Catalog Navigator : Leadership & Change Management Concentration

The Leadership & Change Management concentration focuses on developing leadership and change capabilities in students at all levels in organizations. Students gain an awareness of values and the importance of vision, as well as how to empower followers to be active participants in change activities, in order to increase organizational effectiveness. A planned approach to managing all phases of the organizational change process is emphasized. This concentration will be especially useful to students who desire to move into leadership and/or change roles within organizations, such as managers, internal consultants, team leaders, or trainers, as well as external consultant roles. To complete the Leadership & Change Management concentration, a student must take:

MGT 202 Making Sense of Management Data
MGT 302 Organizational Behavior
MGT 307 Human Resources Management
MGT 322 The Management and Measurement of Quality
MGT 360 Leadership
MGT 361 Organizational Development
One course chosen from:
- MGT 320 Training and Career Development
- MGT 340 Leadership in Sports
- MGT 373 Creativity & Entrepreneurship
- MGT 393 Internship and Management Consulting Program
- MGT 398 Special Topics (when related)
- MKT 376 Effective Business Communication (when not used to fulfill the Commerce communication requirement).

Area Faculty: Dr. Ray Coye, Dr. Erich Dierdorff, Dr. David Drehmer, Dr. Charles Naquin, Dr. Margaret Posig, Dr. Robert Rubin and Dr. Ken Thompson