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Management (MN)

Professors: J. B. Forbes, D. R. Domm, J. E. Smith (Chair), W. N. Bockanic, C. A. Watts; Associate Professors: M. P. Lynn, M. D. Treleven; Assistant Professors: R. Grenci, B. Hull, E. Tomlinson, N. S. Hartman; Visiting Assistant Professor: T. Conklin; Visiting Instructor: S. M. Finnerty; Executives in Residence: R. M. Ginn, C. A. Clemens

The Department of Management, Marketing, and Logistics is dedicated to educating and serving its students, the university, and the community through quality teaching, significant research, and appropriate community involvement. The objective of the department's faculty is to develop the management and leadership skills necessary for achieving excellence in one's chosen profession.

Managers are responsible for the effective and efficient performance of modern organizations. In management, students study theories and techniques applicable to all organized activity - whether in business, government, education, or health care. Emphasizing rational decision making and implementation of those decisions within complex social systems, management has been defined as the "process of achieving desired results through efficient utilization of human and material resources."

Recent John Carroll management alumni have entered the workplace as management consultants, management/executive trainees, human-resource specialists, production/operations planners and supervisors, bank managers, and salespeople. With many available career options, management offers students the opportunity to tailor course work to specific careers. This flexibility distinguishes a management major from other majors.

As a major, management is especially appropriate for those who plan to become managers of family businesses or aspire to become entrepreneurs, developing new enterprises. It is also an excellent foundation for those who desire to pursue graduate study in business administration, organizational behavior, production/operations management, management information systems, human resources management, industrial relations, or law.

In this increasingly "high tech/high touch" world, managers must be familiar with the latest developments in technology, especially information technology, as well as competent in the management of people. Management majors are expected to be skilled in both areas.

Students may design a major course of study which balances these areas, or they may choose a track in either Human Resource Management, Management of Business Technology, or Entrepreneurship. There is also a cross functional sequence of courses recommended for those with an interest in Total Quality Management.

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