Management Department : Isenberg School of Management : UMass Amherst

Isenberg’s management department simulates the real-world challenges you’ll face on the job so you’ll be ready to tackle any complex issue thrown your way. Our faculty challenge students to answer questions about how theory applies to the real world through experiential learning.

Degree Options in Management

Isenberg offers flexibility that allows students to pair the management major with a complementary field of study, such as computer science, foreign languages, music and performing arts, and environmental science. For those students what want to specialize, we offer three Concentrations: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Human Resource Management and Sustainable Business Practices

Major: Management Bachelors of Business Administration in Management Major: Management Online BBA Management Degree Completion PhD in Organization Studies PhD in Organization Studies PhD in Strategic Management PhD in Strategic Management

Entrepreneurship

The Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship plays a central role promoting entrepreneurship and innovation across the UMass Amherst campus. Headquartered in the Isenberg School of Management, the Center is a cross-campus network of scholars, innovators, and entrepreneurs, with a three-fold mission of supporting research, education, and practice, all targeted at facilitating the transformation of ideas into business realities.

Students graduate from our program equipped with conceptual and practical skills for leadership, entrepreneurial skills for new ventures, techniques for solving complex problems, and proficiencies for managing change—all of which are essential for organizational survival in the increasingly globalizing competitive environment.

Mzamo Mangaliso

Department Chair, Associate Professor

Management Department News

The Kyiv School of Economics and the University of Massachusetts Amherst Launch Second Round of Virtual Scholar in Residence Program

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Isenberg Welcomes 19 New Faculty Members for Fall 2024

Isenberg is thrilled to welcome one of our biggest-ever classes of new faculty members for the fall 2024 semester, with 19 new professors and

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Isenberg Welcomes Fall 2024 Class of PhD Students

This fall, Isenberg School of Management welcomed 12 new doctoral students, with a diverse background in experiences and research interests.

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Competitions

Isenberg Strategy Summit Isenberg Strategy Summit

Showcasing the Capsim Strategy Simulation Competition and the Isenberg Undergraduate Consulting Group’s Case Competition Finals.

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Isenberg Ethics Competition Isenberg Ethics Competition

Student competitors discuss the ethical implications raised by a particular case and provide recommendations that are ethical, as well as being financially viable and legally compliant. Winners of the Undergraduate Competitive Division are invited to join the Isenberg Ethics Team and will be eligible to compete for Isenberg in external competitions.

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Management Faculty

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