The objective of this course is to inculcate in students an understanding of the value of intellectual property to an entrepreneurial venture and for students to learn how to create, protect, and preserve intellectual capital. Students will develop higher-level critical thinking skills, evidenced by analysis, evaluation, and synthesis.

International Marketing frequently requires major changes in how organizations conduct business in a global marketplace. It is a necessity for today’s business leader to be aware of the implications of marketing strategies and how they are employed in different countries with different cultures. This course focuses on identifying and meeting the needs of specific international target markets through close interaction with managers from other functional areas, such as promotion, finance, accounting and human resources.

In the increasingly complex global environment, developing and creating strategic choices is necessary for success and is critical for long-term profitability. This course covers the major topics in managing multicultural organizations such as comparative management issues, the formation and implementation of appropriate strategies, building strategic alliances, negotiations, cross-culture communications, international human resource management, and business ethics.

Supply Chain Management involves the flows of materials and information among all of the firms that contribute value to a product, from the source of raw materials to the end customer. The goal of this course will be to help students understand the strategic importance of good supply chain design, planning, and operations for every firm, to provide students with the use of key drivers on a conceptual and practical level to improve supply chain performance, and to give students a solid understanding of analytic methodologies for supply chain analysis necessary to achieve significant increase in performance.

This course focuses on students’ acquisition of basic knowledge of the philosophy of science, including the review and critique of concepts and theories. Students learn about the qualitative and quantitative bases for inquiry and examine the ethical, social, and political components of conducting research. Quantitative based concepts include experimental, survey, and existing action research. The qualitative-based concepts include case study, grounded theory, and ethnography. Course assignments emphasize the practical application of writing and critical-thinking skills and the integration of professional application at the doctoral level.

This course is the blending of four overlapping areas of study: Data Mining, Business Process Optimization, Applied Business Statistics, and Information Systems/Business Intelligence. It is designed to provide students with new insights into business performance as a result of using different methods of analysis. The ultimate outcome is to provide organizations with the tools necessary to make frequent, faster, smarter, and data-driven real-time decisions.

Innovation management is an important concept that can greatly impact global firms. Essentially, innovation allows a firm to achieve a higher level of productivity and performance, and it provides a competitive advantage in the turbulent global marketplace. This course describes innovation and highlights the importance of innovation for global firms.

In today’s business environment, change is a given. This course looks at systems thinking and how to view systems more holistically to determine what changes are needed. Adaptive leadership is about having a vision for what changes need to occur to adapt to a new system, including others and their experiences and input to promote change, showing empathy in the process, and taking calculated risks to find solutions where everyone benefits.

This course is designed to develop students’ critical thinking and competencies to navigate and successfully complete their doctoral programs and dissertations. Students engage in learning activities to become better readers of academic texts, to understand the process of academic writing, and to become proficient in various academic writing genres. Emphasis is placed on APA style guidelines and understanding the dissertation process, developing a scholar-practitioner perspective through reading, writing, and reflection.