Experiential learning methods are utilized to involve the student actively. A wide variety of topics and theories may be covered, generally including motivation, leadership, job design, group dynamics, and formal organizational structure and process. The course exposes the student to the role of general management in complex organizations. Knowledge and skills gained in previous business courses, including marketing, finance, and quantitative methods, will be applied to problems associated with the totality of organizational activity. An analysis of cost systems and their application in the determination, analysis and control of manufacturing and distribution costs.
Emphasis is on managerial planning and control.
Open to graduate students only by petition to undergraduate director. A course designed to acquaint the student with the basic principles of law that are applicable to business transactions in the modern business world and the legal system. Today businesses compete in a global environment. As such, marketing managers must recognize the global nature of their markets and must develop the knowledge, background, sensitivity, and skills required to successfully operate in this dynamic setting. The economic determinants of exchange rates are discussed.