Technology changes how we manage—and how we manage influences the technologies we can build. At the Department of Technology Management, we focus on understanding and shaping this relationship. As AI, data, and digital tools transform how we work and how businesses operate, we equip students with the skills to launch new ventures, manage cross-functional teams, and help organizations thrive in an uncertain world. Through groundbreaking research and hands-on teaching in entrepreneurship, strategy, and technology implementation, our faculty prepare the next generation of innovators to not just adapt to what comes, but to create it.
Our Research Mission:
We produce leading-edge knowledge about how to best manage technological innovation and the changing nature of work.
Our Teaching Mission:
We train leaders to build businesses that create value by developing and implementing new technologies.
Academic Programs
Graduate Degree Programs
Master of Technology Management
Launch the future you with UCSB’s Master of Technology Management. For recent graduates or working professionals, our one-year intensive program fuses technology depth and strategic leadership. Whatever your background—engineering, humanities, or social science—we’ll put you on a fast track to leading teams shaping tomorrow’s innovation and tech economy.
Ph.D. in Technology Management
Are you interested in a career at a top research university? Our students develop deep expertise in technology’s effects on organizations by exploring research in organization theory, strategy, entrepreneurship, and innovation. They also learn to expertly research important questions and turn their findings into premier journal publications. The result: our graduates are faculty at top universities around the world!
Undergraduate Certificate Program
Gain a competitive edge with UCSB’s Technology Management Certificate. Open to all majors, this program equips students with essential skills in business, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Learn from industry experts and prepare to lead in today’s fast-paced, tech-driven world.
Graduate Program in Management Practice (GPMP Certificate)
Accelerate your career with UCSB’s Graduate Program in Management Practice. Designed for graduate students in all fields, this certificate builds essential skills in leadership, strategy, and innovation. Gain the tools to lead, manage, and make an impact across tech-driven and entrepreneurial environments.
New Venture Program
Technology Management's New Venture Program & Competition invites students from all academic disciplines to pursue entrepreneurial education alongside their core studies. Through real-life instruction and industry mentorship, students learn how to create and launch a business, and develop professional skills and business acumen that prepare them for their careers ahead.
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Achieving consensus: What the path to a code of ethics says about communication
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
As the usage of AI becomes more widespread, so do discussions about its ethics in the workplace and beyond. Many modern industries, such as the medical industry with the American Medical Association’s Code of Medical Ethics, have established rules for appropriate practice that serve wider society, its clientele, and peers.
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A Q&A with Eric Zackrison, Lecturer in Technology Management
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Our department had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with Professor Eric Zackrison, one of our incredible lecturers.
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Donorship Profile: How Endowed Chairs help make Technology Management great
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Philanthropy is an incredibly important part of any university’s operations, but it is especially important for a public university like UCSB. For us in the Department of Technology Management, one significant source of donor support comes in the form of Endowed Chairs.
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A Q&A with Kelly Behlen, Alumna of the Undergraduate Certificate in Technology Management
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Our department had the pleasure of chatting with Kelly Behlen, an alumna of our Undergraduate Certificate and a former intern in our department, to talk about the impact Technology Management has had on her life, career, and more.
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