Graduate Bulletin
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1996-1997
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Management
In the College of of Business Administration
Office: Student Services 3356
Telephone: (619) 594-5306
Kenneth E. Marino, Ph.D., Professor of Management, Chair of Department
James A. Belasco, Ph.D., Professor of Management
Mark C. Butler, Ph.D., Professor of Management (Graduate Adviser)
Michael L. Hergert, Ph.D., Professor of Management, Associate Dean and Director, Graduate Program, College of Business Administration
Alex F. De Noble, Ph.D., Professor of Management
Jaisingh V. Ghorpade, Ph.D., Professor of Management (Graduate Adviser)
David R. Hampton, Ph.D., Professor of Management
Mary B. Teagarden, Ph.D., Professor of Management (Graduate Adviser)
Penny L. Wright, Ph.D., Professor of Management
Sanford B. Ehrlich, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management
Lawrence C. Rhyne, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management
Craig P. Dunn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Management
596. Advanced Topics in Management (3)
Prerequisite: Six upper division units in management.
Advanced special topics in management. See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor's degree. Maximum credit of six units of 596 applicable to a bachelor's degree. Maximum combined credit of six units of 596 and 696 applicable to a 30-unit master's degree.
626. Seminar in Policy Formulation (3)
Prerequisite: Business Administration 651.
Building and maintaining enterprises in our society; determining objectives; developing policies and plans for achievement; measuring and controlling organizational activities; reappraising objectives and policies on the basis of new developments.
669. Human Resource Management (3)
Prerequisites: Business Administration 651.
Design of organizational systems for accomplishing work through individuals and groups. Strategic, legal, and ethical considerations in staffing, appraising, developing, and rewarding people at work. Not open to students with credit in Management 611.
670. Seminar in Staffing and Development Systems (3)
Prerequisite: Management 669.
Strategic and ethical considerations in staffing and human resource development. Design and operation of staffing and development systems. Review of practice, law, and other environmental forces influencing staffing and development activities.
671. Seminar in Comparative Industrial Relations (3)
Prerequisite: Business Administration 651.
Study of industrial relations systems in varied organizational and cultural settings. Public policy and law governing the employment relationship in both union and non-union settings. Examples from worldwide industrial societies.
672. Human Resource Appraisal and Reward Systems (3)
Prerequisite: Management 669.
Strategic and ethical considerations in appraising and rewarding people at work. Design and operation of appraisal and reward systems. Review of practice, laws, ethics, and other environmental forces influencing appraisal and reward activities.
696. Seminar in Selected Topics (3)
Intensive study in specific areas of management. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Maximum credit six units applicable to a master's degree. Maximum combined credit of six units of 596 and 696 applicable to a 30-unit master's degree.
701. Organizational Theory and Design (3)
Prerequisite: Business Administration 651.
Managerial perspectives on organization in domestic and multinational arenas. Emphasis on organizational environments, strategy, goals, control, culture, structure, and technology. (Formerly numbered Management 601.)
710. Seminar in World Business Environment (3)
Prerequisite: Business Administration 651.
Nature, dimensions and motives of international business. Impact of environmental factors. Nature of multinational corporation, importance of national and multilateral controls and policies for international business management.
720. Seminar in Behavioral Sciences for Management (3)
Prerequisite: Business Administration 651.
Applications of findings from behavioral sciences to management problems and decisions. Study of organization cultures and subcultures. Impact of human behavior on the enterprise.
721. Seminar in Group Processes and Leadership (3)
Prerequisite: Business Administration 651.
Perceptions and processes in work groups. Experience in interpersonal networks, influence and rewards, stereotypes; managing differences and conflicts.
722. Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Institutions (3)
Prerequisite: Business Administration 651.
Ethical and social aspects of current issues in business and society. Changing role of stakeholders including consumers, shareholders, and employees. Assessment of operation, functioning and regulation of the market system.
723. Seminar in International Strategic Management (3)
Prerequisite: Completion of MBA core or MS prerequisites.
Strategic decision making in managing international enterprises. General management problems in directing and controlling transnational companies, including entry, acquisitions and joint ventures. Cases and readings to acquaint students with worldwide business practices.
724. Entrepreneurship (3)
Prerequisite: Business Administration 651.
Examination of the entrepreneurial approach; concepts, theory and techniques of managerial innovation and implementation; analysis of entrepreneurial skills.
727. Seminar in Organizational Change and Development (3)
Prerequisite: Business Administration 651.
Process of developing human resources and organizations. Theories of organizational development; tools and techniques, analysis of manpower and organizational development programs.
729. Seminar in Organizational Issues (3)
Prerequisite: Business Administration 651.
Issues in organizations in modern society: organization design, environmental interface, and political processes. See Class Schedule for specific content.
731. Seminar in Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation (3)
Prerequisite: Completion of MBA core or MS prerequisites.
Assessment of technological competencies and formulation of entry strategies for high-technology markets. Managing project teams and high-technology professionals.
740. Seminar in Business Management and the
Natural Environment (3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Environmental issues relating to business management. Topics include social and ethical approaches to the environment, environmental crises, and environmental movement. Cases and projects help students develop a philosophy integrating business and environmental concerns.
741. Seminar in Organization Power and Politics (3)
Prerequisite: Business Administration 651.
Management of power and politics in organizations as they relate to resource allocation, decisions, personnel evaluation, and strategy and policy issues.
742. Seminar in Business and the Good Society (3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Role of the firm in creating the "good society" through in-depth study of social and philosophical principles underlying business enterprise. Assumptions underlying capitalist economic thought are surfaced, and relationship between "market failure" and "government regulation" examined.
743. Seminar in Business Plan Development (3)
Prerequisite: Business Administration 651.
Principles and techniques for developing a business plan.
790. Directed Readings in Management (3) Cr/NC
Prerequisite: Advancement to candidacy.
Preparation for the comprehensive examination for those students in the MBA program under Plan B.
797. Research (3) Cr/NC/SP
Prerequisite: Advancement to candidacy.
Research in the area of management. Maximum credit six units applicable to a master's degree.
798. Special Study (1-3) Cr/NC/SP
Prerequisite: Consent of staff; to be arranged with department
chair and instructor.
Individual study. Maximum credit six units applicable to a master's degree.
