(MGMT)
Professors L.Bierman,
A. A. Cannella, A. S. DeNisi (Head), L. A. Eden, R.W.Griffin,
D.Hellriegel, G.R.Jones, M.W.Pustay, R.W.Woodman, A.Zardkoohi; Associate
Professors M.A.Abelson, A. Colella, R.L.Paetzold, J. Zhou; Assistant
Professors M. A. Belliveau, W. R. Boswell, J. Brookfield,
S. T. Certo, C. E. Devers, H. Li, C. O. Porter, P. L. Rodriguez,
N. Uhlenbruck, E. E. Umphress, M. J. Wesson; Senior
Lecturers S. Carr, O.E.Elmore, Jr., L. Hubacek, K. D. Swim,
Jr., B. D. Welch; Lecturer C.
E. Hailey
105. Introduction to Business. (3-0). Credit
3. I, II
Survey of economic systems, forms of business
ownership and running the small business; organizing and managing
businesses; managing human resources; managing production and
information; managing marketing, introducing financial issues
including accounting, money and banking, securities markets;
business issues and challenges including legal and regulatory
environment, business ethics and international business. Limited
to students in freshman or sophomore classification.
209. Business, Government and Society.
(3-0). Credit 3. I, II, S
Impact of the external environment--legal, political,
economic and international--on business behavior; market and
non-market solutions to contemporary public policies confronting
business persons examined including antitrust law, employment
and discrimination law, product safety regulation, consumer
protection and ethics. May not be used to satisfy degree requirements
for majors in business. Prerequisites: Sophomore classification;
for students other than business and agribusiness majors.
211. Legal and Social Environment of Business.
(3-0). Credit 3. I, II, S
Role of government in business and society;
analysis of social policy and legal institutions; ethical problems
in management decisions; administrative law; antitrust law;
employment and discrimination law; regulation of business transactions;
protection of property rights; regulation of information in
markets including securities and product safety; international
business law. Prerequisite: Sophomore classification.
212. Business Law. (3-0). Credit 3. I,
II, S
Legal principles of business; legal reasoning;
dispute resolution and procedure; contract law; bankruptcy
law; property law; Uniform Commercial Codes sections concerning
contracts, security interests, negotiable instruments and sales.
Prerequisite: Sophomore classification.
309. Survey of Management. (3-0). Credit
3. I, II, S
Survey of the basic functions and responsibilities
of managers; includes the environmental context of management,
planning and decision making, organization structure and design,
leading and managing people, and the controlling process; issues
of globalization, ethics, quality and diversity integrated
throughout the course. May not be used to satisfy degree requirements
for majors in business. Prerequisites: Junior classification;
for students other than business and agribusiness majors.
363. The Management Process. (3-0). Credit
3. I, II, S
Management as an academic discipline; goal setting;
planning, controlling and decision-making; models for thinking
about organizations; organization design; organization change;
models for understanding individual behavior; job performance
and job satisfaction; interpersonal behavior, motivation and
leadership, behavior in work groups; careers in management,
ethics and international management. Prerequisite: Junior classification.
372. Managing Organizational Behavior.
(3-0). Credit 3. I, II, S
Provides the tools for understanding the organizational
actions of individuals, groups and organizations; relates theory
and research to organizational problems by reviewing basic
concepts in motivation and perception, decision-making, communication
and influence, group behavior, conflict and cooperation, politics,
corporate culture, organizational structure and environmental
influences. Prerequisite: MGMT 363 or approval of instructor.
373. Managing Human Resources. (3-0). Credit
3. I, II, S
Strategic issues in managing human resources;
shared responsibilities of line managers and human resource
staff for developing and implementing human resource policies
and procedures; human resource planning; job design, analysis
and evaluation; staffing; compensation; performance appraisal;
training and development; career management; labor relations;
legal, ethical and international issues. Prerequisite: MGMT
363.
424. Organizational Design, Change and
Development. (3-0). Credit 3. I, II
Aspects of effectively planning for and introducing
changes in organizational structures and procedures based on
environmental demands; examination of the successful management
of organizational and behavioral changes, focusing on planned
and unplanned changes, and emphasizing development of change
strategies and measurement of change effectiveness. Prerequisites:
MGMT 363 and senior classification or approval of instructor.
425. Human Resource Selection. (3-0). Credit
3.
Theory and application of methods for the recruitment
and selection of managerial, non-professional and professional
employees; exposure to scientific issues such as reliability
and validity, legal issues such as equal opportunity and affirmative
action, and selection techniques such as interviews and testing.
Prerequisite: MGMT 373 or equivalent.
427. Human Resource Compensation. (3-0).
Credit 3.
Theories and techniques of designing and managing
programs of direct compensation and benefits, including the
role of rewards in motivation, job evaluation, pay discrimination
and comparable worth, internal and external equity comparisons
and benefit plans. Prerequisite: MGMT 373 or equivalent.
429. Labor and Industry. (3-0). Credit
3.
Brief review of the history of organized labor;
critical study of labor-management relations; analysis of fundamentals
of labor contracts and administration of contract parts. Prerequisite:
Junior classification.
430. Employment Discrimination Law. (3-0).
Credit 3.
