Management

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Faculty

Professor Edward Desmarais,Chairperson

Professors: David Goodof, Jian Gu, Anne-Marie Hakstian, Lillian O. Little, Gavriel Meirovich

Associate Professors: Alice de Koning, Kathleen Hess, Myunghee Jeon, Jacqueline C. Landau, Leah E. Ritchie, Guorong Zhu

Assistant Professors: Jayanti Bandyopadhyay, Robert Daniell, John F. McArdle

Faculty Emeriti

Professors: Jeffrey A. Berman, Massoud Farahbakhsh, John E. Mack

Associate Professors: Theodore Hansen, J. Richard Kenney

Program Offered

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Concentrations

Entrepreneurship
Hospitality Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management

Minors

Entrepreneurship
Management
Business Administration

Bachelor of Science – Fire Science Administration

Fire Science Administration

The Management department educates and trains students to become managers and leaders. The curriculum helps student to build skills in the following areas: Strategic planning, team-building, supervising, coordinating, communicating, and understanding the needs of multiple stakeholders. The department offers minors in Entrepreneurship, General Management and Business Administration. Business Administration Majors can choose to specialize in one of the five concentrations offered: Management, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality Management, Human Resource Management and International Business.

Management Concentration

The Management concentration is a program of study that prepares students for supervisory positions and provides a perspective on general management. The curriculum helps students develop their skills in managing people, solving business problems, and effectively applying resources to achieve business goals. Students also learn how to use strategic planning and models to predict business outcomes and to make decisions that are socially responsible.

Entrepreneurship Concentration

The Entrepreneurship Concentration provides students with the fundamental knowledge required to start and maintain a successful business. The instructional program integrates the experience of founders and employees of entrepreneurial ventures to provide a “real world” view of small business management, and invites students to create a business plan for new business. Students are required to complete an internship that allows them to experience the day-to-day operations of a start-up venture.

Human Resources Management Concentration

The Human Resources Management concentration focuses on skill building in the areas of employee selection and development, team-building and conflict resolution. Students are also exposed to the equal opportunity employment environments, related laws and standard policies. This concentration is accredited by the professional association Society for Human Resource Manage, SHRM.

Hospitality Management Concentration

The Hospitality Management concentration is designed to provide students with specific knowledge and skills required for management-level employment in the industry. The curriculum provides instruction related to specific areas including hotel and restaurant management, as well as conference and event planning. Students are required to complete an internship in their chosen specialization.

International Business Concentration

The International Business concentration is designed to provide students with the specific knowledge and analytical skills they need to take advantage of the opportunities created by the globalization of business activities. The program draws from a rich liberal arts education combined with basic knowledge in all the functional areas of business administration. Students in this concentration are strongly encouraged to gain proficiency in a foreign language and to participate in a study abroad program.