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The purpose of this course is to improve students’ leadership capabilities through a critical examination of the organizational and psychological forces that guide human decision-making. Grounded in behavioral science and geared toward an understanding of decision-makers within organizations, topics in this course include heuristics and biases, Bayesian updating (taught with a behavioral lens), prediction accuracy, social and motivational influences on decisions, trust decisions, and expert intuition. The course culminates in a final project geared toward improving managers’ judgment and decision-making.