Legal issues surrounding employment discrimination,
including disparate treatment and impact; intent; affirmative
action; sexual harassment; pregnancy, sex, race, religious,
salary, disability, age, and ethnic discrimination; policy
issues and perspectives to aid human resource specialists and
managers. Prerequisite: Senior classification. Cross-listed
with WMST 430.
435. Labor Law and Policy. (3-0). Credit
3.
Federal and state public policy and laws regulating
human resource management including National Labor Relations
Act, Railway Labor Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, employment
discrimination statutes, statutes regarding public sector unionization,
and other relevant legal authorities; various forms of dispute
settlement including litigation, mediation, fact finding and
arbitration; legal ramifications of strategic human resource
management decision making. Prerequisite: Senior classification.
440. Creativity and Innovation in Business.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Examines factors that may foster or stifle individual,
team, organizational creative performance; presents techniques
that may improve the student's creative thinking skills. Prerequisite:
MGMT 363.
450. International Environment of Business.
(3-0). Credit 3. I, II
Broad survey of international business issues;
analyzes the environment in which international businesses
operate; introduces multinational enterprises, global competition,
international organizations, treaties and international law,
national trade policies and the determinants of competitiveness
of U.S. firms in international markets. Prerequisites: ECON
202 and 203; junior classification. Cross-listed with IBUS450.
452. International Management. (3-0). Credit
3.
An overview of international management to include
international dimensions of organizational behavior, theory,
strategy and human resource management; application of theoretical
ideas to real-world situations through case analyses, presentations,
projects and interactive class discussion. Prerequisite: MGMT
450 or co-enrollment in MGMT 450 and 452. Cross-listed with
IBUS 452.
457. Global Entrepreneurship. (3-0). Credit
3.
Practical issues associated with taking small-
and medium-size business global; includes importing and exporting,
developing global strategies, evaluating market opportunities,
regional impact on economies and people. Prerequisite: Junior
or senior classification. Cross-listed with IBUS 457.
459. Telecommunications Management. (3-0).
Credit 3.
Broadcast of cable telecommunications management
issues including the development of the industry and its current
structure, regulation, operations and competition; methods
and techniques of managing broadcast radio, television, cable
television and other electronic media operations and their
impact on society. Prerequisites: MGMT 363 or approval of instructor.
460. Managing Projects. (3-0). Credit 3.
I, II
Application of management processes to complex
interdisciplinary organizational environments through the study
of program and project management; adoptions of traditional
management theories to the project environment; master typical
project management microcomputer software for project planning;
resource allocation; project budgeting; and control of project
cost, schedule and performance. Prerequisite: MGMT 363 or approval
of instructor.
461. Entrepreneurship and New Ventures.
(3-0). Credit 3. I, II
The entrepreneurial process from conception
of a business idea to the actual start up of the venture; environmental
scanning for new opportunities; matching individual skills
and attributes with the requirements of the venture; evaluating
the viability, growth potential and markets for the venture;
securing financing; beginning operations. Prerequisite: Senior
or graduate classification in the College of Business or approval
of instructor.
464. The Political Environment of Business.
(3-0). Credit 3. I, II
Role of business in contemporary society; the
large corporation and its external environment; ownership and
control controversy; private and collective choice processes;
role of regulation; social issues including pollution, discrimination,
consumer protection, corporate social and ethical res-ponsibilities,
corporate political activity; international business relations.
Prerequisites: ECON 322 or 323; senior classification.
466. Strategic Management. (3-0). Credit
3. I, II, S
Strategic issues facing organizations, including
top management decision making and social responsibility; environmental
and industry analysis; establishing organizational mission
and objectives; corporate, business and functional level strategy
formulation; global and multidomestic strategies; strategic
implementation and control; integrating operations, finance,
marketing and human resource strategies; case analysis. Prerequisites:
MGMT 363; FINC 341; INFO 364; MKTG 321; senior classification
in the College of Business.
470. Small Business Management and Growth.
(3-0). Credit 3. I, II
Unique aspects of managing and growing small
businesses including strategic and operational planning; ethical
issues; organizational controls and tools; marketing management
and techniques; financial analysis and accounting; risk management;
securing growth capital; franchising; family businesses and
succession; human resource management; international opportunities.
Prerequisite: Senior classification or approval of instructor.
475. Leadership Development. (3-0). Credit
3.
Provides participants both academic grounding
and practical experience in health, education and economic
development issues that are facing the nation; exercises and
simulations designed to improve leadership skills. Prerequisite:
Junior classification.
481. Seminar in Management. (1-0). Credit
1.
Discussions and observation of current management
practice in the public and private sectors of the nation; reading
and discussion of current events and changes taking place in
management theory and/or its application and practice in actual
business and government situations. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Junior classification in management or approval
of instructor.
484. Management Internship. Credit 1 to
4. I, II, S
Internship in management: staffing; planning;
organizing; leading and controlling. Enrollment is limited
to those who have managerial responsibilities for the resources
used by a business firm or the like. Prerequisite: Approval
of department head.
485. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 3 each
semester. I, II, S
Directed study on selected problems in the area
of management not covered in other courses. Prerequisites:
Senior classification and approval of department head.
489. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4.
Selected topics in an identified area of management.
Consult the professor offering a particular special topics
course for details. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite:
Approval of instructor.
