Managing Organizations Major
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.
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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:
- Leading the Strategic Change Process
MORS-452-0 - Power in Organizations: Sources, Strategies and Skills
MORS-453-0 - Strategy Implementation
MORS-455-5 - Winning with Networks
MORS-457-0 - Leading and Managing Teams
MORS-460-0 - Leading and Managing Teams (.5 Credit)
MORS-460-5 - Negotiations
MORS-470-0 - Negotiating in a Virtual World
MORS-471-5 - Negotiations Fundamentals
MORS-472-5 - Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
AIML-944-0 - Science and Strategy of Bias Reduction
MORS-964-5 - Advanced Negotiations
MORS-975-5 - Ethics and Leadership
PACT-460-0 -
Ethics and Leadership (.5 Credit)
PACT-460-5
One additional course credit from the courses listed above or from the following list:
- Beyond Diversity: The Fundamentals of Inclusive Leadership
MORS-462-5 - Field Study
MORS-498 - Field Study (half-credit)
MORS-498-5 - Independent Study
MORS-499 - Independent Study (half-credit)
MORS-499-5 - Corporate Entrepreneurship: Organization Design for Disruption
MORS-928-0 - Human and Machine Intelligence
AIML-950-5 - Think Like a Behavioral Scientist: Improving Thinking, Motivation, and Action at Work
MORS-951-0 - Entrepreneurship: Building Innovation, Teams, and Cultures
MORS-952-5 - Visualization for Persuasion
LDEV-458-5 - Moral Complexity in Leadership: An Exploration Through Literature (1.0 credit)
LDEV-460-0 - Moral Complexity in Leadership: An Exploration Through Literature (0.5 credits)
LDEV-460-5 - Managerial Leadership
LDEV-468-0 - Leading with Empathy: Enhancing Your Emotional Intelligence to Lead in Diverse Settings
LDEV-965-5
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- Leading the Strategic Change Process
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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:
- Leading the Strategic Change Process
MORS-452-0 - Power in Organizations: Sources, Strategies and Skills
MORS-453-0 - Strategy Implementation
MORS-455-5 - Winning with Networks
MORS-457-0 - Leading and Managing Teams
MORS-460-0 - Leading and Managing Teams (.5 Credit)
MORS-460-5 - Negotiations
MORS-470-0 - Negotiating in a Virtual World
MORS-471-5 - Negotiations Fundamentals
MORS-472-5 - Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
MORS-944-0 - Science and Strategy of Bias Reduction
MORS-964-5 - Advanced Negotiations
MORS-975-5 - Ethics and Leadership
PACT-460-0 -
Ethics and Leadership (.5 Credit)
PACT-460-5
One additional course credit from the courses listed above or from the following list:
- Beyond Diversity: The Fundamentals of Inclusive Leadership
MORS-462-5 - Field Study
MORS-498 - Field Study (half-credit)
MORS-498-5 - Independent Study
MORS-499 - Independent Study (half-credit)
MORS-499-5 - Corporate Entrepreneurship: Organization Design for Disruption
MORS-928-0 - Human and Machine Intelligence
MORS-950-0 - Think Like a Behavioral Scientist: Improving Thinking, Motivation, and Action at Work
MORS-951-0 - Entrepreneurship: Building Innovation, Teams, and Cultures
MORS-952-5 - Visualization for Persuasion
LDEV-458-5 - Moral Complexity in Leadership: An Exploration Through Literature (1.0 credit)
LDEV-460-0 - Moral Complexity in Leadership: An Exploration Through Literature (0.5 credits)
LDEV-460-5 - Managerial Leadership
LDEV-468-0 - Leading with Empathy: Enhancing Your Emotional Intelligence to Lead in Diverse Settings
LDEV-965-5
Last edited August 15, 2024. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu. - Leading the Strategic Change Process
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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:
- Leading the Strategic Change Process
MORS-452-0 - Power in Organizations: Sources, Strategies and Skills
MORS-453-0 - Strategy Implementation
MORS-455-5 - Winning with Networks
MORS-457-0 - Leading and Managing Teams
MORS-460-0 - Negotiations
MORS-470-0 - Negotiating in a Virtual World
MORS-471-5 - Negotiations Fundamentals
MORS-472-5 - Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
MORS-944-0 - Science and Strategy of Bias Reduction
MORS-964-5 - Advanced Negotiations
MORS-975-5 - Ethics and Leadership
PACT-460-0
One additional course credit from the courses listed above or from the following list:
- Beyond Diversity: The Fundamentals of Inclusive Leadership
