Rather than just studying organizations from a managerial perspective, courses in this track allow students to study organizations from a critical perspective. Equal consideration is given to various theories, such as stakeholder theory versus shareholder theory. Other topics include the purpose of corporations, organizations and global sustainability, organized labor and the distribution of wealth, organizing for green markets, ethics, corporate welfare, globalization, and organizations and social justice.

Students who major in?Organization and Management Studies?(OMS) choose one of two tracks: Organizations and Society or Intra-Organizational Dynamics. Courses cover such topics as organizational culture, social responsibility, ethics, leadership, motivation, gender and diversity in organizations, and organizational change. The major gives an opportunity to dig deeply into some of the most important issues organizations grapple with today, including sustainability, corporate ethics, and globalization.

Students will demonstrate:

• The ability to use different methodologies for recognizing, analyzing, and solving problems in an organizational context
• The ability to use critical thinking to analyze societal as well as organizational issues
• The ability to read, understand, and use published scholarly research
• The ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and speaking
• An understanding of the basic principles underlying organizational functioning and social organizing