Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Management & Organizational Leadership
Management and Organizational Leadership builds the human dimension of business and leverages talent as a competitive advantage.
Talent management is a primary concern of today’s employers. Through project-based learning and experiential exercises, students majoring in Management and Organizational Leadership (MOL) gain an intensive understanding of the concepts and techniques needed to effectively manage employee talent, such as how to strategically acquire, cultivate, and utilize an organization’s human resources.
Our programs stand out for their strong emphasis on real-world application and holistic skill development, setting students up for immediate success in the job market. Unlike traditional academic programs, we offer hands-on consulting projects allowing students to solve business challenges, providing invaluable experience and networking opportunities. Our experiential learning modules go beyond the classroom, involving students in the Collegiate Leadership Competition, where they can hone leadership and teamwork skills. Additionally, our curriculum is designed to be highly participative, encouraging students to engage deeply with the material and with each other. This is complemented by service learning opportunities that instill asense of social responsibility, equipping our graduates to be outstanding professionals and conscientious community members. We offer a well-rounded education that integrates academic theory, practical skills, and ethical considerations.
Employers seek out our MOL graduates because of their:
The content of the program is aligned with the competency model of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), which broadiy applies to professional careers in Management and Organizational Leadership.
Students must complete the University’s Integrative Core Curriculum in addition to the Boler Core Curriculum. In completing the Integrative Core Curriculum, Boler College of Business students must take PL311 (Business Ethics) as one of the choices in the category of Jesuit Heritage.
Your bachelor’s degree in Management and Human Resources (MHR) prepares you to take a position in business, government, and civic enterprise. Past students have pursued successful careers as human resource specialists or generalists, talent management coordinators, bank managers, recruiters, salespeople, management trainees, benefits administrators, healthcare administrators, and compensation analysts, among others. MHR-related careers involve a shared emphasis on leading employees and coworkers toward common goals, worker empowerment and productivity, and organizational excellence.
Chip Walter, CAS ‘73, National Geographic Explorer, Filmmaker, Former CNN Bureau Chief, and Author
Chip Walter’s book, Immortality, Inc., on social innovation and how science can stop aging.
The Competitive Advantage of an Offboarding Program
How can businesses best respond to a changing work landscape where employees do not frequently spend their entire lives loyal to the same company? The answer appears in offboarding programs, which creates a network of former employees. Boler College management professor Allison Dachner and her colleague University of Akron management professor Erin Makarius explore this topic in research that they shared in Harvard Business Review’s podcast, HBR IdeaCast.
How Duplicity, Degradation, and Dishonorable Actions Deteriorate Employee Well-Being
When most people think about unethical actions, they think about actions that cost the company money and bad publicity. But while money is replaceable, and reputation is rebuildable, some outcomes are seriously damaging personally.