Why major in Management?

The department of Organization, Leadership and Communication introduces the new Management (BMGT) major offered through the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree.

Keith Hunter, Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior & Management, Associate Professor: Well the one thing the business environment is clearly starting to demand more and more of young professionals especially, is the versatility.

Matt Monnot, Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Assistant Professor: The jobs that we see today are either not going to be here or are going to be very different in the future. So part of what we’re doing with the culminating course and the program overall is we want students to be able to adapt to new business environments.

Linda S. Henderson, Ph.D.in Organizational Communication Associate Professor and Department Chair: The new management major for the Master’s degree program in Business Administration really hits out in a timely way. It really hits the sweet spot of what’s necessary for students of today in order to make the greatest impact in the working world.

Keith Hunter: It’s not enough just to know one little set of skills. You’re going to have to integrate with people across the entire planet; across many different roles and many different sets of expertise.

Zach Burns, PH.D. in Management & Organizational Behavior, Assistant Professor: I think students from this program gain a wide variety of skills that are not just useful in the workplace but useful in all aspects of life.

Matt Monnot: Learn how to manage yourself, how to manage others, how to manage teams, how to manage systems. So it’s really broadly applicable.

Keith Hunter You’re going to have to integrate with the ideas other people have, the skills they have, the weaknesses that they have, as well be aware of your own strengths and weaknesses. Seeing all of this as one big picture even though it’s a very complex picture; that’s non-trivial.

Zach Burns: We see industries change. We see job specifications change. But, one thing that remains constant is the fact that you have you to do it with other people. And the patterns of human interaction are pretty consistent and pretty predictable most of the time.

Keith Hunter: And being able to be creative, energized and engaged in those kinds of environments is in really high demand in all of our young professionals.

Matt Monnot: We want students to come and hit the ground running when they get their first job.

Linda S. Henderson: The world is shifting very quickly. It’s expanding very quickly. This way they get to develop knowledge of the human side of organizations and management that’s invaluable.

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