Department of Business Administration

Rotating Business Administration Chairs/Directors:
Finance - Hosein Abghari
Accounting - Emmanuel Onifade
Marketing/Management - Anderson Williams

Mission & Objectives
The vision of the management education program at Morehouse is service to humanity through excellence in business leadership. The mission of the bachelor of arts degree program in business administration is excellence in the preparation of students for business leadership. To achieve this mission, the Department of Economics and Business Administration prepares students to become successful managers and develops in students a leadership perspective.

To become successful managers, students should:

• Be able to think critically, understand the structure of logical argument, and organize and synthesize complex information
• Develop effective communication skills
• Be able to identify issues and problems where economic analysis applies and apply the appropriate analytical tools to those issues and problems
• Understand the accounting process and be able to apply basic accounting principles and techniques to decision making
• Understand basic statistical techniques and their appropriate applications
• Understand basic quantitative analytical tools and their application to business decision making and problem solving
• Understand the basic concepts and theories of organizational behavior
• Understand basic marketing concepts and strategies and be able to apply them in decision making
• Understand the nature of finance and be able to apply basic financial principles and techniques to decision making
• Understand the strategic production process and efficient utilization of resources
• Understand the international aspects of business
• Be able to work as a member of a team as well as independently
• Be able to work in and manage a diverse workforce

To develop a leadership perspective, students should also:

• Demonstrate self-confidence and initiative
• Develop ethical principles that are in keeping with the high standards expected of organizational executives
• Demonstrate a commitment to community service
• Understand the integration of general managerial skills into the functional areas of business
• Understand how corporate vision and strategy are developed and maintained
• Appreciate the perpetuation and propagation of corporate culture
• Understand and appreciate the roles of the entrepreneur and the intrapreneur

While the Department places primary emphasis on student development, the intellectual contributions and service of the faculty are also valued. The intellectual contributions of business faculty are intended to enhance teaching effectiveness, improve business practices, and advance knowledge in the business disciplines. At Morehouse, we believe that teaching effectiveness is enhanced by the intellectual growth accompanying applied and basic research, as well as by contributions in the area of instructional development.