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Master of Science
Management and Organizational Behavior

History

In fall 2005, the Accelerated Masters of Science in Management and Organizational Behavior Program (AMMOB) and the Ph.D. Program in Organization Development (OD) began a celebration of 40, 30, 20, 10-year milestones. These milestones included:

• The Benedictine University AMMOB and Ph.D. programs are one of the top three programs of their kind in the world.
  
• These programs have given Benedictine University a global influence that is easily measured by the many accolades from top universities such as Harvard, Stanford and Case Western Reserve University.
  
• In addition, the programs have received more than 100 professional awards and special recognitions, both nationally and internationally.
  
• These upper division programs also offer one of the largest national and international alumni networks involving executive leadership at major organizations, such as Motorola, McDonalds and GE Capitol.

The Management and Organizational Behavior Program traces it roots to the Group Work Administration program at George Williams College. The primary mission of that program was the training of administrators for the management of community service agencies.

In 1971, the mission of the Department expanded dramatically when it refocused to include education in the "human side of management" and management for business, as well as not-for-profit organizations.

The emphasis on the human element of management, with its origins in humanism, and the applied behavioral sciences is a constant which characterizes all major facets of the curriculum.

Dr. Peter F. Sorensen, Jr. has been the director of the program since 1970 and has been instrumental in shaping and implementing the highly recognized program.

In 1986, the program moved to Benedictine University where it has flourished under the direction of Dr. Peter F. Sorensen, Jr. Not only does Benedictine's MOB program boast world-renowned faculty members; it is ranked among the top three programs of its kind by the Organization Development Institute.

0 years since the start of the AMMOB Program, headed by Peter Sorensen, Ph.D.
30 years of Contemporary Trends in Change Management Lecture Series
20 years of the AMMOB Program at Benedictine University
10 years since the start of the Ph.D. Program in Organization Development

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