School of Business Administration
Elliott Hall of
Business and Information Technology
Faculty Expertise Guide
2000-2002
Oakland University Faculty Listing
Accounting
Bazaz, Mohammad (Sadi) Callaghan, Joseph H. Cataldo, Anthony J. Dillon, Gadis J. Gardner, John C. Nathan, Kevin Parkash, Mohinder Peacock, Eileen Pelfrey, Sandra Savage, Arline Sidaway, David D.
Economics
Bangs, Joann Coppin, Addington Esposito, Louis Folland, Sherman T. Fosu, Augustin K. Izraeli, Oded Kalist, David Mukherji, Nivedita Murphy, Kevin J. Sahu, Anandi P. Stano, Miron Tracy, Ronald L.
Finance
Blasko, Matej Farragher, Edward Horwitz, Ronald M. Murphy, J. Austin
Management
Lee, Yong-Shik Markel, Karen Mayer, Don Miree, Cynthia E. Simon, Mark Willoughby, Floyd G.
Management Information Systems
Deng, Xiaodong Isken, Mark Lauer, Thomas W. Mathieson, Kieran Rajagopalan, Balaji Setzekorn, Kristina Sharma, Srinarayan Sugumaran, Vijayan Tanniru, Mohan
Marketing
Bhargava, Mukesh Carter, E. Vincent Henke, John W. Kim, John Parameswaran, Ravi Pisharodi, Ram Mohan Tyler, Catherine
Organizational Behavior
Barclay, Lizabeth A. Braunstein, Daniel N. Schwartz, Howard S. York, Kenneth M.
Production Operations Management
Aigbedo, Henry Fliedner, Eugene B. Wharton, T.J.
Quantitative Methods in Management
Doane, David P.
Index of Specialties
A Accounting Information Systems (Savage) Accounting Regulations (Bazaz) Activity Based Costing (Bazaz, Peacock) Advertising Effectiveness Research (Bhargava) AI Based Decision Support (Rajagopalan) AIS Using MOTE (Callaghan) Analytical Procedures (Sidaway) Antitrust Policy (Esposito) Applied Econometrics (Esposito, Fosu) Applied Economics (Tracy) Applied Statistics (Doane) Arbitration (Mayer) Asset Pricing (Blasko) Assessment Centers (York) Asymmetric Information & Macroeconomic Policies (Mukherji) Audit and Review Efficiency (Sidaway) Audit Risk (Sidaway) Audit Sampling (Sidaway) Audit Scheduling (Gardner)
B Board Financial Committees (Horwitz) Brand and Service Equity (Parameswaran) Business Consulting (Callaghan) Business Ethics (Mayer) Business Logistics Management (Fliedner) Business Process Reengineering (Lauer, Savage) Business-to-Business Sales/Marketing in Manufacturing Firms (Henke) Business-to-Business Marketing Research (Henke) Business Law (Lee) Business Valuation (Callaghan) Buyer-Supplier Relationships (Henke)
C Capital Budgeting (Gardner) Capital Investment Analysis (Farragher) Capital Markets Research (Callaghan) Cognitive Heuristics and Biases (Simon) Commerce (Mathieson) Comparative Hospital Efficiency (Folland) Competitive Positioning (Willoughby) Competitive, Customer, and Supplier Intelligence Systems (Henke, Miree) Computer Simulation (Isken) Consolidation (Bazaz) Consumer Behavior (Kim) Consumer Decision Support Systems (CDSS) (Carter) Consumption Behavior Phenomena (Parameswaran) Corporate Control (Nathan) Corporate Environmental Disclosure (Savage) Corporate Law (Mayer) Country of Origin Studies (Parameswaran, Pisharodi)
D Database Management Systems (Sugumaran) Debt and Credit Analysis (A. Murphy) Decision Making (Simon) Decision Support Systems (Isken) Demand Forecasting (Fliedner) Diffusion of Information Technology Innovations (Rajagopalan) Disability Management (Markel) Disclosure Issues (Parkash) Distribution Management (Pisharodi) Dividend Policy (Blasko) Diversity Management (Markel) Domain Modeling and Software Reuse (Sugumaran)
E Econometrics (K. Murphy) Economic Development (Fosu) Economic Growth (Mukherji) Economic Methodology (Tracy) Efficiency Measurement (Bhargava) Electronic Commerce (Carter, Rajagopalan, Sharma, Sugumaran) Electronic Commerce, IOIS, and Supply Chain Linkages (Setzekorn) Environmental Economics (Izraeli) Equal Employment Opportunity (York) Ethnic Markets/Consumers (Carter) Executive Education (Farragher)
F Financial Accounting (Dillon) Financial Committees (Horwitz) Financial Economics (Blasko) Financial Institutions (Sahu) Financial Intermediation (Mukherji) Financial Markets (Sahu) Financial Planning (Callaghan) Financial Reporting Issues (Bazaz, Dillon, Gardner, Pelfrey, Parksash, Sidaway) Financial Statement Analysis (Gardner, Parkash, Sidaway) Fiscal and Monetary Policies (Sahu) Forecasting (Doane) Foreign Currency Issues (Bazaz) Formulation of Beliefs about Information Systems (Mathieson)
G Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Dillon) Government Regulation (Esposito) Governmental Accounting Issues (Pelfrey) GUI Application Development (Mathieson)
H Health Care Evaluation/Cost Effectiveness (Stano) Health Care Management (Braunstein) Health Care System Reform (Stano) Health Economics (Esposito, Kalist) Hospital Economic Behavior (Folland) Hospital Finance (Horwitz) Hospital Financial Management (Horwitz) Human Resources Management (Braunstein)
I Individual Taxation (Theisen) Industrial Organization (Esposito) IT’s Effects on Industry/Firm Efficiency, Structure, Learning, Decision Rights, and Incentives (Setzekorn) IT Learning Process (Deng) IT Strategy and IT Value (Setzekorn) IT Strategy and Process Redesign (Tanniru) Intelligent Agents (Sugumaran) Internal and External Assessment (Willoughby) International Accounting (Bazaz) International Economics (Botsas, Coppin) International Investment (A. Murphy) International Law (Mayer) International Management and Marketing (Parameswaran) International Trade and Investment (Lee) International Trade and Monetary Theory (Bangs) Investments (Sahu)
J Japanese Manufacturing (Aigbedo) Job Scheduling (Aigbedo)
K Knowledge-based Systems (Sugumaran,) Knowledge-based Systems and Management (Tanniru) Knowledge Management (Sharma)
L Labor Economics (Fosu, Izraeli, Kalist, K. Murphy) Labor Relations (Barclay) Logistics (Pisharodi)
M Managed Care (Stano) Management Based Costing (Bazaz) Management Decision Making (Braunstein) Management Information Systems, Decision Support and Expert Systems (Parameswaran) Managerial Accounting (Cataldo, Peacock) Manufacturing Process Improvement (Wharton) Manufacturing Sales and Marketing (Henke) Marketing in Nonprofit Organizations (Bhargava) Marketing Measurements (Parameswaran) Marketing Performance Analysis (Bhargava) Marketing Research (Kim) Marketing Research and Information Systems (Parameswaran) Medicare Hospital Reimbursement (Horwitz) Mergers (Blasko) Mergers and Acquisitions (Nathan) Michigan Blue Cross Hospital Reimbursement (Horwitz) Monetary Policy (Mukherji) Monetary Policy under Uncertainty (Mukherji)
N Non-Profit Economics (Folland) Not-for-Profit Accounting (Pelfrey) Not-for-Profit Tax Matters (Theisen) Nuclear Power Plan Externalities (Folland)
O Object-oriented Design and Programming (Sugumaran) Operations Research/Management Science Modeling of Healthcare Systems (Isken) Operations Strategy (Fliedner) Organizational Coordination (Miree) Organizational Theory (Miree) Organizational Transformation and Change (Schwartz)
P Physician Advertising (Folland) Portfolio Management (A. Murphy) Predicting Voluntary Use of Information Systems (Mathieson) Privatization in Government (Sahu) Proactive Firm Behavior (Simon) Problem Formulation (Wharton) Process Analysis and Design (Sharma) Production Systems Modeling and Analysis (Aigbedo) Professional Accounting Organizations (Dillon) Professional Services Markets (Stano) Purchasing Policies (Henke)
Q Quality Control (Doane)
R Real Estate (Farragher) Reverse Distribution (Pisharodi) Reverse Logistics (Pisharodi) Review Procedures (Sidaway)
S Sales/Marketing Structure, design, & Systems in Manufacturing (Henke) Script Theoretic Modeling (Pisharodi) Self-Efficacy (Barclay) Services Marketing (Carter) Sexual Harassment (York) Simulation (Parameswaran) Small Area Studies (Folland) Software Project Management Risk (Lauer) State and Local Public Finance (Izraeli) Strategic Feasibility Studies (Willoughby) Strategic Management Evaluation (Willoughby) Strategic Management Process (Willoughby) Supply Chain Management (Aigbedo) Systems Analysis and Design using COOL: GENTM (Savage) Systems Development (Callaghan)
T Tax Planning/Compliance (Callaghan) Time Series Analysis (Tracy) Total Quality Management (Wharton, York) Transformational Leadership (Barclay) Transportation Selection (Pisharodi)
U Urban and Regional Economics (Izraeli) Urban Education and Economic Development (Carter) Use of Software Productivity Tools (Lauer)
V Value-at-Risk (Blasko) Variable Costing (Cataldo) Vital Organ Transplantation (Parameswaran)
W Web Marketing (Mathieson) Work-family Conflict and Human Resources Practices (Markel)
Oakland University School of Business Administration Office of the Dean 427 Elliott Hall Rochester, MI 48309
Dear Friends:
An important goal of the School of Business Administration at Oakland University is to provide assistance and be a source of information to our external constituent communities. We are interested in sharing our expertise with businesses, government and other types of organizations that can benefit from the intellectual resources of our faculty.
