Academic Department
Management & Organization
Explore how leadership, strategy, and innovation help organizations grow, adapt, and succeed.
Inspire People. Shape the Future.
Leadership turns vision into action. At Penn State Smeal College of Business, you'll examine how strategy, innovation, organizational behavior, and entrepreneurship shape the way people work together. Learn what it takes to launch new ventures, lead change, build effective teams, and help organizations succeed.
Across our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, you'll explore topics including:
Business ethics and sustainability
Corporate innovation and entrepreneurship
Leadership and organizational behavior
Negotiation and conflict resolution
Organizational strategy
Talent and human resource management
Lead Change and Drive Innovation
Whether you're leading teams, scaling a growing business, advising organizations, or advancing management research, you’ll find opportunities in the management and organization department to develop expertise in leadership, strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Academic Programs in Management & Organization
Academics
Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
The department offers educational opportunities at the undergraduate and graduate levels—including online master's degrees and graduate certificates—combining rigorous academic preparation with applied experience in management, organizational leadership, and corporate innovation.
Lead Beyond the Classroom
Management by the Numbers
Rankings, research, and entrepreneurship recognition reflect the department's impact in leadership, management, strategy, and innovation.
#27
Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
The Princeton Review & Entrepreneur
#14
Business & Management Studies - U.S.
QS World University Rankings
#18
Research Productivity
Texas A&M/University of Georgia Rankings
Meet the Management & Organization Department
Browse faculty profiles, research interests, publications, and contact information for our faculty, staff, and doctoral students.