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Management skills are essential for every individual in every organization--from the entry-level employee in a small start-up to the CEO of a large international conglomerate--or from the program director of a local non-profit agency to the executive director of a federal government agency. In today's flatter, more team-centered organizations, both managers and non-managers share the responsibility for increasing productivity and achieving global competitiveness. They accomplish this through enhancing quality, increasing motivation, designing systems for worker-manager cooperation, promoting business ethics, and planning for future growth.

Management majors gain the skills necessary to be valuable contributors in today's complex and demanding organizations. Their understanding of topics including total quality management; management information systems; human resources management; international management; and organizational communication allows them to use technology and state-of-the-art approaches to problem-solving and decision-making. Management majors can help organizations of all sizes and types become more productive and competitive in a variety of different ways, including: helping individuals and departments to work together in teams; helping to manage linkages in the organizational supply chain; helping to manage information flows; and helping to address issues such as recruiting, hiring, and diversity.

It is highly recommended that students pursue the double major option to further specialize in other business areas such as finance or marketing. Alternatively, through the minors program, students can broaden their expertise by combining management courses with other career areas, such as accounting, finance, apparel management, marketing, management information systems, international business or psychology.

Philadelphia University graduates are using management skills in a wide variety of settings; in small, mid-size, and large organizations; and in areas including retailing, banking and finance, insurance, global manufacturing and service firms, and public agencies.

This program is available in the day and in the evening.
 

Why Study Management?

  1. Learn how to manage a company's most important assets - its people.
  2. Become equipped with skills needed to start and manage your own business.
  3. Improve your analytical, communication and problem solving skills.
  4. Prepare for the exciting fields of management information systems (MIS), entrepreneurship, or E-Commerce.
  5. Receive an excellent foundation for graduate studies in international law, an MBA, and industrial psychology, to name a few.
  6. Learn how to develop and implement superior strategies that enable companies to succeed.
  7. Succeed at motivating yourself and others for better performance-whether it's the people you work with, or your team members on a school project, or your friends on an athletic team.
  8. Develop skills, concepts and theories with global applications.
  9. The management major is great for those who enjoy meeting and working with other people.

SOME GOOD WEBSITES FOR MANAGEMENT TYPES:

  1. CEO Express is a great source for current news from business newspapers and magazines, as well as specific information about particular companies or industries;
  2. The Wall Street Journal provides wonderful resources—even if you don’t subscribe to The Wall Street Journal. Students can click on 'Other Journal Sites' at the left of the homepage and view items such as 'Career Journal,' which can take you to 'European Careers,' 'Asian Careers,' 'Starting a Business,' etc.;
  3. The Briefings Publishing Group is another good source for info on what it’s like to be a manager, as well as tips on getting a job—and moving up the ladder. Click on “Working with People” or “Advice for Managers” at the top of the page
  4. More Business is a must if you’re interested in starting your own business, or working in a small business;
  5. Dilbert is for when you need to lighten-up. Here, you’ll find Dilbert’s more humorous view of managers and the business world. Be sure to click on “Site Map” at the top of the page, and then click on “Scott Adam’s Bio.” Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert comic strip, is a great example of a successful entrepreneur and small business manager! Also, click on “Dilbert Archives” for a whole month of Dilbert cartoons.

 

 


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