This guide provides a short biography of each School of Business Administration faculty member and lists his or her particular areas of expertise. As you will see, the School has a dynamic faculty with a wide range of interests and accomplishments. The index at the end of the guide provides and alphabetical list of expertise areas and the associated faculty names.
I encourage you to contact members of our faculty directly if you have needs that they might address. For further information or assistance, please feel free to contact my office at (248) 370-3286.
Sincerely,
John C. Gardner, Ph.D. Dean School of Business Administration
Oakland University School of Business Administration
Dean John C. Gardner, Ph. D.
Location The School of Business Administration is located in the Elliott Hall of Business and Information Technology on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. Oakland University is strategically located in an actively expanding region of a major metropolitan area. Oakland's proximity to the Oakland Technology Park, DaimlerChrysler Headquarters, EDS, Facuc Robotics and Compuware and other corporate offices reinforces and enhances the dynamic relationship between the School of Business Administration faculty, students and Southeastern Michigan businesses.
Mission The mission of the School of Business Administration is to advance knowledge and enhance students' abilities to manage in a global business environment. The mission is achieved through a synergistic combination of teaching, scholarship and professional service with emphasis on the linkage of theory and practice, and the application and management of technology. Toward the achievement of these ends, the School of Business Administration promotes collaborative relationships among students, faculty, staff, administrators and employers.
Programs The School of Business Administration offers graduate programs leading to an Executive MBA in Health Care Management, a Master of Business Administration, Master of Accounting, and a Master of Science in Information Technology Management. Post-Master Certificate Programs may be earned in Accounting, Business Economics, Finance, Human Resources Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and Production and Operations Management. The SBA also participates in the Master of Science in Engineering Management offered by the School of Engineering and Computer Science.
Undergraduate programs include a Bachelor of Science with majors in accounting, economics, finance, general management, human resources management, management information systems and marketing and a Bachelor of Arts with a major in economics.
The SBA's Applied Technology in Business (ATiB) program is the only internship program of its kind in Michigan, combines a rigorous business education with hands- on training in the application of information technology in business. Totally funded by participant associate companies such as Chrysler Corporation, Compuware, EDS, IBM, ITT Automotive, MSX International, Kelly Services, Meritor and Hubert Distributors, ATiB interns receive two-year full tuition scholarships. Students learn the latest in information technology while applying what they learn to problems in laboratory settings and at associate firms. HENRY AIGBEDO Visiting Assistant Professor of Operations Management (248) 370-4959 [email protected]
Henry Aigbedo joined the faculty in the fall of 2000. Prior to this, he held faculty positions at the University of Tsukuba, Japan and Iowa State University. He has acquired cognate industrial experience in a number of companies. He specializes in the areas of just-in-time manufacturing systems, job scheduling, mathematical modeling and analysis of production systems, and supply chain management. He is an active member of a number of professional organizations, including the Decision Sciences Institute and Japan Industrial Management Association.
Education University of Tsukuba, Japan (M.S., Ph.D.) University of Lagos, Nigeria (M.S.) University of Ibadan, Nigeria (B.S.)
Specialties o Japanese manufacturing o Job scheduling o Production systems modeling and analysis o Supply chain management
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JOANN BANGS Assistant Professor of Economics (248) 370-2842 [email protected]
Joann Bangs specializes in international trade and monetary theory. Her dissertation, completed in July, 2000 examined why countries import less than many international trade models predict. This idea is called “home country bias.” She used the idea that countries must learn to adapt to differences in laws and customs to build trading relationships with each other to explain why home country bias exists, and why it has been decreasing over time.
Education University of Minnesota (Ph.D. in Economics) University of Minnesota (M.A. in Economics) University of Wisconsin, Madison (B.S. in Economics)
Specialties o International trade and monetary theory
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LIZABETH A. BARCLAY Professor of Management (248) 370-3293 [email protected]
Lizabeth A. Barclay specializes in the areas of transformational leadership, labor relations and self-efficacy and teaching methods. Her current research interests include self-efficacy in a union environment and burnout in academic chairs. She has published in journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Collective Negotiations in the Public Sector, HR Magazine, and Public Management. She occasionally consults on a variety of topics with local organizations. She is also certified as a Senior Professional of Human Resources (SPHR).
Education Wayne State University (Ph.D., Industrial Organizational Psychology) Eastern Michigan University (M.S., General/Experimental Psychology) Michigan State University (B.A., History)
Specialties o Transformational leadership o Self-efficacy o Labor relations
(248) 370-3279 secretary (248) 370-4275 fax MOHAMMAD (SADI) BAZAZ Professor of Accounting (248) 370-4286 [email protected]
Mohammad Bazaz specializes in financial, managerial and international accounting. He has taught elementary, intermediate and advanced accounting courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has also published many articles in accounting regulations, foreign currency translation, segmental reporting, and event studies. Dr. Bazaz has published numerous articles in several international accounting journals including The Journal of International Accounting and Advances in International Accounting. Dr. Bazaz had two internships with DaimlerChrysler Corporation in 1994 and 1997. His experience with Chrysler included the areas of activity-based cost accounting and business process costing. He also helped Price Waterhouse in the implementation of ACTIVA, a software with activity-based costing.
Education University of Oklahoma (Ph.D. in Accounting) College of Accounting, Iran (B.Acc., M.Acc.)
