Management Department
Management Department
Management is a multidisciplinary field in which managers use accounting, information technology, economics, human resource management, marketing, and finance skills to organize, plan, form policies, lead and direct operations. To be successful in this field, strong communication skills are a must, and will be developed throughout your studies.
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Learn more about majoring in Management
Whether you see yourself starting your own business or finding a great career, the Entrepreneurship program will give you the skills and knowledge you need to make your mark. Saint Mary’s provides an exciting opportunity for you to run your own business while attending university — a unique and gratifying experience.
Learn more about majoring in Entrepreneurship
Learn how to determine an organization’s human resource needs and guide others through the demands of economic and societal changes with a major in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations. You can choose this major within the Bachelor of Commerce program at the Sobey School of Business. Successful completion of the major also fulfills the requirements for a Certificate in Human Resource Management.
Learn more about majoring in, or taking the certificate in, Human Resource Management
Student Forms and Information
Closed Course and Prerequisite Overrides
There is a Sobey Human Resources Society for students. For more information about student societies, check with the Saint Mary’s University Students Association.
Masters' Programs
Learn more about the Master of Management, Co-operatives and Credit Unions and other Co-operative Management Education programs
Learn more about the Master of Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Learn more about the PhD (Business Administration) in Management
Faculty & Staff
James O'Brien, PhD
ManagementAssociate Professor, Chair
Phone: (902) 496-8770
Email: j.obrien@smu.ca
Sandra Fougere
ManagementSecretary
Phone: 902-420-5781 | F 902-420-5119
Office: Sobey Building 245
Email: Sandra.Fougere@smu.ca
Wendy Carroll, PhD
ManagementAssociate Professor
Executive MBA/EDBA Coordinator
Phone: (902) 491-8652
Email: wendy.carroll@smu.ca
Claudia De Fuentes, PhD
ManagementAssociate Professor
Phone: (902) 420-5851
Email: Claudia.DeFuentes@smu.ca
Ellen Farrell, PhD
ManagementProfessor
MTEI Program Co-Coordinator Venture Grade Coordinator
Phone: (902) 420-5693
Email: ellen.farrell@smu.ca
Chantal Hervieux, PhD
ManagementAssociate Professor
Director, Centre for Leadership Excellence
Phone: (902) 414-6493
Email: Chantal.Hervieux@smu.ca
Camilla Holmvall, PhD
ManagementAdditional Departments: Psychology
Associate Professor
Phone: (902) 491-6210
Office: McNally South, 305
Email: camilla.holmvall@smu.ca
Catherine Loughlin, PhD
ManagementProfessor
Associate Dean Research and Knowledge Mobilization
Phone: (902) 491-6328
Email: Catherine.Loughlin@smu.ca
Margaret McKee, PhD
ManagementAssociate Professor
Associate Dean, Undergraduate and Professional Graduate Programs
Phone: (902) 491-8613
Email: Margaret.McKee@smu.ca
Shripad Pendse, PhD
ManagementProfessor Emeritus
Bui K. Petersen, PhD
ManagementAssistant Professor
Phone: (902) 420-5223
Email: bui.petersen@smu.ca
Vurain Tabvuma, PhD
ManagementAssociate Professor
Phone: (902) 420-5082
Email: Vurain.Tabvuma@smu.ca
Mahdi Tajeddin, PhD
ManagementAssistant Professor
Phone: (902) 420-5423
Email: Mahdi.Tajeddin@smu.ca
Jamal Badawi, PhD
ManagementProfessor Emeritus
Patricia Fitzgerald, PhD
ManagementProfessor Emeritus
Larry Haiven, PhD
ManagementProfessor Emeritus
Hermann Schwind, PhD
ManagementProfessor Emeritus