Management and Leadership (inSpire)

Overview

Trained leaders are in demand by business, government, non-profit organizations, and other employers. This major is designed to prepare graduates to help meet the challenge. Today, managers and leaders must cope with constant change, competition, complexity, diversity, and issues workers bring to the workplace. Management is the process of getting work done through others, using order and consistency. Leadership is the ability to influence others toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals. The Management & Leadership major deals with the realities of the workplace as they relate to strategic planning, to ethics and personal integrity, and the overall  functions of management, including leadership, research, quality assurance, team building, and change management, all within the framework of job performance and organizational commitment. The faculty possess excellent academic

credentials and diverse experience in small businesses, government, and major corporations. Management and Leadership degree is a great platform for pursuing graduate academic and professional work.

GRADUATES

• can identify and apply theories and best practices associated with current models of management and leadership;

• sharpen one’s current management skills while developing new analytical skills and provide an assortment of practical skills that can be applied to everyday business problem-solving;

• be able to evaluate strategic options, to diagnose organization problems, and to apply trusted models for informed business decision-making—the type of decisions that will allow organizations to be flexible and responsive to the changing organizational and environmental climate.