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Nebraska's Ph.D. program ranks eighth in size among U.S institutions with nearly 120 students. In addition, the Management Department ranks among the top five nationally with nearly 40 doctoral students. These rankings signify that the College and the faculty have made a major commitment to doctoral education.
In this area of concentration you will study individual- and small-group behavior in organizations - a micro-perspective of organizations. You will concentrate on topics such as motivation, leadership, job design, organizational development, behavior modification, power and politics. A concentration in Organizational Behavior will provide you with the background necessary to teach and conduct research in this field.
This area of concentration focuses on the macro-organizational perspective with a primary emphasis on organization processes and design. The secondary emphasis of this concentration is management planning and control systems. A concentration in this area will prepare you to teach and conduct research in intergroup processes and interactions, climates, culture, and management and administrative processes.
This area of concentration encompasses three interrelated areas of study - personnel administration, human resource planning, and labor relations. You will have the opportunity to conduct descriptive subject-matter presentations, analytic problem examinations, and research study and analysis. The coursework in this area will give you a firm understanding of the effective acquisition, development, utilization, compensation, and deployment of human resources in both non-union and union situations. You will also have the opportunity to survey the current state of the personnel and labor relations field and conduct problem examinations through the use of experiential and simulation exercises.
This interdisciplinary area of concentration combines strategic management and business policy. You will have the opportunity to explore appropriate theory and methods for the formulation and implementation of organizational objectives, strategies, and plans. Because this area is interdisciplinary, a concentration in strategy and policy requires a thorough back-ground in quantitative and behavioral science and exposure to each individual functional area of business. A concentration in this area will enable you to broaden your expertise in analysis, formulation, selection, and implementation of strategic alternatives. It will also provide you with expertise in strategic decision-making that affects the direction of a company.
This area of concentration will prepare you for a professional career as a management scientist, operations researcher, systems analyst or management planning specialist in education, business, government, or other organizations. The focus in this area is on conceptual and decision-making skills. Coursework will provide you with valuable analytical and conceptual training. You will have the opportunity to become familiar with problem solving approaches, mathematical modeling, and computer-based analysis tools.
This concentration focuses on information systems for management use, object-oriented computing, database management, systems integration, decision support systems (DSS), and artificial intelligence/expert systems. In this area you will deal with information system development, application, management, policies, and re-sources. Coursework is offered in data-base organization and management, information systems analysis and design, computer-aided analysis in decision-making, managing complex systems, and management information technology. Undergraduate preparation in computer science, MIS, DSS, or EDP is recommended.