Specialties o Consolidation o Accounting regulation o Financial reporting issues o Foreign currency issues o International accounting o Management based costing o Activity Based Costing
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MUKESH BHARGAVA Professor of Marketing Chair, Department of Management & Marketing (248) 370-4093 [email protected]
Mukesh Bhargava’s interests include advertising research, strategic market planning and marketing for non-profit organizations. His recent areas of research have examined out- door advertising effectiveness and new techniques (Data Envelopment Analysis) for measuring efficiency in a variety of managerial settings. Dr. Bhargava has published in the Journal of Advertising Research, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Sciences, Marketing Letters, and Journal of Business Research among others. His professional experience includes marketing research services for diverse clients such as Nestle’s, Goodyear Tires, Union Carbide and the World Bank.
Education University of Texas at Austin (Ph.D.) Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (M.B.A.) Delhi University (B.Sc.)
Specialties o Advertising effectiveness research o Marketing performance analysis o Efficiency measurement o Marketing in nonprofit organizations
(248) 370-3279 secretary (248) 370-4604 fax MATEJ BLASKO Assistant Professor of Finance (248) 370-3277 [email protected]
Matt Blasko is a specialist in Financial Economics with a focus on financial risk management, quantitative finance, asset pricing, mergers, and dividend policy. His teaching interests include International Finance, Financial Institutions, Derivatives and Financial Risk Management. He has previously taught at the University of Georgia and the International Summer School in Innsbruck, Austria.
Education The University of Georgia (PhD in Finance) Univerzita Komenskeho Bratislava, Slovakia (B.A. in business) Univerzita Komenskeho Bratislava, Slovakia (M.S. in math and physics)
Specialties o Financial Economics o Financial Risk Management o Value-at-Risk o Asset Pricing o Mergers o Dividend Policy
(248) 370-4288 secretary (248) 370-4275 fax DANIEL N. BRAUNSTEIN Professor of Management and Psychology (248) 370-3298 [email protected]
Daniel N. Braunstein specializes in management decision making and the management of human resources. He is Director of the new Executive MBA in Health Care Management. His current research interests focus on organizational factors influencing the development and utilization of information systems, decision support systems, and the provision of technology services. Related interests include comparative management decision styles, and the role of decision making in organizational change. He has published in a diverse group of journals, including Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Applied Psychology, Interfaces, Journal of Information Technology, Accounting Review, and Journal of Applied Business Research. He has coedited a book comparing diverse research programs on decision making.
Education Purdue University (M.S. and Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology) Cornell University (B.A.)
Specialties o Management decision making o Human resources management o Health care management
(248) 370-3279 secretary (248) 370-4275 fax JOSEPH H. CALLAGHAN Associate Professor of Accounting (248) 370-3538 [email protected]
Joseph H. Callaghan specializes in Accounting Information Systems (AIS) and employing a MOTE (Model-Oriented Tool-Enhanced) framework. His primary research areas include: reengineering legacy AIS using CASE, evaluating risk and performance of publicly-traded equities, and performing small business valuations. He has published numerous articles in journals such as Advances in Accounting, The International Journal of Accounting, and the Multinational Business Review. He has served as a consultant for closely-held businesses in the areas of systems development, financial planning, and tax compliance.
Education University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Ph.D. in Accountancy) University of Detroit (J.D.-M.B.A., B.S. Accounting)
Specialties o AIS using MOTE o Capital markets research o Business valuation o Business consulting o Systems development o Financial planning o Tax planning/compliance
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ANTHONY CATALDO Assistant Professor of Accounting (248) 370-3509 [email protected]
Anthony Cataldo has published in a variety of journals including Journal of Accountancy, Management Accounting, Strategic Finance, Accounting Historians Journal and National Tax Journal and is co-author of two monographs published by JAI Press/Elsevier Science. His professional experience includes public accounting (tax and litigation support), government (performance auditing) and industry (division controller). His teaching interest is managerial accounting, with considerable experience in variable costing as it relates to the (retail) automotive industry.
Education Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Ph.D.) University of Arizona (M.Acc. and B.S.B.A.)
Specialties o Managerial accounting o Variable costing
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E. VINCENT CARTER Assistant Professor of Marketing (248) 370-2821 [email protected]
E. Vincent (“Vince”) Carter specializes in consumer decision support systems (CDSS), ethnic consumer behavior, and innovative applications of marketing theory. His research interests are focused on the role of electronic commerce in traditional marketing systems—including the formulation of new business models, interactive customer decision processes, the design of digital market interfaces, electronic technology diffusion/adoption, and the application of services marketing, relationship marketing, consumer behavior, and business ethics. Dr. Carter’s articles have been published in national marketing conference proceedings such as: Academy of Marketing Science, American Society for Competitiveness, American Marketing Association, and Center for Services Marketing. His primary teaching focus is buyer behavior, marketing research, relationship marketing, and internet marketing. In addition, Dr. Carter is actively involved in community service—with a particular emphasis on improving urban education and economic development.
Education The George Washington University (Ph.D.) Columbia University Graduate School of Business (M.B.A.) Kettering University [formerly General Motors Institute] (B.I.A.)
Specialties o Electronic commerce and consumer decision support systems (CDSS) o Ethnic markets/consumers o Services marketing o Urban education and economic development
(248) 370-3279 secretary (248) 370-4275 fax ADDINGTON COPPIN Associate Professor of Economics (248) 370-3541 [email protected]
Addington Coppin taught at the University of West Indies and worked as a senior economist at the Central Bank of Barbados prior to joining the faculty at Oakland in 1989. His primary teaching and research interests are in the areas of international economics, international economic development, international business, and labor economics. He is the author of over two dozen articles on socio-economic issues related to the Caribbean region. Among the journals where his research appears are The Journal of Development Studies, The Journal of Developing Areas, Social and Economic Studies, Global Development Studies, The Journal of Economic Development, The Review of Black Political Economy, The North American Review of Economics and Finance, and Economic Review.
Education University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Ph.D. in Economics) University of East Indies (B.Sc. in Economics and Mathematics)
Specialties o International economic development o International business
(248) 370-3283 secretary (248) 370-4275 fax XIAODONG DENG Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems (248) 370-4089 [email protected]
Xiaodong Deng’s current research includes information technology (IT) innovation and IT learning process.
Education University of Toledo (Ph.D.) Tsinghua University (P.R. China) (B.S., M.S.)
Specialties o IT learning process
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GADIS J. DILLON Professor of Accounting Chair, Department of Accounting and Finance (248) 370-4289 [email protected]
Gadis J. Dillon specializes in financial accounting and reporting issues. He is also interested in issues of accounting education and relations with professional accounting organizations. Dr. Dillon has published in numerous journals, including Accounting Review, The Journal of Accountancy, and Management Accounting. He is active as a discussion leader in Continuing Professional Education courses, lecturing nation-wide for the American Institute of CPAs and various State CPA societies. Topics include preparation and presentation of financial statements, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, prospective financial statements, and update sessions on recent authoritative accounting pronouncements.
Education University of Michigan (Ph.D.) West Virginia University (B.S., M.B.A.)
Specialties o Financial accounting o Financial reporting o Generally Accepted Accounting Principles o Professional accounting organizations
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DAVID P. DOANE Professor of Quantitative Methods (248) 370-4002 [email protected]
David P. Doane is a software developer and co-principal investigator of several successful National Science Foundation educational grants. His current research focuses on statistical education using computers. He is a former department chair and textbook author. His most recent textbook is Visual Statistics (McGraw-Hill, 2000). His scholarly work has appeared in Journal of Statistical Education, Journal of Education for Business, Journal of Information Technology, Valuation, College Mathematics Journal, Property Tax Journal, Journal of Comparative Economics, The Justice System Journal, Michigan Law Review, The American Statistician, and Explorations in Economic History. He has served as a journal referee and consultant to health care organizations and government. He has organized and presented educational seminars for business, hospitals, and CPA continuing education. He is an active member of INFORMS and the American Statistical Association.