MORS-462-5 - Field Study
MORS-498 - Field Study (half-credit)
MORS-498-5 - Independent Study
MORS-499 - Independent Study (half-credit)
MORS-499-5 - Corporate Entrepreneurship: Organization Design for Disruption
MORS-928-0 - Human and Machine Intelligence
MORS-950-0 - Think Like a Behavioral Scientist: Improving Thinking, Motivation, and Action at Work
MORS-951-0 - Entrepreneurship: Building Innovation, Teams, and Cultures
MORS-952-5 - Visualization for Persuasion
LDEV-458-5 - Moral Complexity in Leadership: An Exploration Through Literature (1.0 credit)
LDEV-460-0 - Moral Complexity in Leadership: An Exploration Through Literature (0.5 credits)
LDEV-460-5 - Managerial Leadership
LDEV-468-0 - Leading with Empathy: Enhancing Your Emotional Intelligence to Lead in Diverse Settings
LDEV-965-5
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- Leading the Strategic Change Process
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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:
- Leading the Strategic Change Process
MORS-452-0 - Power in Organizations: Sources, Strategies and Skills
MORS-453-0 - Strategy Implementation
MORS-455-0 - Social Dynamics and Network Analytics
MORS-457-0 - Leading and Managing Teams
MORS-460-0 - Negotiations
MORS-470-0 - Negotiating in a Virtual World
MORS-471-5 - Negotiations Fundamentals
MORS-472-5 - Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
MORS-944-0 - Science and Strategy of Bias Reduction
MORS-964-5 - Advanced Negotiations
MORS-975-5 - Ethics and Leadership
PACT-460-0
One additional course credit from the courses listed above or from the following list:
- Beyond Diversity: The Fundamentals of Inclusive Leadership
MORS-462-5 - Field Study
MORS-498 - Field Study (half-credit)
MORS-498-5 - Independent Study
MORS-499 - Independent Study (half-credit)
MORS-499-5 - Corporate Entrepreneurship: Organization Design for Disruption
MORS-928-0 - Human and Machine Intelligence
MORS-950-5 - Think Like a Behavioral Scientist: Improving Thinking, Motivation, and Action at Work
MORS-951-0 - Entrepreneurship: Building Innovation, Teams, and Cultures
MORS-952-5 - Perspectives on Leadership
LDEV-467-0 - Managerial Leadership
LDEV-468-0 - Moral Complexity
LDEV-960-0 - Leading with Empathy: Enhancing Your Emotional Intelligence to Lead in Diverse Settings
LDEV-965-5
Last edited Jan. 31, 2023. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.
- Leading the Strategic Change Process
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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:
- Leading the Strategic Change Process
MORS-452-0 - Power In Organizations: Sources, Strategies and Skills
MORS-453-0 - Strategy Implementation
MORS-455-0 - Social Dynamics and Network Analytics
MORS-457-0 - Leading and Managing Teams
MORS-460-0 - Negotiations
MORS-470-0 - Negotiating in a Virtual World
MORS-471-5 - Negotiations Fundamentals
MORS-472-5 - Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
MORS-944-0 - Science and Strategy of Bias Reduction
MORS-964-5 - Advanced Negotiations
MORS-975-5 - Ethics and Leadership
PACT-460-0
One additional course credit from the courses listed above or from the following list:
- Beyond Diversity: The Fundamentals of Inclusive Leadership
MORS-462-5 - Field Study
MORS-498 - Field Study (half-credit)
MORS-498-5 - Independent Study
MORS-499 - Independent Study (half-credit)
MORS-499-5 - Recruiting & Retaining Talent in Growth Companies
MORS-927-5 - Human and Machine Intelligence
MORS-950-5 - Entrepreneurship: Building Innovation, Teams, and Cultures
MORS-952-5 - Corporate Entrepreneurship: Organization Design for Disruption
MORS-928-0 - Perspectives on Leadership
LDEV-467-0 - Managerial Leadership
LDEV-468-0 - Leading with Empathy: Enhancing Your Emotional Intelligence to Lead in Diverse Settings
LDEV-965-5
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- Leading the Strategic Change Process
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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:
- Leading the Strategic Change Process
MORS-452-0 - Power In Organizations: Sources, Strategies and Skills
MORS-453-0 - Strategy Implementation
MORS-455-0 - Social Dynamics and Network Analytics
MORS-457-0 - Leading and Managing Teams
MORS-460-0 - Negotiations
MORS-470-0 - Negotiating in a Virtual World
MORS-471-5 - Negotiations Fundamentals
MORS-472-5 - Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
