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| To be Puerto Rico’s best option in Business Administration with the best students, professors and recruiters. Mission The College of Business Administration exists to develop an ethical professional for the business world who is able to make significant contributions to enterprises or to create his/her own business. We will facilitate the teaching and learning process and will transform the undergraduate and graduate student into a complete professional; innovative, creative, a leader with research and critical analysis abilities, with an entrepreneurial spirit, and with interest in participating in the community. As a College we develop research and dissemination activities focused on the needs of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. With the purpose of creating a culture that supports our vision and mission, the College of Business Administration: • Promotes pedagogical approaches that facilitate teaching and learning. • Maintains undergraduate and graduate curricula that encourage practical experience and are up-to-date with technological and global changes, allowing for competitive differentiation. • Sponsors active student organizations that encourage leadership and participative citizenship. • Develops a learning community with common goals, willing to support and serve other faculties within the UPR system and the Caribbean. • Encourages processes that promote effective communication with our stakeholders. • Values honesty, service and quality • Encourages an organizational culture that procures excellence through a responsive administration with minimum bureaucratic processes, with an environmental conscience for business. • Supports teamwork. • Encourages the continuous improvement of our faculty. The College of Business Administration offers a program leading to both, a Master of Business Administration degree and an MBA with specialization in Human Resources, Industrial Management, Finance or Marketing. Applicants for admission should have approved an undergraduate course in each of the following areas: calculus, microeconomics, accounting and statistics, besides having a Bachelor's degree and meeting the general requirements of the Graduate Studies Office. All candidates should also • Submit scores of GMAT (350) or EXADEP (475) exams as an additional requirement for admission. • Foreign Applicants whose native language is o Other than English Must also take TOEFL and achieve a minimum of 500 (written) and 173 (computerized) in their score o Other than Spanish Submit evidence of Spanish proficiency (Spanish courses, standardized test results) Students admitted to the program are required to meet all requisites of the Graduate Studies Office and to approve 48 credit hours divided as follows: Core courses
A maximum of twelve credits may be approved by examination from the core courses described above. Elective Courses Twenty-one credits must be approved in elective courses. Courses vary according to the specialization areas. Capstone Courses
Courses Offered (I): Normally offered during the First Semester (II): Normally offered during the Second Semester (S): Normally offered during the Summer Session (OD): Based on demand CONT 5006. TAX LIABILITIES FOR BUSINESSES IN PUERTO RICO. (OD) Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. A comprehensive study of business tax liabilities in Puerto Rico under local or federal laws. Includes topics such as property, municipal, labor-related and excise taxes as well as tax exemptions under the Industrial Incentives Act. CONT 6005. MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (I). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Fundamental accounting concepts and tech¬niques and their application to all types and functions of organizations. Study of the relation¬ships between accounting techniques and business operations control through the case solution approach. Financial statement analysis and their relevance in the decision making process. Tax effects on business decisions. Emphasis on planning and control. ADMI 6005. SPECIAL TOPICS (OD). Three to six credit hours. Three to six hours of lecture per week. Selected topics in Business Administration. ADMI 6006. COOP PLAN PRACTICE (I)(II)(S). One to three credit hours. Prerequisite: 18 credits approved in the graduate program. Supervised work experience in a government agency, a private enterprise or foundation, in accordance with the student’s academic background and the job requirements. ADMI 6008. DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIUM AND SMALL BUSINESS (I). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: CONT 6005, ESTA 6005, GERE 6025, ECON 6027, FINA 6015, MERC 6055, and GEIN 6035. Study and analysis of the development of small and medium size business in manufacturing, service and retailing sectors. Study of legal aspects in the establishment of a business, development of appropriate record keeping and accounting systems, identification and servicing of appropriate markets, financing and uses of funds and concepts of human resources management needed for an efficient business operation. ADMI 6097. PROJECT (OD). Three credit hours. Comprehensive study of a specific business problem with the purpose of integrating the knowledge acquired in the graduate program. ADMI 6996. THESIS (I)(II). Zero to six credit hours. Research in Business Administration. Presentation and approval of a thesis is required. SICI 6065. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (II, OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. This course provides a general understanding of information systems and information technology (IS/IT), planning and development, information resources management and social impacts of informatics. It discusses how information is used for decision support in organizations and how information systems enable competitive advantage. ECON 6026. CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC ISSUES (OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Study of contemporary problems in the economies of Puerto Rico and the United States. Macroeconomics issues include: dependency of foreign investment, promotion of internal savings and use of federal funds. Microeconomics issues include: the administration of business in competitive markets such as agriculture, commerce and banking. ECON 6027. MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS (I). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Study of several economic concepts and their applications to managerial problems in different markets. Analysis of the economic system in the aggregate level and of production cost; price setting under different market structures, demand and supply, elasticity and capital cost. ECON 6225. MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS (OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Applied aggregate economic theory, including analysis of the determinants of income, output, employment and prices. Employment and price levels effect on consumer and investment demand and upon the process of decision making. Business cycles, inflation and interest rates. ECON 6226. MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS (OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Examination of demand and supply, market structures; partial equilibrium in competitive, imperfectly competitive and monopolistic markets; elasticity. Mathematical analysis of different microeconomic theories. ECON 6227. PROJECT EVALUATION (OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: FINA 6015, CONT 6005 and MECU 6035. Cost benefit analysis; discount rates; estimation and value of shadow prices; external effects; investment criteria, uncertainty. FINA 6015. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (II). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Theoretical and applied aspects of the allocation of resources and economic stabilization policies in modern states. Theory on public expenditures, tax collection and its outcomes; effect of public debt financing. FINA 6016. PUBLIC FINANCE (I). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: FINA 6015. Theoretical and applied aspects of the allocation of resources and economic stabilization policies in modern states. Theory on public expenditures, tax collection and its outcomes; effect of public debt financing. FINA 6017. INVESTMENT ANALYSIS AND PORTFOLIO THEORY (I). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: FINA 6015. Analysis of an investment opportunity within the context of the most recent theories on risk diversification and balance on investment portfolios; investment strategy on portfolio management. FINA 6018. CORPORATE FINANCIAL STRATEGIES AND POLICIES (II). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: FINA 6015. Problems related to management of assets, liabilities and capital. Emphasis on financial decisions and the formulation of financial policies in two basic areas: working capital management and capital budgeting decisions. FINA 6019. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE (II). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: FINA 6015. Theoretical and empirical aspects of the financial management of enterprises that operate in an international business environment, emphasizing multinational enterprises (MNE's). Development of knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to make financial decisions for organizations such as multinational enterprises. FINA 6025. ADMINISTRATION OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. A study of the economic, legal and tax environment in which financial institutions operate. Assets and liabilities management for depositary and non-depositary institutions. Risk management on changes in interest rate, credit risk and planning the liquidity of long and short term investment. GERH 6027. LEGAL ASPECTS OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATION (II, OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Social and philosophical aspects of the law; its systems, functions, processes and limits, applied to business organization in its internal and external issues. GERH 6028. INNOVATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE (II). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: GERE 6025. Different approaches for planned change in organizations from long-range viewpoint. Structural, technological, and behavioral changes; models of change; methods of intervention; behavior of the change agent; measurement of change. Innovation processes, theories of creativity, technological innovations, and organizational change are explored in terms of their implications for managerial action. GERH 6029. LEADERSHIP IN FORMAL ORGANIZATIONS (II, OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: GERE 6025. Identification of effective managerial styles within a contingency perspective. Present orientation in leadership theories, the nature of managerial work, and major roles performed by leaders in different types of organizations. Measurement instruments, simulations and analysis of vocational interest of manager, and their applications to managerial functions. GERH 6030. SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT (I). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Supervision as a managerial function, emphasizing those personal, administrative, and human relation skills needed for an effective supervision. Legal aspects, at the state and federal levels, which supervisors face on a daily basis. GERH 6037. WAGE AND SALARY ADMINISTRATION (II, OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Development and maintenance of internally equitable and externally competitive compensation programs. The role of compensation in the recruitment, retention, and motivation of employees. Topics include: compensation as an exchange process, compensation and behavioral concepts, job analysis and evaluation, salary structures, incentive plans, employee benefits, legal aspects and executive compensation. GERH 6040. FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (I). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. An in-depth study of the major functions of human resources administration. Emphasis is given to recruitment, performance appraisal and fringe benefits. Consideration is given to the impact of current legislation on these areas. GERH 6095. SEMINAR ON HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (II). Three credit hours. Three hours of seminar per week. Prerequisite: GERH 6040 or GERE 6040. Current topics in human resources administration: human resources planning, impact of technological change, new concepts in training and development, career planning, utilization of data processing systems for the human resources processes, affirmative action plans and their impact on human resources administration, design and administration of fringe benefits, legal safety requirements, among others.