Education Purdue University (M.S. and Ph.D., Economics) University of Kansas (B.A., Mathematics)
Specialties o Applied statistics o Forecasting o Quality control
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LOUIS ESPOSITO Professor of Economics (248) 370-2193 [email protected]
Louis Esposito specializes in industrial organization, antitrust policy, government regulation, health economics and applied econometrics. His current research interests include the variation over time in U.S. advertising intensity and the economic effects of specialized accreditation in higher education. His research has been published in journals such as The Review of Economics and Statistics, The Southern Economic Journal, The Review of Industrial Organization, The Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, The Eastern Economic Journal, The Journal of Economic Education, and The Antitrust Bulletin. He has served as a consultant to the Office of Research and Statistics, U.S. Social Security Administration, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and the U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. He has also served as a consultant in antitrust cases.
Education Boston College (M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics) St. Peter’s College (B.A. in Economics)
Specialties o Industrial organization o Antitrust policy o Government regulation o Health economics o Applied econometrics
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EDWARD J. FARRAGHER Professor of Finance (248) 370-4094 [email protected]
Edward J. Farragher specializes in real estate and capital budgeting. His primary research is in real estate investment decision-making and capital investment analysis. Other interests include finance for the non-financial manager and executive education. He has published over forty articles in journals such as Real Estate Portfolio Management, Real Estate Review, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Accounting and Taxation, Financial Management, The Journal of Cash Management, Management Accounting, and The Engineering Economist. Dr. Farragher has served as a consultant, expert witness, and executive educator for many business and government organizations.
Education University of Illinois (Ph.D., M.S., Finance) University of Detroit (B.S., Accounting)
Specialties o Real estate o Capital investment analysis o Executive education
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EUGENE B. FLIEDNER Associate Professor of Operations Management (248) 370-4281 [email protected]
Eugene B. Fliedner specializes in the areas of demand forecasting, operations strategy, and business logistics management. His present research interests focus on family or group forecasting systems and approaches, agile manufacturing strategies, and business logistics management. His research has been published in journals including Decision Sciences, Journal of Operations Management, Computers and Operations Research, International Journal of Production Research, Computers and Operations Research, International Journal of Production Research, European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Forecasting, Production and Inventory Management Journal, and Industrial Management and Data Systems. His teaching interests focus on subjects including manufacturing planning and control, project management, materials management, purchasing, and distribution. He is certified at the fellows level in production and inventory management (CFPIM) by the American Production and Inventory Control Society.
Education Indiana University (D.B.A. and M.B.A.) Texan Christian University (B.B.A.)
Specialties o Demand forecasting o Operations strategy o Business logistics management
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SHERMAN T. FOLLAND Associate Professor of Economics (248) 370-4086 [email protected]
Sherman T. Folland specializes in health economics and related microeconomic topics. Within this field, he has studied hospital economic behavior, comparative hospital efficiency, physician advertising, nuclear power plant externalities, economic models of non-profit organizations, and methodological issues of applications of frontier analysis to hospitals. During a Fulbright year, in 1993/1994, in Freiburg, Germany he studied small areas of East Bloc countries and several hundred hospital districts under Communism. He has published numerous articles in academic journals including Journal of Health Economics, Inquiry, Medical Care, Southern Economic Journal, Applied Economics, Journal of Advertising, and Medical Care Research and Review, Land Economics, Journal of Regional Sciences, and Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law. He and co-authors Allen Goodman and Miron Stano are contracted with Prentice Hall to bring out the 3rd edition of their textbook, The Economics of Health and Health Care in late 1999.
Education The University of Iowa, Iowa City (M.A., Ph.D., Economics) Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota (B.A., Political Science/History)
Specialties o Hospital economic behavior o Comparative hospital efficiency o Physician advertising o Nuclear power plant externalities o Small area studies o Non-profit economics
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AUGUSTIN K. FOSU Professor of Economics (248) 370-3523 [email protected]
Augustin K. Fosu received his Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern University in 1979 when he joined the Oakland faculty. He had previously taught for two years at Kalamazoo College. He was Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Rochester during 1992-93. His main specialties are applied econometrics, economic development, and labor economics. He has published numerous scholarly articles in several areas, including union effects on fringe benefits, international impacts on U.S. prices, labor economics of minorities and women, and economic growth in developing countries with special emphasis on Africa. His recent publications appear in such journals as: American Economic Review, Applied Economics, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Economics Letters, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Journal of Development Studies, Journal of Labor Research, Review of Black Political Economy, Southern Economic Journal, World Development, and World Economy. Prof. Fosu’s research has been supported by fellowships from both the School of Business Administration and Oakland University. He is a referee for many major academic journals. He has also served as a statistical/economics consultant locally; nationally for the Educational Testing Service, Princeton, and the National Research Council; and internationally for the African Economic Research Consortium and the African Capacity Building Foundation.
Education Northwestern University (M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics) Lawrence University, Wisconsin (B.A. in Mathematics and Economics)
Specialties o Applied econometrics o Economic development o Labor economics
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JOHN C. GARDNER, SR. Dean and Professor of Accounting (248) 370-3286 [email protected]
John C. Gardner, Sr. specializes in financial reporting, audit scheduling and capital structure issues. Dean Gardner has published in numerous journals including The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Financial Review, Decision Science, Contemporary Accounting Research, and Accounting, Organizations and Society. Dean Gardner has taught managers internationally including in mainland China, Hungary and Romania. He has also worked on projects with several Fortune 500 firms.
Education Michigan State University (M.B.A., Ph.D.) State University of New York at Albany (B.S.)
Specialties o Audit scheduling o Capital budgeting o Financial reporting
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JOHN W. HENKE, JR. Associate Professor of Marketing (248) 644-7690 [email protected]
John W. Henke, Jr. held sales and marketing management positions during a 15 year period with several firms, including the IBM Corporation, Data Processing Division, and the Automotive Division of General Automation, an international manufacturer of automated industrial processes, prior to joining the academic community. He has continued his association with the business world as a researcher and consultant in the area of business-to-business marketing in manufacturing industries. His specialty and primary area of research and consulting is buyer-supplier relationships of manufacturing firms from the perspective of both the manufacturer and the supplier, as well as the development and implementation of competitive, customer, and supplier intelligence systems. These activities and others have resulted in publications in the Sloan Management Review, Business Horizons, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Systemica, Systems Research, Industrial Marketing Management, International Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management, Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, and Journal of Marketing Education. He has also given numerous presentations throughout the United States and Europe on a variety of business-to-business marketing and purchasing-related topics. Professor Henke’s consulting clients include the Black & Decker Corporation, DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Compaq Computer Corporation, Delphi Automotive Systems, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors Corporation.
Education Michigan State University (M.B.A. and Ph.D. in Marketing) Cornell University (M.S. in Radiological Physics) Eastern Michigan University (B.A. in Physics)
Specialties o Business-to-business sales and marketing in manufacturing firms o Business-to-business marketing research o Buyer-supplier relationships o Sales/marketing structure design and systems in manufacturing firms o Competitive, customer, and supplier intelligence systems
(248) 370-3279 secretary (248) 644-7488 fax RONALD M. HORWITZ Professor of Finance (248) 370-2432 [email protected]
Ronald M. Horwitz specializes in financial management and hospital health-care finance. He is also a CPA. His research is in hospital financial management and reimbursements, hospital audit committees, and financial institutions. He has published numerous articles in journals such as Healthcare Financial Management, The Accounting Review and The Michigan CPA. He is recognized as an expert on hospital Medicare and Michigan Blue Cross reimbursement. He has lectured widely and presented professional development seminars on these topics and hospital finance, in general. He currently serves on the boards of United American Healthcare Corp. (OTC),and Providence Hospital and Medical Centers (Southfield, MI. He is also a member of the Finance Committee of Ascension Health (St. Louis).