MORS-944-0 - Science and Strategy of Bias Reduction
MORS-964-5 - Advanced Negotiations
MORS-975-5 - Ethics and Leadership
KPPI-460-0
One additional course credit from the courses listed above or from the following list:
- Beyond Diversity: The Fundamentals of Inclusive Leadership
MORS-462-5 - Field Study
MORS-498 - Field Study (Half-credit)
MORS-498-5 - Independent Study
MORS-499 - Independent Study (half-credit)
MORS-499-5 - Recruiting & Retaining Talent in Growth Companies
ENTR-927-5 - Entrepreneurship: Building Innovation, Teams, and Cultures
ENTR-952-5 - Corporate Entrepreneurship: Organization Design for Disruption
MORS-928-0 - Perspectives on Leadership
KACI-467-0 - Managerial Leadership
KACI-468-0
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- Leading the Strategic Change Process
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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:
- Leading the Strategic Change Process
MORS-452-0 - Power In Organizations: Sources, Strategies and Skills
MORS-453-0 - Strategy Implementation
MORS-455-0 - Social Dynamics and Network Analytics
MORS-457-0 - Leading and Managing Teams
MORS-460-0 - Negotiations
MORS-470-0 - Negotiating in a Virtual World
MORS-471-5 - Negotiations Fundamentals
MORS-472-5 - Ethics and Leadership
KPPI-460-0
One additional course credit from the courses listed above or from the following list:
- Beyond Diversity: The Fundamentals of Inclusive Leadership
MORS-462-5 - Field Study
MORS-498 - Field Study (Half-credit)
MORS-498-5 - Independent Study
MORS-499 - Independent Study (half-credit)
MORS-499-5 - Recruiting & Retaining Talent in Growth Companies
KIEI-927-5 - Entrepreneurship: Building Innovation, Teams, and Cultures
KIEI-952-5 - Corporate Entrepreneurship: Organization Design for Disruption
MORS-928-0 - Science and Strategy of Bias Reduction
MORS-964-5 - Advanced Negotiations
MORS-975-5 - Perspectives on Leadership
KACI-467-0 - Managerial Leadership
KACI-468-0
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- Leading the Strategic Change Process
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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:
- Leading the Strategic Change Process
MORS-452-0 - Power In Organizations: Sources, Strategies and Skills
MORS-453-0 - Strategy Implementation
MORS-455-0 - Leading and Managing Teams
MORS-460-0 - Negotiations
MORS-470-0 - Negotiations Fundamentals
MORS-472-5 - Social Dynamics and Network Analytics (formerly designated MORS-945-0)
MORS-457-0 - Negotiating in a Virtual World
MORS-471-5 - Managing Organizations for Growth
MORS-946-5 - Ethics and Leadership
KPPI-460-0
One additional course credit from the courses listed above or from the following list:
- Leading and Managing Diverse Organizations
MORS-462-5 - Field Study
MORS-498 - Field Study (half-credit)
MORS-498-5 - Independent Study
MORS-499 - Independent Study (half-credit)
MORS-499-5 - Recruiting & Retaining Talent in Growth Companies
KIEI-927-5 - Managing in Professional Service Firms
MORS-934-0 - Entrepreneurship: Building Innovation, Teams, and Cultures
KIEI-952-5 - Creativity as a Business Tool
MORS-955-5 - Perspectives on Leadership
KACI-467-0 - Managerial Leadership
KACI-468-0
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- Leading the Strategic Change Process
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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:
- International Business Strategy Lab (IBS-Lab)
INTL-916-0 - Leadership: Power, Politics, and Talk (formerly designated MORS-942-B)
KACI-469-5 - Values-Based Leadership
KPPI-460-0 - Managing People for Competitive Advantage
MORS-441-0 - Designing Organizational Systems
MORS-451-0 - Leading the Strategic Change Process
MORS-452-0 - Power In Organizations: Sources, Strategies and Skills
MORS-453-0 - Creating and Managing Strategic Alliances
MORS-454-0 - Creating and Managing Strategic Alliances
MORS-454-5 - Strategy Implementation
MORS-455-0 - Leading and Managing Teams
MORS-460-0 - Negotiations
MORS-470-0 - Negotiations Fundamentals
MORS-472-5 - Cross-Cultural Negotiation
MORS-474-0 - Bargaining
MORS-476-0 - Social Media and Reputation
MORS-920-5 - Social Dynamics and Network Analytics (formerly designated MORS-945-0)
MORS-457-0 - Managing Organizations for Growth
MORS-946-5
One additional course credit from the courses listed above or from the following list:
- Perspectives on Leadership (formerly designated MORS-468-0 w/ Prof. Hughes)
