General Management and Course Descriptions

101. Introduction to Organization and Management (I or II; 3, 3; U)

Management theory and practice. Policy formulation, decision making, strategic and operational planning, organization structure and behavior, managerial responsibility and career paths. Includes company project laboratories. Primarily for first-year students, sophomores, and juniors. Not open to students who have taken MGMT 318.

212. Business, Government, and Society in France (I; 3, 0; U)

Political, legal, economic, and social context of business in France. Offered by the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce in Tours for students in the Bucknell en France program.

285. Leadership in Management and Technology (S; 1.5; U) Half course.

Interdisciplinary program for leadership in technology and management; macro and micro perspectives, design and TQM, ethical/professional considerations, environmental and energy management. Open only to students admitted to the Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ENGR 285.

300. Senior Thesis (I or II; U)

Individual supervised project. Prerequisites: for majors only and permission of the instructor.

301. Independent Study (I or II; R; U)

Individual study or projects, supervised by instructor. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.

305. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (I or II; 3, 0; U)

An experiential course addressing unique aspects of small business management and entrepreneurial ventures. Emphasis on business strategy and planning for small business. Prerequisite: senior level course; by permission of the instructor.

312. Business, Government, and Society (I; 4, 0; U)

An investigation of business practice and the modern corporation as institutions. Ethical reasoning applied to analyze the scope, logic, and possible justifications for these institutions. Case examples drawn from 19th- and 20th-century fiction and nonfiction. Prerequisite: MGMT 101. Senior-level course; others by permission of the instructor.

315. Special Topics in Management (I or II; R; 3, 3; U)

A seminar on selected topics in management. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.

317. Seminar on Crisis Management (II; 3, 1; U)

This seminar examines the causes and consequences of industrial crises. Participants learn basic concepts of crisis management and analyze recent cases of corporate crises.

318. Management Theory and Practice (I or II; 3, 1; U)

Survey and integration of theory and research literature; managerial effectiveness; organization design; decision making; management activities, functions, and careers; power, authority, and leadership; organization change. An introductory management course for seniors and graduate students, as an alternative to MGMT 101. Not open to students who have taken MGMT 101. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.

319. Management Strategy and Policy (I and II; 4, 0; U)

An analysis of the concept of strategy as the basis for understanding the corporation as a social institution; application of strategy as a problem of interdependent choice among stake-holders in a global context. Prerequisite: senior level course; others by permission of the instructor.

385. Internship in Management and Technology (S; 1.5, 0; U) Half course.

Internship in complex management challenges, the integral role of technology in organizations, and interdisciplinary decision making. Open only to students admitted to the Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management. Prerequisites: MGMT 285 and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ENGR 385.

390. Honors Course — Management (I or II; R; U)

Special and independent studies for BSBA students selected under guidelines of the department and the university Honors Council. Honors thesis required. Prerequisite: nomination by the department.

393. Environment of International Business (I; 3, 0; U)

Cultural impacts on international business operations and management.

419. Strategic Thinking (I; 3, 0; U)

This course is designed to acquaint students with the history of strategy, introduce theories of strategic analysis, relate specific functional concepts and encourage an objective, broader, longer term, more critical orientation beyond the world of business. Satisfies Capstone and MGMT 319 requirement. Not open to students who have taken MGMT 319. Prerequisite: Senior-level BSBA majors only.

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