Education Michigan State University (Ph.D.) Wayne State University (B.S., M.B.A.)
Specialties o Hospital finance o Medicare hospital reimbursement o Michigan Blue Cross hospital reimbursement o Hospital financial management o Board financial committees
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MARK ISKEN Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems (248) 370-3296 [email protected]
Mark Isken specializes in the development and application of management science based models and information technology to healthcare systems. His research interests include personnel scheduling models, capacity planning models and decision support systems. His professional experience includes operations analysis positions with William Beaumont Hospital and Henry Ford Health System.
Education University of Michigan (B.S.E., M.S.E., Ph.D. in Industrial and Operations Engineering)
Specialties o Computer simulation o Decision support systems o Operations research/management science modeling of healthcare systems
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ODED IZRAELI Professor of Economics (248) 370-3524 [email protected]
Oded Izraeli has published numerous scholarly articles in journals such as: Journal of Urban Economics, Journal of Regional Science, Urban Studies, Regional Studies, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Transport Economic and Policy, Logistics and Transportation Review, and the Annals of Regional Science. His areas of interest are urban and regional economics, state and local public finance, environmental economics and labor economics. His current research interests include work on interstate differences in state and local revenues, trade-off between environment quality and jobs, interstate equity implications of the 1986 tax reform, the effect of state governor party affiliation on state economic performance, convergence in state per capita income and the comparison of the impact of the environment on earnings and housing values overtime. Some of these research projects have already been published in journals such as Growth and Change, Environmental, Planning A, and Public Finance Review.
Education University of Chicago (M.A., Ph.D. in Economics) Hebrew University (B.A. in Economics and Statistics)
Specialties o Urban and regional economics o State and local public finance o Environmental economics o Labor economics
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DAVID KALIST Visting Instructor of Economics (248) 370-2505 [email protected]
David Kalist received his Ph.D. in economics from Wayne State University. During that time, he served as a project manager/research associate for a large government funded substance abuse study. His research interests are in the fields of labor and health economics. He currently is examining the supply determinants of registered nurses.
Education Wayne State University (Ph.D., Economics) Walsh College (M.S., Finance) Oakland University (B.S., Finance)
Specialties o Labor economics o Health economics
(248) 370-3283 secretary (248) 370-4275 fax JOHN KIM Associate Professor of Marketing (248) 370-3297 [email protected]
John Kim specializes in marketing research, advertising strategy, and consumer behavior. His primary research is in consumer decision making and advertising efficiency. His current interests also include brand equity. Dr. Kim has published numerous articles in journals such as Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Business-to- Business Marketing, and Journal of Consumer Psychology. He has made presentations at the American Marketing Association and Association for Consumer Research conferences. He has organized and chaired the conference for the Society of Consumer Psychology.
Education University of Cincinnati (Ph.D.) University of Toledo (M.B.A.) The University of Akron (B.A.)
Specialties o Marketing research o Consumer behavior
(248) 370-3279 secretary (248) 370-4275 fax THOMAS W. LAUER Professor of Management Information Systems (248) 370-3278 [email protected]
Thomas W. Lauer has taught and conducted research on a variety of subjects. Some of his research has concerned the use of questions in the acquisition of information by systems analysts, auditors, and during problem solving, software project managers perception of risk, graphical perception, and decision support systems. Dr. Lauer was the co-editor of a book entitled Questions and Information Systems published by Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates. His research has appeared in MIS Quarterly, The British Accounting Review, Behavior and Information Technology, Discourse Processes, and Journal of Information Technology. He has developed and taught a number of courses for undergraduates, graduates, and industry including: Business and Process Reengineering, Systems Analysis using CASE tools, and the Management of the IS Function. Dr. Lauer has received a number of grants including funding from: Texas Instruments, the National Council on Automated Information Retrieval, EDS, Inc., and the David E. Lattanze Center for Information Systems Research. The most notable of these concerned the use of CASE tools in the classroom. Dr. Lauer has also conducted training seminars for Ameritech and Comerica Bank and consulted extensively in both the public and private sectors.
Education Indiana University (B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D. in MIS) University of New Mexico (M.A. in Public Administration)
Specialties o Business process reengineering o Use of software productivity tools o Software project management risk
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YONG-SHIK LEE Assistant Professor of Management (248) 370-4976 [email protected]
Yong-Shik Lee is a specialist in international trade and business law. He has published several articles in leading academic journals including Journal of World Trade and World Competition. Before joining the faculty at Oakland University, he served the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Trade of the Republic of Korea where he advised the government on the international legal issues, including international trade. He was also engaged in private practice, advising individuals and companies on international trade and investment. He has conducted academic research at various leading institutions including University of California at Berkeley, School of Law, Georgetown University, School of Law, and the International Law Institute in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the State Bars of California and North Carolina, a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, and a member of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board.
Education University of Cambridge, England (M.A., B.A., in law) University of California at Berkeley (B.A., in economics)
Specialties o International trade and investment o Business law
(248) 370-3279 secretary (248) 370-4275 fax KAREN MARKEL Visiting Assistant Professor of Management (248) 370-4981 [email protected]
Karen Markel specializes in the areas of organizational behavior and human resource management. Her research focuses on organizational adoption of work-family practices and the experiences of injured workers. She has published in a variety of journals including the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Journal of Applied Psychology and Journal of Vocational Behavior. Her research has also been presented at various conferences including the Academy of Management and the Industrial Relations Research Association.
Education Michigan State University (Ph.D. expected 2001) State University of New York at Buffalo (M.A.) Washington University in St. Louis (B.S.B.A.)
Specialties o Work-family conflict and human resource practices o Diversity management o Disability management
(248) 370-3279 secretary (248) 370-4275 fax KIERAN MATHIESON Associate Professor of Management Information Systems (248) 370-3507 [email protected]
Kieran Mathieson has both behavioral and technical research interest. On the behavioral side, he studies how individuals form beliefs about information systems, and how they apply those beliefs in deciding whether to voluntarily use information systems. On the technical side, he is interested in the development of graphical user interface (GUI) and client/server systems. His work has appeared in Information Systems Research, Information Management, Data Base, and other journals. Dr. Mathieson is currently developing Visual Statistics, GUI software for applied statistics education, supported by the National Science Foundation. He also works with industry on GUI/client-server education.
Education Indiana University (M.B.A., Ph.D.) University of Queensland (Master of I.S.) North Brisbane College of Advanced Education (B.Bus.)
Specialties o Formation of beliefs about IS o Predicting voluntary use of IS o GUI application development o Commerce o Web marketing
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DON MAYER Associate Professor of Management (248) 370-3238 [email protected]
Don Mayer specializes in business ethics, international law, and environmental law. His recent research focus has been on individual, corporate, and governmental actions that adversely affect the natural environment. Dr. Mayer has published work on free trade and the environment, teaching environmental law and policy, and environmental ethics. His work has appeared in journals such as the American Business Law Journal, Business Ethics Quarterly, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Legal Studies Education, South Carolina Law Review, Business and Economic Review, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, and The Business and Society Review. His article in “Institutionalizing Overconsumption” was included in The Business of Consumption: Environmental Ethics and the Global Economy. He recently completed a MacArthur Foundation grant study on “Restraints on Gasoline Consumption: U.S. Automakers’ Perceptions and Responses.” His article, “Arbitration and letters of credit,” was reprinted in the 1998 Annual Survey on Letter of Credit Law. He currently serves as chair of the business ethics section of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, and is a member of the International Society for Environmental Ethics and the Society for Business Ethics.
