
Managers in organizations today need to be able to work with increasingly rapid change. Changes in market demand and conditions, technologies and products, require advanced skills in innovation, intrapreneurship and information technology that will enable organizations to compete successfully.
Management Sciences deals with the application of scientific methods to management. This includes traditional areas of operations research, economics, and organizational behaviour, and extends to interdisciplinary areas that include the use and impact of information systems, the management of technology and other emerging areas of concern to organizational decision-makers.
As a department in an Engineering Faculty, we have a strong focus on analytical problem-solving, technology and the applied social sciences. This helps us integrate technology with human and economic aspects in maximizing organisational performance.
The University of Waterloo's Department of Management Sciences provides proven solutions to today's leaders and managers through innovative research and high quality educational programs.