Management Concentration



The Concentration in Management is appropriate for students whose career focus is on managing people and processes. In contrast to concentrations that focus on depth in a technical area, this concentration emphasizes general skills for enhancing the performance of people and organizations. Relevant skills include organizing for effective decisions, building strong interpersonal relationships, motivating others, and running successful teams.

These general abilities are relevant for students on 3 possible career tracks. First, they are relevant to graduates who will be managing others directly out of Fuqua. Second, they are relevant to graduates who are initially hired into technical positions, but who will be required to manage others as they are promoted to higher positions over time. Third, they are relevant to graduates who wish to focus on management consulting.

All Fuqua students gain a basic breadth in functional knowledge through the core courses. This concentration focuses on depth in skills for managing others. The curriculum primarily builds on behavioral research in organizational behavior, psychology, and sociology. However, students are required to gain a complementary perspective grounded in the formal methods of economics and statistics.

Coursework Requirements:

Organizing and motivating (choose 4 of the following courses):
MANAGEMT 321 — Organizational Design
MANAGEMT 328 — Managing Innovation in a Global Organization
MANAGEMT 420 — Managing Decision Making
MANAGEMT 421 — Negotiation
MANAGEMT 422 — Power and Politics
MANAGEMT 424 — Managing Human Assets and Organizational Change

Formal methods for managing decisions (choose 1 of the following courses):
DECISION 312 — Decision Models
DECISION 410 — Strategic Modeling and Business Dynamics
FINANCE 351 — Corporate Finance
MARKETNG 361 — Market Intelligence

Formal methods for managing incentives and organizing processes (choose 1 of the following courses):
ACCOUNTG 341 — Managerial Accounting
ACCOUNTG 491 — Management Control and Financial Reporting
OPERATNS 472 — Service Operations Management
OPERATNS 476 — Distribution/Supply Chain Management