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Isenberg’s management department simulates the real-world challenges you’ll face on the job so you’ll be ready to tackle any complex issue thrown your way. Our faculty challenge students to answer questions about how theory applies to the real world through experiential learning.
Degree Options in Management
Degree Options in Management
Isenberg offers flexibility that allows students to pair the management major with a complementary field of study, such as computer science, foreign languages, music and performing arts, and environmental science. For those students what want to specialize, we offer three Concentrations: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Human Resource Management and Sustainable Business Practices
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
The Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship plays a central role promoting entrepreneurship and innovation across the UMass Amherst campus. Headquartered in the Isenberg School of Management, the Center is a cross-campus network of scholars, innovators, and entrepreneurs, with a three-fold mission of supporting research, education, and practice, all targeted at facilitating the transformation of ideas into business realities.
Competitions
Competitions
Isenberg Strategy Summit
Isenberg Strategy Summit
Isenberg Strategy Summit
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Showcasing the Capsim Strategy Simulation Competition and the Isenberg Undergraduate Consulting Group’s Case Competition Finals.
Isenberg Ethics Competition
Isenberg Ethics Competition
Isenberg Ethics Competition
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Student competitors discuss the ethical implications raised by a particular case and provide recommendations that are ethical, as well as being financially viable and legally compliant. Winners of the Undergraduate Competitive Division are invited to join the Isenberg Ethics Team and will be eligible to compete for Isenberg in external competitions.
Students graduate from our program equipped with conceptual and practical skills for leadership, entrepreneurial skills for new ventures, techniques for solving complex problems, and proficiencies for managing change—all of which are essential for organizational survival in the increasingly globalizing competitive environment.
Mzamo Mangaliso
Department Chair, Associate Professor
Nicki Amos
Lecturer
Michael Blomfield
Assistant Professor
Marta Calás
Professor
Frank Caruso
Lecturer
Ina Ganguli
Professor of Economics
Emily Heaphy
Professor & John F. Kennedy Faculty Fellow
Charles J. Johnson
Clinical Professor
Jennifer Kish-Gephart
Associate Professor of Organization Studies
Giuseppe (Joe) Labianca
Berthiaume Chaired Professor of Leadership
Matthew D. Langenkamp
Lecturer
Honggi Lee
Assistant Professor
Mzamo Mangaliso
Department Chair, Associate Professor
Jennifer Merton
Associate Department Chair, Law Lecturer Coordinator, & Senior Lecturer II
Temitope S. Oladimeji
Assistant Professor
Bogdan Prokopovych
Senior Lecturer II
Feng Qiu
Assistant Professor
Orlando Richard
Earl W. Stafford Endowed Professor
Anurag Sharma
Associate Professor
Brian Shea
Lecturer
Bruce Skaggs
Flavin Endowed Professor in Entrepreneurial Studies: Management
Management Department News
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Isenberg Marks 10th Annual Ethics Competition Challenging Students on Business Decision-Making
Isenberg Marks 10th Annual Ethics Competition Challenging Students on Business Decision-Making
The Management Department , together with the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst, recently hosted the 10th Annual Ethics Competition —a
Isenberg Marks 10th Annual Ethics Competition Challenging Students on Business Decision-Making
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Isenberg Faculty Rank Among World’s Top 2% Most-Cited Scientists
Isenberg Faculty Rank Among World’s Top 2% Most-Cited Scientists
Isenberg School of Management faculty are again among the most prestigious researchers in the world, according to the Top 2% Scientists List. This
Isenberg Faculty Rank Among World’s Top 2% Most-Cited Scientists
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Management Faculty Gather for Fall Retreat
Management Faculty Gather for Fall Retreat
The fall 2025 retreat brought together 23 faculty members of the Isenberg School of Management's Department of Management to strengthen collegial ties
Management Faculty Gather for Fall Retreat
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🚨 Updated Info! 🚨
Our first session was postponed due to weather — which means there’s still time to join us!
📅 Session 1 Snow Date: Monday, March 2
🕛 Time: 12–1 PM
Originally created for faculty, this Lunch & Learn series is now also open to graduate students and staff who teach \(or plan to teach!\) in higher ed. We’ll explore practical ways to support all learners using Universal Design for Learning \(UDL\) principles.
About the Series:
✨ Four sessions, held every other Monday at noon
✨ Attend all four to earn a certificate of completion through the Office of ACES
✨ Light lunch provided
✨ In‑person only, but sessions will be recorded
👉 RSVP for all four sessions:
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Meet the honorees of the HTM Annual Awards Dinner. 🌍✨
We’re proud to recognize @[Jane Pritzker](urn:li:person:aj5acKlUXs) ’79, recipient of the Stephen Elmont Alumni Award, honoring outstanding achievement in the hospitality industry and continued engagement with the Isenberg HTM community.
With more than 30 years of experience across hospitality, consulting, and technology, Jane continues to lead and give back as Chair of the HTM Leadership Board.
@[Hospitality & Tourism Management, Isenberg School of Management](urn:li:organization:52174754)
#HTMAwards #IsenbergHTM
The Isenberg School of Management is happy to welcome 11 new faculty members during the 2025–2026 academic year.
“We are pleased to welcome these accomplished scholars to Isenberg’s outstanding faculty ... We will benefit from their rich professional and academic experience,” says Isenberg Dean Anne Massey.
Read more about our new faculty at the link below!
https://loom.ly/fzPpGug
Big news: #Isenberg has launched the Isenberg Sales Academy, a new program designed to prepare students for full-time careers in professional sales through specialized training, hands-on skill development, and high-impact employer connections. The academy trains students in multiple sales methodologies and emphasizes learning-by-doing through workshops, networking with corporate partners, and collegiate sales competitions.
We’re also proud to welcome @[ALKU](urn:li:organization:2489937) as the academy’s founding Platinum Sponsor, providing multi-year support for mentorship and programming that helps students build real-world skills and confidence as they pursue internships and full-time roles. If you’re an employer, alum, or partner interested in developing the next generation of sales leaders, we invite you to read this story and consider getting involved.
#IsenbergImpact #UMassAmherst #Sales #CareerDevelopment #ExperientialLearning #highered - @[Matthew G.](urn:li:person:oV\_6wcG8HN)
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Department of Management
Room 227
Isenberg School of Management
University of Massachusetts
121 Presidents Drive
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: 413.545.8096