GEIN 6005. PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS (II). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Study of physical distribution systems; an examination of the costs involved in physically moving and storing the product from its production point to the point it is purchased; an analysis of the efforts to coordinate physical distribution and materials management in order to reduce costs and improve services. GEIN 6006. FACILITIES LAYOUT AND WORK DESIGN (OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Theory and practice of work measurement systems. Time studies using direct observations and predetermined time systems. Production line construction and balancing. Concepts, strategies and models used in work systems design. Principles and practices related to location, planning, facility layout plan and design. Application of operations research techniques to the design of facilities. GEIN 6035. MANAGERIAL QUANTITATIVE METHODS (II). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ESTA 6005. Mathematical approach to analysis and solution of complex business problems with special emphasis on their formulation and solution procedures in areas such as: inventory control, linear programming, integer programming, queuing, and decision theories. GEIN 6036. DECISION ANALYSIS (II, OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: GEIN 6035 or MECU 6035. Strategies used in the decision making process and their applications in long range planning. Use of decision trees and probabilistic analysis in decision-making. GEIN 6038. QUALITY CONTROL (OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ESTA 6005. Assumptions and technical postulates that support quality control: sampling, control charts, estimation of the characteristics of industrial processes, hypothesis testing and analysis of variance. Emphasis on the integration of the quality control function to the decision making process. GEIN 6039. FORECASTING MODELS FOR THE FIRM (OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ESTA 6005. Forecasting methods, their essential characteristics, and their application. Forecasting within the firm, acquisition of data, planning of the forecasting process, maintenance of systems in use and identification and implementation of new developments. GEIN 6045. PRODUCTION CONTROL (I). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: GEIN 6035 or MECU 6035. New developments in the area of production control. Analysis of techniques and models in recent literature in areas such as: inventory control, production planning, scheduling, forecasting and control models. Application of these techniques to current problems. GEIN 6047. MATERIALS MANAGEMENT AND PURCHASING (I). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: GEIN 6035 or MECU 6035. Functions and contributions of purchasing and materials management in the organization. Management of transportation, traffic and purchasing activities. Analysis and control techniques in purchasing and materials management. GEIN 6048. MANUFACTURING STRATEGIES (I). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Basic links between manufacturing processes and the corporate infrastructure. Study of the contribution of the manufacturing function to the development of corporate strategies. GEIN 6065. PROJECT MANAGEMENT (II). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Study of the concepts and applications of project management, its evolution, importance, and the managerial implications for contemporary organizations. The planning, management and control of projects including the different phases in its life cycle will be studied in detail. GERE 6025. ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (I). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Study of the social and psychological aspects needed to understand the behavior of individuals within an organization. Management strategies for organizational effectiveness. Topics such as individual and small group behavior, goal definition, organizational structure, and leadership will be considered. GERE 6026. ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN (I, OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: GERE 6025. Evaluation of organizational design structures, measurements of system performance, and problems in the design of adaptive systems. Job specialization, behavior formalization, units grouping, unit size, lateral relationships, and vertical and horizontal decentralization are some of the parameters of design to be considered. GERE 6035. BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS (OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ESTA 6005. Management research formats; study design; study sampling and reliability; techniques on how to report and register behavior. GERE 6036. INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT (I, OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. The multinational enterprise, its activities, environment and limitations, including external aspects like the legal area, cultural environment and social responsibility and control. Internal aspects such as strategies aimed at attaining the enterprise's objectives, information systems, cost transfer, management performance evaluation, and risk management in foreign investment projects. GERE 6055. BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY (OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Study of the interrelationships between profit or non-profit organizations and their external environments; consideration of the public policy process. GERE 6056. ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MANAGEMENT (I, OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Study of environmental issues and programs from the managerial decision-making perspective with emphasis on the design and implementation of environmental management systems; the industrial ecology approach as an alternative to the traditional approach to environmental management. GERE 6096. BUSINESS POLICY (II). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: CONT 6005, ESTA 6005, GERE 6025, FINA 6015, (GEIN 6035 OR MECU 6035), MERC 6055, ADMI 6008 AND ECON 6027. Analysis and interpretation of the formulation and implementation of policies that integrate the different functional areas of a business. The study of managerial complex cases will be emphasized. MERC 6055. MARKETING MANAGEMENT (II). