MGMT 6003. Strategic Planning and Analysis. Prerequisites: Must have completed 18 hours of MBA coursework. This is a course designed to prepare students to be senior managers for the increasingly competitive business world. The emphasis of this course will be on the strategic analyses, decisions, and actions that organizations take to create sustainable competitive advantages, with the consideration of both the internal condition and the external environment. Through chapters, readings, and case analyses, we will also discuss issues related to ethical decision making, corporate social responsibility, stakeholder theory, and the relationship of business & government. Fall, Spring Semesters.
MGMT 6013. Human Behavior in Organizations. Prerequisites: MGMT 3023 Management Theory and Behavior. A theoretical and application-based survey of the human factors in organization management. The course utilizes a combination of textbook readings, exercises, and research studies of actual organizations to provide MBA students with a working knowledge of the personal and interpersonal processes involved in the management and leadership of organizations. Fall, Spring semesters.
MGMT 6033. Creativity, Innovations, and Entrepreneurship. Cross-Referenced with SE 6033. A comprehensive study of practical creativity in an organizational setting. Creativity will be studied at both the macro and micro levels as both entrepreneurship (the start-up of new venture) and writing company creativity is investigated. Organizational structures, programs, and company creativity are investigated. Organizational structures, programs, and reward systems designed to foster creativity will be analyzed and discussed. Students will develop a written project proposal and a multimedia presentation to introduce it. As needed.
MGMT 6043. Business Analytics. Prerequisites: GBUS 3183 Quantitative Analysis II. Statistical concepts and methodology useful in understanding, assessing, and controlling operations of business statistics. The major objectives are both an understanding of the statistical methods and the application coverage of topics including collection and presentation of data, probability theory, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, regression, and non-parametric statistics. SPSS will be highly utilized throughout the semester. In addition to understanding the basic concepts of statistics, this course will focus mainly on the applications of statistics in helping managers make better decisions. Fall, Spring semesters.
MGMT 6053 International Business. Cross-Referenced with SE 6053. The global environment of business is explored with emphasis on cultural diversity, international institutions, government-business interface, and global competition. Case studies will be used to emphasize issues. Country studies (both written and oral) will be developed and presented. As needed.
MGMT 6063. Special Topics in Management. A course introducing graduate students to timely management topics that can enhance their jobs or professional development. The course includes readings, cases, and research into current issues in management. As needed.
MGMT 6073. Special Topics in Management. A course introducing graduate students to timely management topics that can enhance their jobs or professional development. The course includes readings, cases, and research into current issues in management. As needed.