 Ethics and Leadership

ONE additional course credit from the courses listed above OR from the following list:

MORS-462-5 Leading and Managing Diverse Organizations
MORS-498 Field Study
MORS-498-5 Field Study (Half-credit)
MORS-499 Independent Study
MORS-499-5 Independent Study (Half-credit)
KIEI-927-5 Recruiting & Retaining Talent in Growth Companies
MORS-934-0 Managing in Professional Service Firms
KIEI-952-5 Entrepreneurship: Building Innovation, Teams, and Cultures
MORS-955-5 Creativity as a Business Tool
KACI-467-0 Perspectives on Leadership
KACI-468-0 Managerial Leadership

Last edited July 20, 2018. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Summer 2017 - Spring 2018

A student must earn at least FOUR credits (in any combination of half-and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one Lab credit can count toward the major. Only one Independent Study credit can count toward the major.

At least THREE course credits from the following list:

INTL-916-0 International Business Strategy Lab (IBS-Lab)
KACI-469-5 Leadership: Power, Politics, and Talk (formerly designated MORS-942-B)
KPPI-460-0 Values-Based Leadership
MORS-441-0 Managing People for Competitive Advantage
MORS-451-0 Designing Organizational Systems
MORS-452-0 Leading the Strategic Change Process
MORS-453-0 Power In Organizations: Sources, Strategies and Skills
MORS-454-0 Creating and Managing Strategic Alliances
MORS-454-5 Creating and Managing Strategic Alliances
MORS-455-0 Strategy Implementation
MORS-460-0 Leading and Managing Teams
MORS-470-0 Negotiations
MORS-472-5 Negotiations Fundamentals
MORS-474-0 Cross-Cultural Negotiation
MORS-476-0 Bargaining
MORS-920-5 Social Media and Reputation
MORS-457-0 Social Dynamics and Network Analytics (formerly designated MORS-945-0)
MORS-946-5 Managing Organizations for Growth

ONE additional course credit from the courses listed above OR from the following list:

KACI-467-0 Perspectives on Leadership (formerly designated MORS-468-0 w/ Prof. Hughes)
KACI-468-0 Managerial Leadership (formerly designated MORS-468-0 w/ Prof. Kraemer)
KACI-470-0 Leading a Sports Entity (formerly designated MORS-941-0)
KIEI-952-5 Entrepreneurship: Building Innovation, Teams, and Cultures (formerly designated MORS 952-A/B)
MORS-462-5 Leading and Managing Diverse Organizations
MORS-498 Field Study
MORS-499 Independent Study
MORS-910-5 Sports & People Analytics
KIEI-927-5 Recruiting & Retaining Talent in Growth Companies (formerly designated MORS-915: Human Capital and Enterprise Scaling)
MORS-934-0 Managing in Professional Service Firms
MORS-955-5 Creativity as a Business Tool

Last edited February 26, 2018. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Summer 2016 - Spring 2017

A student must earn at least FOUR credits (in any combination of half-and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one Lab credit can count toward the major. Only one Independent Study credit can count toward the major.

At least THREE course credits from the following list:

INTL-916-0 International Business Strategy Lab (IBS-Lab)
KACI-469-5 Leadership: Power, Politics, and Talk (formerly designated MORS-942-B)
KPPI-460-0 Values-Based Leadership
MORS-441-0 Managing People for Competitive Advantage
MORS-451-0 Designing Organizational Systems
MORS-452-0 Leading the Strategic Change Process
MORS-453-0 Power In Organizations: Sources, Strategies and Skills
MORS-454-0 Creating and Managing Strategic Alliances
MORS-454-5 Creating and Managing Strategic Alliances
MORS-455-0 Strategy Implementation
MORS-460-0 Leading and Managing Teams
MORS-470-0 Negotiations
MORS-472-5 Negotiations Fundamentals
MORS-474-0 Cross-Cultural Negotiation
MORS-476-0 Bargaining
MORS-920-5 Social Media and Reputation
MORS-945-0 Social Dynamics and Network Analytics
MORS-946-5 Managing Organizations for Growth

ONE additional course credit from the courses listed above OR from the following list:

KACI-467-0 Perspectives on Leadership (formerly designated MORS-468-0 w/ Prof. Hughes)
KACI-468-0 Managerial Leadership (formerly designated MORS-468-0 w/ Prof. Kraemer)
KACI-470-0 Leading a Sports Entity (formerly designated MORS-941-0)
KIEI-952-5 Entrepreneurship: Building Innovation, Teams, and Cultures (formerly designated MORS 952-A/B)
MORS-462-5 Leading and Managing Diverse Organizations
MORS-499 Independent Study
MORS-910-5 Sports & People Analytics
KIEI-927-5 Recruiting & Retaining Talent in Growth Companies (formerly designated MORS-915: Human Capital and Enterprise Scaling)
MORS-934-0 Managing in Professional Service Firms
MORS-955-5 Creativity as a Business Tool

Last edited December 2016. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Summer 2015 - Spring 2016

A student must earn at least FOUR credits (in any combination of half-and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one Lab credit can count toward the major. Only one Independent Study credit can count toward the major.

At least THREE course credits from the following list:

INTL-916-0 International Business Strategy Lab (IBS-Lab)
KACI-469-5 Leadership: Power, Politics, and Talk (formerly designated MORS-942-B)
KPPI-460-0 Values-Based Leadership
MORS-441-0 Managing People for Competitive Advantage
MORS-451-0 Designing Organizational Systems
MORS-452-0 Leading the Strategic Change Process
MORS-453-0 Power In Organizations: Sources, Strategies and Skills
MORS-454-0 Creating and Managing Strategic Alliances
MORS-454-5 Creating and Managing Strategic Alliances
MORS-455-0 Strategy Implementation
MORS-460-0 Leading and Managing Teams
MORS-470-0 Negotiations
MORS-472-5 Negotiations Fundamentals
MORS-474-0 Cross-Cultural Negotiation
MORS-476-0 Bargaining
MORS-920-5 Social Media and Reputation
MORS-945-0 Social Dynamics and Network Analytics
MORS-946-5 Managing Organizations for Growth

ONE additional course credit from the courses listed above OR from the following list:

KACI-467-0 Perspectives on Leadership (formerly designated MORS-468-0 w/ Prof. Hughes)
KACI-468-0 Managerial Leadership (formerly designated MORS-468-0 w/ Prof. Kraemer)
KACI-470-0 Leading a Sports Entity (formerly designated MORS-941-0)
KIEI-952-5 Entrepreneurship: Building Innovation, Teams, and Cultures (formerly designated MORS 952-A/B)
MORS-462-5 Leading and Managing Diverse Organizations
MORS-499 Independent Study
MORS-910-5 Sports & People Analytics
KIEI-927-5 Recruiting & Retaining Talent in Growth Companies (formerly designated MORS-915: Human Capital and Enterprise Scaling)
MORS-934-0 Managing in Professional Service Firms
MORS-955-5 Creativity as a Business Tool

Last edited December 2016. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu