ENT 06505 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 credits)

• This course provides a broad framework for understanding the nature of entrepreneurship in multiple organizational settings. The course introduces students to the innovation and idea generation process and helps students apply an alternative way of "thinking" to assist in solving difficult issues for government, business, and the nonprofit sector.

ENT 06555 - Driving Innovation (3 credits)

• Students in this course will work to gain an in-depth understanding on the role that innovation plays in driving process and cost efficiencies, strategy development, decision making, addressing customer demands and market trends, financial performance, and business growth. Key models from Entrepreneurship will be analyzed for learning how to target and implement innovation.

HRM 06605 - Strategic Human Resource Management (3 credits)

• Strategic Human Resource Management consists of planned organizational activities designed to increase organizational effectiveness and equity. This course outlines the transformation of HRM from a clerical function to an important strategic partner of top management. It focuses on the ability of HRM to provide a source of competitive advantage to forward-thinking organizations.

MGT 06520 - Global Leadership and Organizational Culture (3 credits)

• The course is designed for graduate business students. Course content will cover the theories of business leadership, and the focus will be on leadership from a variety of perspectives—organizational leadership in the external environment, as well as leadership at the top, middle and lower levels inside organizations. Students will focus on the theory and implementation of various business leadership tasks and responsibilities including working with other leaders in a multinational world, and supervising workers with diverse backgrounds. These business skills will include establishing workplace goals, organizing work units for productivity, conducting interviews, giving feedback to subordinate employees, designing and implementing employee motivation programs, changing an organization’s culture, the capacity to lead globally, and leading work teams and managing workforce diversity. By the end of the course, students will be able to effectively diagnose the complex dynamics of leadership in business environments and take action as leaders to improve individual and organizational performance.

ENT 06599 - Special Topics in Entrepreneurship (3 credits)

• Students will study advanced level topics in entrepreneurship. The exact topics will change over time to remain relevant as practices in industry and markets evolve. Contact the MBA office for additional details.