ILRHR 6667

Evidence-Based Management

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

Contemporary managers are heavily swayed in their thinking and decisions by habit, fads, convention, and unrealistic levels of confidence (March, 2010; Pfeffer & Sutton, 2006). Managers practicing evidence-based management learn how to rethink their approaches to data and knowledge in order to make more effective decisions. Evidence-based management means making decisions based on the best available evidence with special emphasis on relevant scientific findings and unbiased organizational facts. It involves the active use of decision practices that reduce bias and judgment errors and give due consideration to ethical concerns. This course promotes your understanding and use of evidence-based management principles. It also guides you in developing the skills and knowledge needed to identify, access, and use quality evidence from science and practice in making better decisions.

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: ILRHR 5600 or equivalent.

Distribution Category (HA-AS, SCD-AS)

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