Nebraska's Ph.D. program ranks eighth in size among U.S institutions with nearly
120 students. In addition, the Management Department ranks among the top five nationally
with nearly 40 doctoral students. These rankings signify that the College and the
faculty have made a major commitment to doctoral education.
Organizational Behavior
In this area of concentration you will study individual- and small-group behavior
in organizations - a micro-perspective of organizations. You will concentrate on
topics such as motivation, leadership, job design, organizational development, behavior
modification, power and politics. A concentration in Organizational Behavior will
provide you with the background necessary to teach and conduct research in this
field.
Coordinator: Luthans
Faculty: Combs, Harms, Jones, Uhl-Bien
Suggested courses include:
- GRBA 814 Applied Organizational Behavior
- MNGT 867 Leadership in Organizations
- MNGT 960 Organizational Behavior
- MNGT 980 Sem. in Interpersonal Processes in Organizations
- MNGT 983 Sem. in Organizational Behavior
Organization and Management Theory Behavior
This area of concentration focuses on the macro-organizational perspective with
a primary emphasis on organization processes and design. The secondary emphasis
of this concentration is management planning and control systems. A concentration
in this area will prepare you to teach and conduct research in intergroup processes
and interactions, climates, culture, and management and administrative processes.
Coordinator: Luthans
Suggested courses include:
- GRBA 860 Management: Theory, Issues, and Practice
- MNGT 865 Organizational Theory and Behavior
- MNGT 969 Organization and Management Theory
- MNGT 989 Sem. in Organization and Management Theory
Personnel/Human Resource Management
This area of concentration encompasses three interrelated areas of study - personnel
administration, human resource planning, and labor relations. You will have the
opportunity to conduct descriptive subject-matter presentations, analytic problem
examinations, and research study and analysis. The coursework in this area will
give you a firm understanding of the effective acquisition, development, utilization,
compensation, and deployment of human resources in both non-union and union situations.
You will also have the opportunity to survey the current state of the personnel
and labor relations field and conduct problem examinations through the use of experiential
and simulation exercises.
Coordinator: Combs
Faculty: Combs, Harms
Suggested courses include:
- MNGT 861 Advanced Personnel/Human Resource Management
- MNGT 862 Labor Relations
- MNGT 863 Compensation Administration
- MNGT 864 Human Resources Planning
- MNGT 982 Sem. in Human Resource Management Policy
- MNGT 905 Research Design and Methodology
- MNGT 985 Sem. in Strategic Management and Business Policy
Strategic Management and Business Policy
This interdisciplinary area of concentration combines strategic management and business
policy. You will have the opportunity to explore appropriate theory and methods
for the formulation and implementation of organizational objectives, strategies,
and plans. Because this area is interdisciplinary, a concentration in strategy and
policy requires a thorough back-ground in quantitative and behavioral science and
exposure to each individual functional area of business. A concentration in this
area will enable you to broaden your expertise in analysis, formulation, selection,
and implementation of strategic alternatives. It will also provide you with expertise
in strategic decision-making that affects the direction of a company.
Coordinator: Digman
Faculty: Sebora
Suggested courses include:
- GRBA 852 International Business
- GRBA 853 Strategic Management and Business Policy
- MNGT 821 Entrepreneurship and Venture Management
- MNGT 876 Strategic Management
Management Science
This area of concentration will prepare you for a professional career as a management
scientist, operations researcher, systems analyst or management planning specialist
in education, business, government, or other organizations. The focus in this area
is on conceptual and decision-making skills. Coursework will provide you with valuable
analytical and conceptual training. You will have the opportunity to become familiar
with problem solving approaches, mathematical modeling, and computer-based analysis
tools.
Coordinator: Lee
Faculty: Olson, Schniederjans, Swenseth
Suggested courses include:
- GRBA 851 Managerial Decision Making
- MNGT 837 Computer-Aided Analysis in Decision Making
- MNGT 841 Topics in Management Science for Deterministic Systems
- MNGT 842 Topics in Management Science for Stochastic Systems
- MNGT 941 Seminar in Management Science
Management Information Systems
This concentration focuses on information systems for management use, object-oriented
computing, database management, systems integration, decision support systems (DSS),
and artificial intelligence/expert systems. In this area you will deal with information
system development, application, management, policies, and re-sources. Coursework
is offered in data-base organization and management, information systems analysis
and design, computer-aided analysis in decision-making, managing complex systems,
and management information technology. Undergraduate preparation in computer science,
MIS, DSS, or EDP is recommended.
Coordinator: Lee
Faculty: Nah, Olson, Schniederjans, Siau, Trimi
Suggested courses include:
- MNGT 852 Database Management
- MNGT 854 Information System Analysis and Design
- MNGT 855 Mobile and Ubiquitous Commerce
- MNGT 856 Object-Oriented Systems Development
- MNGT 857 Business Data Communications
- MNGT 858 Electronic Business
- MNGT 950 Management Information Systems
- MNGT 954 Advanced Topics in Information Systems
- MNGT 988 Seminar in Management Information Systems