Education Georgetown University (LL.M.) Duke University (J.D.) Kenyon College (A.B.)
Specialties o Business ethics o Environmental law o International law o Arbitration
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CYNTHIA E. MIREE Assistant Professor of Management (248) 370-2833 [email protected]
Cynthia E. Miree’s research focuses on competitive intelligence and specifically explores how the CI process can be used by organizations to facilitate the coordination of strategic and tactical intelligence in the sales and marketing functions. She has also served as a subject matter expert for a benchmarking study conducted by the American Productivity and Quality Center and published in the Journal of Small Business Stragegy and Competitive Intelligence Review.
Cynthia Miree has worked in the sales area for Parke Davis and Merck Sharpe and Dohme. She has also worked at Aetna Life and Casualty. She is a member of the Academy of Management and the Strategic Management Society.
Education University of Pittsburgh (Ph.D. in Business Administration) Florida A&M University (M.B.A. and B.S.)
Specialties o Competitive intelligence o Organizational Coordination o Organizational Theory
(248) 370-3279 secretary (248) 370-4275 fax NIVEDITA MUKHERJI Associate Professor of Economics (248) 370-4087 [email protected]
Nivedita Mukherji specializes in macroeconomic and monetary economic theories. Her research interests include issues related to optimal monetary policies under uncertainty, effects of monetary policies on investment, financial intermediation, asymmetric information and monetary policy, complex dynamics, economic growth and finite versus infinite horizon optimization. She has published and has articles forthcoming in journals such as: The International Economic Review, Journal of Macroeconomics, Annals of Regional Science, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Journal of Economics and Business, Atlantic Economics Journal. She has also presented her research in several national conferences.
Education Virginia Tech (M.A., Ph.D.) Calcutta University (B.Sc.)
Specialties o Monetary policy o Financial intermediation o Monetary policy under uncertainty o Asymmetric information and macroeconomic policies o Economic growth
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J. AUSTIN MURPHY Professor of Finance (248) 370-2125 [email protected]
J. Austin Murphy specializes in investments across the globe. His primary expertise is in security valuation (stocks, bonds, mortgages, and derivatives), portfolio management, refinancing and international investment. He has published over 50 articles in journals such as the Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Financial Research, Financial Management, Financial Review, Applied Financial Economics, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Economic Journal, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions of Money, International Review of Economics and Finance, and Journal of East-West Business. He is the author of three books including Research Solutions to the Financial Problems at Depository Institutions and Scientific Investment Analysis. He has served as a visiting scholar to the Federal Home Loan Board (FHLB) and as a Fulbright Scholar in Germany. (He is fluent in German.) He has developed expert financial software for evaluation of many different investments (including stocks, convertibles, callable debts, mortgage derivatives and entire portfolios).
Education University of Georgia (Ph.D.) American Graduate School of International Management (Master in International Management) Emory University (B.B.A.)
Specialties o International investment o Debt and credit analysis o Portfolio management
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KEVIN J. MURPHY Professor of Economics (248) 370-3294 [email protected]
Kevin J. Murphy specializes in the areas of labor economics and econometrics. His current research interests include labor contracting, payroll tax incidence, the effect of industrial diversity on state economies and economic convergence in the United States. His scholarly work has appeared in journals such as: Southern Economic Journal, Economic Inquiry, Review of Economics and Statistics, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Journal of Regional Science, and the Journal of Macroeconomics. He consults locally on Act 312 Arbitrations and has conducted econometric analyses for private sector firms. His research has been supported by the U.S. Department of Labor and he held a Fulbright Fellowship to the National University of Ireland.
Education Michigan State University (B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in Economics)
Specialties o Labor economics o Econometrics
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KEVIN NATHAN Associate Professor of Accounting (248) 370-3288 [email protected]
Kevin Nathan specializes in mergers and acquisitions, and corporate control issues. His primary research is in merger offer premia and their determinants. Other interests include leveraged recapitalizations and greenmail. He has published in the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Financial Review and Mergers and Acquisitions. Dr. Nathan has served as a staff editor for the American Business Law Journal.
Education University of Oregon (Ph.D.) Case Western Reserve University (J.D.) London School of Economics (B.Sc., Economics)
Specialties o Mergers and acquisitions o Corporate control
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RAVI PARAMESWARAN Professor of Marketing, MIS and International Business (248) 370-3299 [email protected]
Ravi Parameswaran specializes in the areas of marketing measurements, consumption behavior phenomena, international marketing with special emphasis on the consequences of the country-of-origin construct, and decision support and expert systems. His current research interest include: object oriented and EER modeling, covariance structure analyses, dimensionality, and structural equations’ modeling in the context of country-of- origin measurements, consumer involve- ment, international business theories pertaining to the globalization of markets, prototype development and simulation in the context of global financial reporting, measurement of service equity as it relates to university images, vital organ transplantation and country and organization cultures through decision and expert systems. Dr. Parameswaran has published numerous articles in journals such as the Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Advertising, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Global Finance Journal, Simulation, Journal of International Information Management, the Journal of Marketing Education, the Journal for Teaching in International Business, and the Journal of Marketing for Higher Education. He has consulted with several organizations large and small in fields such as marketing, advertising, strategies and research including developing and implementing new and effective methodologies.
Education Georgia State University (Masters in Business InformationSystems, Ph.D., Marketing) American Graduate School of International Management (Master of International Management) Bombay University (B.S. Physics and Mathematics)
Specialties o Marketing research and information systems o Marketing measurements o Consumption behavior phenomena o Brand and service equity o Vital organ transplantation o International management & international marketing o Country-of-origin studies o Simulation o Management information systems, decision o support and expert systems
(248) 370-3279 secretary (248) 370-4275 fax MOHINDER PARKASH Associate Professor of Accounting (248) 370-4361 [email protected]
Mohinder Parkash specializes in financial reporting standards and disclosure issues. Other interests include financial statement analysis and effects of accounting choices on it. Dr. Parkash has published in journals including The Accounting Review, Accounting Horizon, Research in Accounting Regulation, Journal of Business Research, and the Journal of Business Finance and Accounting.
Education University of Arizona (Ph.D.) Eastern Michigan University (M.S. in Accounting) Punjab University, India (M.A. Honors)
Specialties o Financial reporting standards o Disclosure issues o Financial statement analysis & accounting choices
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EILEEN PEACOCK Professor of Accounting Associate Dean, School of Business Administration (248) 370-2124 [email protected]
Eileen Peacock has published in a variety of journals including the British Accounting Review, Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, Management Accounting and Journal of Cost Management and is co-editor of a book, Questions and Information Systems. The receipt of a grant to introduce an information engineering approach to the teaching of accounting information systems has led to interest in the curriculum issues in accounting systems. Her teaching interest are in managerial accounting, activity based costing and strategic cost management and she has worked with the Institute of Management Accountants in corporate academic relations.
Education University of Birmingham, England (Ph.D.) University of Oklahoma (M.Acc.) Loughborough University of Technology (B.Tech.)
Specialties o Managerial accounting o Activity based costing and management
(248) 370-2957 secretary (248) 370-4275 fax SANDRA PELFREY Associate Professor of Accounting (248) 370-3276 [email protected]
Sandra Pelfrey specializes in financial accounting and governmental and not-for-profit accounting issues. She has written a text on basic healthcare accounting for the non- financial manager. She is a CPA and has been employed as a senior auditor by an international public accounting firm, in addition to serving as the controller of a large urban hospital located in the midwest. Ms. Pelfrey has published in numerous journals including Journal of Accountancy, The CPA Journal, Healthcare Financial Management, Journal of Nursing Administration, and Internal Auditing. She is the treasurer of the Women’s Survival Center of Pontiac.
