M. A. Abelson, R. Albanese, M. A. Belliveau,
L. Bierman, W. R. Boswell**, J. Brookfield, A.A.Cannella, S.
T. Certo, A. Colella*, A. S. DeNisi (Head), C. E. Devers, L.
A. Eden, J.Gimeno, R. W. Griffin, D. Hellriegel, M. A.Hitt, G.
R. Jones, H. Li, R.L. Paetzold, C. O. Porter, M. W. Pustay, P.
L. Rodriguez, N. Uhlenbruck, E. E. Umphress, B. D. Welch, M.
J. Wesson, R. W. Woodman, A. Zardkoohi, J. Zhou
The Department of Management offers
graduate studies leading to MS and PhD degrees and course work
supporting the Mays Business School's MBA degree.
The MS degree program in management
consists of 38 credit hours, and up to 12 additional credit hours
depending on prior completion of necessary preparatory course
work. Students pursuing the MS degree specialize in the area
of human resource management. The PhD program emphasizes course
work in policy and strategy, organizational behavior and theory,
human resource management, and business and public policy.
Additional information, including
specific departmental requirements, may be obtained by contacting
the master's student advisor or the doctoral student advisor
in the Department of Management.
(MGMT)
602. Markets and Public
Policy. (3-0). Credit 3.
Theoretical underpinnings of
business decision making; function and structure of markets;
effects of public policy on business activities; includes:
antitrust; securities; labor discrimination; products liability.
Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
610. Business and Public
Policy. (3-0). Credit 3.
Role of business organizations
in the United States and other countries; topics pertaining
to the external political and social environment of business
and the implications for business managers including market
failures and political failures as well as equity and ethical
issues; case studies with business/government problems. Prerequisite:
Graduate classification. Cross-listed with BUSH 664.
611. Microfoundations of
Business Behavior. Credit 1 to 3.
A multi-disciplinary analysis
of the foundations of business behavior discussing business
interaction with customers under alternative market conditions
and interaction with suppliers, investors, employees and
other stakeholders, considered in the context of alternative
legal, political and social institutional arrangements. Classification
6 students may not enroll in this course. Prerequisites:
Enrollment is limited to BUAD classification 7.
612. Business Applications
of Price Theory. (3-0). Credit 3.
Application of price theory
framework to decisions facing managers. Topics include political,
legal and regulatory environments of business; corporate
governance and antitakeover regulations; principal-agent
problems in large corporations. Prerequisite: Doctoral classification
required.
614. Managing People in
Organizations. Credit 1 to 3.
Procurement and management of
people in organizations including human resource management
principles and analysis of how organizations function; performance
appraisal, compensation, training, leadership, group dynamics,
decision-making, control mechanisms and organizational change
processes. Classification 6 students may not enroll in this
course. Prerequisite: Enrollment is limited to BUAD classification
7.
618. Corporate Strategy
and the Political Environment of Business. Credit 1 to 3.
Formulation and implementation
of corporate strategy with consideration of the political
environment of business. Classification 6 students may not
enroll in this course. Prerequisites: Enrollment is limited
to BUAD classification 7.
620. Strategic Human Resource
Management. (3-0). Credit 3.
Survey of human resource management
from a strategic perspective. Formulation and implementation
of human resource strategy addressed for areas including:
planning, recruitment, selection, placement, training, development,
appraisal, compensation, labor relations, international human
resource issues and legal compliance and ethical responsibilities.
Prerequisite: Graduate classification or approval of instructor.
621. Research Methods for
HR Professionals. (3-0). Credit 3.
Direct experience in formulation
of HRM issues as hypotheses and selection and implementation
of appropriate research designs and statistical tools to
evaluate such hypotheses; properties of appropriate criteria,
measures, designs and statistical tests in context of contemporary
HRM issues; ethical issues in HRM research. Prerequisites:
STAT 651 or equivalent; graduate classification.
622. Organizational Staffing.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Foundations and operating aspects
of recruitment, selection and placement in various types
of organizations; coverage of scientific and legal issues
affecting human resource selection decisions from a managerial
perspective; examination of the usefulness of various methods
used in job analysis, selection, and performance appraisal;
introduction to "job match" from various perspectives.
Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
623. Compensation Management.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Strategic and technical considerations
in the management of employee compensation in organizations;
including job evaluation systems, legal issues, comparable
worth, rewards as a consideration in motivation and satisfaction,
wage levels and structures, merit ratings, individual and
group incentives and benefit plans. Prerequisite: Graduate
classification.
624. Seminar in Human Resources.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Seminar on theory and research
in human resource management; includes: planning, search
and decision theory, organizational entry and socialization,
staffing theories, validity generalization, utility theory,
performance measurement and evaluation, reward systems, organizational
justice and employee rights, employee development and employee
withdrawal. Prerequisite: Doctoral classification or approval
of instructor.
