Management and Organization
How can managers best develop and utilize the human capital in an organization and inspire their employees to thrive? Why do individuals and groups behave the way they do in organizations? What strategies should organizations pursue to grow and be productive? Our Management and Organization Department focuses on how to manage an organization's human resources and effectively develop and implement strategies for all types of organizations.
Through our programs, students develop the critical competencies for organizational success: leadership, communication, design, organizational development, and more.
Concentration in Management and Leadership
The Management and Leadership concentration will help develop and enhance your ability to lead and manage people and organizations. These skills are highly desired by virtually all potential employers, making the Management and Leadership concentration beneficial to all Carroll School undergraduates.
Upon completing the concentration, students will (1) demonstrate an appreciation for the fundamentals and complexity of successful leadership; (2) identify exemplary leadership in themselves and others; and (3) demonstrate skills of effective leadership.
In addition to taking MGMT1021 Organizational Behavior, the concentration requires MGMT2127 Leadership and three electives. Two electives, in particular, are highly recommended for this concentration: MGMT2123 Negotiation and MGMT2137 Managing Diversity.
Required of all concentrators:
- MGMT1021 Organizational Behavior
- MGMT2127 Leadership
Three electives chosen from the following:
- MGMT2110 Management of Human Capital and the Employee Experience
- MGMT2111 Ethical Leadership Skills
- MGMT2123 Negotiation
- MGMT2132 Managing Change
- MGMT2133 Leading High Performance Teams
- MGMT2137 Managing Diversity
- MGMT2139 Social Impact and Entrepreneurship
- MGMT2140 International Management
- MGMT2141 Power and Influence
- MGMT2142 The Science of Thriving at Work: Individuals, Groups and Organizations
- MGMT2143 Idea Work: Making Things That Matter
- MGMT2144 Design-Driven Innovation Consultin
- MGMT2170 Entrepreneurial Management
- MGMT2172 Managerial Decision Making
- MGMT2175 Thinking Strategically: Integrative Strategy Simulation
- MGMT2260 Leadership and Corporate Accountability
- MGMT2265 Globalization, Culture, and Ethics
- MGMT3099 Strategic Management (minor only)
- MGMT3315 Managing Digital Innovation
- MGMT4901 Independent Study (by permission of instructor)
- MGMT5548/UNCP5548 Capstone: Leadership and Mindfulness
Minor in Management and Leadership for Non-Carroll School of Management Students
A minor in Management and Leadership is offered to students in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences, Lynch School of Education and Human Development, and Connell School of Nursing who are interested in pursuing management careers. This minor focuses on the behavioral side of management by offering courses designed to increase students鈥� knowledge of leadership and management and build skills in these areas. Students must complete six courses offered by the Management and Organization Department.
The Management and Leadership minor will help students develop and enhance their ability to lead and manage people and organizations.聽More specifically, students will:
(1) develop an appreciation for the fundamentals and complexity of successful leadership;
(2) identify exemplary leadership in themselves and others; and
(3) demonstrate effective leadership and management skills.
The minor is completed by taking two required courses and four MGMT electives.
Required courses:
- MGMT1021 Organizational Behavior
- MGMT2127 Leadership
Four additional MGMT electives (junior/senior year)
The Management and Leadership minor prepares students for managerial roles in corporations, non-profit organizations, and government agencies. The common thread is managing people. In addition, the concentration provides excellent preparation for a career in management consulting, which focuses on diagnosing and solving management problems in client organizations.聽
For more information, please consult Professor Richard Spinello, in Fulton 430E, or e-mail him at聽spinello@bc.edu聽to set up an appointment.
Entrepreneurship Co-concentration
Are you interested in an Entrepreneurial career where you start or join a firm that revolutionizes markets through innovation? The entrepreneurship co鈥恈oncentration provides a strong background for launching and managing high鈥恎rowth ventures in nascent or high鈥恦elocity industries, for starting projects with a focus on the social good, or simply for those who want to develop an entrepreneurial mindset for innovating within large companies. It is an interdisciplinary program that will help engender entrepreneurial thinking and problem-solving approaches. The course of study includes a mix of theory and real-world application with an emphasis on teamwork. The curriculum introduces a set of tools and a way of thinking that will help students to navigate the uncertain, ambiguous contexts that often characterize new initiatives in established firms as well as start鈥恥ps. The Entrepreneurship co-concentration is designed to be a second concentration for Carroll School of Management students. Up to one class from the co-concentration course list can be counted towards another concentration.聽
Required Courses
The courses in the co-concentration include the following:
Required:
- MGMT2170 Entrepreneurial Management
Additional requirement for the Class of 2025 and beyond; select one (1) of the following (1 credit):
- ISYS3205/MGMT3205 TechTrek West聽
- ISYS3206/MGMT3206 TechTrek
Required: one of the following four courses:
- MFIN2210 Entrepreneurial Finance
- MFIN2212 Venture Capital/Private Equity
- MGMT2139 Social Impact and Entrepreneurship
- ISYS/MGMT3315 Managing Digital Innovation
Students must also take an additional two electives from the required courses listed above or from the following list:
- BSLW6604 Law for the Entrepreneur
- ISYS3205 TechTrek West (3 credit version, discontinued after Spring 2022)
- ISYS3206 TechTrek East (3 credit version, discontinued after Fall 2021)
- ISYS3178/MKTG3178 Design Thinking and Strategy
- ISYS6621/MKTG6621 Social Media and Digital Business
- MGMT2123 Negotiation
- MGMT2139 Social Impact and Entrepreneurship
- MKTG3156 Digital Marketing
- MKTG3158 Product Planning and Strategy
- MKTG3170 Entrepreneurial Marketing in a Digital World
- UGMG1010 Perspectives on Management
- UNAS1025 Innovation Through Design Thinking
For more information, please visit the聽Edmund H. Shea Jr. Center for Entrepreneurship听飞别产蝉颈迟别.
Information for Study Abroad
Students may take one or two electives abroad to count toward either the Management and Organization concentration or minor. In addition, it is sometimes possible to take the equivalent of MGMT1021 abroad. However, this must be approved prior to finishing the course by the Chairperson of the Management and Organization Department, who will need a detailed copy of the course syllabus, assignments, and readings.