Cost management across the supply chain is integrated with strategic analysis to understand the role of financial and nonfinancial information in operational and strategic decision making. Topics include value-chain analysis, cost-driver analysis, activity-based management, line business evaluation, technology costing, quality cost management, and the balanced scorecard. The importance of ethical conduct also is covered.

This course examines social and corporate responsibility as a strategy to improve products, profits, and brand equity. This course provides a short historical review examining why laws, regulations and other rules were set into place to address less-than-responsible organizational behavior. The character traits of stewardship and dependability are essential to this study. The content of the course will challenge students to think preventively and discard assumptions that might lead to avoidable organizational vulnerabilities, as well as to research options and propose opportunities that build up corporate social responsibility. The character traits of integrity and dependability are essential to this study.

This course focuses on decision-making processes involved in offering products for sale for the first time across national borders, including via e-commerce platforms. Management factors are examined related to corporate operations, product marketing, and personnel selection and training. Students develop preliminary strategies for e-commerce sales. The course provides a comprehensive survey of entry-level multinational commerce so that students can develop a commercial strategy and articulate its adoption by senior corporate executives. The character traits of integrity and agility are essential to this study.

This course presents key issues, opportunities, strategies, techniques and developments in purchasing and supply management currently being deployed by leading organizations to achieve competitive advantage. Topics covered include structure and processes of purchasing organizations, global sourcing, the criteria and techniques for selecting, evaluating and developing suppliers, pricing and costs of products and services purchased by a firm, contracting, negotiation, and legal and ethical issues in purchasing. A combination of case studies and lecturing will be used to illustrate the topics discussed.

Examines science-based innovations with the potential to either create or transform a constellation: emerging technologies may involve either a single discovery or a bundle of innovations that converge to create a new technological system. This course focuses on the emergence of technology from basic research to implementation that includes the proliferation of cloud use by organizations of all sizes and industries. Seminar format, case-study preparation, presentation, and cooperative learning are defining characteristics of this course.

This course introduces students to basic concepts, practices and analytical techniques of marketing at scale. Global marketing challenges are examined. Students will weight and interpret consumer preference data from meta sources and targeted social media sampling of purchasing influencers and early adopters to propose options for senior management’s consideration of recommendations. Students develop analytical skills, recognize and adjust for bias by those surveyed and those interpreting data, and improve their team innovation talents through the examination of a series of retail marketing scenarios to develop actionable marketing recommendations. The character traits of communication and dependability are essential to this study.

This course explores a period of technological and social change called the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in which we live today. Students will examine and evaluate trends in the replacement of human labor with machines, robots, automation, AI, and emerging new autonomous capabilities. They will be challenged to explore direct societal, economic, and lifestyle consequences, both positive and adverse. The course outcome for students is a more comprehensive understanding of the Fourth Industrial Revolution so that they can begin to anticipate changes they need to make, advocate, and act upon. The character traits of integrity and dependability are essential to this study.

This course is designed to introduce the student to the statistical methodology used for data analysis and managerial decision-making. Emphasis is placed on applications through working examples. The course introduces students to basic concepts in probability and statistics of relevance to managerial decision making. Topics include Introduction to Statistics, Probability Theory in Business, Probability Distributions, Correlation, Regression, Time Series, and Statistical Decision Theory. This course deals with the basics of converting corporate data into actionable information for managerial decision making.

In this course students will examine foundational elements of the communications process internal to an organization’s individuals and groups. They will develop and exercise essential listening skills, understanding conflict resolution, power dynamics, leadership styles, and cultural competencies. Students will rehearse messaging that respects diverse worldviews through careful observance of cultural norms. The overall objective in this course is to improve student knowledge about and to develop basic skills in communicating persuasively, internally and external to an organization. The character traits of communication and service are essential to this study.

Leaders must exhibit the behaviors and productivity they expect and exercise skills that cultivate trust, optimize individual talents and knowledge, and motivate productivity among team members. Balancing the capacities and constraints of team members, external third-party vendors and contractors, and available time, resources and the organization’s purpose is a continuous effort. Students will examine factors to nurture non-toxic collaborative environments, even while under time and resource stressors to deliver outputs and outcomes that executives and clients continuously assign and change. The character traits of dependability and stewardship are essential in this course.

This course provides students with faculty guidance in the preparation of material to completely satisfy the requirements to earn a graduate degree. Through this course, students will develop abilities to undertake independent research using the concepts and tools learned throughout the program. The principal assignment to be worked on is the research needed to undertake a publishable thesis or comparable project. Students must substantiate analysis and conclusions with appropriate data and other evidence. Research completed should be substantial enough to include professional recommendations that might inform the body of knowledge or be adopted by industry.

Students will be guided through examination of well-written thesis and projects; essential stylistic techniques in thesis composition; validating their analysis and arguments for logical consistency and clarity, and; mapping their work against a writing and presentation timeline. The course requires the student to complete a directed research project, produce a thesis paper or comparable project, and orally present the findings. The final paper or project will be substantial enough to include professional recommendations or findings that might inform the body of knowledge or be adopted by industry.