Santa Clara University

Academic Information

Courses offered by the Management Department emphasize both rigorous analysis and managerial application. The curriculum emphasizes the examination of a number of factors that affect both individual and organizational performance, including:

• How to develop interpersonal and managerial competencies
• How to provide leadership in both stable and temporary organizations
• How to design organizations that respond to market demands
• How to develop organizations that can operate in complex social, political, ethical and technolgical environments (both domestic and international)

Courses are offered in organizational behavior and design, human resource management, industrial relations, managerial communication, leadership, and family business management. Additional courses in strategic management, business and public policy, business ethics, and international management provide a general management perspective.