This capstone course examines advanced management techniques and theories combining important elements from organizational and strategic studies. The major focus of the course will be the development of strategic actions in response to issues emanating in the external environment as well as those found within the organization. Application of current and emerging strategic theory through case analysis and computer simulations are emphasized.
This course covers negotiation theories, strategies, and styles, addressing situations such as conflict management, mediation, investigation, and arbitration. students will learn how to manage interpersonal conflicts so that it can be beneficial, rather than destructive.
This course examines the marketing problems and opportunities arising from various degrees of foreign involvement (exports, licensing, foreign subsidiaries). Subjects include marketing research, product planning and development, pricing, promotion, distribution, and organization for international marketing, with emphasis on the management response to parameters that differ from those in domestic marketing, i.e., international economic factors, foreign cultures, nationalism and government influences, and economic development.
This course examines the foundations, theories, and models of organizational configuration used to analyze the structural and behavioral aspects of organizations. Topics encompass areas such as organizational life cycle, communications, and planned change. Systems thinking and open systems theory are addressed, along with measurements, technology, and cultural analysis. Students learn how to conduct meaningful analysis for diagnosis and recommendations for appropriate organizational change.
The principal focus of the course is to explore the use of quantitative analysis as a decision-making tool. Topics include decision analysis, linear and integer programming, sensitivity analysis, inventory management, time series analysis and forecasting and schedule control for project management.
This course examines the processes involved in the creation, distribution, and marketing of products and services to the consumer. The focus is on the tasks and decisions facing market managers. Topics include market and competitive analysis, transition from product to product management, customer behavior, the design and implementation of marketing strategies in domestic and international markets.
This course focuses on understanding the global environment in terms of interrelated geopolitical, legal, cultural, economic, and competitive issues.
This course explores the tools of microeconomics analysis with an emphasis on decision-making in domestic and international management settings. Topics include demand theory, supply, the price system, cost analysis, market structures, factor pricing, decision criteria, and international economics. The course integrates economic reasoning with statistical techniques in order to facilitate decision-making conditions of uncertainty.
This course addresses research and writing techniques required in a graduate program and for success in the business environment. Scholarly research, article reviews, report preparation, and ethical standards are covered, along with APA style. Preparation of team research projects is also included.