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- 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.
Our faculty are committed to bringing their abundant knowledge, enthusiasm, and experience to GCU and its students every day.