UT Austin Graduate Students Present Research-Based Solutions to Organizational Challenges

Join us on December 8 to explore these innovative projects and learn how you can apply the research findings to your team or organization.

• Is the idea of “corporate culture” a farce?
• How should organizations prepare for generational differences in approaches to leadership?
• What can managers learn from sports coaches about achieving and maintaining excellence in an increasingly free-market recruitment environment?
• How can nonprofit organizations maintain a focus on their core mission in periods of growth and success?
• How can overly agreeable leaders use their personality characteristics to their advantage?

These intriguing questions and many others have been addressed at previous editions of Practical Applications of the Humanities for Modern Organizations.

You are invited to join us for the 2017 edition of this event, which features exciting research by Master’s degree candidates in the Human Dimensions of Organizations (HDO) program at UT Austin.

Taught by some of the University’s top professors, HDO Master’s students explore a diverse range of disciplines – including psychology, literature, sociology, philosophy, anthropology, and rhetoric – and apply them to key organizational issues including leadership, ethics, communication, change management, and decision-making.

The HDO Class of 2017 will be presenting their Capstone Projects to the public on December 8, 2017 at the AT&T Executive Conference Center. These projects, which explore the applicability of the humanities and the social and behavioral sciences to businesses and nonprofit organizations, serve as a culmination of all the work students have put forth over the past 15 months in pursuit of their degree.

The graduating students will be on hand to answer questions about their projects and to explore how their ideas may be applied to your team or organization.