KACI-467-0 - Managerial Leadership (formerly designated MORS-468-0 w/ Prof. Kraemer)
KACI-468-0 - Leading a Sports Entity (formerly designated MORS-941-0)
KACI-470-0 - Entrepreneurship: Building Innovation, Teams, and Cultures (formerly designated MORS 952-A/B)
KIEI-952-5 - Leading and Managing Diverse Organizations
MORS-462-5 - Field Study
MORS-498 - Independent Study
MORS-499 - Sports & People Analytics
MORS-910-5 - Recruiting & Retaining Talent in Growth Companies (formerly designated MORS-915: Human Capital and Enterprise Scaling)
KIEI-927-5\ - Managing in Professional Service Firms
MORS-934-0 - Creativity as a Business Tool
MORS-955-5
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- International Business Strategy Lab (IBS-Lab)
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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:
- International Business Strategy Lab (IBS-Lab)
INTL-916-0 - Leadership: Power, Politics, and Talk (formerly designated MORS-942-B)
KACI-469-5 - Values-Based Leadership
KPPI-460-0 - Managing People for Competitive Advantage
MORS-441-0 - Designing Organizational Systems
MORS-451-0 - Leading the Strategic Change Process
MORS-452-0 - Power In Organizations: Sources, Strategies and Skills
MORS-453-0 - Creating and Managing Strategic Alliances
MORS-454-0 - Creating and Managing Strategic Alliances
MORS-454-5 - Strategy Implementation
MORS-455-0 - Leading and Managing Teams
MORS-460-0 - Negotiations
MORS-470-0 - Negotiations Fundamentals
MORS-472-5 - Cross-Cultural Negotiation
MORS-474-0 - Bargaining
MORS-476-0 - Social Media and Reputation
MORS-920-5 - Social Dynamics and Network Analytics
MORS-945-0 - Managing Organizations for Growth
MORS-946-5
One additional course credit from the courses listed above or from the following list:
- Perspectives on Leadership (formerly designated MORS-468-0 w/ Prof. Hughes)
KACI-467-0 - Managerial Leadership (formerly designated MORS-468-0 w/ Prof. Kraemer)
KACI-468-0 - Leading a Sports Entity (formerly designated MORS-941-0)
KACI-470-0 - Entrepreneurship: Building Innovation, Teams, and Cultures (formerly designated MORS 952-A/B)
KIEI-952-5 - Leading and Managing Diverse Organizations
MORS-462-5 - Independent Study
MORS-499 - Sports & People Analytics
MORS-910-5 - Recruiting & Retaining Talent in Growth Companies (formerly designated MORS-915: Human Capital and Enterprise Scaling)
KIEI-927-5 - Managing in Professional Service Firms
MORS-934-0 - Creativity as a Business Tool
MORS-955-5
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- International Business Strategy Lab (IBS-Lab)
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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:
- International Business Strategy Lab (IBS-Lab)
INTL-916-0 - Leadership: Power, Politics, and Talk (formerly designated MORS-942-B)
KACI-469-5 - Values-Based Leadership
KPPI-460-0 - Managing People for Competitive Advantage
MORS-441-0 - Designing Organizational Systems
MORS-451-0 - Leading the Strategic Change Process
MORS-452-0 - Power In Organizations: Sources, Strategies and Skills
MORS-453-0 - Creating and Managing Strategic Alliances
MORS-454-0 - Creating and Managing Strategic Alliances
MORS-454-5 - Strategy Implementation
MORS-455-0 - Leading and Managing Teams
MORS-460-0 - Negotiations
MORS-470-0 - Negotiations Fundamentals
MORS-472-5 - Cross-Cultural Negotiation
MORS-474-0 - Bargaining
MORS-476-0 - Social Media and Reputation
MORS-920-5 - Social Dynamics and Network Analytics
MORS-945-0 - Managing Organizations for Growth
MORS-946-5
One additional course credit from the courses listed above or from the following list:
- Perspectives on Leadership (formerly designated MORS-468-0 w/ Prof. Hughes)
KACI-467-0 - Managerial Leadership (formerly designated MORS-468-0 w/ Prof. Kraemer)
KACI-468-0 - Leading a Sports Entity (formerly designated MORS-941-0)
KACI-470-0 - Entrepreneurship: Building Innovation, Teams, and Cultures (formerly designated MORS 952-A/B)
KIEI-952-5 - Leading and Managing Diverse Organizations
MORS-462-5 - Independent Study
MORS-499 - Sports & People Analytics
MORS-910-5 - Recruiting & Retaining Talent in Growth Companies (formerly designated MORS-915: Human Capital and Enterprise Scaling)
KIEI-927-5 - Managing in Professional Service Firms
MORS-934-0 - Creativity as a Business Tool
MORS-955-5
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- International Business Strategy Lab (IBS-Lab)