625. Human Resource Development.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Examination of training, education
and development within organizations from both a strategic
and operational perspective; analysis of needs, program design
and methods, program implementation and evaluation, including
transfer or learning issues; legal and ethical human resource
development issues; implications and practices of human resource
development for enhancing global competitiveness. Prerequisite:
Graduate classification.
628. Contemporary Human
Resource Management Issues. (3-0). Credit 3.
Application of human resource
theory to contemporary human resource management issues;
impact of these issues for the organization and on the strategic
role of the human resource professional; guest speakers;
student projects. Prerequisite: Second-year enrollment in
the Master of Science in management program or approval of
instructor.
630. Behavior in Organizations.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Organizational behavior theory,
research and applications; focuses on the individual and
group levels of analysis; includes: learning principles,
perceptions, attitudes and job satisfaction, work motivation,
job design, group properties and processes, leadership, conflict,
communication, personality influences on work attitudes and
behaviors, work-life issues and job stress. Prerequisite:
Graduate classification or approval of instructor.
633. Organizational Change
and Development. (3-0). Credit 3.
Organizational change theory,
processes and models; the role of change agents; organizational
diagnosis and intervention; culture, process, strategy, structure
and technology changes in organizations; evaluation research
on organizational change; problems and issues in organizational
change. Prerequisite: MGMT 630 or equivalent.
634. Seminar In Organizational
Behavior. (3-0). Credit 3.
Theory and research in organizational
behavior; includes: operant and social learning theories,
work motivation, job satisfaction and affect at work, task
design, absenteeism and turnover, prosocial behavior, leadership,
group properties and processes and work linkages and job
stress. Prerequisites: MGMT630 or equivalent; doctoral classification
or approval of instructor.
635. Employment Regulation.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Overview of regulatory environment
of human resource management; topics include: equal employment
opportunity and affirmative action, benefits regulation,
workplace safety, workers' compensation, labor relations,
and international aspects of employment regulation. Prerequisite:
Graduate classification.
636. Seminar in Organization
Theory. (3-0). Credit 3.
Research literature in organization
theory focusing on major theoretical perspectives and content
areas; includes: design of organizational structure and control
systems; analysis or organization-environment relations,
including interorganizational relationships; managing organizational
technology and innovation; information processing and decision
making; and organizational culture, conflict and power. Prerequisite:
Doctoral classification or approval of instructor for interested
master's students.
639. Negotiations. (3-0).
Credit 3.
Understanding prescriptive and
descriptive negotiation theory as it applies to dyadic and
multi-party negotiations, to buyer-seller transactions, dispute
resolution, development of negotiation strategy and management
of integrative and distributive aspects of the negotiation
process. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
640. Managing for Creativity
and Innovation. (3-0). Credit 3.
Examines factors that may foster
or stifle individual, team, or organizational creative performance,
and presents techniques that may improve the student's creative
thinking skills. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
641. Human Resource Information
Systems. (3-0). Credit 3.
This course provides the foundation
for understanding and using human resource information systems
for managing employee data and emphasizes the features and
functionality of specialized commercial software designed
to support human resource professional end users. Topics
include developing HRIS, data management and database design,
and tracking people in organizations. Prerequisites: MGMT
621; graduate classification.
643. Foundations of Managerial
Law. (3-0). Credit 3.
Basic legal relationships and
issues encountered by managers and organizations; American
legal system, administrative law, alternative dispute resolution
and selected substantive areas of law (e.g., environmental
protection, discrimination, negotiable instruments). Prerequisite:
Graduate classification or approval of department head.
645. Legal and Ethical Issues
in Business. Credit 1 to 3.
An overview of legal compliance
programs, business ethics and social responsibility issues.
Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
650. Human Relations and
Collective Bargaining in Industry. (3-0). Credit 3.
Labor management relationship
and human relations problems encountered during union administration;
labor history; basic construction of the National Labor Relations
Act; alternative dispute resolution; contemporary labor relations
issues; international labor relations issues. Prerequisite:
Graduate classification.
655. Survey of Management.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Management concepts and applications
important to managers in all types and sizes of organizations;
includes: strategic planning, goal setting, control and managerial
ethics; decision making, organizing, human resource management,
including staffing, performance appraisal and compensation;
leadership, motivation, communication and group processes;
achieving organizational quality and managing in a global
environment. Prerequisite: Graduate classification. Note:
This course may not be used for elective credit by a master's
candidate in business administration.
660. Strategic and Global
Human Resource Management. (3-0). Credit 3.
