The Department of Management in the College of Business at Florida State University offers students challenging and rewarding opportunities in supervisory and administrative positions in private business, nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies.

The department boasts a faculty that includes some of the world’s most respected researchers. Wayne Hochwarter, the Melvin T. Stith Sr. Professor in Business Administration, ranks in the Top 3% for total number of citations of his research; for an index that reflects the number of articles with at least 10 citations; and for another index that reflects the number of publications and the number of citations per publication, according to the 2023 AD Scientific Index.

Hochwarter also joins Bruce Lamont, the department chair and the Jim Moran Eminent Scholar in Business Administration, and David King, the Higdon Professor of Management, in the Top 3% of the world’s top scholars for research impact in business, according to ResearchGate.

Faculty members are global experts in their fields. Their interests include organizational politics; organizational leaderships and supervision; unions and worker attitudes toward unions; information technology workers; employment discrimination; employee selection methods; job performance; work and family life balance; and work passion and engagement.

Faculty members and students benefit from the department’s FSU Organizational Effectiveness Institute, recently rebranded from the Center for Human Resource Management. The institute enhances the teaching, research and practical applications of management within organizations, and it ensures that students gain knowledge and skills to excel in managerial roles and make a meaningful impact in organizations.

The faculty aims to transform students into leaders who can prosper in a borderless economy. The department works with its Human Resource Management Advisory Board and other stakeholders to keep its curriculum relevant, to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and to give students opportunities to network with industry executives and to participate in competitions.

Ambyr Dack, Madyson Johnson and Ashlee Holder, human resource management majors and officers of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) at FSU, took first place against universities across the state in the HR Florida Case Competition in Orlando. Meanwhile, four undergraduate or MBA human resource management majors passed the SHRM-Certified Professional exam – raising FSU’s number of students passing the national certification on the first attempt to more than 40.

The department also maintains a partnership with Deloitte’s Future of Work initiative through the efforts of Assistant Dean Darren Brooks, a senior lecturer and the department’s assistant chair. The partnership gives students insight into expected changes, including in technology and societal expectations, in the global labor force over the next decade. The program focuses on skills including empathy, emotional intelligence, written and verbal communication, adaptability, resiliency, curiosity, critical thinking and problem-solving.

Students also enrich their education through the college’s internship and global exchange programs and the university’s international programs. They receive networking and leadership opportunities through membership in student organizations and department events. Plus, the college’s Student Leadership Council sponsors networking events and student-engagement programs that help students transition to careers.

Degree options include:

• A Bachelor of Science in Management (BS-MAN).
• A Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management (BS-HRM).
• A Combined Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management/Master of Business Administration Pathway (BS-HRM/MBA).
• A Ph.D. in Business Administration with a major in organizational behavior and human resources.
• A Ph.D. in Business Administration with a major in strategy.

The college also offers the human resources specialization in the college’s Master of Business Administration (MBA).

-- Pete Reinwald