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MBA and MS in Leadership

Domains

Program Domains

  • Strategic Management and Organizational Development -
    • Create strategic plans to improve an organization’s competitive advantage.
    • Leverage digital marketing strategies to promote organizational growth.
    • Evaluate e-commerce strategies to leverage web-based sales to promote growth.
    • Practice leadership skills necessary for encouraging innovation within organizations.
    • Evaluate strategies for managing people within organizational systems.
  • Research and Analysis -
    • Perform relevant, industry-specific research.
    • Determine an organization’s accounting and budgeting processes.
    • Analyze data using appropriate statistical modeling.
    • Analyze markets and consumer data to inform marketing strategy.
    • Evaluate metrics useful for analyzing and improving business operations.
  • Critical Thinking and Decision Making -
    • Recommend sound financial decisions based on analysis of a firm’s capital structure and capital budgeting techniques.
    • Evaluate an organization’s operations in order to improve the value chain.
    • Make informed decisions in order to capitalize on business opportunities.
    • Clearly and persuasively articulate business decisions to relevant stakeholders.
  • Professionalism and Ethics -
    • Articulate an organization’s responsibilities to the greater social good from a Christian perspective.
    • Analyze the ethical implications of decisions and promote ethical standards within organizations.
    • Collect, use, and report data ethically.
    • Practice strategies for conducting business with personal and professional integrity.
  • Self-Leadership and Leading Others -
    • Evaluate qualities of professional development that characterize inspiring and effective leadership.
    • Practice methods of self-reflection that contribute to the development of character required by effective leaders.
    • Develop emotional and social intelligence skills to effectively interact with others.
    • Demonstrate adaptability in response to changing or unknown circumstances.
    • Practice methods of coaching and guidance that help develop leadership qualities in others.
  • Leading an Organization -
    • Analyze organizational behavior to determine systemic interdependencies among individuals, teams, and departments.
    • Apply creativity and innovation to improve organizational outcomes.
    • Evaluate strategies for fostering a climate of learning and development within an organization.
    • Develop and communicate compelling vision to guide organizational development.
    • Develop strategy for implementing and managing change within an organization.
  • Christian Leadership -
    • Interpret Christian perspectives of leadership through the analysis of biblical passages.
    • Examine the moral obligation of leaders to lead with kindness, compassion, and justice for the good of followers and the community.
    • Analyze leadership as service to others and the common good that contributes to the restoration of communities and society at large.
    • Make ethical decisions based on Christian values and principles.
Faculty

Program Faculty

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