The Management & Organizations (MO) area at Michigan Ross prepares you to be a high-performing manager, change agent, consultant, or entrepreneur.
The MO faculty is recognized as one of the best departments in the world and generates cutting-edge knowledge and research. We teach courses that give students essential skills, knowledge, and capabilities to excel as leaders in any specialty area, including finance, marketing, accounting, or operations management. We are recognized for relevant research in topics like change management, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, cross-cultural management, ethics, leadership, negotiations, and positive organizational scholarship.
The MO group is highly interdisciplinary, with many faculty members holding joint appointments in areas such as Psychology, Sociology, Education, Natural Resources, and Organizational Studies. Our faculty helps shape the field through editorial board memberships in its most prestigious journals and through professional associations.
Susan Ashford, Chair
sja@umich.edu
Shelly Whitmer, Faculty Support Administrator
sjmoore@umich.edu
Susan Ashford's current research interests include leadership and managerial effectiveness, issue selling, self-management and organizational change. She has studied this work in the context of interpersonal relations, organizational change, and employee socialization.
The PhD Program in Management & Organizations trains scholars for careers as researchers and teachers at premier academic institutions throughout the world.
PhD students at Michigan have the opportunity to work closely with social scientists spanning a broad range of research areas and have access to unparalleled resources for pursuing diverse scholarly interests.
Get details on specific courses including key required classes and electives for Michigan Ross degree programs.
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For additional information about the M&O Seminars, please contact Shelly Whitmer at sjmoore@umich.edu.
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