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Mentor: Professor J. Scott

The Accounting Concentration is designed to meet the needs of Management students who want to have a good basic understanding of accounting but do not intend to become professional accountants or accounting specialists. It is primarily oriented toward users of financial information and emphasizes breadth of knowledge in a coherent selection of courses.

This Concentration complements or forms part of the B.Com., General Management Program. The individual courses in the Concentration also act as service courses for other areas in the Faculty for their Majors or Concentrations.

Mentors: Professors A. Burlton, G. Vit

The Entrepreneurship Concentration is concerned with the genesis and development of entrepreneurial activities. It deals with the integration of marketing, finance, organization and policy in the development and expansion of business enterprise. Included are the evaluation of new business ventures, the role of acquisitions, and the strategic issues and operating problems at various stages of a firm's existence from its beginnings to maturity.

Mentors: Professors L. Barras, M. Bouvard, A. Durnev,

Case Competition Mentors: Professors M. Chaudhury, V. di Pietro

The Finance Concentration has been designed to provide understanding of key concepts in finance theory, financial institutions, investment analysis, risk management, and applied techniques. Graduates find a strong demand among financial organizations, governments, and non-financial firms where they pursue careers that lead to positions such as Managing Partner, Treasurer and V.P. Finance.

The Information Systems (IS) Concentration is flexible and represents an ideal complement to the majors and concentrations of other areas, as information technology (IT) has the capacity to transform and improve all functions of organizations in every economic sector. This Concentration emphasizes the importance of the interrelationships across technology, management and strategy. The objective is to prepare students to be effective planners, users and managers of IT in the digital economy. It provides students with assets that award them a unique competitive advantage.

Students with an IS Concentration are well positioned to participate in IT-driven changes that continue to affect knowledge work, business processes, organizational design, and the operation of markets and industries. Former graduates have secured jobs in consulting, IT management, business analysis etc. in various industries e.g. banking, healthcare, finance, education, government, etc.

Mentor: Professors H. Etemad, M.S. Jo, E. Sarigöllü

The objective of the International Business Concentration is to help the student develop conceptual and analytical skills needed to formulate feasible and effective management policies in an international setting. With economic and business activity becoming increasingly internationalized, the program provides useful preparation for careers in a variety of internationally oriented organizations, including local business firms involved in international trade, licensing or financial arrangements; headquarters or subsidiaries of multinational companies; banks and other international financial institutions; and various governmental organizations.

Mentor: Professor R. Hebdon

The objective of the Labour-Management Relations Concentration is to provide a general understanding of the factors affecting employer-employee relations, both at the micro-level and in relation to the socio-economic context in which they occur. Students interested in more intensive study of this area are urged to consider the Major Program in Labour-Management Relations.

Mentors: Professors M.S. Jo, A. Mukherjee

The Marketing Concentration prepares the student for a wide variety of career opportunities. Marketing graduates historically have found employment in the fields of product management, advertising, sales management, marketing management, pricing, marketing research, distribution and retailing. The Marketing Concentration provides a balance between courses focusing on fundamental, theoretical and "need to know'' material, and courses with a strong practical and applied orientation.

Mentors: Professors T. Boyaci, M. Gumus, S. Li, S. Ray, M. Yalovsky

Operations Management is concerned with the design, planning, control, coordination and improvement of business processes(?), systems and resources integral to the creation of the firm's products and services. Emphasizing quantitative analysis and cross-functional thinking, the Operations Management Concentration provides training on traditional as well as emerging operations strategies, concepts, models and techniques that are essential to any firm in today's competitive marketplace. Operations management graduates find career opportunities in a variety of industries and fields including consulting, manufacturing, distribution, retail, transportation, health care, public sector, among others.

Mentor: Professor A. Jaeger

The Organizational Behaviour Concentration provides an opportunity for students to increase their awareness of behavioural issues encountered in job and organizational settings, and prepare themselves for graduate study in the behavioural sciences or for careers in general management or human resource management.

Mentors: Professors L. Chauvin, P. Perez-Aleman

There are two options offered in the Strategic Management Concentration: Global Strategy and Social Context.

The Global Strategy option is intended for students who want to learn strategic management and analysis in the context of globalization. Globalization is no longer the concern of a few large enterprises and financial institutions; it has consequences that affect all kinds of businesses and the environments in which they operate - economic, social, political and ecological. Global Strategy allows students to assess the various opportunities and threats inherent in globalization, and requires them to explore the consequences and implications of business decisions for society and the environment. It also enables them to think through the requirements of doing business in different economic and political systems. Finally, it offers them the opportunity to understand and analyze industry structures and the kinds of business opportunities they either create or destroy.

Mentors: Professors L. Chauvin, P. Perez-Aleman

There are two options offered in the Strategic Management Concentration: Global Strategy and Social Context.

The Social Context option is intended for students who want to learn strategic management and analysis with special attention to the not-for-profit, or civil sector, or who want to focus on broader or more complex social issues within the for-profit sector. The civil sector, made up of voluntary and non-governmental organizations and foundations, is the sector that has been the fastest growing employer for the past decade. Students who focus on this stream will be challenged to place a high priority on environmental issues, as well as issues of sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and social impact. They will also investigate the social tools and mechanisms necessary to employ cross-sectoral collaboration to achieve desired social outcomes.