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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
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
Entrepreneurship
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.
Competitions
Competitions
Isenberg Strategy Summit
Isenberg Strategy Summit
Isenberg Strategy Summit
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Showcasing the Capsim Strategy Simulation Competition and the Isenberg Undergraduate Consulting Group’s Case Competition Finals.
Isenberg Ethics Competition
Isenberg Ethics Competition
Isenberg Ethics Competition
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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.
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
Recent Management Faculty Publications
Management
Nicki Amos
Lecturer
Michael Blomfield
Assistant Professor
Marta Calás
Professor
Frank Caruso
Lecturer
Ina Ganguli
Professor of Economics
Emily Heaphy
Professor & John F. Kennedy Faculty Fellow
Charles J. Johnson
Clinical Professor
Jennifer Kish-Gephart
Associate Professor of Organization Studies
Giuseppe (Joe) Labianca
Berthiaume Chaired Professor of Leadership
Matthew D. Langenkamp
Lecturer
Honggi Lee
Assistant Professor
Mzamo Mangaliso
Department Chair, Associate Professor
Jennifer Merton
Associate Department Chair, Law Lecturer Coordinator, & Senior Lecturer II
Temitope S. Oladimeji
Assistant Professor
Bogdan Prokopovych
Senior Lecturer II
Feng Qiu
Assistant Professor
Orlando Richard
Earl W. Stafford Endowed Professor
Anurag Sharma
Associate Professor
Brian Shea
Lecturer
Bruce Skaggs
Flavin Endowed Professor in Entrepreneurial Studies: Management
Management Department News
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Student Spotlight: Erin Lopez
Student Spotlight: Erin Lopez
Erin Lopez is a senior pursuing a dual major in management with a concentration in human resources and legal studies. Lopez, who is from Waltham, MA
Student Spotlight: Erin Lopez
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Student Spotlight: Evan Stotsky
Student Spotlight: Evan Stotsky
Evan Stotsky is a senior management major from Newton, MA. He served as a congressional intern for the office of Congressman Jake Auchincloss in
Student Spotlight: Evan Stotsky
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Isenberg Expands AI Education Across Programs, Classrooms, Career Prep, Research
Isenberg Expands AI Education Across Programs, Classrooms, Career Prep, Research
The Isenberg School of Management is ensuring students and working professionals are prepared to lead in an economy where artificial intelligence is
Isenberg Expands AI Education Across Programs, Classrooms, Career Prep, Research
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Meet @[Evan Stotsky](urn:li:person:SoSujXbO5V) ’26 from Newton, MA! This senior management major interned last summer in DC with Congressman Jake Auchincloss, supporting media research, legislative memos, and communications. At Isenberg, he’s a Business Ethics Team consultant, tackling real-world ethical challenges and presenting policy solutions.
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We’re proud to recognize Dusty Rhodes, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, honoring her dedication, innovation, and leadership in creating a lasting impact on the hospitality industry.
Dusty has shaped Boston’s global presence through iconic events, from international competitions to beloved community festivals.
Join us in celebrating Dusty at the HTM Annual Awards Dinner. Register now to attend!
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Congrats to Valerie Mei for landing this incredible opportunity and earning our March #IsenbergWorks Shoutout! 🏆
Winners must contact the Office of Career Success to claim their prize at careersuccess\@isenberg.umass.edu.
Share your story with #IsenbergWorks for a chance to be featured next and win a special prize! Let's celebrate your journey and inspire the Isenberg community together.
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Isenberg is aiming to reach 800 gifts during UMassGives 2026—and we need YOU to make it happen. 🤝 Every gift brings us closer to our goal and helps unlock nearly $500,000 in challenge funds, multiplying your impact and directly supporting Isenberg students.
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Department of Management
Room 227
Isenberg School of Management
University of Massachusetts
121 Presidents Drive
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: 413.545.8096