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About The Program

School of Business

Management

A management degree from NSU will prepare you to lead, problem-solve, plan, evaluate, advise, and organize within the dynamic profession of business management. NSU offers three management emphases to help you achieve your personal career goals:

Entrepreneurship – In this emphasis, you’ll learn business plan writing and product/service development, and encounter innovation opportunities. Courses include Small Business Management, Sustainability in Business, and Entrepreneurship II.

Leadership – This emphasis unlocks your leadership potential, building your leadership skills through hands-on activities. Courses include Supervisory Management, Organizational Development, and Diversity in Management.

General Management – This emphasis prepares you for a variety of managerial roles, allowing you to select courses that best meet your career aspirations. Courses include Small Business Management, Sustainability in Business, Entrepreneurship II, Supervisory Management, Organizational Development, Diversity in Management, and Project Management.

An NSU management graduate will understand human values and motivations, know modern management methodologies, and be aware of the impact of economic and business policy on society. As an NSU management graduate, you’ll learn to value diversity and human relations to better understand the workforce of today and tomorrow.

Careers

Careers in management are as diverse – every organization has management roles. A degree in management opens the doors to positions throughout business, government, and industry. You’ll find career opportunities in the form of leadership roles and with government firms, for-profit businesses, professional firms, not-for-profit organizations, and graduate work.

At NSU, students are counseled by advisers and instructors on potential career paths, as well as internship and post-graduation employment opportunities.

For more information on careers in your major or help choosing a major, contact the NSU Career Center.

Internships

NSU's International Business program supports career readiness through internships that give you a chance to apply your skills in the workplace. NSU students have interned in diverse areas of business, including administration, programming, banking, marketing and accounting.

The NSU School of Business shares internship opportunities through postings and on-campus presentations and interviews.

Scholarships

NSU students pursuing a business administration degree can apply for NSU School of Business scholarships and other scholarships.

Business Scholarships

NSU Scholarships

Course Requirements

Management (BS) Course Requirements

Plans of Study

Management (BS) Plan of Study

Our Faculty

Julie M. Johnson

Department

College of Arts and Sciences

School of Business

Management and Marketing

Languages, Literature and Communication Studies

Programs

Communication Studies

Management

Amber Mathern

Department

School of Business

Management and Marketing

Programs

International Business

Management

Marketing

Doug Ohmer

Department

School of Business

Management and Marketing

Programs

Management

Kristi Bockorny

Department

School of Business

Management and Marketing

Programs

Management

Allen Barclay

Department

School of Business

Management and Marketing

Programs

Management

School of Business Co-Chair

Ph.D., Colorado State University

M.A.Ed., University of Minnesota

B.S., University of Minnesota

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Allen Barclay joined NSU's faculty in 2011. He received a doctorate degree in 2012 from Colorado State University in education and human resource studies with a focus on organizational performance and change; a master of education degree in 2003 from the University of Minnesota in human resource development with a focus on training and development with a supporting program of adult education; and bachelor of science degree in 2000 from the University of Minnesota in human resource development, focusing on training and development and organization development with a minor in business and industry education.

Dr. Barclay is department chair for Management, Marketing, and MIS and recruitment coordinator for the NSU School of Business, and co-lead for the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) accreditation process in the School of Business.

He is a member of the Academy of Management, Academy of Human Resource Development, Midwest Academy of Management , and is a peer review editor for the Journal of Management and Sustainability.

In other involvement at NSU, Dr. Barclay has been involved with the NSU Faculty Travel and Sabbatical, Faculty Athletic and School of Business Curriculum committees and was NSU liaison to the South Dakota Board of Regents Commercialization Summit.

Awards

The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Grant Funding: 2014 participant in an online learning effectiveness and quality delivery method program ($1,700 course, $1,500 stipend).

Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (CU), 2012 Jentz Fellowship recipient in the Graduate Banking Program at the University of Colorado, summer 2012 ($5,000 scholarship and fellowship)

Research Interests

Organizational development

Business leadership

Adult education

Select Research Project Subjects

Using appreciative inquiry to foster productivity

Understanding millennials in the workplace

Understanding teacher behavior in the classroom

Publications

Merkel, B., Barclay, A., & Ohmer, D. (2016). Teaching Appreciative Inquiry to Management Students to Engage Generation Y in the Workplace. Fourteenth Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, 2016 Conference Proceedings.

Barclay, A. (2015). The Disrespectful Student. In W. M. Timpson & D. K. Holman (Eds.), Controversial Case Studies for Teaching Sustainability, Conflict, and Diversity. Madison, WI: Atwood Publishing.

Barclay, A. (2015). Introduction for Section III: Sustainability. In W. M. Timpson & D. K. Holman (Eds.), Controversial Case Studies for Teaching Sustainability, Conflict, and Diversity. Madison, WI: Atwood Publishing.

Barclay, A. (2015). Teaching methods in calculus: a literature review of calculus failure rates. Thirteenth Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, 2015 Conference Proceedings.

Klipfel, J., Barclay, A., & Bockorny, K. (2014). Self-Congruity: A determinant of brand personality, Journal of Marketing Development and Competitiveness, 8(3) 130-143.Kilber, J., Barclay, A., & Ohmer, D. (2014). Seven tips for managing generation Y, Journal of Management Policy and Practice, 15(4) 80-91.

Personal Interests

I enjoy traveling, hiking, biking, and anything in the sun.