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