Management

Explore how organizations influence—and are influenced by—social, political, economic, and cultural forces; how individuals in those organizations interact and behave; and how leaders and managers can think critically to make ethical decisions.

The Management department offers:

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For students enrolled prior to Fall 2019:

For students enrolled in or after Fall 2019:

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We offer a curriculum that ascribes to Critical Management Studies.

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OMS 332 Organizations and Society
This class is designed around structuration theory to understand the influence of structure over the agency and vice versa. It looks at the political policies & economic processes, their interrelations, and their influence on social institutions while tracing the history of societal development from the late medieval to the early modern period.
OMS 400A Advanced Topics in Organizations and Society
This class focuses on the pursuit of social change and social impact through innovative entrepreneurial practices. Through discourse analysis, systems thinking, leadership, situational multiplicity, organizational learning, collaboration, and empowerment we try to understand the contextual factors that facilitate/constrain organizational success.
OMS 335 Negotiation and Conflict Management
To obtain the things you want in both your personal and professional lives, you probably will have to negotiate for them. This course provides students with a solid foundation in effective negotiation theory while providing opportunities to practice negotiation strategies through a series of fun and engaging role playing exercises.

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A new major available to students beginning in the 2020–21 academic year.
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Management Department Spotlight

Professor Ben Bruce in the classroom
What is systems thinking and why should students learn it? Organization and Management Studies Prof. Ben Bruce has the answer.
organization and management studies (OMS) students
Learning about social entrepreneurship beyond the classroom

John H. Hauser Executive-in-Residence Program

The Department of Management Executive-in-Residence Program was initiated and endowed in honor of John H. Hauser by his family. Mr. Hauser, a philanthropist and business leader in Adams County, not only served on the board of trustees for Gettysburg College, but also contributed generously to the college in the form of many gifts. The focus of the Hauser Executive-in-Residence Program is business ethics and business morality in recognition of John Hauser’s strong passion for these aspects of business.

Read about the program and see current and past recipients.