Optimum financial policies and decisions of nonfinancial firms. Theory of competition and optimum asset management of financial firms.

The state of marketing knowledge; content and validity of marketing thought, theories, and other substantive and methodological contributions to development of marketing science.

The module will examine the study of organizational behavior within the context of the sport industry. The module will provide coverage of key organizational behavior topics and accompanying theories, as well as an examination of how these topics/theories are being studied in the sport management literature.

Examines research and scholarly approaches to organization theory by investigating both the concept 'organization' and the concept 'theory'. Presents such perspectives as decision theory, structural contingency theory, institutional theory, transaction cost economics, and network theory.

Introduction to basic issues in research design; emphasis on methods allowing inference of cause-and-effect relationships.

Theories and empirical applications of organizational behavior in contemporary research. Topics include motivations, organizational justice, attitudes, leadership, and groups. Participants critically analyze and research theoretical articles on current issues. Focus on building knowledge and research skills.

This course develops skills in prescriptive analytics for business process modeling and optimization. It examines systems where scarce resources must be allocated in a manner that furthers the goal of the decision-maker. It focuses on model building using linear and mixed-integer programming for applications arising in production, logistics, supply chain management, and finance, among others. Innovative modeling techniques, the use of state-of-the-art commercial solvers, and insights into specially-structured models are explored in the context of business and engineering applications.

This one-credit class introduces basic concepts in negotiation. Students will learn about distributive, integrative and mixed negotiation situations as well as appropriate strategies and tactics for each situational type.

This course surveys the practical frictions managers encounter when solving problems and getting organizations to do things. These frictions include ambiguity, imperfect information, politics, and flawed human beings. In working through a series of difficult cases, drawn from both academic and popular sources, students learn a set of techniques for overcoming these frictions. Students emerge with a broader appreciation for the general manager?s job, and with the ability to avoid getting stuck on issues which can otherwise fluster junior executives.

This one-credit class focuses on building a knowledge base and practical skill set that will help students be more effective consultants, problem-solvers and change agents.