MANAGEMENT
Professors S.A. Umpleby, E.K. Winslow (Chair), J. Bailey, P.M. Swiercz, D. Guthrie
Associate Professors P. McHugh, G.T. Solomon, D.C. Kayes
Assistant Professors J.M. Jensen, S.N. Hill, S. Singh
See the School of Business for programs of study leading to the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration.
Departmental prerequisite: BAdm 1101 is prerequisite to all courses in the Management Department; additional prerequisites are listed with the courses.
| 3201 |
Leadership (3) |
Bailey, Swiercz |
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Leadership in organizations and in society. Consideration of whether leadership is a personal trait or a structured behavior and whether it is universal across domains or situation specific. Modern and historical examples; issues of leadership in popular contexts. Prerequisite: BAdm 3101. (Fall) |
| 3202 |
Managerial Negotiations (3) |
Bailey, McHugh |
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Negotiation concepts, strategies, and tactics as applied to managerial situations. The nature of interdependencies; competitive and collaborative negotiations; negotiations involving third-party dynamics, such as mediation and arbitration. Employee relations, including employee rights; the impact of unions and collective bargaining on management practices. (Fall) |
| 3203 |
Applied Human Resource Management (3) |
McHugh, Swiercz |
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The labor force and labor markets. The legal environment of human resource management. Human resource planning; employee recruiting, selection, training, development, compensation, motivation, discipline, health and safety. Prerequisite: BAdm 3101. |
| 3204 |
Contemporary Topics in HRM (3) |
McHugh, Jensen |
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Contemporary practice in human resource planning, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, compensation and benefits, employee relations, and international human resource management. Interaction with practitioners through actual situations, case analyses, and presentations. Prerequisite: BAdm 3101. (Spring) |
| 4001 |
Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership (3) |
Staff |
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Development of the knowledge and skills needed to create a venture, which may include a social project, an arts initiative, or a new business. |
| 4002 |
Product Development and Venturing (3) |
Solomon, Singh |
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Students form entrepreneur teams to develop new products. Prerequisite: Mgt 4101 or permission of instructor. (Spring) |
| 4003 |
Management of the Growing Entrepreneurial Venture (3) |
Solomon, Singh |
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Examination of the data, dilemmas, and decisions that can confront leaders of post-startup entrepreneurial ventures. |
| 4101 |
Small-Business Management (3) |
Solomon, Winslow |
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Theory and practice of small business management. Focus on effective management, essentials of planning and organizing, and financial and administrative controls. Alternative business forms; purchase of ongoing firms; franchising; new business start-ups. (Fall and spring) |
| 4900 |
Special Topics (3) |
Staff |
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Experimental offering; new course topics and teaching methods. May be repeated once for credit. |
| 4995 |
Independent Study (3) |
Staff |
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Assigned topics. Admission by prior permission of advisor. May be repeated once for credit. (Fall, spring, and summer) |
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