Education Wright State University (M.B.A.) University of Dayton (B.S.)
Specialties o Financial reporting issues o Governmental accounting issues o Not-for-profit accounting
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RAM MOHAN PISHARODI Associate Professor of Marketing (248) 370-3540 [email protected]
Ram Mohan Pisharodi specializes in the areas of marketing logistics, distribution channel management, and international marketing. His current research interests include distribution customer service, relationship marketing, the selection of transportation carriers, and reverse logistics. His methodological interests include structural equations, modeling and script-theoretic modeling. Dr. Pisharodi has published articles in various logistics and marketing journals including the Journal of Business Logistics, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Logistics and Transportation Review, Journal of Transportation Management, and Journal of Advertising. His conceptual work and research findings have been presented in detail in textbooks and training manuals in the area of logistics. Dr. Pisharodi has also reviewed articles and books for numerous conferences and journals. He is an active member of the American Marketing Association, the Council of Logistics Management, the Academy of Marketing Science, the Association for Consumer Research, and the Marketing Management Association. Dr. Pisharodi has worked on research and planning projects with several companies including DaimlerChrysler Corporation.
Education University of Tennessee (Ph.D.) University of Western Ontario (M.B.A.) Panjab University (M.B.A.)
Specialties o Logistics o Distribution management o Reverse logistics o Reverse distribution o Country-of-Origin perceptions o Script-theoretic modeling o Transportation selection
(248) 370-3279 secretary (248) 370-4275 fax BALAJI RAJAGOPALAN Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems (248) 370-4958 [email protected]
Balaji Rajagopalan specializes in the areas of artificial intelligence based decision support, diffusion of information technology innovations, and electronic commerce. He has published in several journals and presented his research at national and international conferences. Dr. Rajagopalan has served as the minitrack chair at the Americas Conference on Information Systems for the last four years. He is currently serving as the guest editor for the International Journal of Accounting, Finance and Management.
Education University of Memphis (M.S., Ph.D.) Andhra University (B.E.)
Specialties o AI based decision support o Diffusion of information technology innovations o Ecommerce
ANANDI P. SAHU Professor of Economics (248) 370-3537 [email protected]
Anandi P. Sahu has concentrated his research efforts in three fields: macroeconomics, monetary theory and finance. Dr. Sahu has published numerous articles in scholarly and professional outlets. His journal publications include articles in Southern Economic Journal, Financial Services Review, Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, Review of Business and Economic Research, Eastern Economic Journal, Journal of Economics and Finance, Journal of Applied Business Research, and Public Finance Quarterly. He is also co-editor of two books on public policy: The Economic Legacy of Reagan Years: Euphoria or Chaos? (Praeger Publishers, 1991) and Defense Spending and Economic Growth (Westview Press, 1993).
Education Washington University – St. Louis (A.M. and Ph.D. in Economics) Delhi School of Economics (M.A. in Economics)
Specialties o Fiscal and monetary policies o Financial markets o Financial institutions o Investments & portfolio management o Privatization in government
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ARLINE SAVAGE Assistant Professor of Accounting (248) 370-4307 [email protected]
Arline Savage specializes in teaching Accounting Information Systems, employing a Model-Oriented, Tool-Enhanced (MOTE) framework. She also teaches in the areas of financial accounting, auditing and managerial finance, and has actively participated in the training of accounting professions in Canada and South Africa. Primary research areas include: accounting information systems, stock market seasonal anomalies, and corporate social and environmental disclosure. She has published articles in journals in the United States, South Africa and the United Kingdom, and is the co-author of an Advanced Financial Accounting textbook (Canada), and a monograph on Stock Market Seasonal Anomalies (U.S.). Work experience includes extensive public also worked extensively as a consultant in private accounting and auditing practice, and financial management, industrial accounting and internal auditing experience in the motor industry. She has industry.
Education University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, (Ph.D.M. Comm., B. Comm. Honors) Chartered Accountant (South Africa)
Specialties o Accounting information systems o Business process reengineering o Systems analysis and design using COOL: GENTM o Corporate environmental disclosure
(248) 370-4288 secretary (248) 370-4275 fax HOWARD S. SCHWARTZ Professor of Organizational Behavior (248) 370-2122 or (248) 684-5345 [email protected]
Howard S. Schwartz specializes in the psychoanalytic theory of organizations. His areas of research interest have included work on obligation as a form of work motivation, the psychodynamics of organizational culture, totalitarianism, political correctness, and narcissistic degeneration in work organizations. He is currently interested in the psychodynamics of postmodern organization. He has published articles in such journals as The Academy of Management Review, Human Relations, The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, and Administration and Society and is the author of Narcissistic Process and Corporate Decay: The Theory of the Organization Ideal, published by New York University Press. Dr. Schwartz was a founding member of the International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations and is a member of the Executive Board of the Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism. He recently served as a faculty intern at the DaimlerChrysler Corporation.
Education Cornell University (Ph.D.) Antioch College (B.A., UCSD, M.A.)
Specialties o Organizational transformation and change
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KRISTINA SETZEKORN Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems (248) 370-2832 [email protected]
Kristina Setzekorn is interested in Information Technology’s (IT) effects on industry and firm efficiency, structure, learning, decision rights and incentives. Her research projects involve electronic commerce, IT strategy, knowledge management, and interorganizational information systems. Her dissertation studies the productivity implications of IT architecture’s alignment with business strategy and market context, using survey data from the Global Manufacturing Research Group.
Education Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (D.B.A.) Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (M.B.A.) Iowa State University (B.S.)
Specialties o Electronic commerce, IOIS, and supply chain linkages o IT strategy and IT value o IT’s effects on industry and firm efficiency, structure, learning, decision rights and incentives
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SRINARAYAN SHARMA Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems (248) 370-4088 [email protected]
Srinarayan Sharma specializes in analysis and redesign of business processes using information technology including internet for efficient and effective utilization of organizational resources. His major interests are in the areas of business-to-business and business-to-consumer electronic commerce, knowledge management, and adoption, implementation, and utilization of information technology. Other interests include delivery of information systems, infrastructure development, data modeling and database management, and use of organizational learning for better management of information. He has published in Communications of the ACM, Information Systems Journal, and International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology and numerous national conferences. He has done consulting for automobile, information technology, and retail companies.
Education Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (M.S., D.B.A.) Indian School of Mines, India (B. Tech)
Specialties o Process analysis and design o Electronic commerce o Knowledge management
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DAVID D. SIDAWAY Special Instructor of Accounting (248) 370-2121 [email protected]
David D. Sidaway specializes in financial accounting and auditing issues. He combines 20 years of professional accounting and academic study to assist public accountants reduce their engagement risk and increase their engagement efficiency. He wrote Audit Sampler, a text describing the various types of sampling available to auditors and related computer sampling programs, as well as, Notes to Financial Statements: Accounting, Reporting and Analysis, a text describing the information content of notes to financial statements and related computer analytic programs. Mr. Sidaway also serves as a discussion leader on various accounting and audit topics for CPAs.
Education Ohio State University (B.B.A., M.Acc.)
Specialties o Audit sampling o Analytical procedures o Audit procedures o Audit risk o Financial statement analysis o Financial statement reporting o Review procedures o Audit and review efficiency
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MARK SIMON Assistant Professor of Management (248) 370-3295 [email protected]
Mark Simon specializes in the area of strategic management. His current research examines risk taking, proactive behavior and entrepreneurship. Related areas include market pioneering, information processing and decision making. He has published papers in the Journal of Business Venturing. In addition, he has authored a teaching case that was included in Strategic Management: Formulation, Implementation, and Control.
