Management (MGMT)

The entrepreneurial process; how business personnel build basics out of ideas. Types of entrepreneurs are studied as well as the organizations. How strategy, marketing, accounting, organization behavior, finance, and business communication are all needed for success. How organizations can foster instead of stifle creativity be redefining paradigms. Creating new and potentially stronger businesses.

Various organizational structure models and supporting theory, organizations as complex systems, organizational behavior, individual and group dynamics in the business environment, organization development and change. Prerequisite: junior standing.

Introduction to the management of business organizations. The functions of management and role of the manager. Managerial decision-making, communication, social responsibility and business ethics. How organizational power and politics affect the manager.

Policies and practices relating to recruitment, selection, training and development, performance appraisal, reward system, and employee relations. Strategic human resource planning, equal employment opportunity laws, and international human resource management issues. Prerequisite: credit or registration in MGMT 3312.

Detailed analysis of the planning, systems design, control and use of physical resources in the production of goods and services. Introduction to quantitative tools of operations management. Prerequisite: BUAD 3355; credit or registration in MGMT 3312.

The study of the processes directly related to the creation and distribution of goods and services, forecasting, inventory management, logistics and supply chain information systems. BUAD 3355, ISYS 3330 and MATH 1324.

Emphasis on fundamental skills in the art of negotiation across a variety of settings, including business, law, marketing, and sales; basics of both collaborative and competitive approaches including planning tools and techniques. MGMT 4321 and MKTG 4321 may not both be taken for credit. Prerequisite: MKTG 3324.

Management of the internationally competitive firm; topics considered include leadership, organizational structure, cultural differences and similarities and competitive analysis. Prerequisite: senior standing in Business Administration.

Human resource topics in the nature of work, recruitment, selection, training and development, compensation, benefits, labor relations, and health and safety. Prerequisite: MGMT 3325.

An off-campus learning experience allowing the acquisition and application of management skills in an actual work setting. Prerequisite: approval of the department chair.

Study of theories, methods, and practices of compensation in organizations. Prerequisite: MGMT 3325.

Theoretical foundations of leadership in organizational change and innovation initiatives as they relate to competitive advantage in a ever-changing clobal market. Prerequisites: MGMT 3312 and MGMT 3322.

Concepts, tools, and techniques applied in the design and operation of lean systems. Prerequisite: MGMT 3312.

Analysis and review of actual small business clients submitted by the Small Business Administration under the Small Business Institute Program; providing recommendations to the client. Prerequisites: MGMT 3312, MGMT 3325, and ACCT 3250.

Ethics and sustainability topics in organizational business practices; how they interplay based on differing environmental contexts. Prerequisites: MGMT 3312 and MGMT 3322.

Research study under supervision of instructor resulting in a paper to be presented at a research symposium approved by the instructor. Prerequisites: senior standing and consent of instructor.

To provide a capstone course for the graduating senior majoring in business that will allow him or her to practically apply the concepts and theories learned in the undergraduate program. The student will do this through integrating those principles with the ones that serve as the theoretical framework for the field of strategic management. The end result of this process will be a student who is able to analyze complex business problems and to effectively make decisions that affect the entire organization. Prerequisite: must be taken in the final semester before graduation in business administration.

Special studies in management. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor.