600

For graduate students only. This is the capstone course for the MBA. It focuses on business-unit and corporate-level strategy formulation and implementation. Through readings, case analyses and participation in the Strategic Analysis Program (SAP) field study project involving a local organization, students will apply the ideas, tools, concepts and knowledge gained from previous coursework to real-world problems.

For graduate students only. This course analyzes the principles applicable to managerial decisions, with a focus on the business ethics and social responsibility dimensions of these decisions. It is designed to provide an understanding of the rapidly evolving concepts, practices, and leadership techniques that facilitate the development of legal compliance, ethics and social responsibility initiatives. Particular focus will be made on the use of the "triple bottom line." This course draws on case analysis and is offered through an interactive and dynamic format involving leading ethics and compliance officers in the community.

For graduate students only. This course examines the challenges associated with managing a multinational enterprise that competes in today's dynamic global business environment. Through extensive readings, class projects and case analyses, students obtain a fundamental understanding of the cultural, economic, political and legal factors in the global environment that affect doing business internationally, as well as the strategic, operational and ethical choices global managers make in response to those factors.

For graduate students only. This course involves strategically analyzing human resource management by integrating the external environment and competition with the internal corporate strategies and HRM tasks of the firm. The course focuses on recruitment, selection, planning and information systems, equal employment opportunity, compensation and benefits, organization and job design, labor relations, training and development, performance appraisal, international HRM issues, and contemporary health and safety issues. Students will critically evaluate these HRM support subsystems from a cost-benefit and legal perspective and learn to align HRM solutions with business strategy and the realities of labor markets.

For graduate students only. This interactive seminar course investigates the role of leaders, using organizational design concepts to build systems and processes that align people in the organization with its vision, mission and goals. Students develop a realistic, applied understanding of how leaders use organizational design to lead their organizations, construct decision models, and develop processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Students gain insights into how to use design tools to analyze and solve complex business problems. Emphasis is on leadership through design, implementation and evaluation.

This course develops context for social enterprise and nonprofit strategic planning. It includes a historic overview of the innovative development of nonprofit organizations, a study of the environmental elements in society that affect nonprofit organizations, orientation and success, discussion of the role of boards in planning, the means for developing effective partnerships and a template for strategic planning. The course will include an application-oriented capstone exercise.

This course is the final in the four-week course sequence for the Nonprofit Management and Innovation certificate program. The week has two major segments: leadership and innovation. The leadership portion will help students to identify and assess their leadership potential and evaluate team roles and contributions. The second theme of the week, innovation, is designed to help students formulate an understanding of innovation and social entrepreneurship. The capstone project will tie together the two themes by requiring each group to conduct a feasibility study that identifies an innovative idea and develops an implementation plan that conceptualizes the role of strategic leadership.

For graduate students only. This course explores how organizations acquire, create, share and leverage what they know to create sustainable competitive advantage in their markets. Their stock of knowledge represents intellectual capital that must be effectively managed. Knowledge of management processes and systems are discussed based on case studies and research of best practices in leading companies. The course also covers the international and domestic laws governing intellectual property.

International students must consult with the Office of International Programs. May be used to satisfy practicum requirements.

This course is designed to give students an opportunity to develop personal familiarity with the global environment and some of the issues faced by global managers. Beyond the social and cultural dimensions that the residency explores, the course will focus on developing an increased understanding of global markets, competition and business opportunities.

A course offered at the discretion of the management department. Subject may focus on a topic of current interest in the field, training in a specific area of the field, or a topic that is of interest to a particular group of students.

For graduate students only.