The Area of Management, Rawls
College of Business, offers classes designed
to develop students' communication, entrepreneurial, team building,
leadership, strategic and interpersonal skills. Through
cutting edge research, we generate new knowledge about effective management practices in organizations
that prepares our students to compete in the global economy. Our commitment to excellence
has earned us a reputation for exceptional teaching in our undergraduate, MBA and
PhD programs.
At the Rawls College of
Business, management students learn the principles in planning,
organizing, leading, and controlling business organizations.
Courses are designed to enhance students' knowledge and skills
pertaining to entrepreneurship, managerial communications, human
resource management, leadership, international management,
strategic management, negotiation, change and innovative
processes, and executive skills. Students develop distinctive
competencies that enable them to effectively manage, lead and
compete in the global marketplace while modeling high standards
of ethical conduct and social responsibility.
We are proud of our energetic,
committed and innovative faculty members who are recognized for
their commitment to teaching excellence. Our faculty has
received many teaching honors and awards from the college,
university and professional organizations. Area faculty members
have published in top management journals including the
Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review,
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, The Leadership Quarterly, Organizational Behavior and
Human Decision Processes, Personnel Psychology, and
Strategic Management Journal.
We have worked hard to develop a strong culture of academic and research excellence in the Area
of Management at Texas Tech and invite you to share in our
vision.