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Joy Olabisi

Adjunct Faculty

Director, Management Department Undergraduate Programs

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Joy Olabisi

Adjunct Faculty

Director, Management Department Undergraduate Programs

Education

BS, Georgia Institute of Technology; MS, Ph.D., University of Michigan

Bio

Dr. Joy Olabisi is an Associate Professor of Management at the Saunders College of Business. She also currently serves as the Director of the Supply Chain Management programs within the Management Department. Her research interests include understanding how organizations, learn and manage knowledge, especially through the effective utilization of teams. She is particularly interested in team performance, especially within virtual and project-based contexts. She is also interested in social entrepreneurial initiatives within emerging markets, with a social embeddedness and networks emphasis.

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Areas of Expertise

Currently Teaching

MGMT-740
3 Credits
This course examines why people behave as they do in organizations and what managers can do to improve organizational performance by influencing people's behavior. Students will learn a number of frameworks for diagnosing and dealing with managerial challenges dynamics at the individual, group and organizational level. Topics include leadership, motivation, team building, conflict, organizational change, cultures, decision making, and ethical leadership.

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