Santa Clara University

MANAGEMENT (MGMT)

Professors: Gregory A. Baker, David F. Caldwell, Jacques Delacroix, André L. Delbecq, Terri L. Griffith, James L. Koch, Dennis J. Moberg, Barry Z. Posner, Manuel G. Velasquez (Chair)
Associate Professors: James L. Hall, Tammy L. Madsen
Assistant Professor: Shawn L. Berman
Senior Lecturers: Joel K. Leidecker, David R. Palmer
Charles J. Dirksen Professor of Business Ethics: Manuel G. Velasquez
J. Thomas and Kathleen L. McCarthy Professor: André L. Delbecq
Stephen and Patricia Schott Professor: David F. Caldwell
Presidential Professor of Ethics and the Common Good: Dennis J. Moberg

Note: The following three courses are required of all MBA students.

MGMT 501. Managerial Competencies and Team Effectiveness

Explores group dynamics to enable students to perform more effectively in group and team settings. Provides students with feedback on individual managerial competencies to aid in career self-management and planning. Must be taken during the student’s first or second quarter of residence. Prerequisite: None. (3 units)

MGMT 503. Organizational Analysis and Management

The structure and design of organizations. How organizational structure relates to an organization’s environment, how it influences the technologies used, and how decisions about structure affect the behavior of individuals in the organization. Prerequisite: MGMT 501. (3 units)

MGMT 505. Social, Political, and Legal Environment of Business

Explores how social, political, ethical, and legal forces affect an organization’s ability to achieve its objectives and how an organization’s activities in turn influence these forces. Discusses how understanding that interaction is key both to enabling the organization to recognize and deal with external opportunities and threats and to its ability to respond to its environment in a socially responsible manner. Prerequisite: None. (3 units)

Note: The following courses are offered as electives and/or as part of a concentration.

MGMT 512. Social Psychology of Leadership

Investigates and examines priorities of exemplary leaders. Emphasizes developing conceptual understanding of leadership process and on building leadership skills. Classes are often experiential and highly reflective, using written and video case studies. Some team assignments may be made. Prerequisite: MGMT 501. (3 units)

MGMT 514. International Management

The first half of the course is dedicated to understanding basic international business concepts. The second part deals with international management strictly defined, which includes organizational structures, staffing, and closely related issues. There is no textbook but a limited amount of reading from the business press. Criticality is more important than previous knowledge. Prerequisite: MGMT 503. (3 units)

MGMT 516. Organizational Politics

The use of influence and political analysis in organizational decisions. Emphasis on the implementation process. Prerequisite: MGMT 501. (3 units)

MGMT 524. Managing Innovation and Technology

Exploration of the organizational structures and management processes that can facilitate or impede innovation. Topics include managing scientists and engineers, cross-functional integration, and analysis of the innovation process. Prerequisite: MGMT 503. (3 units)

MGMT 526. Strategic Human Resources Management

Focuses on the strategic role of human resources (HR) planning and development. Addresses the creation of value through the HR function. Topics include linking HR and strategic planning; the transformational impact of information technology, process engineering, and outsourcing on the employment relationship; and an HR perspective on building a high-performance organization. Course has a special emphasis on high technology organizations. Prerequisite: MGMT 501. (3 units)

MGMT 532. Managerial Communications

Focuses on three important aspects of managerial communications: interpersonal (building on concepts introduced in MGMT 501), cross-cultural, and corporate. Emphasis on implementation. High level of student involvement expected. Evaluation will be based on several papers and participation. Prerequisite: MGMT 503. (3 units)

MGMT 538. Managing Teams and Projects

Application of the conceptual areas discussed in MGMT 501 and MGMT 503 as they relate to managing temporary groups or projects. Prerequisite: MGMT 503. (3 units)

MGMT 540. Social, Political, and Legal Environment of Food and Agribusiness Firms

Focuses on the key issues that affect the decisions of managers of food and agribusiness firms. Topics include the principal regulations and regulatory bodies governing the food industry, food safety and crisis management, ethical issues in food production and distribution, and resource and environment issues. Prerequisite: MGMT 505.(3 units)

MGMT 542. Advanced Seminar in International Business

Intensive seminar on making decisions in the international business arena. Draws forcefully on scholarly resources not often presented to MBA students. Course is taught only during summer quarter. Prerequisite: International MBA course (any discipline) or permission of instructor. (3 units)

MGMT 544. Strategic Business Negotiations

Understanding the behavior of individuals, groups, and organizations in the context of cooperative and competitive situations.The purpose of this course is to understand the theory and processes of negotiation so that you can negotiate successfully in a variety of settings. This course is designed to be relevant to the broad spectrum of negotiation problems that are faced by managers and professionals. A basic premise of this course is that while a manager needs analytical skills to discover optimal solutions to problems, a broad array of negotiation skills is needed to get these solutions accepted and implemented. This course will allow participants the opportunity to develop these skills experientially and to understand negotiation in useful analytical frameworks. Prerequisite: MGMT 503. (3 units)

MGMT 696. Experimental Course

Covers special topics; offered on an occasional basis. (3 units)