NAVIGATING THROUGH UNCERTAINTY
Traversing today's complicated regulatory, political, legal, and ethical landscape requires leadership skill and societal awareness. We help understand and master these principles.
DOING BUSINESS IN THE REAL WORLD
Business is not conducted in a controlled laboratory. An enterprise cannot be explained solely through formulas or theories. Today's global marketplace is filled with cultural diversity, subtle shades of right and wrong, legal complexity, and political turmoil.
We examine that environment through research and industry collaboration and help our students gain mastery of their future in this dynamic world.
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
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International Business
The Business, Government & Society Department offers two undergraduate majors in International Business and two undergraduate minors. The minors are available to undergraduate students from across the campus. -
Texas Business Public Policy Minor
This minor is open to all UT undergraduate students who will graduate under the 2020-2022 and later Undergraduate Academic Catalog. Students better understand the impact of the political process on business and how to manage relationships with numerous stakeholders. -
Texas Business Public Policy Certificate
Certificate students gain an officially recognized concentration in the study of business and public policy. Graduates are well-rounded and more prepared to enter a career in law, governmental and non-governmental organizations, nonprofit organizations, and many others.
WASHINGTON CAMPUS PROGRAM
WASHINGTON CAMPUS PROGRAM
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BUSINESS AND POLITICAL POWER
We offer a special section of GOV 312L in conjunction with UT’s Government Department, including five days in Washington, DC, with the Washington Campus Program. Students hear from and interact with leaders from every sector of the Washington power circle. The class has four sessions in Austin with Business, Government & Society Professor Adam Cobb.
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
This MBA concentration is for students interested in positions dealing with CSR, ethics, and sustainability, or where these issues impact business strategy. Students gain the tools and knowledge to manage ethical and social responsibility in today's global economy. -
Public and Governmental Affairs
This MBA concentration is for students interested in public and governmental affairs positions within business firms or where these issues impact business strategy. Students gain the tools and knowledge to manage regulatory, political, and legal issues in the business environment.
FACULTY AND RESEARCH
FACULTY AND RESEARCH
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A GLIMPSE AHEAD
Faculty researchers at Texas McCombs are experts in their respective fields and are featured regularly in various publications. Learn more about our instructors, their work, and what their findings might mean for what is to come.
AFFILIATED CENTERS & INITIATIVES
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Global Sustainability Leadership Institute
The Institute acts as UT Austin’s hub for social and environmental impact innovation, focusing on corporate sustainability, social entrepreneurship, impact investing, and ESG investing. -
Center for Global Business
This faculty-led center advances global business acumen and engagement through outstanding teaching, research, outreach, and experiential learning that stretches international understanding. -
Center for Leadership and Ethics
The Center for Leadership and Ethics is changing how future leaders learn, grow, and lead through life-changing educational experiences and transformative research insights. -
Center for Business, Technology & Law
The Center's faculty, affiliated students, and corporate sponsors build an equitable, ethical, and sustainable framework for expanding digital innovation in human society.
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ETHICS UNWRAPPED
This diverse and engaging video series for instructors and students highlights the science of behavioral ethics, values, and ethical leadership through case studies, interviews, and storytelling. With 130+ videos, 80+ cases, plus teaching notes, Ethics Unwrapped is used in 1,500+ campuses worldwide.
FACULTY IN THE NEWS
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Professor Werner Quoted in LA Times
Changing the minimum age and the other proposed gun law changes are "marginal concessions,” said Werner. -
Professor Werner Quoted in New York Daily News
Boycotts rarely harm companies financially, but firms must weigh the social implications of their association with the NRA. -
Opinion Piece by Professor Spence
Blockchain-based local electricity trading is unnecessarily expensive and may create more problems than it solves.
JOIN US IN LEARNING
The Government & Society/Bates Family Foundation Speaker Series is made possible by a generous gift by the Bates Family Foundation. We invite you to join us for an upcoming event.