Education Georgia State University (Ph.D.) Babson College (B.S.)
Specialties o Proactive firm behavior o Decision making o Cognitive heuristics and biases
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MIRON STANO Professor of Economics and Management Chair, Department of Economics (248) 370-3291 [email protected]
Miron Stano conducts research in managed care, the professional services markets and cost evaluation. His research has been supported by the Health Care Financing Administration, the Health Resources Services Administration, and the Michigan Health Care Education and Research Foundation. In 1981, his article, “Individual Health Accounts: An Alternative Health Care Financing Approach,” (Health Care Financing Review) introduced the concept of medical savings accounts. Other publications include: The Economics of Health and Health Care,3rd edition (Prentice Hall, 2000) co-authored with S. Folland and A. Goodman, and many article in journals such as Bell Journal of Economics, Southern Economic Journal, Journal of Health Economics, Journal of Human Resources, Medical Care, Inquiry, Health Policy, American Journal of Managed Care, and Journal of Health Policy, Politics and Law. Dr. Stano is Associate Editor of the American Journal of Managed Care and has served as a research consultant to various organizations including Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan, Wayne State University’s School of Medicine, and the U.S. General Accounting Office. He has also served as an expert witness in antitrust cases involving the health care professions.
Education Cornell University (M.A. and Ph.D.) McGill University (B. Commerce)
Specialties o Managed care o Health system reform o Health care evaluation/cost effectiveness o Professional services markets
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VIJAYAN SUGUMARAN Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems (248) 370-2831 [email protected]
Vijayan Sugumaran specializes in database management systems, object-oriented databases, object-oriented programming, and intelligent information systems. His research interests are in the areas of knowledge-based systems, domain modeling and software reuse, intelligent agent technology, web database, data warehousing and data mining, and electronic commerce applications. His recent papers have appeared (or forthcoming) in journals such as Communications of the ACM, Data Base, Industrial Management and Data Systems, Automated Software Engineering, Expert Systems: The International Journal of Knowledge Engineering and Neural Network, Journal of Network and Computer Applications. Dr. Sugumaran has also presented his research results in various national and international conferences including the International Conference on Information Systems.
Education George Mason University (Ph.D.) University of Alaska-Fairbanks (M.S.) Indian School of Mines (B.Tech.)
Specialties o Database management systems o Object-oriented design and programming o Knowledge-based systems o Domain modeling and software reuse o Intelligent agents o Ecommerce and web applications
(248) 370-3283 secretary (248) 370-4275 fax MOHAN TANNIRU Professor of MIS Director of Applied Technology in Business Program Co-director, Center for Entrepreneurship in Information Technology (248) 370-4649 [email protected]
Mohan Tanniru's research interests are in the areas of systems development methodology, decision support, expert/knowledge based systems, and information technology/systems planning. He has published over 75 articles in various journals (DSS, JMIS, ISR, MIS Quarterly, Communication of ACM, Decision Sciences, etc.) books and conference proceedings, and has presented at various national and international conferences. He also directed over 60 projects that explored technologies and methodologies such as IT management in a global arena, business process reengineering, building a learning oriented IS organization, object oriented development, CASE, expert systems, IS bench- marking, sales force automation, and decision modeling. He was a consultant to Proctor & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Carrier-UTC, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Tata Consultancy Service of INDIA (largest software firm in South Asia). He is a member of SIM, DSI, ACM, and AID organizations.
Education Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (Ph.D.) University of Wisconsin (MBA and MS in Engineering) Regional Engineering College, India (BS in Engineering)
Specialties o IT Strategy and Process Redesign o Knowledge-Based Systems and Management
(248) 370-3284 secretary (248) 370-3292 fax RONALD L. TRACY Associate Professor of Economics (248) 370-3514 [email protected]
Ronald L. Tracy came to Oakland University from a faculty position at Southern Illinois University. He was Chair of the Department of Economics from 1985 until 1993. His research interest include econometric methodology, time series analysis and applied economics. He has published in the area of statistical theory, demography and macroeconomics. His publications have appeared in such journals as the Journal of Macroeconomics, Southern Economic Journal, and the Journal of Economic Development. In addition, he has recently co-edited a book entitled The Economic Legacy of the Reagan Years: Euphoria or Chaos? His research has been supported by Oakland University Research Fellowships and other university grants. His research is currently being supported by a National Science Foundation grant to study how computer can be used to teach business statistics effectively.
Education Michigan State University (B.A. in Mathematics with honors, M.S., in Economics and Ph.D. in Economics with fields in Econometrics, Monetary Theory and Policy)
Specialties o Econometric methodology o Time series analysis o Applied economics
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CATHERINE L. TYLER Visiting Assistant Professor of Management (248) 370-2838 [email protected]
Catherine Tyler has published in a variety of journals, including the Journal of Applied Psychology, as well as presenting work at national and international conferences. She has also co-authored several book chapters including The Handbook of Multi-Source Feedback. Research interests include performance appraisal, multi-source performance appraisal, groups in organizations, international human resource management, and management pedagogy. She has taught a wide variety of courses, including Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Development, and Business Strategy.
Education Florida Atlantic University (Ph.D. candidate) University of South Florida (M.B.A.) Earlham College (B.A.)
Specialties o Performance Appraisal o Multisource Performance Appraisal o Organizational Change
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T.J. WHARTON Professor of Operations Management Chair, Department of Decision Information Sciences (248) 370-4284 [email protected]
T.J. Wharton specializes in the areas of manufacturing process improvement, total quality management, and problem formulation. His current research includes work on manufacturing practices that enhance process improvement. He has published and presented numerous papers in the above area as well as in areas of statistical process control, and flexibility and automation in manufacturing. Dr. Wharton is past chair of the Operations Management Division of the Academy of Management. He has also been active in the Decision Sciences Institute and the Educational Society for Resource Management (APICS).
Education University of Minnesota (B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D.)
Specialties o Manufacturing process improvement o Total quality management o Problem formulation
(248) 370-3283 secretary (248) 370-4604 fax FLOYD G. WILLOUGBY Associate Professor of Management (248) 370-3290 [email protected]
Floyd G. Willoughby specializes in helping and training organizations in all phases of the strategic management process from formulating vision and mission statements to implementation and evaluation of strategies. He has conducted field experiments of new products for manufacturing businesses and done feasibility studies for service organizations. Dr. Willoughby actively consults with manufacturing and service businesses in the for-profit sector and with charities, associations and other non-profit businesses. His greatest interest is in the competitive positioning of organizations so that they may maximize profitability.
Education Michigan State University (Ph.D., Management, M.B.A.,Personnel) Olivet College (B.A., Science and Mathematics) Kellogg Community College (Associates Degree in Accounting)
Specialties o Strategic management processes o Competitive positioning o Internal and external assessment o Strategic feasibility studies o Strategic management evaluation
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KENNETH M. YORK Associate Professor of Management (248) 370-3272 [email protected]
Kenneth M. York specializes in the application of behavioral and quantitative decision theory to evaluating incidents of possible sexual harassment in the workplace, and the creation of experiential learning exercises for development of management skills. His current research focuses on measurement methods in human resources management and the application of total quality management methods to human resources management processes. He has consulted on Equal Employment Opportunity cases, and published articles in the Academy of Management Journal, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Organizational Behavior Teaching Review, Journal of Management Education, and Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal.
Education Bowling Green State University (M.A., Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology) College of St. Scholastica (B.A.)
Specialties o Equal employment opportunity o Sexual harassment o Total quality management o Assessment centers
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