BA710: Foundations of Management Science

Credit Hours:
3
Estimated Hours Per Week:
20

Overview

This course provides incoming doctoral candidates with a comprehensive overview of both the historical and current perspectives on management science theory and practice. While the focus is on the growth of U.S. business science, candidates will also be exposed to pertinent international trends and research. The course is organized around four eras of management science:

  • Early management thought
  • The Scientific Management Era
  • The Social Person Era
  • The Modern Era

The course project, Research Paper: Exploring a Real-world Management Issue, is a formal paper based on both seminal and current research findings pertinent to the candidates’ research interest. Encouraged to choose a business problem found in their workplace or consulting practice, candidates will combine readings of seminal works (or recent summaries or syntheses) with individual in-depth research that explores their specific field of interest in management science.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Develop both an historical and current perspective of management science theory: the evolution of management science, seminal works of theory and research, how theoretical perspectives have or continue to impact management practice, and to understand the application of theoretical findings in a business enterprise.
  • Review, analyze, and integrate the major theoretical underpinnings of management science to help understand how these theories contribute to managerial strategies necessary for meeting the needs of the organization, the shareholders, customers and the business community.
  • Analyze the current body of knowledge of management science research pertaining to technology, globalization and application of such findings in the current business environment.
  • Apply research theories and identify methodological insights that can be used to build individual annotated bibliographic citations for use in the doctoral program.
  • Identify applicable seminal research, theory, and/or methods from this course relevant to individual research question(s); and contribute to the field of study by extending previous knowledge.
ENROLLMENT
To enroll in this course, please complete the online application.

Special Requirements

EndNote®

Required Texts
BA710 texts are available from the JIU/MBS bookstore