Management (MGT)
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3000 Level Courses
3370. Organization and Management (3). Prerequisite: Minimum 2.75 GPA. The management function; basic principles, concepts, and practices in the operation of organizations. (Writing Intensive)
3373. Managerial Communication (3). Prerequisite: Junior standing, ISQS 2340, ENGL 1301 and 1302 with a grade of C or better, and a 2.75 GPA. The application of oral and written communication principles to managerial situations; an overview, simulation, and analysis of the communication process in the business environment. Fulfills the Oral Communication core requirement. (Writing Intensive)
3374. Managing Human Resources (3). Prerequisite: MGT 3370 with a grade of C or higher. Principles and methods in human resources management.
3375. Entrepreneurship: New Value Creation (3). Introduces students to the knowledge and modes of thinking that are basic to new value creation.
3376. Organizational Behavior (3). Prerequisite: MGT 3370 with a grade of C or higher. Focuses on managerial and employee attitudes and behavior. Topics include performance, job satisfaction, motivation groups, and task design.
3379. Advanced Organization and Management (3). Prerequisite: MGT 3370 with a grade of C or higher. Study of the design and management of organizations in considerable depth beyond the basic course.Back to Top
4000 Level Courses
4370. Consulting to Entrepreneurial Organizations (3). Prerequisite: A 2.75 Texas Tech GPA, FIN 3320, MKT 3350, MGT 3370, 3373, and BLAW 3391. Field Project in the Lubbock Community. Not an in-classroom class.
4373. Leadership Ethics (3). Prerequisite: MGT 3370 with a grade of C or higher; 3.0 Texas Tech GPA; and HPM, MGT, or PLM majors or Honors College student. Alternative perspectives of leadership and ethics are explored and applied to emergent ethical issues facing organizations.
4374. International Entrepreneurship (3). Prerequisite: MGT 3370 with a grade of C or higher; 3.0 Texas Tech GPA. Focuses on how entrepreneurs and firms recognize and fulfill opportunities for wealth creation in an international context.
4375. International Management (3). Prerequisite: MGT 3370 with a grade of C or higher or ECO 3333. Exploration of organization and management issues in international enterprise. Fulfills multicultural requirement.
4376. Entrepreneurship: Discovering Entrepreneurial Opportunities (3). Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Generates and refines entrepreneurial process, opportunity discovery, and entrepreneurial thinking skills; develops the knowledge base for entrepreneurial idea assessment and problem-solving skills required for application to the recognition of viable opportunities.
4377. Family Enterprise (3). Prerequisite: Permission of instructor or previous experience with or in a family business. Exploration of major issues and strategies for initiating, building and managing a family business.
4380. Strategic Management (3). Prerequisite: Business students who have completed BLAW 3391, ISQS 3344, FIN 3320, MKT 3350, MGT 3370, and 3373 with grades of C or higher and are in their final semester. Strategy is an integrative course focusing on an organization’s pursuit of superior economic performance by deciding what business to be in and how to compete.
4381. Individual Problems in Management (3). Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. For students with high academic achievement who are interested in enhancing their degree program by pursuing individual research or study under the guidance of a management faculty member.
4382. Internship in Management (3). Prerequisite: Approval prior to employment. Permits students to apply the concepts, principles, and techniques learned in the classroom. Up to 3 hours of internships can be applied toward a degree program.
4383. Special Topics in Management (3). Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Examines specialized problems relating to management. May be repeated once for credit as topic varies.
4384. Managing Conflict and Negotiations (3). Prerequisite: MGT 3370 with a grade of C or higher; 3.0 Texas Tech GPA. Develop the skills necessary to manage organizational stakeholders effectively. Emphasizes negotiation skills.
4385. Recruitment, Selection, and Retention (3). Prerequisite: MGT 3374 with a grade of C or higher. Introduces students to employee selection and placement issues, including job analysis, criterion development, development and use of employment tests, validation of selection techniques, recruitment strategies, and statistical methods for making fair employment decisions.