This course will discuss the
link between HRM and organizational strategy, and the importance
of HRM in enhancing firm performance. Emphasis will be given
to strategic HRM in employee relations, performance management,
and reward systems. The course will also address issues and
choices facing HR managers confronting multinational enterprises.
Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
667. Multinational Enterprises.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Graduate seminar in international
business; multinational enterprises (MNEs) are studied from
various perspectives including economics, management, entry
and expansion strategies, contractual agreements, transfer
pricing, impacts on home and host countries, MNE-state relations,
regional integration, public policies towards MNEs. Prerequisite:
Graduate classification. Cross-listed with IBUS 667.
675. Leadership in Organizations.
Credit 1 to 3.
Review of research on procedures,
styles and methods of leadership, supervision, management
and administration; all aspects of leader role behavior,
both in practice and in research; areas in need of further
research. May be repeated for up to 3 hours credit. Prerequisite:
MGMT 630 or equivalent or approval of instructor.
676. Strategic Management
Survey. (3-0). Credit 3.
Management concepts and applications
important to strategy; includes: concept of strategy; the
environment, and performance; the role of top management
teams; business-level strategies; competitive strategy and
dynamics; corporate strategy formulation and implementation;
mergers; acquisitions; governance and control systems; international
strategies; cooperative strategies; technology strategies;
corporate entrepreneurship. Prerequisite: Doctoral classification
or approval of instructor.
677. Strategy Implementation.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Concepts, research and applications
regarding issues central to strategy implementation; includes:
the nature of managerial work; inertia, organizational change
and adaptation; innovation; strategic leadership; power;
top management teams in implementation roles; organizational
cultures; the relationship between strategy and structure;
executive succession; institutional contexts; governance;
agency theory; boards of directors; executive compensation;
use of leverage and cash flow; implementation of mergers,
acquisitions, and restructuring. Prerequisite: Doctoral classification
or approval of instructor.
678. International Management.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Survey of the issues, problems,
challenges and opportunities facing organizations competing
in a global economy; includes: the environment of international
management, international strategies, forms of organization
design used by multinational firms, managing human resources
in an international context, and cultural and control issues
facing the international manager. Prerequisite: Graduate
classification. Cross-listed with IBUS 678.
679. International Business
Policy. (3-0). Credit 3.
Determinants of U.S. competitiveness
in international markets; the international environment of
business; introduction to multinational enterprises, global
competition, international organizations, protection of intellectual
property; international trade regulation; strategic trade
theory. Prerequisite: Graduate classification. Cross-listed
with IBUS 679.
680. Business and Corporate
Strategy. (3-0). Credit 3.
The nature of strategy and its
relationship with performance. Business level strategies,
including: product and cost differentiation, cooperation,
and imitation impeding strategies. Corporate level strategies,
including: diversification, mergers and acquisitions, innovation
and market share. Case analyses emphasized. Prerequisite:
Graduate classification.
681. Seminar. Credit 1 each
semester.
Critical examination of subject
matter presented in current journals, monographs and bulletins
in field of management. Classification 6 students may not
enroll in this course. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
684. Professional Internship.
Credit 1 to 6.
Directed internship in an organization
to provide students with on-the-job training with professionals
in organizational settings appropriate to the students' professional
objectives. Classification 6 students may not enroll in this
course. Prerequisites: Approval of committee chair and department
head.
685. Directed Studies. Credit
1 to 6 each semester.
Directed study on selected problems
using recent developments in business research methods. Classification
6 students may not enroll in this course. Prerequisites:
Graduate classification and approval of instructor.
686. Research Methods in
Organizational Science II. (3-0). Credit 3.
Continuation of topics introduced
in Management 687; additional topics include survey research
methodology, quantitative and qualitative field methods;
archival data collection; measurement and methods across
time; issues in peer review and publication. Prerequisites:
Doctoral classification and MGMT 687 or approval of instructor.
687. Research Methods in
Organizational Science I. (3-0). Credit 3.
Philosophy
of science, theory development; survey of research methodology
applicable to the study of organizational phenomena; research
strategy and design; measurement and sampling issues; data
collection methods; problems and issues in organizational
research. Prerequisites: Doctoral classification or approval
of instructor; STAT 651 or equivalent.
689. Special Topics in...
Credit 1 to 4.
Selected topics in an identified
area of management. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite:
Graduate classification.
690. Theory of Research
in Management. (3-0). Credit 3.
Research practicum; application
of research methodology learned in MGMT 687; advanced readings
in research methods; fundamental skills and concepts needed
to design and conduct dissertation research. Classification
6 students may not enroll in this course. Prerequisites:
Doctoral classification or approval of instructor; MGMT 687
or equivalent.
691. Research. Credit 1
or more each semester.
Research for thesis or dissertation.
Classification 6 students may not enroll in this course.
Prerequisite: Graduate classification.