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New Venture Organizing and Growth

MANAGMNT

This course addresses the issues an entrepreneur must navigate to turn an idea into a vibrant business. Students learn how entrepreneurs form companies, build teams, secure intellectual property and develop a corporate culture. Throughout the course, particular attention is paid to ?people issues? such as founder relations and the dynamic between the CEO and board of directors. Students also see that the entrepreneurial journey can become rocky when competitors try to block key hires, when the party on the other side of the table is a corporate giant and when cash gets tight. The course ends on an upbeat note when the business is to be sold for a sizeable payday. New Venture Organizing and Growth will be a required course for those Isenberg students who wish to qualify for a concentration in entrepreneurship.

Course Details

Spring 2026

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
Open to Senior and Junior Isenberg majors only.

New Venture Financing

MANAGMNT

This course is designed to provide a fundamental understanding of the financing alternatives that may be available to a growing enterprise during its life cycle and the costs and benefits of each. After reviewing the basics of capital structure, the course covers a full range of financing options from traditional venture capital to corporate investments, government grants and funding techniques that make use of the internet. The course also addresses some of the strategic financial decisions that the entrepreneur encounters as the company matures.

Course Details

Spring 2026

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
Open to Senior and Junior Isenberg majors only.

New Ventures

MANAGMNT

This course provides a broad view of entrepreneurship. Topics include the business plan, raising money for a new venture, assessing the riskiness of new businesses and the unique management challenges of startups.

Course Details

Spring 2026

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
Open to Senior and Junior Management majors only. Other BBA students should contact the department for enrollment information.

New Ventures

MANAGMNT

This course provides a broad view of entrepreneurship. Topics include the business plan, raising money for a new venture, assessing the riskiness of new businesses and the unique management challenges of startups.

Course Details

Spring 2026

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
Open to Senior and Junior Management majors only. Other BBA students should contact the department for enrollment information.

Organization Design and Change

MANAGMNT

This course is part of the Management Department curriculum where the broad focus is on the reality of change. Our specific focus is on forming and transforming organizations. Topics include: varieties of organization structure and design, the challenges of organizational change, and understanding power and conflict in organizations. A recurring question in the course is "what is a `good' organization?" (MANAGMNT 330 is a micro approach, focusing on individual and small groups; MANAGMNT 331 is a macro approach focusing on groups and organizations as a system in an environment.)

Course Details

Spring 2026

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
U+ class; $85/term reg. fee + $550/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/universityplus/resources/refund-policy.

Organizational Behavior

MANAGMNT

Individual, interpersonal, and group behavior in an organizational context. Encourage a broadened awareness of one's own and others' behavior in managerial roles, while improving managerial skills. Prerequisite: MANAGMNT 301.

Course Details

Spring 2026

This class is non-credit

Organizational Behavior

MANAGMNT

Individual, interpersonal, and group behavior in an organizational context. Encourage a broadened awareness of one's own and others' behavior in managerial roles, while improving managerial skills. Prerequisite: MANAGMNT 301.

Course Details

Spring 2026

This class is non-credit

Organizational Behavior

MANAGMNT

Individual, interpersonal, and group behavior in an organizational context. Encourage a broadened awareness of one's own and others' behavior in managerial roles, while improving managerial skills. Prerequisite: MANAGMNT 301.

Course Details

Spring 2026

This class is non-credit

Organizational Behavior

MANAGMNT

Individual, interpersonal, and group behavior in an organizational context. Encourage a broadened awareness of one's own and others' behavior in managerial roles, while improving managerial skills. Prerequisite: MANAGMNT 301.

Course Details

Spring 2026

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
U+ class; $85/term reg. fee + $550/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/universityplus/resources/refund-policy.

Human Resource Management

MANAGMNT

Theory and practice of human resource management. Topics include: recruitment and hiring, training and development, compensation, motivation, and employee services. Current issues in equal employment opportunity.

Course Details

Spring 2026

This class is non-credit
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