4386. Entrepreneurship: New Venture Creation (3). Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Students learn and apply due diligence, business planning, and venture creation skills needed to implement new business concepts.
4387. History of Management Thought: Honors Seminar in Management (3). Prerequisite: A 3.0 Texas Tech GPA and HPM, MGT, or PLM majors or Honors College student. Offers interdisciplinary perspective on development of management knowledge. (Writing Intensive)
4388. Change and Innovation Processes (3). Prerequisite: MGT 3370 with a grade of C or higher; 3.0 Texas Tech GPA. Focuses on understanding and managing innovation and change processes.
4397. Management and the Business Environment (3). Prerequisite: MGT 3370 with a grade of C or higher. Study and cases in social responsibility, business ethics, and other problems in the external environment of the business organization.Back to Top
5000 Level Courses
5371. Managing Organizational Behavior and Organizational Design (3). Examines management of individual, interpersonal, group and intergroup relations, organizational design, and the organization’s role in a rapidly changing environmental and global context.
5372. Leadership and Ethics (3). Students apply alternative leadership and ethical perspectives through cognitive skill building and experiential learning to accelerate their development as authentic leaders.
5373. Opportunity Creation and Discovery (3). Develops the new value creation skills and modes of thinking necessary for creating actionable opportunities in a variety of socioeconomic settings.
5374. Negotiation and Conflict Management Skills (3). Emphasizes negotiation skills and strategy development for managing organizational stakeholders.
5377. Human Resource Management (3). Examination of the principles and methodology of personnel administration with emphasis on manpower planning, selection, development, and evaluation.
5378. Entrepreneurship in Special Contexts (3). Focuses on better understanding and application of entrepreneurial strategy and management concepts in special contexts such as family firms, non-profit organizations, and/or larger corporations.
5379. Applied Entrepreneurship (3). Develops entrepreneurial creation and discovery skills with a focus on applying those skills to real-world situations.
5381. Managing Innovation and Change (3). Focuses on understanding organization innovation and change and applying this knowledge to managing innovation and change processes.
5382. Internship in Management (3). Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Permits students to enhance their knowledge within their field of specialization through application of concepts, principles, and techniques learned in the classroom.
5384. International Management (3). Comparative analysis of domestic, international, and multinational business operations, and the significance for organization and management.
5391. Strategic and Global Management (3). Prerequisite: Admission to the M.B.A. program. Global and local strategy formulation and implementation of corporate, business, ad functional strategies.
5476. Executive Skills (4). Prerequisite: Admission to the MBA program. Develop self-awareness of personal attributes and goals, enhance personal development, and impart skills needed to function as future executives.Back to Top
6000 Level Courses
6305. Individual Study in Management (3). Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Directed individual study of advanced management topics varying with the need of each student. May be repeated for credit.
6315. Current Management Issues (3:). Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Study and integration of current management issues. May be repeated for credit.
6375. Advanced Organization Behavior (3). Prerequisite: Doctoral student status or consent of instructor. A seminar which explores research and conceptual foundations of behavioral science and the role and contributions of microorganizational concepts in organization design and functioning.
6380. Colloquium in Management Research (3). Prerequisite: Doctoral standing. Study of problems related to management for the individual student. Studies in selected areas of management research. May be repeated for credit.
6381. Seminar in Advanced Management Topics (3). Organized seminar on specific advanced management topics in the areas of management of strategy, organizational studies, personnel and human resources management, or international business. May be repeated for credit.
6392. Advanced Organization Theory (3). Prerequisite: Doctoral student status or consent of instructor. A seminar which explores the fundamental macro theories and concepts of organization design and functioning.
6395. Advanced Strategic Management (3). Prerequisite: Doctoral student status or consent of instructor. A seminar which systematically examines the theoretical and empirical research literature on strategic management content and process.Back to Top