Department of Management

Feruzan Irani Williams, Chairperson

Mission

The mission of the Department of Management, aligned with that of the Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics, is to: 1) provide foundational knowledge of management and organization science for all majors in the College of Business and Economics; 2) provide an integrated, innovative, and market-driven curricula for Department majors; 3) offer curricula delivered by faculty committed to excellence in teaching; 4) engage in basic and applied research that address global challenges; and 5) engage in service to the Deese College of Business and Economics, the University, professional organizations, and the community.

Degrees Offered

Management (Business Administration) - Bachelor of Science
Management (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) - Bachelor of Science
Management (International Management) - Bachelor of Science

Minor Offered

The minor in entrepreneurship is open to all non-management (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) majors. The entrepreneurship minor at North Carolina A&T State University teaches students the necessary skills to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. Through this minor, students are encouraged to take advantage of their knowledge, creative skills, and resources to identify and pursue opportunities, initiate change, and create sustainable value to positively impact their lives as well as society. This minor prepares students to start successful ventures and encourages students to think and act entrepreneurially in any occupational setting. A minor in entrepreneurship, coupled with any major, is designed to enable students to enhance their skills in creative, innovative, and entrepreneurial thought and entrepreneurial initiatives applied to their specific disciplinary interest.

College Requirements

All majors in programs in the Department of Management must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. Students in the Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics must earn a minimum grade of “C” in ENGL 100 , ENGL 101 ; MATH 111 (or the combination of MATH 103 and MATH 104 ), MATH 112 ; ACCT 221 , ACCT 222 ; BUAN 132 ; ECON 200 , ECON 201 , ECON 206 ; FIN 343 ; MGMT 110 , MGMT 201 , MGMT 260 , MGMT 303 , MGMT 315 , MGMT 495 ; and MKTG 230 .

Department Requirements

Students in the department must earn a minimum grade of “C” in each of the 10 course (30 credit hours) listed as major program requirements for the selected major as indicated on the second page of their curriculum guide.

Career Opportunities

Practically all organizations offer a variety of management career opportunities. The Bachelor of Science in Management covers a number of business disciplines. Because of their broad exposure to all of the functional areas of business, graduates are prepared and qualified to apply for a wide variety of positions in nearly all business fields. Examples include project management, organizational development, compensation systems, ethics compliance, quality assurance systems, corporate planning and analysis, and many more. Additionally, the entrepreneurship curriculum is designed to prepare outstanding students for success as business leaders.

Center of Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEEI)

The Center of Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEE&I) is an interdisciplinary community advancing NCA&T’s entrepreneurial capacity by providing exemplary entrepreneurship education, cutting-edge research, results-oriented acceleration and incubation program and impact-driven community and corporate engagement program.

The CEI is a program of the Department of Management. It collaborates with the Colleges to offer a Concentration in Entrepreneurship & Innovation (for management majors only), entrepreneurial internships, and a lecture series. The Center hosts undergraduate, graduate, and high school business plan competitions and offers the Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award as well as the Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program that includes mentoring and counseling to assist students in starting businesses.

All programs of the Center, except the Concentration in Entrepreneurship which is specific to management majors, are open to all students in the University. All students participating in the activities of the Center are encouraged to become members of the Aggie Student Entrepreneurship Club.

Directory of Faculty

Adelle J. Bish; Associate Professor
B.A., California State University, Long Beach; M.S., The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Ph.D., Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

Subrata Chakrabarty; Professor
B.E., Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Seho Cho; Assistant Professor
B.A., B.S.B.A., Hankuk University of Foreign Studies; M.S., Korea University

Palash Deb; Associate Professor
M.C., Calcutta University; M.B.A., Indian Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Syracuse University

Verona P. Edmond; Associate Professor
B.S., North Carolina A&T State University; M.B.A., University of Illinois; Ph.D., Syracuse University

Marka B. Fleming; Associate Professor
B.S., Wake Forest; J.D., North Carolina Central School of Law

Peter T. Gallagher; Assistant Professor
B.A., University of Washington; M.S., Golden Gate University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Jorge A. Gaytan; Associate Professor
B.B.A., Western Michigan University; M.B.A., Ed.D., The University of Texas at El Paso

Maranda McBride; Professor
B.S., M.S., North Carolina A&T State University; M.B.A., Wake Forrest University; Ph.D., North Carolina A&T State University

Anju Mehta; Assistant Professor
B.A., M.A., Maharshi Dayanand University; M.I.B., Kurukshetra University; M.S., Ph.D., Auburn University

Shona D. Morgan; Professor
B.S., Spelman College; M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Juliet Oriaifo; Assistant Professor
B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; M.B.A., North Carolina A&T State University

Patrick Rogers; Associate Professor
B.S., B.A., M.B.A., Western Carolina University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Lisa Gueldenzoph Snyder; Professor
B.S., Northern Michigan University; M.Ed., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

Monica D. Speight; Instructor
B.S., North Carolina A&T State University; J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

George S. Swan; Associate Professor
B.A., Ohio State University; J.D., University of Notre Dame; LL.M., S.J.D., University of Toronto Faculty of Law

Christina H. Tupper; Associate Professor
B.A., Louisiana Tech University; M.B.A., Jacksonville State University; Ph.D., Old Dominion University

Isaiah O. Ugboro; Professor
B.S., Utah State University; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of North Texas

Feruzan Irani Williams; Associate Professor and Chairperson
B.C., Mumbai University; M.B.A., University of West Georgia; M.S., Ph.D., Auburn University