OLEAD 230Leadership Across Industries

3 credits · Organizational Leadership · Penn State

Leadership across industries compares and contrasts leadership in different types of industries. In this course students will learn about the various types of organizations and examine why leadership in those organizations have some leadership characteristics that are similar and others that are different. Industries such as private sector, government, education, healthcare, military, law enforcement, small business, and others will be used as examples to demonstrate those similarities and differences. This comparative analysis will help students learn about other styles of leadership that they may access for their own organizations as well as allow for some career exploration.