Brigham Young University. College of Business
Dates
- Existence: 1959 - 1988
Biography
The College of Business (1959-1988) was the college relating to business administration at Brigham Young University.
The College of Commerce was renamed the College of Business in 1959. In 1979 it came under the administration of the School of Management, where it remained until it was dissolved in 1988. Between 1959 and 1979, the college was administered by the following deans and acting deans: Weldon J. Taylor, Bryce B. Orton, and Merrill J. Bateman.
The College of Business was originally organized to provide training for students to make an effective contribution to the stability and abundance of the economy in order to acquire economic self-reliance and personal satisfaction. Moreover, some of the objectives of the college included training in analysis, business operations, oral and written communication, and understanding human characteristics and social aspects of business.
The College of Business was the administering body for the following departments: Accounting, Business Education and Office Management, Business Management, Economics, Statistics, Business Education, and Organization Behavior. The college was administered by a dean under the direction of the president of the university.
Citation:
Brigham Young University organizational history project website, viewed Jul. 26, 2011 (College of Business; established 1959; previously the College of Commerce; came under the administration of the School of Management, 1979; dissolved in 1988; administered by the following deans and acting deans: Weldon J. Taylor, Bryce B. Orton, and Merrill J. Bateman; organized to provide training for students to make an effective contribution to the stability and abundance of the economy in order to acquire economic self-reliance and personal satisfaction. Moreover, some of the objectives of the college included training in analysis, business operations, oral and written communication, and understanding human characteristics and social aspects of business; administering body for the following departments: Accounting, Business Education and Office Management, Business Management, Economics, Statistics, Business Education, and Organization Behavior. The college was administered by a dean under the direction of the president of the university)Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:
Department of Business Education files, 1955-1977
Published documents of the Department of Business Education
Department of Economics files, 1963-1973
Department minutes, brochures, letters and newsletter
Department of Marketing records
Contains twenty-two student papers written for marketing classes of Weldon Taylor. Also includes two studies published by the College of Business entitiled "Consumer Buying Practices: A Survey of Provo, Utah, 1947," and "A Study of the Radio Listening Habits of the People in Utah County."
Department of Organizational Behavior faculty minutes, 1967-1983
Contains faculty meeting minutes from the Departments of Organizational Leadership and Strategy and Organizational Behavior and the Department of Business Education, which were part of the College of Business. Materials dated 1970-1990.
Department of Organizational Behavior files, 1971-1975
Department minutes, brochures, and research papers
Department of Organizational Leadership and Strategy administrative records, 1971-2003
Contains course materials, department papers, and correspondence from the Departments of Organizational Leadership and Strategy, Organizational Behavior, and Information Management, and their predecessors. Includes course outlines, grade summaries, faculty retreat planning materials, departmental reports, minutes, committee assignments, self-studies, annual and audit reports, curriculum materials, faculty productivity reports, and teacher evaluations. Materials dated 1973-2003.
Department of Organizational Leadership and Strategy records
Contains administrative records, course materials, teacher evaluations, reports, correspondence, faculty meeting minutes, faculty publications, scrapbooks, and other materials created by the Department of Organizational Leadership and Strategy in the Marriott School of Business, dated 1955-2003.
Executive Lecture Series/Awards, 1947-1989
Brochures, pamphlets
Graduate School of Management files, 1959-1987
Collection of various published records of the Graduate School of Management