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Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration

Contact: Linda Smircich

Office: 314 SOM

Phone: 545-5693

Chair of Department: Professor Linda Smircich. Professors Butterfield, Manz; Associate Professors Barringer, Cals, Giacobbe-Miller, Grady, Karren, Mangaliso, Marx, Sharma, Wooldridge, Zacharias; Visiting Assistant Professor Theroux.

The Field

Organizations succeed or fail largely on the vision and capabilities of their managers. This is true whether the organizations are private or public, large or small, for profit or not for profit, in business and industry, education, health care, government or social service. Individuals who are to become managers need a basic knowledge of the function of management in organizations and of organizations in society. They need the specific knowledge and skills for carrying out management practices. They also need to develop a habit of mind, or modes of thinking, which enable them to frame and address critical problems in organizations.

The field of study is broad and covers business strategy and policy, human resource management, international management, business and its environment, organizational behavior and theory, entrepreneurship, and small business management. Beyond the basic foundation, students are able to build an area of concentration in one of several areas of specialization. Courses in these concentrations prepare students for selected professional niches upon graduation by developing their skills and knowledge in particular aspects of management. Students may choose free electives, inside and outside the Isenberg School of Management, to support areas in which they wish to concentrate.

The Major

Students majoring in management are required to take the SOM lower level (ACCTG 221, ACCTG 222, MGT 260, SOM 210) and upper level (MGT 301, MKTG 301, FOMGT 301, SOM 310, SOM 497) core courses. Honors students may major in management (any track), write a management honors thesis, or take management courses on an honors basis.

Management Major Course Requirements

MGT 314 Human Resource Management

MGT 330 Organizational Behavior

FOMGT 347 Operations Management

MGT 365 Business and Its Environment

At least one elective related to international management:

MGT 394G Behavior in the Global Economy or

MGT 448 International Management or

MGT 391A Introduction to Global Business or

Any SOM international course

At least two MGT or Isenberg School of Management electives

Management Department Electives

331 Administrative Theory

334 Compensation Administration

394G Behavior in the Global Economy

444 Management-Union Relations

448 International Management

361 Law II (Contracts)

362 Law III (Corporate)

482 Advanced Problems in Personnel

491A Interpersonal Skills for Managers

492E Entrepreneurship in Society

Career Opportunities

The Management major affords students a wide range of career opportunities as well as a sound preparation for graduate school. Students with this major are employed in a variety of management positions in business, government, education, social agencies, and health care. Through choice of concentration, students can prepare for careers in areas such as human resource management, international management, small business management, entrepreneurship, and general management. Many Management majors have gone on to graduate studies in business, law, or professional management programs offered by major corporations.

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