Business Administration, MBA

Graduate Program

The Clark University M.B.A. program develops competence in basic management functions, skill in managing organizations and an understanding of the global environment. Each graduate of Clark’s M.B.A. program is able to demonstrate:

• competence in the functional areas of management;
• in-depth understanding of one of the functional areas of management or global business;
• skill in integrating the management functions into an effective organization, and understanding the legal, political, ethical, social and environmental responsibilities of management;
• appreciation of the global context in which most organizations function; and
• the leadership and communication skills needed to formulate and implement management decisions.

Program Faculty

Margarete Arndt, D.B.A.
Barbara Bigelow, Ph.D.
Mary-Ellen Boyle, Ph.D.
Gary Chaison, Ph.D.
Pilsik Choi, Ph.D.
Keith Coulter, Ph.D.
Dileep Dhavale, Ph.D., CPA
Priscilla Elsass, Ph.D.
Shu Feng, Ph.D.
Donna Gallo, Ph.D.
Laura Graves, Ph.D.
Arpita Joardar, Ph.D.
Edward J. Ottensmeyer, Ph.D.
Joseph Sarkis, Ph.D. -
Inshik Seol, Ph.D.
Richard Spurgin, Ph.D.
Maurry Tamarkin, Ph.D.
Jing Zhang, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty

John L. Crawley, M.S., J.D.
Louis Farina , M.B.A., C.P.A.
Michael Holbrook,
Frank Jenkins, M.B.A.
David Jordan, M.P.A., D.H.A.
Mark Love, M.B.A., C.P.A.
Saeed Mohaghegh, M.B.A.
Roberta Pittore , M.B.A.
John Rainey, M.B.A.
Ruth Rowan, M.B.A., C.F.A.
Dennis Wadsworth, M.B.A.

Visiting Faculty

Ted Buswick, M.A., M. Ed.
Matt Ingram , M.A.
Wendy Jeffus , D.B.A., M.S.F.
Serguey Khovansky, Ph.D.
Will O’Brien, J.D., M.B.A.
Peter Rowley,
Michael Ruff, M.B.A., C.P.A.
Sondra Vitols , Ph.D.

Emeriti Faculty

Robert Bradbury, Ph.D.
Harold T. Moody, Ph.D.

