Management  

MGT 580 - Introduction to Organizational Behavior
Credits: 4.00
Application of behavioral science concepts to work settings in profit and nonprofit organizations. Individual behavior, interpersonal relations, work groups, relations among groups studied in the context of organizational goals and structure. Experiential focus. For non-business administration majors and minors. No credit for students who have had MGT 611. Prereq: ACFI 501; ECON 401 or 402.

MGT 614 - Organization Theory
Credits: 4.00
Provides a framework and concepts for understanding the nature and functioning of organizations of various types: business, educational, health, social service. Enhances students' skills as organizational members and managers. Includes organization structure and design, the organization's external environment, innovation, change, technology, decision making, culture, and leadership for organizational learning. Case discussions, class exercises, fieldwork. Prereq: juniors and seniors only; prior study of organizational behavior or an equivalent is desirable.

MGT 647 - Business Law I
Credits: 4.00
Law of contracts, agency, sales, negotiable instruments, real and personal property, partnership and corporations, with application of the Uniform Commercial Code. Prereq: at least junior standing; permission.

MGT 648 - Business Law II
Credits: 4.00
Law of contracts, agency, sales, negotiable instruments, real and personal property, partnership and corporations, with application of the Uniform Commercial Code. Prereq: at least junior standing; permission.

MGT 701 - Business, Government, and Society
Credits: 4.00
Managerial problem solving and decision making relative to economic, ethical, legal, political, social, and technological aspects of an organization's environment. Case discussion, stakeholder analysis, managerial values and ethics, and social issues management are important course components. Open to WSBE majors only. Prereq: all Group A and B courses.

MGT #712 - Managing Change and Conflict in Organizations
Credits: 4.00
Examines the primary sources, processes, and outcomes of change over the course of the entire organizational life cycle. Covers dynamics of change in both small and large groups and sub-groups, including transitions that are predictable and planned, unforeseen and crisis-laden, resisted and embraced, catastrophic and generative in nature. Prereq: permission; prior study of organizational behavior or an equivalent is desirable.

MGT 713 - Management Skills
Credits: 4.00
Focuses on the role of the manager, particularly the interpersonal competencies required to work effectively with superiors and subordinates. Participants develop and critique their behavior in situations that involve interviewing, listening, delegation, conflict management, performance appraisal, and handling problem employees. Includes written and verbal presentations, field study, and videotaping. Prereq: permission. Writing intensive.

MGT 732 - Exploration in Entrepreneurial Management
Credits: 4.00
Examines the management of change and innovation, especially the role of entrepreneur in managing new ventures. Uses case analysis, guest speakers, and business plan preparation to study the characteristic behavioral, organizational, financial, and marketing problems of entrepreneurs and new enterprises. Prereq: permission. Writing intensive.

MGT 745 - International Business
Credits: 4.00
Issues and problems confronting managers in the international economy. Emphasis on problems of working across national borders rather than on those encountered within the framework of different national economies, cultures, and institutions. For individuals interested in working in a multinational enterprise. Prereq: permission.

MGT 755 - International Management
Credits: 4.00
Develops an understanding of international ventures and partnerships from the viewpoint of management, leadership, human resource management, and organizational structure and strategy. Emphasis on the impact of culture on business practices and on interpersonal skills and global perspectives needed for personal effectiveness in international and multicultural environments. Prereq: junior or senior standing. Writing intensive.

MGT #765 - Total Quality Management
Credits: 4.00
Integration of management aspects of quality improvement with methodologies and tools for problem-solving and implementation. Experiential team projects and hands-on in-class exercises are used to supplement and enhance extensive written and video cases, facility tours, and quest speakers. (Also offered as DS 675.) Prereq: DS 650 and MGT 611 or permission.

MGT 770 - Strategic Human Resource Management
Credits: 4.00
An examination of the overall role and functions of human resource management in relation to an organization's strategic planning process. Emphasis on human resource management policy, practice, and trends, the human resource executive as organizational change agent, and the human resource function's initiatives and responses to the changing nature of work.

MGT 785 - Career Management
Credits: 4.00
Develops individual career management skills, including corporate career development. Topics include concepts of career development; issues pertaining to career management in organizations. Helpful for students interested in human resource management. Prereq: juniors and seniors only; permission.

MGT 798 - Topics
Credits: 4.00
Special topics; may be repeated. Prereq: permission.

MGT 798A - Topics
Credits: 4.00
Special topics; may be repeated. Prereq: permission. Writing intensive.

MGT 798B - Topics
Credits: 4.00
Special topics; may be repeated. Prereq: permission.

MGT 798C - Topics
Credits: 4.00
Special topics; may be repeated. Prereq: permission.