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Mar 28, 2026
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MGT 453 - Organizational Leadership
This course explores the leadership of modern organizations. Students assess historical and contemporary theories of leadership, and the relationships between the leaders and followers within an organization. Students also discuss the effectiveness of various leadership styles, as well as a leader’s impact on organizational structure; culture; decision-making processes; communications; and goal attainment.
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s):
COM 405 and MGT 303 .
Outcomes
- Define “leadership” and articulate its importance in today’s organizations.
- Distinguish the difference between management and leadership
- Evaluate the historical approaches to leadership and appreciate the ways they have helped shape the current theories and approaches to leadership today
- Compare the traits and characteristics of contemporary leaders including the personality traits, values, ethics, and emotional intelligence levels that contribute to a leader’s effectiveness or their demise
- Appraise the dynamic factors that impact the interactions between a leader and their followers and the situational context
- Evaluate the communication, listening, motivation, and influence skills that today’s leaders most need to develop
- Assess a leader’s role in creating and maintaining an effective organizational vision, strategy, culture, and structure
- Summarize the ways that contemporary leaders can effectively manage the complex issues that face modern organizations such as teamwork, diversity, and ethical dilemmas
- Reflectively apply tools and techniques to help students develop their own leadership potential, traits, and skills
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