Discover what it takes to become a difference maker through the Michigan Ross management & organizations faculty.
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.
Sue Ashford, Chair
sja@umich.edu
Shelly Whitmer, Faculty Support Administrator
sjmoore@umich.edu
Chair: SUE ASHFORD
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.
Management & Organizations PhD Program
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.
Management & Organizations at Michigan Ross
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Management & Organizations Courses
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Management & Organizations Courses
Ross Thought in Action
December 10, 2019
Forecast 2020 - Sustainability: Action on Climate; Big Changes in Transportation and Agriculture
December 6, 2019
Varied Legal and Cultural Issues Affect the Number of Women in Leadership Roles Around the World
October 28, 2019
October 10, 2019
The Defining Feature of Today’s Top Market-Oriented Companies
SEMINAR SERIES
For additional information about the M&O Seminars, please contact Shelly Whitmer at sjmoore@umich.edu.
CENTER FOR POSITIVE ORGANIZATIONS
The Center for Positive Organizations is a world-class research center that brings transformational ideas to students and leaders.
SANGER LEADERSHIP CENTER
The Sanger Leadership Center organizes learning communities, challenges, and workshops to develop leaders who make a positive difference.
INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES
The ICOS enhances U-M’s strength as a world center for interdisciplinary scholarship on organizations through seminars, grants, and training.