Business Management
Rollins’ business management major goes beyond business as usual. With a curriculum based in engaged experiential learning, our AACSB-accredited program emphasizes ethical decision-making, global perspective, innovative thinking, and entrepreneurial action, preparing our grads for responsible leadership in the global business environment.
At Rollins, business majors benefit from the breadth of a liberal arts education and the depth of an elite business education. As a result, you’ll develop in-demand skills like strategic thinking and creative problem solving as well as a robust foundation in business theory and practice, entrepreneurship, and innovation. You’ll emerge prepared to lead transformational change across a variety of business types, from business firms to family businesses.
AACSB accreditation is the benchmark of quality business education worldwide.
PRME affiliation demonstrates commitment to international principles of responsible management education.
Why Study Business Management at Rollins
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Elite Accreditation
Rollins’ business management program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the premier evaluator of quality business programs. Fewer than 5 percent of the world’s business programs earn AACSB accreditation.
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Responsible Leadership
We’re committed to infusing the Triple Bottom Line (people, planet, and profit) into our program, and we’re proud members of PRME, a United Nations-supported initiative designed to develop the next generation of responsible leaders.
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Hands-On Learning
You’ll learn to lead by example through a range of hands-on experiences, including internships, study abroad programs, community-engagement initiatives, and consulting projects.
Program Rankings
Rollins continues to demonstrate global leadership in business education, meeting the highest standards for academic rigor and distinction.
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Ranked 2nd Best in Florida
College Choice collects data from PayScale.com, the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S.News and World Reports, and the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA to rank the best business colleges in the state.
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Ranked 11th Best in Florida
TopManagementDegrees.com ranked the International Business and Business Management programs 11th best in the state based on accreditation, affordability, average salary, and prestige.
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“The experiential learning environment provided by the Rollins business program fostered skills that gave me a unique advantage in the workplace. Entering the workforce with the ability to synthesize complex information, apply research methodologies, and communicate solutions to leadership teams positioned me to excel within a Fortune 100 company.”
Rollins Business Management Careers
Rollins business management grads are making tomorrow happen at some of the world’s most innovative companies.
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Connor Ashton ’18
Buy-Side Enterprise Sales, Bloomberg
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Elizabeth Patz '16
Investment Banking Associate, Jefferies
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Tom Troiano '16
Program Director, Magellan Jets
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Kyle Koszuta '16
Basketball Camp Director, PGC
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Tamer Elkhouly '19
Manager, Contracts at Raytheon
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Ricardo Tafur '95
VP Consumer Products, Latin American and Caribbean, Visa
Real World Experience
Our business management students hone their business acumen through internships at leading regional and global companies.
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Start Your ApplicationPopular Courses
In addition to an internship and global experience, business majors take 12 core business courses and four electives that cover the full spectrum of business administration and leadership.
BUS 348 Investments
Investigate theories and techniques of investing and grasp basic security analysis and portfolio management, as well as financial planning in a changing economic environment.
BUS 331 Financial Statement Analysis
Learn how to think critically about the information presented in financial statements by analyzing financial data to assess a firm’s current position, forecast future performance, and evaluate corporate valuation.
MGT 350 Supply Chain Management
Explore the fundamental role supply chain management plays in the global economy and develop your critical thinking acumen in the areas of supply chain strategy, planning, and operation.
MGT 354 High-Performance Organizations
Examine the corporate philosophies, enlightened policies, core competences, and best practices that characterize the world’s most successful organizations.
BUS 376 Personal Selling
Delve into the sales processes, strategies, and skills needed to be successful in any product or service business, helping you understand what customers value.
BUS 450 Global Business Strategy
Learn how to take a strategic approach to the challenges of managing an organization by investigating the process, problems, and consequences of creating, implementing, and evaluating business strategy on a global scale.
Beyond the Classroom
Global Engagement From China to Japan and Australia to Germany, Rollins students develop global perspective and fine-tune their business skills through a wide range of international experiences. For example, in Rollins’ High-Performing Organizations in France program, students learn the ins and outs of conducting business in Europe by collaborating with some of France’s most innovative organizations.
Get Involved Gain valuable leadership experience and test your ability to drive change through Rollins’ array of business-related student organizations, honor societies, and special events, which focus on everything from entrepreneurship and investment to social and family business practices. Join the Business Student Leadership Council or attend the Business Forum Series.
Cutting-Edge Collaboration Engage in presentations and discussions with distinguished industry leaders through Rollins’ Business Forum Series. Featured speakers cover a breadth of topics, including strategic planning, marketing and analytics, operations and supply chain management, and organizational behavior.
Dive Into Business Management at Rollins
Explore more about what it will be like to major in business management at Rollins.
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What You Will Learn
The Department of Business provides students access to a high-quality education anchored in the liberal arts tradition and built on the design principles of responsible leadership, engaged experiential learning, global perspective and entrepreneurial and innovative thinking.
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You'll Make A Global Impact
The department is committed to having all business majors graduate with a learning experience in another country, increasing awareness by engaging with other communities.
Keep Exploring
Take a deeper dive into business management at Rollins by meeting your future professors, seeing our grads in action, and sitting in on a class.
December 09, 2025
Kiefer Publishes Article in Business Economics Journal
Business professor Kip Kiefer, in collaboration with co-author Parul Manocha from the University of Alabama, recently published a scholarly article in the Small Business Economics Journal (SBEJ).
December 09, 2025
Haddad Recognized as a Voice of Impact
Pearson Higher Education has recently featured business professor and department chair Serina Haddad as a Voice of Impact, showcasing her innovative approach to transforming statistics education.
December 02, 2025
Rollins Research Group Presents Economic Impact Study
Alongside business professors Serina Haddad and John Shideler, Victoria Amon ’25, Katherine Kim ’25, Anna Stock ’27, and Zubair Zabir ’26 recently presented their collaborative economic impact study on the Central Florida Zoo.
Expert Faculty
Our programs are taught by faculty with the highest level of qualifications—experts who maintain a vibrancy and currency in their fields through research and publications, presenting their work at professional conferences, writing textbooks, and engaging in other scholarly activities each year.
Department of Business
Telephone:407.646.1588
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David Caban, PhD
Associate Professor of Business, Faculty Director of International Business
Research interests: Financial accounting and capital markets
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Serina Haddad, PhD
Department Chair, Assistant Professor of Business
Research interests: Statistics, business analytics, innovation, and organizational development
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Mark Heileman, PhD
Assistant Professor of Business
Research interests: Statistics, business analytics, innovation, and organizational development
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Nick Houndonougbo, PhD
Associate Professor of Business
Research interests: Open-economy macroeconomics, public finance, and development economics
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Jae Hwan Lee, PhD
Associate Professor of Business
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Raghabendra KC, PhD
Associate Professor of Business
Research interests: Marketing
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Kip Kiefer, PhD
Professor of Business
Research interests: Entrepreneurship, management, organizations, and strategy
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Timothy Pett, PhD
Professor of Business
Research interests: Small and medium-size businesses, knowledge and organizational learning, entrepreneurship, and family business
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Robert Phillips, MBA
Lecturer, Financial and Managerial Accounting
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John Shideler, PhD
Assistant Professor of Economics
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Mary Whitesides, JD, LLM
Lecturer
Research interests: Business, health, and law
