Eller Launches Non-Degree Executive Development Program

By University Communications March 8, 2006

The University of Arizona's Eller College of Management is launching a non-degree, open-enrollment executive education program to provide professional development for business executives.

As business becomes increasingly complex, the need for continuing education becomes more vital. The Executive Education program is aimed at helping top executives, as well as senior and middle-level managers, develop creative responses to the many issues in today's business world.

The inaugural Eller Executive Education program, titled "Leadership and Negotiation Strategies for Executives," is designed to help existing and emerging leaders refine the skills to build and manage effective work teams and become more competent negotiators. The four day course will take place May 15–18 at the Eller College of Management at The University of Arizona.

"As one of the nation's up-and-coming business schools, our work inherently requires that we stay abreast of the shifting demands of organizational leadership. Tailoring that knowledge to the market to serve today's leaders benefits all of us," said Paul Portney, dean of the Eller College of Management.

Eller Executive Education courses will be taught by faculty members of the highly ranked Eller College of Management. Russell Cropanzano, the Brian Lesk Professor for Organizational Behavior in the Department of Management and Organizations, and Barry Goldman, associate professor of management and organization, will teach the course in May.

Cropanzano is a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, representative-at-large for the Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management and editor of the "Journal of Management." His research focuses on perceptions of organizational justice as well as on the experience and impact of workplace emotion.

Goldman's research focuses on issues of conflict management, particularly relating to legal issues involving employees. His research has been featured in "The Wall Street Journal," as well as other notable publications, and he has recently been quoted extensively by the Dalai Lama in his book, "The Art of Happiness at Work."

Shyam Jha, director of professional development at the Eller College of Management, said, "As an academic institution renowned for its strengths in innovation and entrepreneurship, we are uniquely able to offer programs that develop cutting-edge skills for practicing executives."

"Leadership and Negotiation Strategies for Executives" is the first in a series of short-term non-degree programs. For more information or to register, call (520) 621-4008 or visit http://executive.eller.arizona.edu/leadership.