Management

The primary mission of the Department of Management is to support the School’s vision by producing high quality research, delivering excellence in pedagogy at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and providing service to the university and broader communities (academic as well as business). The Department is the largest of all units within the Business School, with several major areas of focus:

Entrepreneurship
Health Administration
Human Resource Management
International Business and Management
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Strategic Management

Management Program Outcomes

Communication

Actively be able to access and evaluate relevant information and then apply business knowledge, technical skills and professional competencies needed in order to make sound decisions.
Be able to express ideas through a variety of multimodal channels, (including both the written and spoken word) in a professional, engaged manner
Articulate, explain and compare the organizational elements, structure, performance, terminology, and delivery modalities for the U.S. and global business systems.

Curiosity

Demonstrate knowledge and create solutions through continuous development of the creative, critical thinking and problem solving skills that are needed within the business profession.
Explore career opportunities and critically evaluate principles and practices applied to global business solutions.
Analyze records, interpret variance and assess opportunities and risks, in order to make recommendations for action based on organizational goals.

Community

Show a clear understanding of the microenvironment between the legal, economic, and social environments within the business profession.
Demonstrate knowledge and application of prescribed ethical codes, and behaviors and their value within both the workplace and society.
Understand team and individual management, organizational skills, supervision and coaching techniques to effectively lead across organization, department, and work group units to meet diverse stakeholder and organizational goals in a variety of business environments