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Business Administration

Clemson University

Doctoral ResearchCIP: 52.0205

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Where this program is offered

  • Clemson, South Carolina

    201 Sikes Hall, Clemson, South Carolina, 29634

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Active ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingMonitoringReading ComprehensionJudgment and Decision MakingCoordinationManagement of Personnel ResourcesTime ManagementComplex Problem SolvingWritingSocial PerceptivenessQuality Control AnalysisActive LearningSystems AnalysisSystems EvaluationInstructingLearning StrategiesMathematics

Knowledge

Administration and ManagementEnglish LanguageMathematicsCustomer and Personal ServiceProduction and ProcessingEngineering and TechnologyMechanicalPersonnel and Human ResourcesPublic Safety and SecurityEducation and TrainingComputers and ElectronicsTransportationChemistryAdministrativeEconomics and AccountingBuilding and ConstructionLaw and Government

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionProblem SensitivityWritten ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningWritten ExpressionSpeech RecognitionInformation OrderingSpeech ClarityNear VisionMathematical ReasoningFluency of IdeasVisualizationPerceptual SpeedSelective Attention

Tasks

  • Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
  • Keep records of employees' attendance and hours worked.
  • Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
  • Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conf
  • Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to
  • Interpret specifications, blueprints, or job orders to construct templates and lay out reference poi
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accou
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Maintain databases of logistics information.
  • Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to
  • Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, globa
  • Identify cost-reduction or process-improvement logistic opportunities.
  • Analyze or interpret logistics data involving customer service, forecasting, procurement, manufactur
  • Prepare logistic strategies or conceptual designs for production facilities.
  • Evaluate the use of technologies, such as global positioning systems (GPS), radio-frequency identification (RFID), route navigation software, drone or robotic technology, or satellite linkup systems,
  • Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in, or
  • Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
  • Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and ser
  • Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes or other regulations
  • Develop or implement quality control programs.
  • Plan, schedule, or coordinate construction project activities to meet deadlines.
  • Direct how drone technology is used for site inspections and progress monitoring, ensuring accurate and timely project completion.
  • Direct operations, maintenance, or repair of hydroelectric power facilities.
  • Identify and communicate power system emergencies.
  • Maintain records of hydroelectric facility operations, maintenance, or repairs.
  • Train employees in power plant operations.
  • Manage safety programs at power generation facilities.
  • Review biomass operations performance specifications to ensure compliance with regulatory requiremen
  • Review logs, datasheets, or reports to ensure adequate production levels and safe production environ
  • Supervise production employees in the manufacturing of biofuels, such as biodiesel or ethanol.
  • Manage operations at biofuels power generation facilities, including production, shipping, maintenan
  • Provide direction to employees to ensure compliance with biofuels plant safety, environmental, or op
  • Supervise employees in geothermal power plants or well fields.
  • Oversee geothermal plant operations, maintenance, and repairs to ensure compliance with applicable s
  • Communicate geothermal plant conditions to employees.
  • Conduct employee safety training.
  • Stop production if serious product defects are present.
  • Review and update standard operating procedures or quality assurance manuals.
  • Monitor performance of quality control systems to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during pro
  • Direct or coordinate production, processing, distribution, or marketing activities of industrial org
  • Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements
  • Direct daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing stand
  • Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and r
  • Review project plans to plan and coordinate project activity.
  • Develop budgets for security operations.
  • Identify, investigate, or resolve security breaches.
  • Plan, direct, or coordinate security activities to safeguard company employees, guests, or others on
  • Monitor the facility to ensure that it remains safe, secure, and well-maintained.

Technology

Computer aided design CAD softwareFacilities management softwareDocument management softwareWord processing softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareData base user interface and query softwareIndustrial control softwareElectronic mail softwareObject or component oriented development softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareCustomer relationship management CRM softwareDesktop publishing softwareInventory management softwareMaterials requirements planning logistics and supply chain softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareOffice suite softwareInternet browser softwareComputer aided manufacturing CAM softwareProject management softwareAccounting softwareComputer based training softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareGeographic information systemProcess mapping and design softwareBusiness intelligence and data analysis softwareEnterprise system management softwareDevelopment environment softwareSpreadsheet softwareContent workflow softwareVideo creation and editing softwareWeb platform development softwareData base management system softwareCommunications server softwareWeb page creation and editing softwareHuman resources software

Tools

Desktop computersHard hatsLaser printersLaser scannersNotebook computersOperator terminalsPersonal computersPersonal protective clothingRespiratorsSafety glassesSafety shoesCalipersDye penetrant inspection equipmentMainframe computersMeasuring tapesPlasma cuttersPortable drillsPortable welding equipmentProgrammable logic controllers PLCTwo way radiosCarousel slide projectorsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersComputer projectorsConference telephonesDigital calculatorsDigital video camerasDigital video disk DVD players

Work Values

IndependenceSupportAchievementRelationshipsWorking ConditionsRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers51-1011.00
  • First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers49-1011.00
  • Business Teachers, Postsecondary25-1011.00
  • Logistics Analysts13-1081.02
  • Logistics Engineers13-1081.01
  • Logisticians13-1081.00
  • Construction Managers11-9021.00
  • Hydroelectric Production Managers11-3051.06
  • Biomass Power Plant Managers11-3051.04
  • Biofuels Production Managers11-3051.03
  • Geothermal Production Managers11-3051.02
  • Quality Control Systems Managers11-3051.01
  • Industrial Production Managers11-3051.00
  • Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021.00
  • Security Managers11-3013.01
  • Facilities Managers11-3013.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: advanced (Level 4)(based on Doctoral Research)

  • Safety culture and compliance frameworks — establish and champion plant-wide safety and sanitation standards, driving behavioral change and achieving measurable reductions in incident rates across multiple production departments.
  • Workforce strategy and personnel resources — design staffing models, succession plans, and labor allocation strategies that align human capital with long-term production capacity goals across the facility.
  • Quality systems leadership — lead the design and implementation of inspection protocols and defect-prevention programs that elevate product quality benchmarks across all production lines.
  • Operational intelligence and reporting — integrate data from ERP, CAM, and financial analysis platforms to produce executive-level production performance analyses that inform strategic decisions at the plant or division level.
  • Production planning architecture — architect facility-wide scheduling and sequencing systems that optimize throughput, minimize downtime, and enable rapid response to demand fluctuations across multiple product families.
  • Cross-functional coordination and influence — lead inter-departmental and inter-site collaboration initiatives, aligning engineering, logistics, and HR functions to support unified operational outcomes at organizational scale.
  • Policy and standards development — author and institutionalize operating procedures, job specifications, and compliance standards that govern how work is interpreted and executed across all supervisory levels of the facility.
  • Organizational monitoring systems — design and deploy performance monitoring frameworks using operations dashboards and automated alerting tools that enable proactive management of production standards facility-wide.
  • Supervisor development and coaching — mentor and evaluate first-line supervisors, designing learning strategies and feedback systems that build leadership bench strength throughout the production organization.
  • Strategic systems improvement — lead enterprise-scale process redesign initiatives by applying advanced systems analysis and engineering principles to eliminate chronic inefficiencies and elevate competitive performance across the production operation.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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