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Peter Karlson

Assistant Teaching Professor

Management & Marketing

Contact

508-910-6290

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Charlton College of Business 217

Teaching

Courses

This interactive course develops interpersonal, communication, teamwork, and leadership skills needed for professional success. Through practice-based learning, students strengthen self-awareness, persuasion, conflict management, team facilitation, and creative problem-solving abilities. The course also examines collaboration in hybrid and virtual work environments, including the growing role of AI-mediated communication and digital collaboration tools. A career development component helps students connect classroom learning to career readiness.

This interactive course develops interpersonal, communication, teamwork, and leadership skills needed for professional success. Through practice-based learning, students strengthen self-awareness, persuasion, conflict management, team facilitation, and creative problem-solving abilities. The course also examines collaboration in hybrid and virtual work environments, including the growing role of AI-mediated communication and digital collaboration tools. A career development component helps students connect classroom learning to career readiness.

An introduction to the principles and practices of enterprise management in contemporary organizations. Students examine the core functions of management, including planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, with emphasis on leadership, high-performance teams, ethical decision-making, sustainability, and the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of AI in business environments. Real-world applications and organizational problem-solving are integrated throughout the course.

The course presents a dual-track approach and serves as a Capstone for MGT-General Management. It covers a) An application-focused summary of topics for launching and managing a career as a business professional, and b) an examination of fundamental management functions and application of key concepts and competencies to an existing company. Exercises and assignments will develop proficiencies in skills that boost understanding and effectiveness of organizational and career management.

The course presents a dual-track approach and serves as a Capstone for MGT-General Management. It covers a) An application-focused summary of topics for launching and managing a career as a business professional, and b) an examination of fundamental management functions and application of key concepts and competencies to an existing company. Exercises and assignments will develop proficiencies in skills that boost understanding and effectiveness of organizational and career management.

Online and Continuing Education Courses

This interactive course develops interpersonal, communication, teamwork, and leadership skills needed for professional success. Through practice-based learning, students strengthen self-awareness, persuasion, conflict management, team facilitation, and creative problem-solving abilities. The course also examines collaboration in hybrid and virtual work environments, including the growing role of AI-mediated communication and digital collaboration tools. A career development component helps students connect classroom learning to career readiness.

An introduction to the principles and practices of enterprise management in contemporary organizations. Students examine the core functions of management, including planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, with emphasis on leadership, high-performance teams, ethical decision-making, sustainability, and the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of AI in business environments. Real-world applications and organizational problem-solving are integrated throughout the course.

This course explores the principles and practices of effective management and leadership in contemporary organizations. Students will examine how leaders influence individual, team, and organizational performance through communication, motivation, decision-making, conflict resolution, and strategic leadership practices. Emphasis is placed on developing the interpersonal and critical-thinking skills necessary to lead diverse teams and navigate organizational change.

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Research

Research awards

  • $ 25,000 awarded by University of Massachusetts - Lowell for High-rate Manufacturing of Super-Hydrophobic Surface for Reducing Fuel Cost in Marine Transportation
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