Beer, Davila

Faculty in the ASU Department of Management are widely recognized for their work in the areas of organizational behavior, human resource management, and strategic management. The faculty’s research and instruction emphasize corporate governance, high-tech management, knowledge management, quality, process and project management, strategic alliances, value chain analysis, global supply operations, globalization, diversity, small business and entrepreneurship, change management, organizational identity, and human resource management practices in their research, consulting, and teaching.

TheW. P. Carey School of Business management major ranks 24th in the nation by U.S. News and World Report (September 2003). Nominated by deans and senior faculty of business schools around the country, theW. P. Carey BS degree in Management is recognized as one of the best programs in this specialty area.

Students at the undergraduate and graduate levels gain the most current and relevant knowledge of management practice and theory from esteemed faculty who are excellent scholars and teachers. ASU faculty rank first place internationally in the number of leading textbooks in all areas of management. In a recent update of a study originally published in the Academy of Management Journal (Dennis, et al., 2001), the ASU Department of Management climbed to third place internationally in research performance in top journals, up from 21st place. The department is also ranked third place internationally in the number of most cited management scholars. Faculty members have also won numerous local and international teaching awards, including citations in the prestigious Business Week’s listing of the best MBA professors. For more information, access the department’s Web site at wpcarey.asu.edu/mgt.

Department of Management faculty take great pride in their teaching excellence and have been very active in continuing to improve collaborative teaching techniques. Eleven management faculty members and teaching assistants have won recent school, university, and international awards for their excellence in teaching effectiveness.

Department of Management faculty excel at developing the latest materials to facilitate student learning. Teaching awards and student evaluations place faculty among the elite at ASU. Faculty members also have the distinction of publishing more leading textbooks on management topics than faculty at any other university worldwide.

Management—BS

Business in the 21st century calls for managers who are dynamic leaders and effective team builders. The leaders of companies that are succeeding in the new marketplace possess excellent written and oral communication skills and extensive experience in guiding collaborative teams. After analyzing surveys of students, graduates, and their employers and after many insightful discussions with executives and recruiters, the department concluded that the Management major should have a strong emphasis on collaboration, leadership, communication, team building, and major group projects with the community in not-for-profit and for-profit business settings. The newly revised curriculum begins with the global supply operations course—an immersion in the fundamentals of the global economy, the world of e-business, and collaborative teams. Students are encouraged to concurrently enroll in the introductory courses on collaborative team skills and managing people in organizations during their first semester. Throughout the program, understanding of theory and concepts of management are enhanced by experiencing and testing these concepts in skill-based exercises, case discussions, and team-based project work in the classroom and in the community.

The Management major prepares men and women for managerial leadership in a world characterized by the fast pace of e-business; demands for continuous process improvements to enhance the value chain; growing technological sophistication; racial, cultural, and gender diversity in the workforce; and the need for skills in communicating and working with people, managing projects, and managing change. Graduates with these skills are likely to be recruited by management consulting firms, high-tech firms, service and manufacturing firms, for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, and large and small organizations. These employers recruit Management graduates for challenging trainee positions or entry-level management positions and immediately benefit from their preparation.

Program Requirements

The major in Management consists of the following courses:

ENG 301 Writing for the Professions L (3)

COM 225 Public Speaking L (3)
or COM 259 Communication in Business and the Professions¹ (3)

IBS 300 Principles of International Business² G (3)

MGT 310 Collaborative Team Skills³ (3)

ACC 316 Management Uses of Accounting (3)

MGT 400 Cultural Factors in International Business C, G (3)

MGT 440 Small Business and Entrepreneurship (3)

MGT 445 Business Plan Development (3)

MGT 459 International Management G (3)

MGT 484 Management Internship (3)

MGT 494 Special Topics (3)

MKT 302 Fundamentals of Marketing Management L (3)

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