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Fundamental elements and the decision making process in management and planning of marketing activities. MERC 6056. MARKETING COMMUNICATION STRATEGY (OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: MERC 6055. Communication as an integral part of marketing strategy. The essential role of the various components of communication in the total marketing strategy examined under different marketing conditions. Design and implementation of a marketing communication strategy. MERC 6057. CONSUMER ANALYSIS (OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: MERC 6055. Behavior of the final consumer and the processes directly related to the acquisition and consumption of goods and services. Use of models of behavior to illustrate the decisional process, and the concepts involved in establishing strategies for new products, distribution systems and pricing decisions. MERC 6059. INTERNATIONAL MARKETING (OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: MERC 6055. Study of the specific marketing management issues, which arise when entering overseas markets conducting international operations, as compared to domestic operations. Problems on the identification and the evaluation of markets opportunities abroad, developing marketing strategies adapted to specific national or world zone need, and the constraints and the coordination of strategies in world markets will be emphasized. MERC 6065. MARKETING RESEARCH (OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: MERC 6055. Applied research in the area of marketing: identification and solution of marketing problems; research design, measurement, data collection and analysis in consumer behavior, product, advertising and sales estimates; analytical methods commonly used in these areas; development of solutions and action recommendations. MERC 6066. PRODUCT STRATEGIES (OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Essential components of product management. Topics such as: practical methods of analysis, strategy formulation, and implementation, innovation process and new products ventures; screening, developing and testing new products; financial analysis of alternate strategies for new products are included. FILO 6178. ADVANCED BUSINESS ETHICS (OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Advanced study of ethical approaches and their applications in business, emphasizing the different aspects of the concept of responsibility. MECU 6037. ADVANCED TOPICS IN MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING (OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: MECU 6035. Lineal models for optimization, dual problem, parametric sensitivity analysis, integer programming, zero-one programming, network models, dynamic programming. Application of these models to current business problems. ESTA 6005. MANAGERIAL STATISTICS (I). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Probability theory, statistical inference, and decision theory applied to managerial decision problems. Basic theoretical concepts that support the statistical methods. Analysis and discussion of cases with statistical background. ESTA 6006. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS (OD). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ESTA 6005. Fundamental concepts in the design of experiments: principles of inferential statistics, statistical linear models, block models, factorial models, and analysis of variance. Use of computer software for the solution of statistical problems related to business.
A list of professors who engage in graduate activities in the Department follows including the highest earned degree, date obtained, and institution granting the degree. Research and teaching interests are also included. HÉCTOR BRAVO-VICK, Associate Professor, MA, 1973, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Teaching interest: Human Resources Management. JOSÉ A. CRUZ-CRUZ, Professor, Ph.D., 1997, University of Pittsburgh. Research and Teaching interests: Information Systems and Expert Systems. JOSÉ FRONTERA-AGENJO, Assistant Professor, LLM, 2005, Erasmus University, Rotterdam. Teaching interests: Business Law, International Commerce, Corporate Social Responsibility, Private International Law, Economic Development. LEONORA HAMILTON, Professor, PhD, 2003, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona. Teaching interests: Marketing and Entrepreneurial Issues. DAFNE JAVIER, Assistant Professor, DBA, 2004, University of Sarasota, Florida. Teaching interest: Organizational Behavior, Marketing KAREN ORENGO-SERRA, Associate Professor, Ph.D., 2000, Sorbone. Teaching interest: Marketing. ROSARIO ORTIZ-RODRÍGUEZ, Instructor, ABD, University of Illinois, Chicago. Teaching interest: Statistics MARIO PADRÓN-CORBERA, Professor, Ph.D., 1969, University of Florida. Teaching interest: Industrial Management. BODAPATI V. RADHAKUMARI-GANDHI, Professor, Ph.D., 1983, Texas A & M University. Research and Teaching interest: Industrial Engineering and Statistical Education SALVADOR RAMÍREZ-SEDA, Instructor, JD, 1989, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Teaching interest: Business Law. LOIDA RIVERA-BETANCOURT, Professor, Ph.D., 1990, University of Birmingham. Teaching interests: Economics, Finance. JOSÉ M. ROMAGUERA-CASABLANCA, Professor, Ph.D., 2001, University of Durham. Research and Teaching interests: Marketing, Entrepreneurship. YOLANDA RUIZ-VARGAS, Associate Professor, Ph.D., 2000, University of Texas-Pan American. Teaching interests: Finance. Research interests: Capital Structure, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development. MIGUEL SEGUÍ-FIGUEROA, Professor, JD, 1994, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico; L.L.M., 1991, University of Puerto Rico. Research and Teaching interests: Quality Control, Quantitative Methods, Operations Management, Production Planning and Control. JORGE I. VÉLEZ-AROCHO, Professor, Ph.D., 1978, University of Florida, Research and Teaching interests: Strategic Management and Industrial Management. |
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