Courses

• ACCT 4100 - Foundations of Accounting
• ACCT 5101 - Financial Accounting and Reporting I
• ACCT 5102 - Financial Accounting and Reporting II
• ACCT 5103 - Management Accounting
• ACCT 5104 - Accounting Information Systems
• ACCT 5105 - Financial and Operational Auditing
• ACCT 5107 - Analysis of Financial Statements
• ACCT 5108 - Business Analysis and Valuation
• ACCT 5109 - Nonprofit Accounting
• CAP 5783 - Global Business Seminar
• CAP 5784 - Meet the CEOs
• CAP 5785 - Materials & Energy Sustainability
• CAP 5802 - Entrepreneurship: Social Impact
• CAP 5805 - Social Change Field Experience
• COMM 4700 - Management Communications
• ECON 4004 - Management Economics
• ECON 6000 - Macroeconomics
• FIN 4200 - Financial Management
• FIN 5201 - Case Studies in Corporate Finance
• FIN 5203 - Investment Strategies
• FIN 5205 - Real Estate Finance
• FIN 5206 - Tax Strategies and Management Decisions
• FIN 5207 - Advanced Derivatives
• FIN 5208 - Fixed-Income Securities
• FIN 5214 - Corporate Restructuring
• FIN 5281 - Case Studies in International Finance
• FIN 5301 - Stock and Bond Valuation
• FIN 5302 - Quantitative Techniques for Derivatives Valuation
• FIN 5303 - Financial Modeling
• FIN 5306 - Legal Aspects of Corporate Finance
• FIN 5310 - Case Studies in Derivatives
• FIN 5311 - Portfolio Management
• FIN 5312 - Financial Indexing
• FIN 5404 - Investment Fund
• FIN 5900 - Mergers and Acquisitions
• MGMT 4301 - Creating Effective Organizations: Strategic Decision Making
• MGMT 4302 - Creating Effective Organizations: Leadership
• MGMT 4701 - Organizational Communication
• MGMT 4707 - International Management
• MGMT 4708 - Business Law
• MGMT 4709 - Business in Society
• MGMT 4712 - International Transactions
• MGMT 5201 - Human Resources Management
• MGMT 5302 - Managing Change and Conflict
• MGMT 5304 - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
• MGMT 5305 - Industrial Relations
• MGMT 5306 - Diversity in the Workplace
• MGMT 5308 - Women in Management
• MGMT 5401 - The Contemporary Workplace
• MGMT 5402 - Discrimination in Employment
• MGMT 5406 - Collective Bargaining
• MGMT 5407 - International Labor Relations
• MGMT 5408 - Creativity, Leadership and the Arts
• MGMT 5505 - Greening the Corporation
• MGMT 5520 - International Entrepreneurship
• MGMT 5530 - Decision Management
• MGMT 5543 - Project Management
• MGMT 5604 - Services Management
• MGMT 5606 - Learning by Analogy
• MGMT 5609 - Spirituality and Business
• MGMT 5612 - Analyzing Worcester’s Creative Economy
• MGMT 5782 - Doing Business in Northern Europe
• MGMT 5783 - Global Business Seminar
• MGMT 5792 - Management Consulting Projects
• MGMT 5802 - Entrepreneurship: Social Impact
• MGMT 5806 - Turnaround Management
• MGMT 5807 - Cross Cultural Management
• MGMT 5900 - Corporate Intellectual Property
• MGMT 6000 - Innovations in Management & Management Education
• MIS 5501 - Database Management Systems
• MIS 5505 - Management of Information Technologies
• MIS 5506 - Knowledge Management in Organizations
• MIS 5507 - E-Commerce
• MIS 5513 - Data Security and Privacy
• MIS 5523 - Operating Systems
• MIS 5533 - Design and Analysis of Computer Networks
• MIS 5543 - Project Management
• MIS 5553 - Information Systems Analysis and Design
• MIS 5573 - Business Intelligence
• MIS 5583 - Special Topics: IT for Business Analyst
• MIS 5602 - Decision Support Systems
• MIS 5604 - Web-site Development
• MKT 4400 - Marketing Management
• MKT 4402 - Marketing Strategy and Simulation
• MKT 5401 - Marketing Research
• MKT 5402 - Consumer and Industrial Buyer Behavior
• MKT 5403 - Advertising and Promotion
• MKT 5405 - Business-to-Business Marketing
• MKT 5406 - Market Pricing
• MKT 5407 - Services Marketing
• MKT 5482 - International Marketing
• MKT 5485 - Personal Selling/Sales Management
• MKT 5486 - Branding Strategies
• MKT 5494 - Product Marketing
• MKT 5900 - Global Marketing
• OM 4601 - Operations Management
• STAT 4005 - Statistical Methods
• STAT 4006 - Management Decision Models

Required Foundation Courses

• ECON 4004 - Management Economics (1/2 unit)
• STAT 4005 - Statistical Methods (1/2 unit)
• STAT 4006 - Management Decision Models (1/2 unit)

Required Functional Courses

• ACCT 4100 - Foundations of Accounting (1 unit)
• MGMT 4301 - Creating Effective Organizations: Strategic Decision Making (1 unit)
• MGMT 4302 - Creating Effective Organizations: Leadership (1 unit)

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• FIN 4200 - Financial Management (1 unit) or
• FIN 5301 - Stock and Bond Valuation (1/2 unit) or
• FIN 5302 - Quantitative Techniques for Derivatives Valuation (1/2 unit)

• (students choose either FIN 5301  or FIN 5302  if waived from FIN 4200 )

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• MKT 4400 - Marketing Management (1 unit) or
• MKT 4402 - Marketing Strategy and Simulation (1/2 unit)

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• MIS 4500 - Management Information Systems (1 unit) or
• MIS Seven-week elective (1/2 unit)

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• OM 4601 - Operations Management (1/2 unit)

Required General Management Courses

• MGMT 4707 - International Management (1/2 unit)
• MGMT 4708 - Business Law (1/2 unit)
• MGMT 4709 - Business in Society (1/2 unit)
• Capstone (1 unit)

Capstone

In the final stages of the M.B.A. curriculum, each student must complete a course that integrates their academic program and provides a professional, cross-disciplinary, career-building experience. Students have the opportunity to apply their academic skills to the world of practice through courses such as Management Consulting Projects (CAP5792), Entrepreneurship: Social Impact (CAP5900), Leadership and Decision Making in Organizations (CAP 5784 ) and Global Business Seminar (CAP 5783 ). Students should choose a capstone option that best complements their selected area of focus.

Concentration and Free Electives

In addition to the courses listed above, students must take three to four units in one area of concentration, plus additional electives in any other area to total 16 units for the entire program. Students may choose from the following areas of concentration: