Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Charlton College of Business
Ph.D. in Business Administration
UMass New Academic Program - Submission Template
Information requested may be typed directly onto form rows. Boxes will expand.
Proposed Degree(s) Title:
PhD in Business Administration
Proposed CIP Code: 52.0201
Date of Board of Trustees Vote: (BOT meeting date following CASA approval)
Date Letter of Intent submitted to Commissioner (leave this box blank; AASAIR
will fill in when final proposal is received. Copy of LOI attached.)
A. Alignment with Institution Mission Priorities.
How does the proposed program align with the institution’s mission priorities?
The proposed PhD program in Business Administration is fully aligned with the strategic priorities of
UMass-Dartmouth and the Charlton College of Business (CCB). Moreover, according to the Charlton
College of Business mission and vision statements, the college seeks to become a highly visible
institution offering continuous quality improvement in business education through innovative
academic programs that engage local, national, and global communities with a focus on making
positive impact on business theory and practice, teaching, scholarship, corporate responsibility and
sustainability. Specifically, the proposed PhD program in Business Administration addresses our
goals of achieving Carnegie DRU classification, increasing grant funding awarded to CCB faculty,
being a nationally and internationally recognized business school and campus for high quality
research, and providing excellent education in the Southcoast region of the state.
Mission/Vision of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMass-Dartmouth)
Mission:
UMass-Dartmouth distinguishes itself as a vibrant, public research university dedicated to engaged
learning and innovative research resulting in personal and lifelong student success. The University
serves as an intellectual catalyst for economic, social, and cultural transformation on a global,
national, and regional scale.
Vision:
UMass-Dartmouth will be a globally recognized premier research university committed to inclusion,
access, advancement of knowledge, student success, and community enrichment.
Values:
At UMass-Dartmouth, we value excellence, diversity, transparency, student-centeredness,
accountability, innovation, engagement, collaboration, collegiality, and safety. We recognize that
these principles are essential to fulfill our mission and to assure the success of our students, faculty,
staff and the broader community. These values are demonstrated in our priorities and our actions.
Our campus is a safe, collaborative, and collegial environment for all people to exchange ideas,
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
generate innovation, and build a sustainable future. We foster a trusting and engaged community
that places the students at the heart of our institution.
Vision/Mission of Charlton College of Business (UMass-Dartmouth)
Vision Statement:
The Charlton College of Business aspires to be renowned for preparing confident, effective, welldesired graduates and socially responsible business leaders.
Mission Statement:
The Charlton College of Business, as part of a comprehensive public university, provides accessible,
affordable and exceptional graduate and undergraduate business education in an environment of
engaged scholars. As a leading business school, we create and disseminate knowledge, innovate and
catalyze change and prepare our graduates to positively transform lives, organizations and
communities.
Statement of Values:
 To pursue excellence and rigor in all endeavors

To act with integrity

To be open minded, receptive to and respective of the opinions and contributions of others

To embrace and foster innovation and creativity

To act in service to our communities
The proposed PhD in Business Administration program is in alignment with missions of both
UMass-Dartmouth and CCB. It represents a need in the Southcoast community and prepares our
students to support the economic growth of the region by developing their skills in managing the
latest technologies for organizational competitiveness. Additionally this proposed PhD in Business
Administration program fits very well with our existing portfolio of programs. Charlton College of
Business has seen its MBA program grow from 100 students to 300 students in the last three years, a
growth of about 200%. Looking at growth and interest in our graduate programs, we have recently
added three new programs viz., Master of Science in Technology Management, Master of Science in
Healthcare Management, and Master of Science in Accounting. The proposed program would
provide an avenue for students from these graduate programs to pursue a doctoral degree. We
currently have an on-site MBA program at Ahold (Quincy) and Southcoast Hospitals Group (Fall
River), and have plans to offer MS in Technology Management and Healthcare Management on-site.
This will also attract students (working professionals) to the part-time executive option in the
proposed PhD program.
The Strategic Plan of UMass-Dartmouth calls for increasing graduate enrollment. The goal is for
graduate students to constitute approximately 1/4 of the student population. The proposed PhD
program compliments the transition from a Master’s to a Doctoral Research University in the
Carnegie Foundation classification system and supports the strategic plan of UMass-Dartmouth. The
Charlton College of Business has outstanding faculty with PhD degrees from well-known universities
around the world and known for excellence in their field. CCB faculty serve as editors for at least a
dozen respected international business journals and serve on the editorial board of numerous journals
2
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
in their respective disciplines. The CCB faculty have contributed significantly to the scholarly output
of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, producing almost 300 peer-reviewed journal articles
in the past 5 years. That level of output is comparable and in some cases, exceeds that of many PhD
granting business schools. A PhD program in Business Administration will enhance the quality of
academic programs at all levels and support the branding effort of the Charlton College of Business.
B. Alignment with System Priorities
1. Will this proposed program address a regional/local/state workforce
shortage? Explain.
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in its 2012 report predicted that
by 2014 there would be shortfall of almost 2,500 business PhDs. Doctoral education plays a major
role in bridging the gap between businesses and business schools1. The AACSB International
doctoral education task force has noted that the skills developed through doctoral education, such
as problem framing and data analysis, are increasingly valued in professional roles and industry
circles2. These skills are critical considering that we live in a knowledge-driven economy and a
global business environment. Business doctoral programs develop the knowledge, skills, and
mindset required to undertake impactful research leading toward innovation in the marketplace.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), employment for people with doctoral degrees
is expected to grow at 16% rate during the 2012-2022 period in comparison to an overall average
growth of 10%. In the field of business administration, the supply of new PhDs is less than the
number of positions available. There are three major reasons for this: (i) many senior faculty are
retiring or will soon retire, (ii) a significant increase in the number of students seeking degrees in
business and (iii) an insufficient number of students enroll and complete doctoral business
programs.
According to a survey conducted by AACSB, demand for PhDs in business schools rose slightly
in 2006 and the overall vacancy rate rose to 6.8%, but at the same time, the planned growth in
business faculty positions for 2007 was 4.7%. Overall, the shortage of business faculty was
predicted as 2,400 by 2012. According to many reports by PhD granting schools and professional
organizations, the trend of business faculty shortage continues. This can be evidenced by an
increase in the salary for newly hired business professors.3 A study by R. David Plumlee, Steven J.
Kachelmeier, Silvia A. Madeo, Jamie H. Pratt, and George Krull (“Assessing the Shortage of
Accounting Faculty”, Issues in Accounting Education, May 2006) has estimated that the supply of
new accounting faculty (PhDs) for 2005 to 2008 was only 49.9% of the number demanded. Also,
they estimated that the supply is expected to be only 27.1% of the tax faculty and 22.8% of the
audit faculty needed for the same period4. One of the AACSB reports has estimated the expected
shortage of business PhDs in 2013 to be about 2119. The enrollment in business programs (both at
undergraduate and graduate levels) has been in an increasing trend. At the same time, AACSB
accreditation requires that all SA (Scholarly Academics) and PA (Practice Academics) faculty
have doctorate degrees. This creates a huge demand for PhD graduates in business administration.
1
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. (2003). Sustaining scholarship in business
schools. St. Louis, MO: Author.
2 http://www.aacsb.edu/en/publications/researchreports/doctoraleducation.aspx
3 http://www.aacsb.edu/en/publications/researchreports/doctoraleducation.aspx
4 Douglas M. Byle, Brian W. Carpenter, Dana R. Hermanson and Michael O. Mensah, “The Accounting
Doctorate Shortage: Opportunities for Practitioners”, Strategic Finance, May 2013, pp. 31-36.
3
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Also there is an increasing interest among working professionals to pursue PhD degree on a parttime basis in applied areas.
In addition, the increase in business professor salaries is also an indicator of the shortage of
business PhDs. According to AACSB International 2009–10 salary data, at public AACSBaccredited business schools (worldwide) professors averaged $129,300 annually. Associate
professors and assistant professors earned an average of $106,000 and $102,600 respectively. New
doctorates earned an average of $105,500. At private AACSB-accredited business schools
(worldwide) average earnings have been reported to be $152,800 for professors, $117,400 for
associate professors, $112,800 for assistant professors, $119,400 for new doctorates, and $87,900
for those hired as ABD. These salaries are significantly higher than college faculty salaries in
most other disciplines.
According to SMBeat5, the continued employment growth has enabled Massachusetts to
reestablish itself as an epicenter for innovation, with renewed vitality and niche markets for tech
entrepreneurs. The Southcoast of Massachusetts has a large number of working professionals with
Master’s degrees who are prepared to continue their education in a business doctoral program.
There is no business school that offers PhD programs in the Southcoast region. In a more
connected and information intensive world, doctoral education is of paramount importance in
providing due support to the 21st century enterprises. Therefore, there is a tremendous demand for
high quality PhD programs in the region. The PhD in Business Administration from the Charlton
College of Business will support an entrepreneurial culture both on campus and in the region by
promoting innovation and creativity.
In addition, PhD graduates from UMass-Dartmouth securing faculty positions in other institutions
and executive positions in businesses would enhance the reputation of UMass-Dartmouth and the
Charlton College of Business.
2. For undergraduate programs only - With what, if any, other institutions
have articulation agreements been arranged for this program? (attach
agreements)
NA
3. How will the proposed new academic program broaden participation and
completion at the institution by underrepresented and underserved groups?
A report from Bloomberg BusinessWeek highlights acute shortage of underrepresented
minorities in the ranks of business scholars6. This proposal for PhD in business administration
at a public university will provide opportunities for wide-range of student population in
Southcoast of Massachusetts particularly underrepresented and underserved groups by offering
an affordable program. It will also cater to the needs of traditional and non-traditional students
(such as working professionals). We would identify potential master’s students from
underrepresented groups for mentoring them and possibly providing them with special
scholarships for joining PhD program in business administration.
5
SMBeat provides a detailed analysis for trends in key human capital economic indicators for small and
medium-sized businesses. - See more at:
http://www.trinet.com/resources/SMBeat/default.htm#sthash.pIxeGcmp.dpuf
6 Minority faculty in business schools growing – slowly:
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/jan2011/bs20110126_564521.htm
4
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
C. Overview of Proposed Program
1. Context. Describe the program’s development, as well as its proposed
administrative and operational organizational structure.
Although informal discussions to have a PhD program in business administration have been
going on for a longer period, it gained momentum in the last two years. Questions about
feasibility of a PhD program were posed to the candidates for Dean’s position by our faculty
during the Dean’s search process. One of the major goals in the Charlton College of Business’s
strategic plan is to explore the possibility of launching a PhD program at the college. The
Charlton College of Business strategic plan that includes a PhD program has been presented and
discussed several times in college meetings, CCB advisory board meetings, and various other
similar forums. At the beginning of 2014, CCB Dean formally announced appointment of a PhD
task force chair to explore feasibility and in May of 2014 created a task force with representation
from each department to formally start work on a proposal to achieve the goal set in the strategic
plan. The five-member task force consisting of one faculty member each from the three
departments in our college, the task force chair, and the dean started work towards developing a
proposal with the help of other faculty from CCB. The task force along with the dean also visited
UMass-Lowell and UMass-Boston and held meetings with business PhD coordinators to learn
from their experiences of launching PhD programs recently.
The Charlton College of Business Graduate Office will administer the PhD program consistent
with its current administration of the masters programs. Graduate office consisting of the PhD
Program Coordinator and a part-time staff assistant will help market the program, recruit
students, and advice students on operational issues. A PhD Program Committee, similar to our
graduate and undergraduate curriculum committees, will be established with faculty overseeing
the program development, delivery, research resources, assessment and continuous improvement.
We anticipate that the faculty members already actively involved in the development of this
program will serve on this committee. The PhD Program Committee will also support review of
applications and help with admissions decisions.
A faculty member will be appointed as the PhD Program Coordinator. This faculty member will
serve as the students’ initial primary academic advisor. As students develop and refine their areas
of research interest, faculty members with matching research interests will become their primary
advisors.
PhD Program Coordinator will work with department chairs and associate dean to plan and offer
PhD program-related courses. At present CCB collaborates with the College of Engineering to
accommodate Industrial Engineering PhD students in some of our MBA classes. Likewise, PhD
Program Coordinator will work with the College of Engineering and the PhD student on any
course that is needed to enhance skill levels for the research problem at hand. PhD Program
Coordinator will also work with other departments in other colleges at the University to leverage
resources including formation of dissertation committees to efficiently operate the PhD program
at CCB.
5
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
2. Description. What is the intent /purpose of the program? What
knowledge and skills will students acquire? For what careers will graduates
be prepared?
Doctoral education plays a major role in bridging the gap between businesses and business
schools. The AACSB International doctoral education task force has noted that the skills
developed through doctoral education, such as problem framing and data analysis, are
increasingly valued in professional roles and industry circles7. These skills are critical considering
that we live in a knowledge-driven economy and a global business environment. Business
doctoral programs develop the knowledge, skills, and mindset required to undertake impactful
research leading toward innovation in the marketplace.
The primary purpose of the proposed PhD in Business Administration is to provide a researchoriented program, designed to prepare graduates for teaching and research careers in academia,
industry, government, and consulting. PhD graduates will be able to contribute to high quality
curriculum development, teaching, research, and have a positive impact on student learning and
success. At the same time they will support innovation and entrepreneurship. In addition, the
proposed PhD program aims to attract working executives, incorporating industry engagement
and producing research output that bridges the gap between theory and practice. Participation of
industry professionals as PhD students in particular and other PhD students in general would:
 Lead to long-term research collaborations
 Develop strong partnerships with industry
 Provide opportunity for the college faculty to work on applied research problems
 Benefit the region from such collaborations
 Increase faculty and student research productivity
 Support the research activities at Business Innovation Research Center (BIRC), and the
Center for Marketing Research
 Support activities and joint ventures with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's
Advanced Technology & Manufacturing Center (ATMC).
 Be an important driver of innovation and a nurturing force that will promote a culture of
innovation in the Southcoast of Massachusetts and beyond.
The MBA program at the Charlton College of Business has experienced dramatic growth
recently; increasing the enrollment to more than three fold in the last three years with projections
showing continued healthy growth rates. Graduates of the Charlton MBA program will be
potential candidate students for the proposed PhD program. The proposed PhD program in
Business Administration will be an attractive option for graduate students who are drawn to a
career in academia, industry, government, and consulting. Also, the proposed program would
help take the college to the next level of excellence. A quality doctoral program would without
any doubt enhance the reputation of the college and help attract high quality students as well as
faculty.
7
http://www.aacsb.edu/en/publications/researchreports/doctoraleducation.aspx
6
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
3. Curriculum, Requirements.
Provide a complete description of the curriculum. Describe procedures and
arrangements for independent work, internship or clinical placement
arrangements, if applicable. Describe role and membership of external
advisory committee, if any.
PhD in Business Administration is proposed to have four options viz., Accounting, Finance,
Operations & Technology Management, and an Executive option. The details of the proposed
program are summarized in Table 1. The proposed curriculum and course syllabi are attached.
The proposed curriculum would also have independent study courses to offer flexibility and
experiential learning opportunities such as summer research projects leading to conference or
journal publications.
Curriculum:
For students in accounting, finance, and operations & technology management options, the
proposed curriculum requires 36 credits (12 courses: four core courses common to all three
options, six required courses within each option, and two elective courses) of course work and
minimum 30 dissertation credits. For students in the executive option, the proposed curriculum
requires 30 credits (10 courses: two core courses, six required courses, and two elective courses)
of course work and minimum 30 dissertation credits. An outline of a general structure for the PhD
program is provided below. (The table below doesn’t apply to the executive option)
Year-1
FALL
SPRING
REQUIRED (All PhD Options)

BUS 701 Econometrics
REQUIRED (All PhD Options)

BUS 702 Econometrics -II
REQUIRED (All PhD Options)

BUS 703 Research Methods
REQUIRED (All PhD Options)

BUS 704 Big Data Analytics
using Multivariate Methods
REQUIRED

XXX 705
REQUIRED

XXX 710
SUMMER
Year-2
FALL
SPRING
REQUIRED

XXX 715
REQUIRED

XXX 790 Special Topics or
Doctoral Seminar
REQUIRED

XXX 790 Special Topics or
Doctoral Seminar
REQUIRED

XXX 790 Special Topics or
Doctoral Seminar
ELECTIVE* (from CCB or other
ELECTIVE* (from CCB or other
colleges)
colleges)

600 & above level courses only

600 & above level courses only
SUMMER
QUALIFYING EXAM (Can be completed
in 1st or 2nd year)
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
*These elective courses need approval by PhD program committee.
7
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Year-3
FALL
SPRING
SUMMER
REQUIRED

BUS 899 – Dissertation (9
credits)
REQUIRED

BUS 899 – Dissertation (9
credits)
PhD PROPOSAL DEFENCE
(Can be done earlier, if ready)
REQUIRED

Student teaches UG course*
REQUIRED

Student teaches UG course*
Year-4
FALL
SPRING
SUMMER
REQUIRED

BUS 899 – Dissertation
(minimum 6 credits)
REQUIRED

BUS 899 – Dissertation
(minimum 6 credits)
PhD Dissertation DEFENSE DUE
*Office of Faculty Development (OFD) at UMass-Dartmouth will support the development of teaching skills through
workshops and training programs. In addition, CCB will have a support structure for developing teaching skills
through senior faculty mentoring the PhD students.
Apendix-2 provides the proposed curriculum structure outline for all four PhD in Business
Administration options. Appendix-3 provides course syllabi. Internships or clinical placements
are not required in this program.
Description of each PhD option is as follow:
Ph.D. in Business Administration: Accounting option
The Ph.D. in Business Administration: Accounting Option will prepare students to do academic
research in a variety of areas of accounting, including but not limited to financial accounting,
managerial accounting, auditing, and accounting information systems. Students will also learn to
use different research methods during the study. The program includes course work, collaborative
projects with faculty, and independent projects by the students. It prepares students to be
successful future accounting researchers and teachers.
Ph.D. in Business Administration: Finance option
The Ph.D. in Business Administration: Finance option will develop scholars with a deep
understanding of financial markets, investment theories, financial innovations and strategies, and
the current challenges facing our financial specialists. This program will be grounded with
course content, research methodologies and projects developed collaboratively by our faculty and
our financial industry partners to meet the research challenges facing our financial community
today.
PhD in Business Administration: Operations & Technology Management option
The PhD in Business Administration: Operations & Technology Management option is designed
to develop a deep understanding of the best practices in the flow of material and information
through a supply chain and approaches to analyze its performance. This option also would help
scholars develop strategies to identify, analyze and coordinate optimal strategies among key
entities to challenging technology and supply chain problems by developing and applying
appropriate research methodologies.
8
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Ph.D. in Business Administration: Executive option
The Ph.D. in Business Administration: Executive option is designed to provide opportunities to
business executives with interest in developing research skills to address interdisciplinary
business research problems. This option will essentially be offered on a part-time basis and
involve working closely with program coordinator and faculty advisor in choosing appropriate
coursework including core courses due to interdisciplinary and applied nature of the research.
We plan to admit three students per regular option and six students in the part-time executive
option each in-take year. Decisions about admission of more students in either full-time or parttime option will be largely based on budgetary concerns and cost effectiveness of running the
program. Entering FTE students are estimated to be based on three full time students in regular
options and six part time students in executive option per in-take year. In the first year this
translates to nine FTEs (three for Accounting, three for Operations & Technology Management,
and six for Executive option). A sample target timeline to roll-out planned options are 1)
Accounting, Operations & Technology Management, and Executive options (Fall 2016), and 2)
Finance options (Fall 2018). By Fall 2020, we expect to reach FTE of about 27.0.
Any independent work will be handled through an elective independent study course with a full
proposal of work that is fully articulated with formal pre-approvals required by the faculty
member and the program coordinator. In general, the expectation is that any independent study
will produce a journal or a conference submission.
To develop well balanced scholars, we also plan to help PhD students develop their teaching
skills. In their third year, PhD students will be assigned to teach two sections of an undergraduate
or a graduate class during the year.
We intend to continue to actively involve our Charlton College of Business Advisory Board in
many aspects of this program. Our advisory board actively participated and provided valuable
input during the development of the strategic plan, in which launching a PhD program was one of
the major goals. We expect to benefit from their experience and network in areas including
assistance in identifying current business research problems for our PhD students, help in
developing and expanding corporate research contacts, providing input on dissertation topic
proposals, and serving on dissertation committees.
4. Students. For first year and transfer students, outline requirements for
admission and graduation, expected time from admission to graduation,
projected degree completion rates, and transferability of program
participants’ credits to other institutions.
The proposed PhD in Business Administration program is expected to have about nine FTE
students in the initial semester and then it is expected to grow over time to accommodate a new
cohort of about fifteen students per academic year when all options are open for enrollment. We
plan to admit students every alternate year after launching the program. The program will have a
mix of in-state, out-of-state, and international students.
Admission Requirements
To qualify for admission into the Ph.D. program, applicants are expected to full-fill the following
9
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
general admission requirements:
1. Graduate Degree: Official transcripts. A minimum overall GPA of 3.0 is required.
2. GMAT: Expected to be 550 and above. Equivalent GRE scores are acceptable.
3. TOEFL: (550 paper-based, 213+ computer-based, or 80+ Internet-based).
4. Minimum six years of relevant work experience for the executive option and GMAT
requirement can be waived at the discretion of PhD admission committee.
5. All other University admissions requirements, including three letters of recommendation.
Completion Time:
PhD in Business Administration can be completed on a full-time or part-time basis. For a fulltime student, minimum of 66 credits (36-course and 30-dissertation) can be completed in four
calendar years. Part-time students will obviously proceed at a slower speed. We estimate that they
will graduate, on average, in five to six years. Students in the executive option would need a
minimum of 60 credits (30-course and 30-dissertation) and expect to complete the program in
about five years.
Completion Rates:
Because of the admission requirements, the commitment of CCB and its faculty, and the
importance of the PhD degree for students, it is anticipated that the completion rate will be higher
than the national average PhD in Business degree completion rate of about 60%.
Transfer of Credits:
CCB will accept up to six credits from other AACSB institutions on a case by-case basis to count
towards PhD in Business Administration degree. CCB’s AACSB accreditation assures students
that credits earned at UMass-Dartmouth will be fully transferrable to other schools of business,
subject to their transfer policies.
5. Feasibility. Complete the Faculty Form that follows item C-7. Attach
vitae for current faculty.
Describe faculty, staffing, library and information technologies, facility (including
lab and equipment), fiscal and or other resources required to implement the
proposed program. Distinguish between resources needed and on-hand. Display
positions to be filled with qualifications.
Faculty:
The Charlton College of Business has three departments: Accounting & Finance, Decision &
Information Sciences, and Marketing & Management. There are at present 12 faculty in
Accounting & Finance Department, 12 faculty in Decision & Information Sciences department,
and 17 faculty in Management & Marketing Department. We have been hiring faculty in the
recent past and have plans to hire more faculty as a result of growth in our graduate programs.
We are also currently recruiting seven new faculty members for Fall 2015 that would help
improve capacity. The existing faculty is qualified to staff a PhD program in different proposed
options. In addition, many of our existing faculty participate in the Industrial & Systems
Engineering option of the Engineering and Applied Science PhD program at our campus. In the
first year of launching the proposed PhD program we plan to start with three options out of the
four proposed and in addition to our existing new faculty hiring plans, we expect to recruit one
additional faculty to start with. We expect to add one faculty each in third and fifth year.
10
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Staff:
CCB currently has a Dean, an Associate Dean, and 2 Assistant Deans, 2 center directors, 6 fulltime staff assistants, and several part-time assistants and student assistants. For the online MBA
and online GBA (General Business Administration baccalaureate) we have a program coordinator
(faculty) each. We also have a full-time advisor for undergraduate program. This program will
require a part time Ph.D. Program Coordinator (faculty member) and a part time staff assistant.
Along with the PhD Coordinator, the current CCB administrative staff (above) will provide all
the necessary administrative duties consistent with the College’s other graduate programs.
Faculty will serve as the admissions committee, consistent with what is done for other CCB
graduate programs. All curriculum development, review, modifications, and assessments will
follow existing committee structures and processes.
Library:
At UMass-Dartmouth, a significant number of online and other resources are already available
and in place to serve the needs of both undergraduate and graduate students. Some of the more
common databases that will be of interest to PhD students in particular are the following (other
databases are also available for students whose particular needs or interests include economics,
finance, international business, investments, management, marketing, MIS, and other areas):
ABI Complete (ProQuest)
ABI Complete consists of a suite of three ABI/INFORM databases: Dateline, Global, and
Trade & Industry.
Together they provide comprehensive international coverage of business-related issues with
access to over 4,700 full-text journals, 25,000 Dissertations, and 14,000 SSRN working papers,
along with connections to key newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and The Financial
Times.
Business and Company Resource Center
Business and Company Resource Center provides international business, company, and
industry information including investment reports, company histories and financials, market data,
and product information. The database features over 4,400 full-text journal titles as well as news
articles and press releases.
Historical Wall Street Journal (ProQuest)
The Historical Wall Street Journal database provides coverage from 1889 through 1991.
Hoover’s Company Records (ProQuest)
Hoover’s Company Records provides profiles of more than 40,000 companies, 600 industries,
and 225,000 key executives.
Online databases such as: JTOR, ScienceDirect, Taylor & Francis, and Emeraldinsight
Wall Street Journal (ProQuest)
The Wall Street Journal database provides daily content from 1984 to the present.
11
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Information Technology:
CCB has a computer lab (a teaching lab and a general-purpose lab) for the use of its own
students, and also has access to other general-purpose computer labs in Carney Claire Library. In
CCB teaching lab, there are 36 Lenovo desktop computers, 1 laser printer, 2 overhead projectors,
1 teaching station, and a whiteboard. In the general-purpose lab, there are 41 Lenovo desktop
computers, 2 laser printers, 1 overhead projector, and 5 laptop stations (Ethernet and Wifi).
Currently, the software in the labs includes Office 2013 Professional, MS Visio 2007, MS Project
2007, Excel QM 3, POM-QM 3, Tera Term Pro, WinSCP 3, Macromedia Suite 8, Adobe Acrobat
8, and QuickBooks. Finally, CCB classrooms are technology enhanced, including a PC computer,
a SMART monitor with touchscreen, a laptop A/V hookup, lecture-capture video equipment, a
VCR and/or DVD player, stereo speakers, a document camera, and an Extron control panel. All
of the classrooms, labs, and common areas in the School are covered by wireless internet access.
Fiscal:
As mentioned previously, with the help of additional faculty lines that have already been planned
to support our growing graduate programs, we will be able to launch the proposed PhD program
with two regular options and an executive option with only one additional line. We plan to hire
one faculty each in third and fifth year. Full time students will receive doctoral teaching
assistantships and participate in the delivery of undergraduate or graduate education.
Resource re-allocation will be used once the PhD program is instituted. Since the college already
expends almost $400K per year on part-time teaching faculty, a portion of this budget can be
reallocated to support PhD students who could work as Teaching Assistants. This will provide
resources to support PhD students, but at the same time quality instruction for both undergraduate
and Master’s students.
Moreover, full-fee paying sponsored international students and part-time PhD students in the
executive option, will generate new revenue stream; a portion of which would be utilized to
support high potential and promising PhD students with full scholarship apart from teaching
assistant opportunities. Support for the PhD program will, in part, be sourced from research
grants through national funding agencies, endowments, and industry contracts. Fifteen percent of
our current MBA students are supported by their employers and therefore it is expected that
industry can be anticipated to support PhD students too.
6. Licensure and Accreditation. Is this program intended to prepare
students for licensure? If yes, name licensure organization and licensing
exam. Project student passing rates. What professional or specialized
accreditation will be pursued for the program? Project accreditation
timelines.
The proposed PhD in Business Administration program is not aimed at obtaining any license.
With respect to accreditation, CCB’s undergraduate and graduate programs are currently
accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the most
prestigious organization worldwide for the accreditation of business schools. The proposed PhD
in Business Administration program will be part of the AACSB accredited programs offered by
CCB.
12
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
7. Program Effectiveness Goals, Objectives, and Assessment.
Complete the Program Goals table. (Please note that this section is
intended to focus on overall effectiveness, not student learning, which is
addressed elsewhere.)
Linked to each goal should be measurable objectives – such as job
placement rates, faculty additions, facility or programmatic enhancements,
etc. – timetable, and, if applicable, strategies for achieving them.
Program Goals:
1. To produce high quality PhDs :
Objective 1a: Restrict admission into the doctoral program to high quality applicants
(assessment: evaluate the consistency in the performance of applicants in their academic
programs)
Objective 1b: Ensure PhD candidates are productive during their tenure (assessment: each
student have at least one refereed journal publication (with less than 20% acceptance rate) and 3
conference acceptances (at internationally known conferences))
Objective 1c: Graduate high quality full time students within four years and part time students
within 7 years (assessment: track time to graduation and perform trend analysis)
Objective 1d: Provide platform for placing graduates in faculty and other research positions
(assessment: track time to employment, starting salaries and actual placements and perform trend
analysis)
2. To elevate the research productivity of the Charlton College of Business at UMass-Dartmouth
Objective 2a: Increase high quality refereed journal publications within the Charlton College of
Business (assessment: track quality and quantity of faculty publications and perform trend
analysis)
Objective 2b: Increase faculty participation in high quality professional conferences (assessment:
track quantity and quality of annual professional presentations and proceedings and perform trend
analysis.)
Objective 2c: Host professional conferences at UMass-Dartmouth (assessment: track number,
quality and participation of conferences hosted)
3. To raise the faculty recruitment and retention potential of the Charlton College of Business at
UMass-Dartmouth
Objective 3a: Recruit faculty with substantial research output to date (assessment: track research
output of candidates, track educational profiles)
Objective 3b: Retain qualified faculty in the Charlton College of Business (assessment: faculty
turnover, research productivity and grants.)
13
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
The table summarizing these goals, objectives and assessments follow.
PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS: GOALS, OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES, TIMETABLE DESCRIPTION
Goal
1. To produce high
quality PhDs in BA
Measurable Objective
Strategy for Achievement
1a. Restrict admission into the
doctoral program to high quality
applicants
1a.1 Market Ph.D. to colleges and
companies.
1a.2. Announce Ph.D. in academic
newsletters and professional
meetings.
1a.3. Develop a strong web
presence
1a.4. Advertise to Alumni.
1a. Market one year before
program launch and perform
trend analysis of student
profiles.
1b.1. Support research
1b.2. Fund travel for conferences
1b. Measure research output
target; 1 refereed journal
publication and 3 conference
acceptances – ongoing.
1c. Graduate high quality full time
students within four years and part
time students within 7 years
1c.1. Continually monitor student
progress
1c.2. Manage course offerings
1c.3 Manage faculty/staff support
1c. Track time to graduation ongoing
1d. Provide platform for placing
graduates in faculty and other research
positions
1d.1. Circulate faculty openings
1d.2. Support faculty networking
1d.3. Circulate research openings
1d.4. Support professional
conference participation
1d. Track salaries and
placements – ongoing.
2a. Increase high quality refereed
journal publications within the
Charlton College of Business.
2.a.1. Support research activities.
2.a.2. Continue to recruit researchoriented faculty.
2a.1. Track quality and quantity
of faculty publications. -ongoing
2b. Increase faculty participation in
high quality professional conferences
2b. 1. Support professional travel.
2b.2. Encourage joint research.
2c. Host professional conferences at
UMass-Dartmouth
3a. Recruit faculty with substantial
research output to date
2c.1. Support conferences at
Charlton College of Business
3a.1. Recruit faculty to participate
in Ph.D. program.
3a.2. Recruit faculty at higher ranks
or with more established records.
3a.3. Recruit faculty with stronger
educational profiles.
3b. Retain the qualified faculty in the
Charlton College of Business
3b.1. Advertise more widely and
note the Ph.D. program.
1b. Ensure PhD candidates are
productive during their tenure
2. To elevate the
research productivity
of the Charlton
College of Business
at UMass-Dartmouth
3.To increase the
faculty recruitment
potential of the
Charlton College of
Business at UMassDartmouth
Timetable
2b. Track quantity and quality of
annual professional
presentations/proceedings, –
ongoing
2c. Track the number of
conferences each year. - ongoing
3a. Track new faculty research
records and educational profiles.
- ongoing
3b. Track applicant pool
quantity and quality. - ongoing
14
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Faculty Form
Summary of Faculty who will teach in the proposed program.
Please list full-time faculty first, alphabetically by last name. Add additional rows as necessary.
Name of faculty
member
(Name, Degree
and Field, Title)
Tenured
Y/N
Braha, Dan
Ph. D.
Full time
professor
Du, Chan
DBA
Assistant
Professor of
Accounting
Y
N
Courses Taught
Put (C) to indicate core
course. Put (OL) next
to any course currently
taught online.
Operations
Management
Logistics & Supply
Management
Quant Business
Analysis
ACT311
Intermediate
Accounting I (C)
ACT312
Intermediate
Accounting II (C)
ACT 444 Intro
Financial Statement
Analysis & Valuation
(C)
ACT 454 Financial
Statement Analysis
(C)
#
Sections
6
Forker, Laura
Ph.D. in
Operations
Management
Professor
Gunasekaran,
Angappa
Ph. D.
Dean
Y
Y
Logistics Strategy and
Management
Operations
Management
Logistics & Supply
Management
Charlton
College of
Business
1
5
(1)
Charlton
College of
Business
Full- or
Parttime in
Program
Full- or part- time
in other
department or
program (Please
specify)
Sites where
individual will
teach program
courses
Full
Time
No
Main campus
Full-time
No
Main Campus
Full
Time
No
Main campus
Full
Time
No
Main campus
(1)
(2)
(2)
1
Management of Health
Care Operations (C)
(OL)
Logistics Strategy and
Management
Operations
Management
Process Management
Service Operations
Health Care
Advanced Operations
Analysis
Logistics Strategy&
Management
Division or
College of
Employment
Charlton
College of
Business
1
5
3
2
1
1
1
1
Charlton
College of
Business
1
15
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Name of faculty
member
(Name, Degree
and Field, Title)
Tenured
Y/N
Hsieh, Tien-Shih
Ph.D. in
Accounting
Assistant
professor of
Accounting
Li, Yuzhu (Julia)
Ph.D. in
Management
Information
Systems
Assistant
Professor
Lin, Ling
DBA
Assistant
Professor of
Accounting
Nguyen, Duong
Ph.D.
Associate
Professor
Ordoobadi,
Sharon
Ph. D. in
Management
Associate
Professor
N
N
N
Y
Y
Courses Taught
Put (C) to indicate core
course. Put (OL) next
to any course currently
taught online.
ACT 211 Principles of
Accounting 1 (C)
Ph.D. in Business Administration
#
Sections
(4)
Information Systems
Management of Info
Systems
Management of Info
Resources
15
ACT 211 Principles of
Accounting 1 (C)
ACT311
Intermediate
Accounting I (C)
ACT312
Intermediate
Accounting II (C)
(1)
FIN 383 Investment
Analysis
FIN 484 Advanced
Investment Analysis
FIN 670 Investment
Analysis
Quant Business
Analysis
Total Quality
Improvement
Special Topics
Operations
Management
Rai, Bharatendra
Ph.D. in Industrial
Engineering
Associate
Professor
Chair, DIS
Shea, Tim
D.B.A. in M. I. S.
Associate
Professor
Y
Y
Digital Economy and
Commerce
Data Communication
& Networks
Full- or
Parttime in
Program
Full- or part- time
in other
department or
program (Please
specify)
Sites where
individual will
teach program
courses
Charlton
College of
Business
Full-time
No
Main Campus
Full
Time
No
Main campus
Full-time
No
Main Campus
Full
Time
No
Main campus
Full
Time
No
Main campus
Full
Time
No
Main campus
Full
Time
No
Main campus
Charlton
College of
Business
5
1
Charlton
College of
Business
(2)
(3)
Charlton
College of
Business
10
Charlton
College of
Business
4
1
9
Statistical Analysis
Business Statistics
Process Management
Operations
Management
Quant Business
Analysis
Total Quality
Improvement
Division or
College of
Employment
Charlton
College of
Business
7
4
6
4
1
1
Charlton
College of
Business
2
16
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Name of faculty
member
(Name, Degree
and Field, Title)
Tenured
Y/N
Courses Taught
Put (C) to indicate core
course. Put (OL) next
to any course currently
taught online.
Advanced Info
Systems
Special Topics In Info
System
Information Tech
Management
Network Essentials
Ph.D. in Business Administration
#
Sections
Shi, Zhengzhong
Ph. D
Associate
Professor
Y
Y
Suh, Jangwon
Ph.D.
Assistant
Professor of
Accounting
N
Ta, Hai Q
Ph.D.
Assistant
Professor of
Accounting
N
Wang, Gang
Ph.D., Assistant
Professor of
Operations
Management
Wang, Shouhong
Ph. D. in
Information
Systems
Full Time
Professor
Statistical Analysis
International Supply
Chain Management
Business Statistics
Advanced Operations
Analysis
Quant Business
Analysis
ACT 212 Principles of
Accounting 2 (C)
ACT 351
Cost Accounting (C)
ACT 212 Principles of
Accounting II (C)
N
POM 345 Operations
Management
Y
Web-Based
Applications
Development &
Programming
Business SystemAnalysis & Design
Database Design &
Full- or part- time
in other
department or
program (Please
specify)
Sites where
individual will
teach program
courses
Full
Time
No
Main campus
Full
Time
No
Main campus
Charlton
College of
Business
Full-time
No
Main Campus
Charlton
College of
Business
Full-time
No
Main Campus
Charlton
College of
Business
Full-time
No
Main Campus
Full
Time
No
Main campus
2
5
Charlton
College of
Business
3
2
2
Sibdari, Soheil
Ph.D. in Industrial
& Systems
Engineering
(Operations
Research)
Associate
Professor
Full- or
Parttime in
Program
6
1
12
Information Systems
Data Communication
& Networks
Electronic
Commerce/Bus
Division or
College of
Employment
Charlton
College of
Business
3
7
3
5
(1)
(3)
(4)
2
3
5
Charlton
College of
Business
6
17
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Name of faculty
member
(Name, Degree
and Field, Title)
Tenured
Y/N
Courses Taught
Put (C) to indicate core
course. Put (OL) next
to any course currently
taught online.
Implementation
Information Systems
Program & Problem
Solving
Information
Technology
Management
Wu, Jia
Ph.D. in
Accounting
Associate
Professor,
Chair, AF
Vasudevan,
Gopala
Ph.D. in Finance
Professor
Y
Y
Accounting for
Decision Making (C)
(OL)
Financial Accounting
Finance for Decision
Making (OL)
Ph.D. in Business Administration
#
Sections
Division or
College of
Employment
Full- or
Parttime in
Program
Full- or part- time
in other
department or
program (Please
specify)
Sites where
individual will
teach program
courses
5
3
2
26
Charlton
College of
Business
No
Full
Time
Main campus
15
Charlton
College of
Business
Full time
No
Main campus
18
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
D. External Review.
Attach the review team report.
Attach institutional response.
E. Market Analysis
Provide enrollment projections for Years 1-4.
PROGRAM ENROLLMENT PROJECTION – SAMPLE FORMAT
# of Students
Year 1
# of Students
Year 2
# of Students
Year 3
# of Students
Year 4*
New Full Time
6
0
9
0
Continuing Full Time
0
6
6
15
New Part Time
6
0
6
0
Continuing Part Time
0
6
6
12
9
9
21
21
Totals FTE
1. Need for graduates. What is the local/regional/state labor market outlook
for graduates of the proposed program? Include data and data sources that
form the basis for need assessment.
It has been highlighted earlier in this proposal that there is a significant shortage of PhDs in Business
Administration across all of the option areas we propose. These shortages of PhDs are local, regional,
national and international. As a result we expect that our students will be very much sought after by
not only educational institutions locally, regionally, nationally and internationally, but also by
businesses. Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) annually evaluates the
shortage of PhD candidates in business disciplines along with the projected faculty retirements and
resulting salary compression. http://www.aacsb.edu/dataandresearch/reports/default.asp.
The gap between demand and supply is so severe that the new standard developed in 2013 by our
accrediting body, the AACSB, has slightly relaxed our PhD faculty coverage standards required in
professionally accredited programs. It is projected that even with these adjustments, the shortage for
PhDs in Business Administration is significant in the foreseeable future.
19
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
2. Student Demand / Target Market. What is the student market for the
proposed program? Discuss demographics, location, proposed market share,
etc. Provide data, e.g., survey results, etc., that form the basis for enrollment
projections.
Student Market: We have earlier in the report presented data/information about shortage of PhDs in
business administration. In addition, we have received numerous phones calls and inquiries from
potential applicants with interest in a PhD program at our college. One of the Massachusetts’ major
industries is higher education. Many universities and colleges hire highly qualified individuals to
teach on a part time basis, who would prefer to advance their career in higher education by pursuing a
PhD program. Additionally, in Massachusetts, having one of the most highly educated workforces in
the country, there is a deep local applicant pool of working professionals already holding a master’s
degree with business experience. UMass-Lowell launched a business PhD program in 2012 and
received 60 applications in the first year indicating high demand for such a program.
Our campus is located in the Southcoast of Massachusetts that has a large number of working
professionals with Master’s degrees who are prepared to continue their education in a business
doctoral program. There is no business school that offers a PhD program in the Southcoast. Thus, the
proposed PhD in business administration program will be an attractive option for aspiring PhD
students.
Demographics: We expect potential students to come from local, national and international locations.
Our proposed PhD program would meet the need of both full-time as well as part-time students. We
have designed executive option for working professional that would be expected to enroll as part-time
students. Full-time students are expected to include fully sponsored students as well. Our model also
allows students to change status at any point during the program. Given our interactions with students
in the fast growing MBA program and local business community, we see the proposed PhD program
to be addressing an unmet need.
3. Duplication. Identify existing public and private programs/institutions in
the region or state that offer the same or similar programs. Discuss size /
enrollment trends for these programs.
Private accredited Universities and Colleges in Massachusetts offering PhD programs in business
include: Harvard (2014: Enrollment 150), MIT (2014: Enrollment 79, Boston College (Finance only:
Enrollment 5), Boston University (Enrollment: 50).
Public Universities offering PhD programs in business in our region include: UMass Amherst (201213: 12 PhD in Business conferred) the University of Connecticut (2014: Enrollment 50), University
of Rhode Island (2014: Enrollment 25), UMass Lowell (2014: Enrollment 18).
Neither the existing UMass Amherst PhD program nor the recently launched UMass Lowell PhD
program has Operations & Technology Management or Executive option that we include in our
proposal. There is no PhD in Business Administration program in the Southcoast.
20
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
4. Competitive advantage. Apart from the obvious pricing advantage of public
institutions, what will distinguish the proposed program in the academic
marketplace?
The UMass-Dartmouth Charlton College of Business PhD in Business Administration is designed
with several unique features which are as follows:
Executive option: This part-time option is designed to attract fully-paying working professionals from
our region.
Faculty: Our faculty has an extensive publication record. In last five years we have produced over
300 peer-reviewed journal articles. Our belief is that prospective PhD candidates will be attracted by
CCB’s strong business faculty.
Work experience requirement: Our commitment to enroll only students with relevant professional
work experience strengthens the attractiveness of executive option of the PhD program to
professionals as there will be no inexperienced individuals in this program.
Options: Accounting, Finance, and Operations & Technology Management represent key business
areas linked closely to economic development.
Industry partnerships: Our close partnerships with industry represent a valuable resource to our
students’ academic and research experience and will help attract students to executive option.
5. Marketing Plan. Describe the institution's marketing plan, including time
lines, for the proposed program?
Marketing plan and related activities with timeline are as follows:
Fall 2014 and Spring 2015:
 During this period the proposal would be presented for review, discussions, feedback and
revisions and finally approval at various forums including department, college and university
curriculum committees.
 Feedback and input from college advisory board would also be obtained.
 The proposal would be reviewed by two external reviewers who would also submit a detailed
report on the proposal.
 The proposal would be submitted for remaining approval processes at UMass.
Summer 2015:
 Develop website (including updated faculty research areas) and program marketing materials.
 Identify appropriate marketing outlets, and identify and attend appropriate doctoral career
fairs/ conferences.
 Identify universities/colleges, and faculty colleagues, including international colleagues for
student referrals.
 Further define program learning objectives and assessment strategies including timelines.
(Share marketing strategies. Learning objectives and assessment strategies and collaborate
with UMass-Lowell and UMass-Boston whenever possible to gain efficiencies in marketing
efforts.)
21
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Fall 2015:
 Attend doctoral career fairs and promote program.
 Continue program development and marketing efforts.
 Hold an information session/recruitment open house.
 Accumulate and assess early applications.
 Begin interviewing students.
Spring 2016:
 Promote program to local industry partners. Form PhD Program Admissions Committee.
Further refine course delivery schedule and course descriptions for Operations & Technology
Management, and Executive options (the options to be rolled out in the first year.)
 Begin issuing admissions decisions including financing where appropriate.
 Schedule courses for Fall semester.
Summer 2016:
 Deploy part time Staff Assistant for PhD program.
 Develop a new student orientation seminar including international orientation where
appropriate.
Fall 2016:
 Enroll first class of PhD in Business Administration.
 Begin learning outcomes assessment as scheduled and program assessment as scheduled.
Continue cycle for remaining Finance option.
F. Budget Projection
a. Budget Narrative. Explain assumptions underlying expense and income
projections, e.g., instructor status, enrollment projections, field and clinical
resources, etc. Describe additional cost/revenue impacts within the broader
departmental/institutional budget.
Justification for the budget for proposed PhD in Business Administration program is based on
discussions between the CCB Dean and college faculty throughout the development of preliminary
and detailed proposal. Given below are assumptions used in developing the budget:





PhD students will be accepted in alternate years of launching the program to strategically
use available resources.
At the start of the program, two regular PhD options and executive option would be
launched.
One new faculty each to be hired in first, third and fifth year of launching the program and
each faculty line is expected to cost about $125,000.
Part-time executive PhD option students are expected to be working professionals who will
be self-funded.
Four full-time students in the first year and six from the third year onwards will be
22
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth











Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
supported by resource re-allocation from CCB budget (PTLs and MBA teaching/research
assistantships) for up to four years. This would involve $15,000 during academic year and
$5,000 during summer for each student. Since this item comes from the CCB operating
budget, it is not included in the Excel program budget file.
CCB research funds will also be used for supporting conference travel by PhD students in
their 3rd and 4th years.
A portion of revenue generated from full-fee paying sponsored international students and
part-time PhD students in the executive option, would be utilized to support high potential
and promising students. (Currently, about 15% of our MBA students are supported by their
employers.)
PhD students in their third year are expected to teach two undergraduate sections during the
year (this is included in the ‘other revenues’ part of the Excel sheet).
Research databases are expected to cost $50,000 per year.
Marketing/promotional costs are estimated to be $15,000 per year.
General administrative overhead is expected to be about $15,000 per year.
Start-up equipment costs are estimated to be $25,000.
Student assistantship for full-time PhD students will be provided from funds available for
MBA program.
A part-time staff assistant would support the program during first three years and at that
point need for a full-time assistant would be evaluated.
General and administrative costs are expected to be $15,000 per year which includes the
stipend for the PhD coordinator, graduate student assistant, and related travel expenses.
Instructional materials and library acquisitions will be supported by Library.
b. Program Budget. Complete and attach the line item budget for the
proposed program for the first four years.
See Appendix 1 or attached file Program_Budget_Template—PhD in Business.xlsx
Budget categories include facilities, library, faculty, staff, field/clinical
experiences, revenues from grants, tuition or other sources, etc.
Reallocated funds should specify reallocations from existing campus
resources to support the proposed program, including funds reallocated from
discontinued or downsized programs. Indicate one-time/start-up costs and
revenues.
Please include the following as Attachments:
UMass New Program Budget Template- BOT and DHE Approval Final.xlsx
(Please send .docx files not pdfs)
Curriculum outline (templates on pages 6 and 7 below)
2-5 page Course syllabi
External review team report
Institutional response to external review
2-4 page Vitae for current faculty – template available
23
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Appendix 1
24
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
25
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Appendix 2
Graduate Program Curriculum Outline: Accounting
Course Number
Major Required (Core) Courses (Total courses required = 4)
Course Title
Credit Hours
BUS 701
Econometrics-I
3
BUS 702
Econometrics -II
3
BUS 703
Research Methods
3
BUS 704
Big Data Analytics using Multivariate Methods
3
SubTotal # Core Credits Required
ACT 705
12
Concentration Course Choices (Total courses required = 6) (attach list as needed)
Financial Accounting Ph.D. Seminar
3
ACT 710
Managerial Accounting Ph.D. Seminar
3
ACT 715
Auditing Ph.D. Seminar
3
ACT 790
Special Topics or Doctoral Seminar in Accounting
3
ACT 790
Special Topics or Doctoral Seminar in Accounting
3
ACT 790
Special Topics or Doctoral Seminar in Accounting
3
SubTotal # Concentration Credits Required
600 & above
600 & above
18
Other/Elective Course Choices (Total courses required = 2) (attach list as needed)
Courses from CCB or other colleges (requires approval by the
3
program director)
Courses from CCB or other colleges (requires approval by the
3
program director)
SubTotal # Elective Credits Required 6
Dissertation credits
BUS 899
Dissertation (9 credits each semester for four semesters)
SubTotal # Dissertation Credits Required
36
36
Curriculum Summary
Total number of courses required for the degree
Total credit hours required for degree
24 (12 courses & dissertations credits
equivalent to 12 courses)
72
Prerequisite or Other Additional Requirements (These foundation courses are not counted towards the degree):
ACT 500 Financial Accounting (Existing Course)
FIN 500 Finance and Economics for Managers (Existing Course)
POM 500 Statistical Analysis (Existing Course)
26
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Graduate Program Curriculum Outline: Finance
Course Number
Major Required (Core) Courses (Total courses required = 4)
Course Title
Credit Hours
BUS 701
Econometrics-I
3
BUS 702
Econometrics -II
3
BUS 703
Research Methods
3
BUS 704
Big Data Analytics using Multivariate Methods
3
SubTotal # Core Credits Required
FIN 705
12
Concentration Course Choices (Total courses required = 6) (attach list as needed)
Financial Theory-1
3
FIN 710
Financial Theory-II
3
FIN 715
Empirical Methods in Finance
3
FIN 790
Special Topics or Doctoral Seminar in Finance
3
FIN 790
Special Topics or Doctoral Seminar in Finance
3
FIN 790
Special Topics or Doctoral Seminar in Finance
3
SubTotal # Concentration Credits Required
600 & above
600 & above
18
Other/Elective Course Choices (Total courses required = 2) (attach list as needed)
Courses from CCB or other colleges
3
Courses from CCB or other colleges
3
SubTotal # Elective Credits Required
6
Dissertation credits
BUS 899
Dissertation (9 credits each semester for four semesters)
SubTotal # Dissertation Credits Required
36
36
Curriculum Summary
Total number of courses required for the degree
Total credit hours required for degree
24 (12 courses & dissertations credits
equivalent to 12 courses)
72
Prerequisite or Other Additional Requirements (These foundation courses are not counted towards the degree):
ACT 500 Financial Accounting (Existing Course)
FIN 500 Finance and Economics for Managers (Existing Course)
POM 500 Statistical Analysis (Existing Course)
27
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Graduate Program Curriculum Outline: Operations & Technology Management
Course Number
Major Required (Core) Courses (Total courses required = 4)
Course Title
Credit Hours
BUS 701
Econometrics-I
3
BUS 702
Econometrics -II
3
BUS 703
Research Methods
3
BUS 704
Big Data Analytics using Multivariate Methods
3
SubTotal # Core Credits Required
POM 705
12
Concentration Course Choices (Total courses required = 6) (attach list as needed)
Advanced Supply Chain Management
3
POM 710
Optimization Methods
3
MIS 715
Organizational Decision Making and Knowledge Management
3
POM/MIS 790
Special Topics or Doctoral Seminar in Operations & Technology
Management
Special Topics or Doctoral Seminar in Operations & Technology
Management
Special Topics or Doctoral Seminar in Operations & Technology
Management
SubTotal # Concentration Credits Required
3
POM/MIS 790
POM/MIS 790
600 & above
600 & above
3
3
18
Other/Elective Course Choices (Total courses required = 2) (attach list as needed)
Courses from CCB or other colleges
3
Courses from CCB or other colleges
3
SubTotal # Elective Credits Required
6
Dissertation credits
BUS 899
Dissertation (9 credits each semester for four semesters)
SubTotal # Dissertation Credits Required
36
36
Curriculum Summary
Total number of courses required for the degree
Total credit hours required for degree
24 (12 courses & dissertations credits
equivalent to 12courses)
72
Prerequisite or Other Additional Requirements (These foundation courses are not counted towards the degree):
ACT 500 Financial Accounting (Existing Course)
FIN 500 Finance and Economics for Managers (Existing Course)
POM 500 Statistical Analysis (Existing Course)
28
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Graduate Program Curriculum Outline: Executive option
Course Number
Major Required (Core) Courses (2 courses out of 4) (Total courses required = 2)
Course Title
Credit Hours
BUS 701
Econometrics-I
3
BUS 702
Econometrics -II
3
BUS 703
Research Methods
3
BUS 704
Big Data Analytics using Multivariate Methods
3
SubTotal # Core Credits Required
6
Concentration Course Choices (Total courses required = 6) (attach list as needed)
ACT/FIN/POM/MIS 705
Course is selected based on research area in consultation with
3
advisor
ACT/FIN/POM/MIS 710
Course is selected based on research area in consultation with
3
advisor
ACT/FIN/POM/MIS 715
Course is selected based on research area in consultation with
3
advisor
ACT/FIN/POM/MIS 790
Special Topics or Doctoral Seminar
3
ACT/FIN/POM/MIS 790
Special Topics or Doctoral Seminar
3
ACT/FIN/POM/MIS 790
Special Topics or Doctoral Seminar
3
SubTotal # Concentration Credits Required
600 & above
600 & above
18
Other/Elective Course Choices (Total courses required = 2) (attach list as needed)
Courses from CCB or other colleges
3
Courses from CCB or other colleges
3
SubTotal # Elective Credits Required
6
Dissertation credits
BUS 899
Dissertation (9 credits each semester for four semesters)
SubTotal # Dissertation Credits Required
36
36
Curriculum Summary
Total number of courses required for the degree
Total credit hours required for degree
22 (10 courses & dissertations credits
equivalent to 12 courses)
66
Prerequisite or Other Additional Requirements (These foundation courses are not counted towards the degree):
ACT 500 Financial Accounting (Existing Course)
FIN 500 Finance and Economics for Managers (Existing Course)
POM 500 Statistical Analysis (Existing Course)
29
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Appendix 3
Course Syllabi
Proposed PhD in Business Administration Program at Charlton College of Business
Courses common to all options
Course number: BUS 701
Number of Credits: 3
Course Name: Econometrics 1
Course Description: This course introduces probability theory, statistical inference, and the basic
linear model at a level suitable for applied work in business areas. The probability section covers
random variables, distribution functions, conditional probability, expectations, and convergence
concepts. The statistical inference portion covers method of moments, maximum likelihood,
hypothesis testing, and estimator evaluation. The linear model section introduces ordinary least
squares (OLS) regression, relaxation of the OLS assumptions, and simultaneous equations.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/ Course Expectations: Upon successful completion of the course,
students will:
 Identify, evaluate, modify and manipulate data and utilize this data for descriptive
purposes by generating, analyzing and presenting a variety of univariate statistics (sum,
count, minimum, maximum, mean, median, variance, standard deviation, etc.)
 Utilize this data for inferential purposes by generating, analyzing and presenting a variety
of bivariate statistics (correlations, t-tests, f-tests, chi-squares, etc.)
 Utilize this data for inferential purposes by generating, analyzing and presenting a
number of causal models including simple and multiple regression models as well as a
number of limited dependent variable models such as logit and probit
 Understand the basic statistical assumptions underlying regression analysis and the
situations in which these assumptions are appropriate
 Be able to identify when the basic regression assumptions may be violated and to correct
for these violations using appropriate techniques
 Be able to critically assess empirical studies in economics and other professional journals
 Have proficiency using SAS/Stata or SPSS/Mathematica (widely-used statistical software
packages), and
 Be able to implement original research using the empirical techniques you have learned.
Pre-requisites: Ph.D. student standing
Relationship of course to program context and effectiveness: The course provides a rigorous
study of the research method and econometrics which is a very important foundation for other
Ph.D. courses.
Assignments and Grading
Evaluation method
Homework assignments
Midterm exam
Percentage of final grade
30
30
30
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Final exam
Project/presentation
Ph.D. in Business Administration
30
10
Course content
 Review of probability and statistics
 Relationships Between Two Variables
 The k-Variable Linear Equation
 Specification Errors; Types and Transformations of Variables
 Heteroscedasticity and Autocorrelation
 Estimation and Identification of Systems of Simultaneous Equations
 Discrete and Limited Dependent Variable Models
 Panel Data
 Generalized method of moment
==========================================================================
Course number: BUS 702
Number of Credits: 3
Course Name: Econometrics 2
Course Description: This course builds on the material in Research Method I and emphasizes
practical applications of empirical methods in economics, finance, and other business areas. The
course examines the models and statistical techniques used to study time series data. Topics will
include linear and non-linear univariate as well as multivariate econometric models.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/ Course Expectations: The first goal of the course is to provide
you with a good understanding of econometric models for time series data. These models are
widely used in the empirical literature, and a good understanding of these models is crucial for
the second goal of the course: provide the students with the tools to understand and evaluate
empirical studies. The third goal of the course is to develop practical skills, which are necessary
to perform independent research using real world data. A theme throughout the course is the use
of computational methods for analyzing the material covered in class, and throughout the course
we will rely heavily on examples and applications with SAS.
Pre-requisites: Econometrics 1
Relationship of course to program context and effectiveness: The course provides a rigorous
study of the advanced econometrics techniques which is a very important foundation for other
Ph.D. courses.
Assignments and Grading
Evaluation method
Homework assignments
Midterm exam
Final exam
Project/presentation
Percentage of final grade
30
30
30
10
31
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course content
 Introduction to probabilistic structure of time series data
 Stationary ARMA processes
 The linear regression model – MLE and small sample properties
 The linear regression model – Large sample properties
 The linear regression model (cont’d)
 Forecasting and forecasting evaluation
 Models of non-stationary time series – part I
 Models of non-stationary time series – part II
 State space models and the Kalman filter
 Other non-linear time series models
 Stationary vector auto-regressions
 Stationary and non-stationary vector autoregressions
 Co-integration and error correction models
==========================================================================
Course number: BUS 703
Number of Credits: 3
Course Name: Research Methods
Course Description:
This course provides an introduction of the principles, methods and data collection mechanisms
in social science. This course aims to provide an understanding of research and apply it in real
world cases. Students will be able to develop measurable research questions and hypotheses;
develop theoretical and/or evidence based literature review; identification of research methods
designs and sampling procedures; and development of reliable and valid research tools.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/ Course Expectations
Students in this course will:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Understand the importance of research methods within the non-profit setting;
Gain a comprehensive understanding of ethical implications in research;
Create a valid and reliable research instrument;
Explore and understand quantitative and qualitative methods; research designs,
sampling procedures and data collection mechanisms;
e. Understand the strengths and weakness of research designs and survey
construction; and
f. Develop a well written research proposal which includes understanding and
application of main research concepts.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Class assignments: Students will be asked to complete an assignment during class. Although
preliminary discussion of the assignment will take place during class, students are expected to turn
in the final assignment to the instructor via e- mail before the beginning of next class. Each
assignment will account for 1 point.
32
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Term Project Assignments: Each student will be responsible to develop a research proposal on a
research topic. The project will be divided into 5 assignments. The instructor will provide feedback
for each assignment to ensure that the student is in the right track. The 5 term project assignments
worth 2 point each. Late assignments will be docked .5 point per day. The assignments consist of:
The following information is the final paper rubric. Grading will be based on the completion and
quality of the stated deliverables.
Grading For Course
Assignment
Class assignments
Term assignments
Midterm examination
Term paper
Final examination
Paper Presentation
Total Points
Points
10
10
25
25
20
10
100
Course content
 Introduction and review of syllabus
 Writing research proposals and research ethics
 Quantitative methods
 Qualitative methods
 Conceptualization of study variables and designing descriptive and analytical surveys
 Evaluation research
 Action research and change
 Questionnaire construction
 Interviewing
 Analyzing and presenting quantitative data
 Analyzing and presenting qualitative data
 Writing up research proposals
==========================================================================
Course number: BUS 704
Number of Credits: 3
Course Name: Big Data Analytics using Multivariate Methods
Course Description:
Methodologies for analyzing big data. Technological advances have made it easy to collect
volumes and volumes of data with different variety and much greater speed in every field. This
course focuses on predictive and visualization techniques for big data in the fields of finance,
accounting, operations, marketing, and information systems. Freely available R software, which
works with both Windows and Mac platforms, will be heavily used in this course.
33
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/ Course Expectations
This course is designed with following objectives:
 To develop understanding and skills in doctoral students for state-of-the-art visualization
techniques.
 To expose students to the latest technologies related to big data.
 To develop predictive modeling skills and application to big data problems in business.
Pre-requisites:
Relationship of course to program context and effectiveness:
This is a required course for students in the PhD program. It will prepare students in the PhD
program to have necessary skills to deal with ever increasing volume, variety, and velocity of
data. This is a critical research skill needed to be effective and successful in business field.
Assignments and Grading
Evaluation method
Homework assignments
Exams
Conference/journal article
Presentation
Case discussions
Percentage of final grade
20%
30%
20%
10%
20%
Course content:
 Introduction to Big Data Analytics
 Role of statistical tools and methods in big data analytics
 Data visualizations tools and techniques
 Big Data technologies
 Big data in Finance, Marketing, Healthcare, Operations, etc.
 Classification and prediction problems
 Applications of logistic regression for classification and prediction
 Decision trees and random forest
 Evaluating classification performance with confusion matrix
 Principal component analysis
 Discriminant analysis
 Cluster analysis
==========================================================================
Option: Accounting
Course number: ACT 705
Number of Credits: 3
Course Name: Financial Accounting Ph.D. Seminar
Course Description: A doctoral seminar in empirical research in financial accounting
34
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/ Course Expectations: To develop students’ ability to critically
evaluate and conduct capital market research on financial accounting. Students are expected to
be responsible for reading the assigned papers for each class, and take an active part in
discussing and evaluating the papers. The class discussions will be centered on three or more
papers in a particular area. Students are expected to be able to answer to the following questions
for each paper by the end of the semester:
1. What is the research question and the theoretical/intuitive construct(s) used to
motivate it? Why is the question interesting (or not)? Are there alternatives to the
hypotheses being forwarded? Is the question descriptive rather than predictive? How
compelling is the logic or intuition used to develop the hypotheses?
2. What is the research design? Consider the sample selection and empirical tests.
3. How well is the research design tied to the research question? To what extent is the
design capable of distinguishing between alternative hypotheses?
4. What difficulties arise in drawing inferences from the empirical work?
5. What are the results? How are the results interpreted? Do you agree with the
interpretation?
6. What research questions are raised by the paper’s results, and what unresolved
research questions related to the paper could be investigated? How?
7. Summarize the paper’s strengths and weaknesses and overall contribution to the
accounting literature.
Pre-requisites: None.
Relationship of course to program context and effectiveness: This course is a basis for further
and in-depth research in financial accounting. A wide literature review implemented in this class
will promote understandings in other areas in accounting as well.
Assignments and Grading
Evaluation method
Written assignments
Participation
Presentation
Final exam
Term paper
Number
16
16
1
1
1
Percentage of final grade
20%
10%
10%
30%
30%
Course content:
 Earnings and accounting numbers as information
 Timeliness of financial reports
 Conservative financial reporting
 Voluntary disclosure of accounting information
 Managerial discretion over financial reporting (earnings management)
 Accounting information and ownership structure
 The impact of financial reporting quality on corporate decisions
 The use of accounting information in assessing management
35
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth




Ph.D. in Business Administration
Valuation of accounting information
Financial statement analysis
Earnings forecasting by analysts, investors, etc.
Investor trading on accounting information
==========================================================================
Course number: ACT 710
Number of Credits: 3
Course Name: Managerial Accounting Ph.D. Seminar
Course Description: A doctoral seminar in analytical research in managerial accounting. This
course provides an introduction to research in accounting and will feature both theory and
empirical analysis with a focus on research methods and discussions of recent papers.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/ Course Expectations: This course primarily focuses on
theoretical models and, for each topic discussed, the empirical parts of the course will be
reviewed. Throughout the theoretical part of the course, class participants will discuss the main
core models and develop a number of applications based on recent published literature in the
field, and also will discuss a broad sample of the tools commonly-used in theoretical papers. At
the essence, the general objective of the course will be developing a clear understanding of how
to formulate a hypothesis and test that hypothesis using analytical modelling. At the end of the
course, students should be able to replicate most published papers or formulate different set of
assumptions to approach a particular research problem.
Pre-requisites: ACT710
Relationship of course to program context and effectiveness: This course is a basis for further
and in-depth research in managerial accounting. A wide literature review implemented in this
class will promote understandings in other areas in accounting as well.
Assignments and Grading
Evaluation method
Written assignments
Participation
Presentation
Final exam
Term paper
Number
16
16
1
1
1
Percentage of final grade
20%
10%
10%
30%
30%
Course content:
 Design and Control
 Testing Rational Choice Models
 Asset Markets, Rational Expectations, and Market Micro-Structure
 Behavioral Finance—Bounded Rationality
 Information, Communication, and Strategic Interactions
36
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth











Ph.D. in Business Administration
Learning and Dynamics
Unawareness
Conservatism in Accounting
Accounting-Based Valuation Models: Theory and Empirical Tests
Information Content of Earnings, Cash Flows, and Accruals
Earnings Management and Pricing Implications of Discretionary vs. Non-discretionary
Accruals
Earnings (Accrual) Quality and Cost of Capital
Market Anomalies and Tests of Market Efficiency
Corporate Governance, Disclosure, and Cost of Capital
GAAP vs. Street Earnings
The Causes and Consequences of SOX Internal Control Weaknesses
==========================================================================
Course number: ACT 715
Number of Credits: 3
Course Name: Auditing Ph.D. Seminar
Course Description: A doctoral seminar in theoretical and empirical research in auditing.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/ Course Expectations: This course presents a broad overview of
the theoretical and empirical research in auditing for a doctoral seminar. By the end of the
semester, students will have a profound understanding about current debates on issues regarding
auditing, general trend in regulatory regime, and empirical/theoretical studies around these
topics. Students are required to present articles from the reading list. Each presentation must be
accompanied by a two or three page critical summary for each article. Each student is required to
write an independent research paper that is based on an original idea.
Pre-requisites: ACT707 and ACT710
Relationship of course to program context and effectiveness: This course is a basis for further
and in-depth research in auditing. A wide literature review implemented in this class will
promote understandings in other areas in accounting as well.
Assignments and Grading
Evaluation method
Written assignments
Participation
Presentation
Final exam
Term paper
Number
16
16
1
1
1
Percentage of final grade
20%
10%
10%
30%
30%
Course content:
 Audit quality
 Auditor independence
 Audit fee
37
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth



Ph.D. in Business Administration
Auditor experience and industry specialization
Auditor tenure
Auditor reputation
==========================================================================
Option: Finance
Course number: FIN 705
Number of Credits: 3
Course Name: Financial Theory 1
Course Description: Theory of the firm and consumer under certainty and general equilibrium
theory as it specifically applies to business, risks and risk aversion, expected utility theory, state
preference theory, mean-variance portfolio theory, moral hazard, adverse selection, and asset
pricing.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/ Course Expectations: Upon successful completion of the course,
students will learn important foundations of modern financial economics.






Mean-variance theory,
The capital asset pricing model and arbitrage pricing theory.
Option theory and evidence
The term structure of interest rates, forward contracts, and futures
Real option analysis
Efficient capital markets:
Pre-requisites: Ph.D. student standing
Relationship of course to program context and effectiveness: The course provides a rigorous
study of the theoretical foundations of modern financial economics which is a very important
foundation for other Ph.D. finance courses.
Textbook: Financial Theory and Corporate Policy, 4th edition by Copeland, Weston, and Shastri.
Assignments and Grading
Evaluation method
Homework assignments
Midterm exam
Final exam
Project/presentation
Percentage of final grade
30
30
30
10
Course content
 Introduction: Capital Markets, Consumption, and Investment
 Investment Decisions: The certainty case
 The Theory of Choice: Utility theory given uncertainty
 State preference theory
38
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth











Ph.D. in Business Administration
Mean-variance portfolio theory
Market equilibrium: CAPM and APT
Multiperiod market equilibrium model
Option Pricing: Theory (binomial pricing, diffusion process and Ito’s lemma, BlackScholes model, option pricing with mixing diffusion and jump process)
Option Pricing: empirical evidence
The Term structure of interest rates, models of the term structure
Forward contracts and futures: pricing models and evidence
Real option analysis: Pricing models and evidence
Efficient market: theory
Efficient market: evidence
Information asymmetry and agency theory
==========================================================================
Course number: FIN 710
Number of Credits: 3
Course Name: Financial Theory 2
Course Description: recent theoretical developments and empirical evidence in corporate
finance. Topics include basic concepts in game theory and contract theory and their applications
to corporate finance.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/ Course Expectations:
Upon successful completion of the course, students will learn understand agency conflicts
between debt holders and equity holders, the role of managerial reputation and monitoring by
financial intermediaries; conflicts of interest between managers and shareholders; capital
structure and security design under asymmetric information; dividend policy; interactions
between capital structure and product market competition; the market for corporate control,
takeovers and acquisitions; bankruptcy and reorganization; IPOs and under-pricing.
Pre-requisites: Ph.D. student standing
Relationship of course to program context and effectiveness: The course provides a rigorous
study of the theoretical development in corporate finance which is a very important foundation
for other Ph.D. finance courses.
Textbook: Financial Theory and Corporate Policy, 4th edition by Copeland, Weston, and Shastri.
Assignments and Grading
Evaluation method
Homework assignments
Midterm exam
Final exam
Project/presentation
Percentage of final grade
30
30
30
10
39
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course content
 The role of the CFO, performance measurement and incentive design
 Valuation and tax policy
 Capital structure and the cost of capital: theory and evidence
 Dividend policy: Theory and Evidence
 Applied issues in corporate finance: leasing, interest rate swap, pension fund
management, leverage buyouts and management buyouts
 Acquisitions, divestures, restructuring, and corporate governance
 IPO and SEO
 International Financial Management
 Unsolved issues, undiscovered territory, and the future of finance
==========================================================================
Course number: FIN 715
Number of Credits: 3
Course Name: Empirical Methods in Finance
Course Description: introduction to the empirical methods used in modern financial economics.
The course focuses on the empirical techniques used most often in the analysis of financial
markets and how they are applied to actual market data.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/ Course Expectations:
Upon successful completion of the course, students will learn
 statistical properties of asset returns and the efficient markets hypothesis,
 empirical tests of asset pricing models: cross-sectional and time series (CAPM, APT,
Intertemporal CAPM, Consumption CAPM),
 tests of conditional asset pricing models,
 event studies
 market microstructure models
Pre-requisites: Financial Theory 1 and Financial Theory 2
Relationship of course to program context and effectiveness: The course provides students the
empirical techniques used most often in the analysis of financial markets and how they are
applied to actual market data
Assignments and Grading
Evaluation method
Empirical assignments
Final exam
Project/[presentation
Percentage of final grade
50
40
10
Course content:
 The Predictability of Asset Returns
 Capital Asset Pricing Model
40
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth



Ph.D. in Business Administration
Multifactor Asset Pricing Models
Event Study Methodology
Other Empirical Methodologies (Time permitting)
==========================================================================
Option: Technology & Operations Management
Course number: POM 705
Number of Credits: 3
Course Name: Advanced Supply Chain Management
Course Description:
Decision-making models in Supply Chain Management. This course focuses on broad range of
supply chain management issues that lend themselves to being formulated and analyzed with
quantitative models. This is an advanced course is supply chain management area intended for
doctoral students and emphasizes approaches that support decision-making processes in the
design, planning, operation, and improvement of a supply chain.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/ Course Expectations: This course is designed with following
objectives:
 To develop understanding and skills in doctoral students in the broad domain of supply
chain management with particular emphasis on quantitative methods.
 To expose students to the latest research problems in the field of supply chain
management.
 To help students improve their technical writing skills by preparing a conference paper in
the area of SCM and possibly a manuscript for a technical journal.
 To help students improve their technical presentation skills.
Pre-requisites:
Relationship of course to program context and effectiveness:
This is a required course for students in the PhD program concentrating in Supply Chain
Management area. To make the course effective, it will be have a case discussion format.
Faculty will lead the discussions of the cases by providing an overview for the SCM discipline
and will present some key concepts and issues. Individual students will take the lead for different
topics/chapters from the book with help from the instructors. Student is also being required to
conduct literature review to update the students on new developments.
Assignments and Grading
Evaluation method
Homework assignments
Exams
Conference/journal article
Presentation
Case discussions
Number
6
2
1
6
6
Percentage of final grade
20%
30%
20%
10%
20%
41
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course content
 Introduction to Supply Chain Management
 Supply Chain Design and Planning – Applications of Optimization Techniques for
 Strategic and Tactical Models
 Safety Stock Placement and Supply Chain Configuration
 Supply Chain Design: Flexibility Considerations
 Design for Postponement
 Supply Chain Coordination with Contracts
 Information Sharing and Supply Chain Coordination
 Tactical Planning Models for Supply Chain Management
 Planning Hierarchy, Modeling and Advanced Planning Systems
 Supply Chain Operations: Serial and Distribution Inventory Systems
 Supply Chain Operations: Assemble-to-Order Systems
 Dynamic Models of Transportation Operations
==========================================================================
Course number: POM 710
Number of Credits: 3
Course Name: Optimization Methods
Course Description:
Modeling of large scale integer programming problems. Many problems that arise in industrial
and socio-economic systems, such as machine scheduling, vehicle routing, resource
management, and telecommunications network design, can be modeled as integer or mixedinteger programs. Generic models that make up the field of combinatorial optimization also fit
the integer programming (IP) format. The aim of this course is to present the theory and exact
and approximate techniques that have been developed to solve related models. These techniques
include branch and bound, cutting planes, Lagrangian relaxation, Bender’s decomposition, and
column generation.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/ Course Expectations
This course is designed with following objectives for students to:
 Be able to read, and understand scholarly journal articles on integer programming.
 Become a user of the linear and integer programs, learn what the algorithmic parameters
mean, how to tune them for improved performance, and how to customize them for
specialized algorithms.
 Learn how integer variables are used for formulating complex mathematical models, and
in particular, what makes one valid model “better” than another.
 Understand the basic concepts of complexity theory, to be able to understand the
difference between an “easy” problem and a “hard” problem.
 Learn the theory and use cutting planes algorithms, different classes of valid inequalities
and also problem specific classes of valid inequalities.
 Understand decomposition-based (problem specific) techniques for large-scale problems
42
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Pre-requisites:
Relationship of course to program context and effectiveness:
This is a required course for students in the PhD program concentrating in Supply Chain
Management area. Optimization methods play an important role in supply chains and contribute
significantly to the quality of research in this field.
Assignments and Grading
Evaluation method
Homework assignments
Exams
Projects
Number
5
2
2
Percentage of final grade
40%
40%
20%
Course content
 Formulations
 Linear Programming and Duality
 Optimality and Relaxations
 Well-Solved Problems
 Complexity and Problem Reductions
 Branch and Bound
 Cutting Plane Algorithms
 Strong Valid Inequalities
 Duality and Lagrangian Relaxation
 Column Generation
 Heuristic Algorithms
==========================================================================
Course number: MIS 715
Number of Credits: 3
Course Name: Organizational Decision Making and Knowledge Management
Course Description: The increasing impact of a knowledge economy and globalization has been
a catalyst to the fields of knowledge management and organizational decision-making. This
course is designed to addresses several aspects of organizational decision-making, including:
decision support, knowledge management system, and big data, etc.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/ Course Expectations
At the conclusion of this course, students are expected to be able to:
(1)
Develop an overall understanding of decision support system literature and
knowledge management literature
(2)
Demonstrate an understanding of how modern technology impacts organizational
decision making and knowledge management
(3)
Under the social construction characteristic of communication and decision making
43
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
(4)
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Be able to discuss the recent development in big data and its impact on organizational
decision making and learning
Pre-requisites: Doctoral Standing and Consent of Instructor
Relationship of course to program context and effectiveness:
A blend of theoretical and empirical articles will be selected from the decision science literature. Students
are expected to understand the literature and develop their own interests in this particular area. Class
discussion, term paper and presentation will be used to evaluate the learning outcomes.
Assignments and Grading
Evaluation method
Term Paper
Article summaries and discussion leaders
Mid-term exam
Participation
Total
Number
1
1
1
1
Percentage of final grade
60%
10%
20%
10%
100%
Course content
 Classic Decision Models Paper
 Past, present and future of decision support technology
 Cognitive Mapping and Organizational Learning
 Sense making and social constructed meaning
 Geographic Information Systems
 Group Support Systems
 Executive Information Systems
 Knowledge Management
 Knowledge Management II
 Organizational Learning
 Competitive Intelligence
==========================================================================
Course number: 700 level course option
Number of Credits: 3
Course Name: Text and Social Media Analytics
Course Description:
Methodologies for analyzing big data. Technological advances have made it easy to collect
volumes and volumes of data with different variety and much greater speed in every field. This
course focuses on more advanced topics including text mining in big data analytics. Freely
available R software, which works with both Windows and Mac platforms, will be heavily used
in this course.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/ Course Expectations
This course is designed with following objectives:
 To develop understanding and skills in doctoral students for analyzing unstructured data.
44
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
 To provide tools and techniques for social media analytics.
 To develop skills for dealing with text data.
Pre-requisites:
Relationship of course to program context and effectiveness:
This is a required course for students in the PhD program. It will prepare students in the PhD
program to have necessary skills to deal with ever increasing volume, variety, and velocity of
data. This is a critical research skill needed to be effective and successful in business field.
Assignments and Grading
Evaluation method
Homework assignments
Exams
Conference/journal article
Presentation
Case discussions
Number
6
2
1
6
6
Percentage of final grade
20%
30%
20%
10%
20%
Course content:
 Opportunities and challenges of social media analytics
 Latest technologies for social media analytics
 Obtaining and analyzing tweeter data
 Social network analysis and applications
 Text mining applications
 Classification and prediction with text
 Visualization of text data
 Association rules or market-basket analysis
==========================================================================
Course number: 700 level course option
Number of Credits: 3
Course Name: Applied Game Theory
Course Description: The course will cover solution concepts for normal form games
(Nash, Correlated and Dominant Strategies Equilibria), dynamic games (Subgame Perfect
Equilibria), incomplete information games (Bayes-Nash Equilibria) and dynamic games
with incomplete information (Perfect Bayesian Equilibria). It will also cover the folk
theorems for repeated games, properties and applications of potential games and Nash
bargaining. We will also cover mechanism design, including both social welfare and
revenue maximization. Finally, we will go over recent papers using game theoretic
concepts in IOMS applications such as supply chain contracting, queuing games and
revenue management with strategic customers, social networks and sponsored search
auctions.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/ Course Expectations
The course has two objectives: teach doctoral students the fundamental concepts in game
theory and mechanism design, and familiarize the students with how game-theoretical
techniques are currently being used in business research.
45
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Pre-requisites: BUS 701: Research Methods is a course pre-requisite.
Relationship of course to program context and effectiveness:
Course content
 Individual Decision Making
 Decision making under uncertainty
 Optimization with and without constraints
 Markov decision process/dynamic programming
 Group Decision Making
 Normal-form and extensive-form games
 Best responses and Nash equilibrium
 Simultaneous and sequential games
 Complete and incomplete information games
 Cooperative and non-cooperative games
 Zero-sum and non-zero-sum games, discrete and continuous games
 Games and Operations Research
 Mechanism design, signaling games, and screening games
 Repeated games and reputation
 Differential games
 Behavioral, evolutionary, and research related to Game Theory
 Supply chain, transportation, health care games
 Homeland security and emergency response games
 International relations: conflicts and collaboration games
==========================================================================
Course number: 700 level course option
Number of Credits: 3
Course Name: Structural Equation Modeling
Course Description: Topics in structural equation modeling. Structural equation modeling (SEM)
is an increasingly utilized multivariate statistical technique which aids in the development and
evaluation of measures and in the testing of systems of relationships among various measures
and variables. This course is designed to examine the role of SEM in social science research and
increasingly applied to business research applications. The overarching goal is to provide the
students with the understanding of the rationale underlying SEM, application of SEM research to
business. In pursing this goal, we will cover the fundamental concepts of SEM as well as some
current issues and controversies surrounding SEM and its use.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/ Course Expectations:
After going over this SEM, students will have a conceptual clarity of various measurement
models, structural models, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis and apply
SEM to research. In addition to readings and discussions, this course will utilize substantial
hands-on experience with SEM package, specifically LISREL.
Pre-requisites: BUS 701: Research Methods is a course pre-requisite.
46
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Relationship of course to program context and effectiveness:
Two examinations will be administered, and each will contain comprehensive questions. The
mid- term exam will be take-home, and specific information about the format will be provided in
class. The final examination will be in-class test, and a rehearsal for your final comprehensive
examinations. Sample questions will be given in advance. Detailed feedback on performance will
be provided.
The standard project for this course is to find a published article which uses SEM and provide an
extensive critical analysis. The paper should begin with a summary of the theory underlying the
model and examine the properties of the measures used in it. Next, students need to try and
reproduce the SEM analysis from the paper and report on the analyses. In addition to
reproducing the analysis, students need to offer some alternative models to the published one.
Critical evaluation should be made on the appropriateness of the application of SEM to the
particular study and the strengths and weaknesses of its use in the context of the study.
Assignments and Grading
Evaluation method
Midterm exam
Final exam
Assignments and participation
Individual project
Number
1
1
8
1
Percentage of final grade
20
20
20
40
Course content:
 Introduction to SEM
 Overview of LISREL
 Path models, measurement error, and the initial measurement model
 Measurement development and evaluation – confirmatory factor analysis
 Full latent variable structural models
 Assessing the model fit
 Causation and ‘causal models’
 Multiple models
 Mean structure and multiple samples
 Higher-order factor models and interactions
 Reciprocal relationships and longitudinal data
 Construct validity and method variance
==========================================================================
47
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Appendix 4
External review team report
Proposed PhD in Business Administration Program at Charlton College of Business
Appendix 5
Institutional Response to external review
Proposed PhD in Business Administration Program at Charlton College of Business
Appendix 6
Vitae for current faculty
Proposed PhD in Business Administration Program at Charlton College of Business
Department: Accounting and Finance
1. Chan Du, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
2. Duong Nguyen, Ph.D., Associate Professor
3. Gopala Vasudevan, Ph.D., Associate Professor
4. Hai Q. Ta, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
5. Jia Wu, Ph.D., Chairperson & Associate Professor
6. Jangwon Suh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
7. Ling Lin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
8. Michael Griffin, Full-time Lecturer
9. Michael H. Anderson, Ph.D., Associate Professor
10. Tien-Shih Hseih, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
11. Tribhuvan Puri, Ph.D., Professor
12. Zhaojin (Lily) Xu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Department: Decision and Information Sciences
13. Angappa Gunasekaran, Ph.D., Dean & Professor
14. Bharatendra Rai, Ph.D., Chairperson & Associate Professor
15. Dan Braha, Ph.D., Professor
16. Gang Wang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
17. Julia Li, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
18. Laura Forker, Ph.D., Professor
19. Nichalin Summerfield, Ph.D., Full-time Lecturer
20. Sharon Ordoobadi, Ph.D., Associate Professor
21. Shouhong Wang, Ph.D., Professor
22. Soheil Sibdari, Ph.D., Associate Professor
23. Timothy Shea, Ph.D., Associate Professor
24. Zhengzhong Shi, Ph.D., Associate Professor
48
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
A. Personal
Name:
Education:
Angappa Gunasekaran
Ph.D. (Industrial Engineering and Operations Research)
M.E. (Industrial Engineering)
B.E. (Mechanical Engineering)
B. Positions and Honors (in reverse chronological order)
Positions and Employment
Sept. 2002-present
Professor, Department of Decision and Information Sciences, University
of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Sept. 1998-Aug. 2002 Associate Professor, Department of Management, University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth
Sept. 1995-Jul. 1998 Senior Lecturer, Department of Manufacturing and Engineering Systems,
Brunel University, Uxbridge, England
May 1995-Sept. 1995 Lecturer in Business and Information Systems - School of Computing &
Information Technology, Monash University, Churchill, Australia.
Sept. 1990-Apr. 1995 Senior Researcher, Assistant Professor & Associate Professor - School of
Business, University of Vaasa, Finland. Responsibilities include teaching
and research.
Jan 1990-Jun 1990 Assistant Professor of Computer Science & Mechanical Engineering V.M.K.V. Engineering College - Salem, University of Madras, India.
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
1989
Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Department of Decision Sciences and MIS,
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, September 1989-December
1989.
1989
Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Laval
University, Quebec City, Canada, September 1988-August 1989.
1988
Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Faculty of Management, University of
Toronto, Toronto, Canada, November 1987-July 1988.
Honors
2005
2002
2002
Most Downloaded Articles Ever – Top 200 Presented in 2005 by Emerald
Literati Network. (Emerald Publishers, Bradford, Great Britain), 2005.
Outstanding Paper Award, Managerial Auditing Journal (Emerald
Publishers, Bradford, Great Britain), 2002.
Thomas Higginson Award for Excellence in Teaching, Charlton College
of Business, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 2001-2002.
Areas of Research: Business Process design, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Total
Quality Management, Agile Manufacturing, Performance Measurement and Metrics, Information
Technology/Systems Evaluation, Knowledge and Technology Management, E-Commerce
(B2B), Implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (e.g. SAP), E-Learning.
49
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
C. Scholarship
240 peer-reviewed publications
10 books and chapters
65 presentations and national and international Conferences and Symposia
Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
1. Gunasekaran, A. and Ngai, E.W.T., “The Future of Operations Management: An
Outlook and Analysis”, International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 135,
2012, pp. 687-701.
2. Lavastre, O., Gunasekaran, A. and Spalanzani, A., “Supply Chain Risk Management
in French Companies”, Decision Support Systems, Vol. 52, No. 4, 2012, pp. 828-838.
3. Chan, W.-N., Cheng, C.-H., Gunasekaran, A. and Wong, K.-F., “A Framework for
Applying Real Options Analysis to Information Technology Investments”,
International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2012, pp.
217-237.
4. Kristianto, Y., Gunasekaran, A., Helo, P. and Sandhu, M., “A Decision Support
System for Integrating manufacturing and Product Design into the Reconfiguration of
the Supply Chain Networks”, Decision Support Systems, Vol. 52, No. 4, 2012, pp.
790-801.
5. Koh, S.C.L., Gunasekaran, A. and Goodman, T., “Drivers, Barriers and Critical
Success Factors for ERPII Implementation in Supply Chains: A Critical Analysis”,
Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Vol. 20, No. 3, 2011, pp. 385-402.
6. Gunasekaran, A., Rai, B.K. and Griffin, M., “Resilience and Competitiveness of
Small and Medium Size Enterprises: An Empirical Research”, International Journal
of Production Research, Vol. 18, No. 15, 2011, pp. 5489-5509.
7. Ramanathan, U., Gunasekaran, A. and S. Nachiappan, “Supply Chain Collaboration
Performance Metrics: A Conceptual Framework”, Benchmarking: An International
Journal, Vol. 18, No. 6, 2011, pp. 856-872.
8. Samuel, K.E., Goury, M.-L., Gunasekaran, A. and Spalanzani, A., “Knowledge
Management in Supply Chain: An Empirical Study from France”, Journal of Strategic
Information Systems, Vol. 20, No. 3, 2011, pp. 283-306.
9. White, D.S., Gunasekaran, A., Shea, T.P. and Ariguzo, C., “Mapping the Global
Digital Divide”, International Journal of Business Information Systems, Vol. 7, No. 2,
2011, pp. 207-219.
10. Cheng, C.-H., Gunasekaran, A. and Woo, K.-H., “A Bi-Tour Ant Colony
Optimization Framework for Vertical Partitions”, International Journal of Industrial
and Systems Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 3, 2011, pp. 341-356.
11. Rehman, A.U., Al-Ahmari, A.M.A. and Gunasekaran, A., “Evaluation of Advance
Manufacturing Technologies using Concord Indices”, International Journal of
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 24, No. 4, 2011, pp. 328-337.
12. Poon, T.C., Choy, K.L., Chan, F.T.S., Ho, G.T.S., Gunasekaran, A., Lau, H.C.W. and
Chow, H.K.H., “A Real-Time Warehouse Operations Planning System for Small
Batch Replenishment Problems in Production Environment”, Expert Systems with
Applications, Vol. 38, 2011, pp. 8524-8537.
50
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
13. Irani, Z., Gunasekaran, A. and Dwivedi, Y.K., “Radio Frequency Identification
(RFID): Research trends and Framework”, International Journal of Production
Research, Vol. 48, No. 9, 2010, pp. 2485-2511.
14. Law, K.M.Y. and Gunasekaran, A., “A Comparative Study of Schedule Nervousness
among High-Tech Manufacturers across the Straits”, International Journal of
Production Research, Vol. 48, No. 20, 2010, 6015-6036.
15. Battini, D., Gunasekaran, A., Faccio, M., Persona, A. and Sgarbossa, F.,
“Consignment stock inventory model in an integrated supply chain”, International
Journal of Production Research, Vol. 48, No. 2, 2010, pp. 477-500.
16. Jain, R., Chandrasekaran, A. and Gunasekaran, A., “Benchmarking the Redesign of
Business Process Reengineering Curriculum: A Continuous Process Improvement
(CPI)”, Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 17, No. 1, 2010, pp. 77-94.
17. Setijono, D. and Gunasekaran, A., “Value modes effect and analysis (ValMEA): a
PLS-based theory validation”, International Journal of Productivity and Quality
Management, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2010, pp. 213-230.
18. Cheng, C.-H., Gunasekaran, A. And Ho, K.-C., “Improved Dynamic Programming
Model Implementation for Balancing the U-shaped Production Line”, International
Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Vol. 6, No. 4, 2010, pp. 463-482.
19. Bayraktar, E., Gunasekaran, A., Koh, S.C.L., Tatoglu, E., Demirbag, M. and Zaim,
S., “An efficiency comparison of supply chain management and information systems
practices: A study of Turkish and Bulgarian small- and medium-sized enterprises in
food products and beverages“, International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 48,
No. 2, 2010, pp. 425-451.
D. Teaching
Selected Courses
POM 445
Total Quality Management
POM 333
Quantitative Business Analysis
POM 345
Operations Management
POM 425
Materials Management
POM 465
Logistics & Supply Chain Management (MGT 465)
POM 651
Operations Management
POM 690
Global Operations Strategy (Special Topics)
POM 690
International Logistics (Special Topics)
____________________________________________________________________________
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
A. Personal
Name:
Education:
Bharatendra Rai
Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, Wayne State University
M.S. Technology, Indian Statistical Institute
M.S. Statistics, Meerut University (India)
51
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
B. Positions and Honors
Positions and Employment
Sept. 2012-present
Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Decision and Information
Sciences, Charlton College of Business, UMass-Dartmouth
Sept. 2006-Sept. 2012 Assistant Professor, Department of Decision and Information Sciences,
Charlton College of Business, UMass-Dartmouth
Oct. 2004-Aug. 2006 Quality & reliability Engineer, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn through
RGBSI, Detroit
Sep. 1993-Dec. 2000 SQC Specialist, SQC & OR Division, Indian Statistical Institute
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
2004
ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt.
1998
ISO-14000 lead assessor – certificate awarded by Marsden Environmental
International.
1997
ISO-9000 lead assessor – certificate awarded by British Standards
Institute.
Honors
2007
2006
2005
Alliances)
2005
of Ford
2005
2004 & 2002
Areas of Research:
Paper presentations award at International conf. on QM Practices, India
Powertrain Technology Innovation Award by Ford for ‘Warranty
Forecasting Model’
Excellence Award by Director (North American Diesel, JV's and
Employee Recognition Award by FAIA for Ph.D. dissertation in support
Award for Exemplary Teamwork on NHTSA Investigation at Ford
Presenters award at ASI’s Robust Engineering symposium.
business analytics & data/text mining, applied statistics, quality and
reliability engineering, analyzing big data, multivariate applications.
C. Scholarship
20 peer-reviewed publications
03 books and chapters
32 presentations and national and international Conferences and Symposia
Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
1. Rai BK, Nepal BP, Gunasekaran A, Li J (2013). “Optimization of process audit plan for
minimizing vehicle launch risk using MILP.” International Journal of Procurement
Management, Vol. 6, No. 4, 379-393.
2. Gunasekaran A, Rai BK, Griffin M (2011). “Competitiveness of Small and Medium size
Enterprises: An Empirical Research.” International Journal of Production Research, Vol.
19, No. 18, 5489-5509.
52
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
3. Rai BK (2010). "Experimental study of factors influencing maturing data phenomenon in
warranty performance indicators." International Journal of Product Development, Vol.
12, No. 3/4, 220-234.
4. Nepal BP, Rai BK (2010). “Reducing Paint Waste in a Color Sample Manufacturing
Industry.” International Journal of Business Excellence, Vol. 3, No. 2, 186-205.
5. Rai BK (2009). “Warranty Spend Forecasting for Subsystem Failures Influenced by
Calendar Month Seasonality.” IEEE Transactions on Reliability, Vol. 58, No. 4, 649-657.
6. Rai BK (2009). “Classification, Feature Selection and Prediction with Neural-Network
Taguchi System.” International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Vol. 4,
No. 6, 645-664.
7. Rai BK (2009). “Strategies for feedback on reliability and robustness from automobile
warranty data.” International Journal of Product Development, Vol. 8, No. 3, 276-290.
8. Gunasekaran A, McGaughey RE, Ngai EWT, Rai BK (2009). “E-Procurement Adoption
in the Southcoast SMEs.” International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 122, 161175.
9. Rai BK, Singh N (2008) “Nonparametric Hazard Rate Estimation of Hard Failures with
Known Mileage Accumulation Rates in Vehicle Population.” International Journal of
Reliability and Safety, Vol. 2, No. 3,248-263.
10. Rai BK (2008). “Implementation of Statistical Process Control in an Indian Tea
Packaging Company.” International Journal of Business Excellence, Vol. 1, No. 1-2, 160174.
11. Rai BK, Chinnam RB, Singh N, (2008). “Prediction of drill-bit breakage from
degradation signals using Mahalanobis-Taguchi system analysis.” International Journal
of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 2, 134-148.
12. Rai BK, Singh N (2007) “Computer experiments for circuit optimization using
Symmetric Latin Hypercube Designs.” International Journal of Product Development,
Vol. 4, No. 5, 442-458.
13. Rai BK, Singh N (2006) “Customer-rush near warranty expiration limit and
nonparametric hazard rate estimation from known mileage accumulation rates.” IEEE
Transactions on Reliability, Vol. 55, No. 3, 480-489.
14. Rai BK, Singh N (2005). “A modeling framework for assessing the impact of new
time/mileage warranty limits on the number and cost of automotive warranty claims.”
Reliability Engineering & System Safety, Vol. 88, Issue 2, pp 157-169.
15. Rai BK, Singh N (2005). “Forecasting automobile warranty performance in presence of
maturing data phenomena using multilayer perceptron neural network." Journal of
System Science and System Engineering, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp 159-176.
16. Rai BK, Singh N, Ahmed M (2005). “Robust design of an interior hard trim to improve
occupant safety in a vehicle crash.” Reliability Engineering & System Safety, Vol. 89,
Issue 3, pp 296-304.
17. Rai BK, Singh N (2005). “Forecasting warranty performance in presence of maturing
data phenomena.” International Journal of System Sciences, Vol. 36, No. 7, pp 381-394.
18. Rai BK, Singh N (2004). “Modeling and analysis of automobile warranty data in
presence of bias due to customer-rush near warranty expiration limit.” Reliability
Engineering & System Safety, Vol. 86, Issue 1, pp 83-94.
19. Rai BK, Singh N (2003). “Hazard rate estimation from incomplete and unclean warranty
data.” Reliability Engineering & System Safety, Vol. 81, Issue 1, pp 79-92.
20. Anand KN, Prasad VR, Rai BK (1998). “Efficiency improvement of a filter circuit
through design optimization.” Quality Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp 455-466.
53
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
D. Teaching
Selected Courses
POM 690
Special topics: Analyzing Big Data
POM 690
Special topics: Business Analytics & data mining
POM 500
Statistical Analysis (MBA- both face-to-face and online)
POM 490
Special Topics: Data science for business
POM 446
Process Design and Management
POM 445
Total Quality Improvement
POM 425
Materials Management
POM 415
Applied Decision Techniques
POM 345
Operations Management (both face-to-face and online)
POM 333
Quantitative Business Analysis (both face-to-face and online)
POM 212
Business Statistics (both face-to-face and online)
____________________________________________________________________________
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
A. Personal
Name:
Education:
Shouhong Wang
Ph.D. Information Systems, McMaster University
M.B.A. Tsinghua University
B.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University
B. Positions and Honors
Positions and Employment
Sept. 2001-present
Professor, Department of Decision and Information Sciences, University
of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
1976-1979
General Production Manager, Handan Iron & Steel Co., China.
Honors
Areas of Research: Business intelligence and analytics, semantic web, information systems
design research, business education.
C. Scholarship
106 peer-reviewed publications since 1990
21 books and chapters
51 presentations and national and international Conferences and Symposia
54
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
1. Wang, H., and Wang, S., “Data Summarization Ontology-Based Query Processing,”
Expert Systems With Applications, 40(6), 2013, pp. 2109–2116.
2. Wang, S., and Wang, H., “Organizational Schemata of E-Portfolios for Fostering HigherOrder Thinking,” Information Systems Frontiers, 14(2), 2012, pp.395-407.
3. Wang, S., "The Unpredictability of the Standard Back Propagation Neural Networks in
Classification Applications," Management Science, 41(3), 1995, pp.555-559.
D. Teaching
Selected Courses
MIS 212
Programming and Problem Solving
MIS 312
Web Application Development and Programming
MIS 322
Systems Analysis and Design
MIS 432
Database Design and Implementation
MIS 690
Information Technology Management
_____________________________________________________________________________
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
A. Personal
Name:
Laura Forker
Education:
Ph.D. Operations Management, Arizona State University
M.A. Economics, Indiana University
A.B. Economics and German Area Studies, Cornell University
B. Positions and Honors
Positions and Employment
2013 – Present
2004 - Present
2002-2004
1997-2002
1994-1997
1992-1994
Director, Online Bachelor of Science in General Business Administration
degree program
Professor, Department of Decision and Information Sciences, University
of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Professor, Department of Management, University of Massachusetts
Dartmouth
Associate Professor, Department of Management, University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth
Assistant Professor, Operations & Technology Management Department,
Boston University
Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Michigan State
University
55
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
1988-1991
1986-1987
1985-1987
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Research Associate, Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies, AZ
Research Associate, The Hudson Institute, IN
Associate Instructor, Department of Economics, Indiana University
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
2013
2013
2011-2013
2007-2012
2004-2005
Scholar Coordinator, APICS Scholars Education Program,
APICS International Conference, Kissimmee, FL.
Vice President at large, Decision Sciences Institute.
Member, Board of Directors, Decision Sciences Institute
Secretary, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute.
Member, Board of Directors, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute.
Co-Coordinator, New Faculty Development Consortium, Decision
Sciences Institute national meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2005.
Professional memberships:
AcademyHealth
APICS: The Association for Operations Management
Decision Sciences Institute
Institute for Supply Management
Honors
2011
2006
2001
1993
1991
1989
1998
1991
1981-1985
Areas of Research:
Lifetime Certified Purchasing Manager award.
Awarded for significant achievements and contributions to the field of
supply management. Institute for Supply Management.
Sigma Phi Omega (Gerontology Honor Society)
Beta Gamma Sigma (Business Honor Society)
Phi Chi Theta (Professional Business and Economics Society)
Alpha Iota Delta (Decision Sciences Honor Society)
Sigma Iota Epsilon (Management Honor Society)
Senior Research Fellowship, National Association of Purchasing
Management
Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, National Association of Purchasing
Management
Series 7 Stockbroker Certification, National Association of Securities
Dealers.
brief description of research interests.
Process and quality (including safety) improvement in health care; supply chain management,
especially supply management, in service and manufacturing business/organizations.
56
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
C. Scholarship
55 peer-reviewed publications
6 books and chapters
60 presentations and national and international Conferences and Symposia
Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
1. Laura B. Forker and Peter Stannack, “Cooperation versus Competition: Do Buyers and
Suppliers Really See Eye-to-Eye?,” European Journal of Purchasing and Supply
Management, Vol. 6, No. 1, March 2000, pp. 31-40.
2. Laura B. Forker, William A. Ruch, and James C. Hershauer, “Examining Supplier
Improvement Efforts From Both Sides,” Journal of Supply Chain Management, Vol. 35,
No. 3, Summer 1999, pp. 40-50.
3. Laura B. Forker, "Factors Affecting Supplier Quality Performance," Journal of
Operations Management, Vol. 15, 1997, pp. 243-269.
D. Teaching
Selected Courses
POM446
POM345
POM445
POM452
POM690
POM651
POM677
POM490
POM675
Process Management
Operations Management
Total Quality Improvement
Service Operations in Health Care
Management of Health Care Operations
Advanced Operations Analysis
Logistics Strategy and Management
Procurement and Supply Management
International Supply Chain Management
Doctoral Seminar: Models in Supply Chain Management
Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics
_____________________________________________________________________________
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
A. Personal
Name:
Education:
Soheil Sibdari
Ph.D., Industrial & Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech
M.S., Economics, Virginia Tech
B.S., Computer Science, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran Iran
57
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
B. Positions and Honors (in reverse chronological order)
Positions and Employment
Jul. 2013-present
Associate Professor, Information Systems & Operations Management
Department, Business School, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Sep. 2011-present
Associate Professor, Decision and Information Sciences Department,
Charlton College of Business, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Sep. 2005-Aug. 2011 Assistant Professor, Decision and Information Sciences Department,
Charlton College of Business, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
Honors
2005
Part of my dissertation was a "Finalist Receiving Honorable Mention in
the 2005 Management Science in Railroad Application Student
Competition" (RASIG) for the paper "Revenue Management of Auto train
at Amtrak," Annual Meeting of INFORMS, San Francisco, CA.
Areas of Research:
Operations Research, Revenue Management and Dynamic Pricing, Game
Theory Applications in OR
C. Scholarship
11 peer-reviewed publications
1 books and chapters
7 presentations and national and international Conferences and Symposia
Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
1. Sibdari S. and D. Pyke, (2013) \Dynamic Pricing with Uncertain Production Cost: An
Alternating-Move Approach," European Journal of Operational Research, accepted.
2. Aslani S. M. Modarres and S. Sibdari (2013) \A Decomposition Approach in Network
Revenue
3. Management: Special Case of Hotel" Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management, 12(5)
451-463.
4. Anderson M. H. and S. Sibdari, (2013) \An Empirical Study of Product Investment in the
Rent-to-Own Industry," International Journal of Revenue Management, 7(1) 37-55.
5. Rahmandad H. and S. Sibdari, (2012) \Joint Pricing and Openness Decisions in Software
Markets with Reinforcing Loops," System Dynamics Review, 28(3) 209-229.
6. Anderson M. H. and S. Sibdari, (2012) \Investment and Pricing Decisions in the Rent-toOwn
7. Industry in the Presence of Stock Outs," Journal of Operational Research Society, 63(1)
86-106.
8. Sibdari S. and X. Zhang and S. Singh (2012) \An Optimization Method for Bidding
Strategy in the TAC-SCM Model," International Journal of Operational Research, 14(2)
121-134.
58
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
D. Teaching
Selected Courses
POM 212
Business Statistics (sophomore level)
POM 333
Quantitative Business Analysis (junior level)
POM 345
Operations Management (junior level)
POM 415
Applied Decision Models (senior level)
POM 465
Logistics and Supply Management (senior level)
POM 500
Statistics Analysis (MBA core)
POM 651
Advanced Operations Analysis (MBA core)
POM 675
International Supply Chain Management (MBA elective, online)
POM 690
Healthcare Operations Management (MBA elective)
POM 691
System Dynamics (MBA elective)
________________________________________________________________________
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
A. Personal
Name:
Education:
Zhengzhong Shi
Ph. D. Manufacturing Management, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
M.S. Computer Simulation in Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, PRC
B.S. Process Control in Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, PRC
B. Positions and Honors
Positions and Employment
2009 - Present
2005-2009
2001-2005
2000-2001
1998-2000
1996-1998
Associate Professor (Tenured) of Management Information System,
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, USA
Assistant Professor of Management Information System, University of
Massachusetts at Dartmouth, USA
Assistant Professor of Management Information System, North Dakota
State University, USA
Lecturer, North Dakota State University, USA
Part Time Lecturer, University of Toledo, USA
Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Toledo, USA.
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
1995-1996
1994-1995
1989-1991
1988-1988
1987-1987
Project Manager, Accounting Information System Design, Quickware
Electronic System Company, Hangzhou, China
Database Designer and Programmer, Accounting Information System
Engineer, Chemical P r o c e s s Control System Design a n d
Implementation, Research Institute of Industrial Control Technology,
Zhejiang
University, Hangzhou, China
Intern, Shanghai Gaoqiao Refinery, Process Control
Intern, Zhenhai Refinery, Process Control
59
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Honors
Best Track Paper Award: Z. Shi, “Development of a Maturity Index for
Open Source (OS) Content Management System (CMS): A Case Study of
the DRUPAL platform- the Award Winning OS CMS”, The 4th
2010
International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management,
Hong Kong, Shunde, & Guangzhou, China, Jul.25-Jul.31, 2010
Sigma Iota Epsilon
The National Dean’s Lists
Phi Kappa Phi
Research and Teaching Assistantship, College of Business
Administration, University of Toledo
3 times scholarship winner in Zhejiang University, PRC
2002
2001-2002
2000
1996-2000
1985-1989
Areas of Research:
Open source software and open-source community, IS strategy, IS
outsourcing, E-commerce
C. Scholarship
11 peer-reviewed publications
24 proceeding papers/presentations and national and international Conferences and
Symposia
Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
1. Z. Shi, “Impact of Multi-Role Playing on Individual Innovativeness in Open Source
Software (OSS) Community: An Empirical Test”. Accepted, Journal of Information
Technology Management, Forthcoming, 2014.
2. Z. Shi, “The Role of IS Architecture Planning in Enhancing IS Outsourcing’s Impact on
IS Performance: Its Antecedents and an Empirical Test”, Journal of Enterprise
Information Management, 2010, Vol. 23 No. 4, pp.439 – 465.
3. Z. Shi, A. S. Kunnathur, and T.S. Ragu-Nathan. “Exploring the Impacts of
Interdependent Relationships on IOS Use: The Roles of Governance Mechanisms.”
Journal of Computer Information Systems. Vol. 30, No. 3, 50-62. Spring 2010.
D. Teaching
Selected Courses
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth 2005-present
MIS 481
MIS 432
MIS 341
MIS 315
MIS 101
E-Business/Commerce Applications
Database System
Data Communications and Networks
Information Systems
Business Organizations: Functions and Systems
60
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
North Dakota State University 2000-2005
MIS 770
MIS 470
MIS 376
MIS 370
Information Resource Management (Case Study approach, 20+ Harvard
and University of Hong Kong Business School Cases, MBA core course)
Advanced IS Management (Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
and Database Driven Web site design with case studies)
Telecommunications and Computer Network
Principles of Management Information Systems
_____________________________________________________________________________
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
A. Personal
Name:
Education:
Laura Forker
Ph.D. Operations Management, Arizona State University
M.A. Economics, Indiana University
A.B. Economics and German Area Studies, Cornell University
B. Positions and Honors (in reverse chronological order)
Positions and Employment
2013 – Present
2004 - Present
2002-2004
1997-2002
1994-1997
1992-1994
1988-1991
1986-1987
1985-1987
Director, Online Bachelor of Science in General Business Administration
degree program, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Professor, Department of Decision and Information Sciences, University
of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Professor, Department of Management, University of Massachusetts
Dartmouth
Associate Professor, Department of Management, University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth
Assistant Professor, Operations & Technology Management Department,
Boston University
Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Michigan State
University
Research Associate, Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies, AZ
Research Associate, The Hudson Institute, IN
Associate Instructor, Department of Economics, Indiana University
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
2013
2011-2013
Scholar Coordinator, APICS Scholars Education Program,
APICS International Conference, Kissimmee, FL.
Vice President at large, Decision Sciences Institute.
61
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
2007-2012
2004-2005
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Member, Board of Directors, Decision Sciences Institute
Secretary, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute.
Member, Board of Directors, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute
Co-Coordinator, New Faculty Development Consortium, Decision
Sciences Institute national meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Professional memberships:
AcademyHealth
APICS: The Association for Operations Management
Decision Sciences Institute
Institute for Supply Management
Honors
2011
2006
2001
1993
1991
1989
1998
1991
1981-1985
Areas of Research:
Lifetime Certified Purchasing Manager award.
Awarded for significant achievements and contributions to the field of
supply management. Institute for Supply Management.
Sigma Phi Omega (Gerontology Honor Society)
Beta Gamma Sigma (Business Honor Society)
Phi Chi Theta (Professional Business and Economics Society)
Alpha Iota Delta (Decision Sciences Honor Society)
Sigma Iota Epsilon (Management Honor Society)
Senior Research Fellowship, National Association of Purchasing
Management
Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, National Association of Purchasing
Management
Series 7 Stockbroker Certification, National Association of Securities
Dealers.
brief description of research interests.
Process and quality (including safety) improvement in health care; supply chain management,
especially supply management, in service and manufacturing business/organizations.
C. Scholarship
55 peer-reviewed publications
6 books and chapters
60 presentations and national and international Conferences and Symposia
Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
1. Laura B. Forker and Peter Stannack, “Cooperation versus Competition: Do Buyers and
Suppliers Really See Eye-to-Eye?,” European Journal of Purchasing and Supply
Management, Vol. 6, No. 1, March 2000, pp. 31-40.
62
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
2. Laura B. Forker, William A. Ruch, and James C. Hershauer, “Examining Supplier
Improvement Efforts From Both Sides,” Journal of Supply Chain Management, Vol. 35,
No. 3, Summer 1999, pp. 40-50.
3. Laura B. Forker, "Factors Affecting Supplier Quality Performance," Journal of
Operations Management, Vol. 15, 1997, pp. 243-269.
D. Teaching
Selected Courses
POM446
POM345
POM445
POM452
POM679
POM651
POM677
POM675
POM490
OM 922
ECON 101
ECON 102
Process Management
Operations Management
Total Quality Improvement
Service Operations in Health Care
Management of Health Care Operations
Advanced Operations Analysis
Logistics Strategy and Management
International Supply Chain Management
Procurement and Supply Management
Doctoral Seminar: Supply Chain Management
Principles of Macroeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics
_____________________________________________________________________________
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
A. Personal
Name:
Education:
Yuzhu Li
Ph.D. Management of Information Systems, University of Central
Florida
M.S. Technology Management, Washington State University
B.A. Dual, International Business and English, Nankai University,
China
B. Positions and Honors (in reverse chronological order)
Positions and Employment
Sept. 2008-present
Sept. 2005–May 2008
Assistant Professor, Department of Decision and Information
Sciences, Charlton College of Business, University of
Massachusetts at Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA
Instructor, Department of Management Information Systems,
College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida,
Orlando, FL
63
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
Sept. 2003-May 2005
Sept. 2001-Aug. 2002
Oct. 2000-Aug. 2001
Jan. 1999-Jul. 2000
Lab Instructor, Department of Management Information Systems,
College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida,
Orlando, FL
Graduate Assistant, Department of Technology Management,
Washington State University, Spokane, WA
Financial Analyst/System Analyst, Richave.com, Ltd., branch in
Beijing, China
Associate Manager, Hi-Lead (Tianjin) Int’l Info-Tech Co., Ltd.,
Tianjin, China
Honors
2011 Chancellor's Innovation in Teaching Award, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth,
North Dartmouth, MA
2010 Charlton College of Business Summer Research Fellowship
2009 Charlton College of Business Summer Research Fellowship
Areas of Research: Project management, Program management, Team flexibility, Boundary
spanning, E-commerce, Technology -mediated learning.
C. Scholarship
Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
1. Rai, B.K., Nepal, B., Gunasekaran, A. & Li, Y. (2013). Optimization of Process Audit
Plan for Minimizing Vehicle Launch Risk Using MILP, International Journal of
Procurement Management, 6, 4, 379-393.
2. Jiang, J. J., Klein, G., Parolia, N. & Li, Y. (2012). An Analysis of Three SERVQUAL
Variations in Measuring Information System Service Quality. The Electronic Journal
Information Systems Evaluation, 15, 2, 149-162.
3. Li, Y., Yang, M.H., Klein, G. & Chen, H.G. (2011). The Role of Team Problem-Solving
Competency in Information System Development Projects. International Journal of
Project Management, 29, 911-922.
4. Chang, K., Wong, J., Li, Y., Lin, Y. & Chen, H. (2011). External social capital and
information system development team flexibility. Information and Software Technology,
53, 6, 592-600.
5. Zhang, Z., Lu, X., & Li Y. (2011). Corporate governance and customer satisfaction.
International Journal of Business and Social Science, 2, 9. 289-292.
64
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
6. Li, Y., Chang, K., Chen, H., & Jiang J. (2010). Software Development Team Flexibility
Antecedents. Journal of Systems and Software, 83, 10, 1726-1734.
7. Wu, Y. & Li, Y. (2009). Trust in B2B Commerce: Taxonomy and Roles. The
International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organization, 6, 3, 303 - 317.
8. Hornik, S. Saunders, C. Li, Y. Moskal, P. & Dzuiban, C. (2008). The Impact of Paradigm
Development and Course Level on Performance in Technology-Mediated Learning
Environments. Informing Science Journal, 11, 35-58.
9. Parolia, N. Goodman, S. Li, Y. & Jiang, J. (2007). Mediators between Coordination and
IS project performance. Information & Management, 44, 7, 635-645.
D. Teaching
Selected Courses
MIS 315
Information Systems
MIS 461
Management of Information Resources
MIS 101
The Business Organization
_____________________________________________________________________________
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Dr. Timothy Shea
A. Personal
Name: Timothy Shea
Education:
D.B.A. Boston University, Major: Management Information Systems
M.B.A. Indiana University, Major: Management Information Systems
B.S.
Boston College, Major: Computer Science & Operations
Management
B. Positions and Honors (in reverse chronological order)
Positions and Employment
2000 - Present
Associate Professor, Department of Decision Information Systems,
Charlton College of Business, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth,
North Dartmouth, MA.
1995 - 2000
Assistant Professor, Department of Business, Fitchburg State University,
Fitchburg, MA.
1994 - 1995,
1991 – 1992
Lecturer, Information Systems, Boston University, School of
Management, Boston, MA.
65
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
1992 – 1994
Assistant to the Director, Office of Research, Boston University, School of
Management, Boston, MA.
1985 – 1991
Instructor, Information Systems, School of Management Science,
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA.
1983 – 1985
Senior Consultant, Peat Marwick, Mitchell and Co., Chicago IL.
1976 – 1981
Senior Programmer / Analyst, Urban Systems Research and Engineering,
Cambridge, MA.
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
PMI, DSI, ASTD
Honors
2000 HUD Regional Best Practice Award
Areas of Research: Knowledge sharing, Technology mediated learning, the digital divide, ecommerce, ERP implementation
C. Scholarship
25 peer-reviewed publications
11 books and chapters
71 presentations and national and international Conferences and Symposia
Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
1. [2012] Khalil, O., and T. Shea. "Knowledge Sharing Barriers and Effectiveness at a
Higher Education Institution", International Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 8,
Iss: 2: pp. 43-64.
2. [2011] Shea, T., Sherer, P., Quilling, R., and C. Blewett. (June, 2011). "Managing Global
Virtual Teams Across Classroom, Students and Faculty", Journal of Teaching in
International Business, Vol. 22, Iss: 4: pp. 300-313.
3. [2011] White, D. S., A. Gunasekaran, A., T. Shea, T., and G. Ariguzo. (2010) "Mapping
the Global Digital Divide", International Journal of Business Information Systems, Vol.
7, No. 2, pp. 207-219.
4. [2011] Sherer, P., and T. Shea. “Using online Video to Support Student Learning and
Engagement”, College Teaching, Vol. 59, No. 2, pp.56-59.
5. [2008] Karakaya, F, and T. Shea. "Underlying Motivations for Establishing e-Commerce
Business and Their Relationship to e-Commerce Success". Journal of Internet
Commerce, Volume 7, Issue 2, pp.153-179.
66
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
6. [2008] Griffin, Michael P., D. Steven White, and Timothy P. Shea, “Applied ECommerce Metrics for Small- To Medium-Sized Enterprises", The International Journal
of Business Information Systems (IJBIS), Vol 3, Issue 4, pp. 374-390.
7. [2007] Ariguzo, Godwin C., Timothy P. Shea, Rupert Ward, and D. Steven White, "The
Future of Information Technology Education in Nigeria: Innovative Public-Private
Partnerships, The International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, Vol. 1, No.
4, pp. 425- 446.
8. [2006] Shea, Timothy, Godwin Ariguzo, and D. Steven White, “Putting the World in the
World Wide Web: The Globalization of the Internet, International Journal of Business
Information Systems (IJBIS), Scheduled for publication Vol. 1, Iss. 4..
9. [2003] Pamela Sherer, Timothy Shea, and Eric Kristensen, “Online Communities of
Practice: A Catalyst for Faculty Development,” The Journal of Innovative Higher
Education, Vol. 27, No. 3, Spring 2003.
10. [2002] Zivic, Louis, and Timothy Shea, “Impact of the International Grocery Chain on
the US Online Grocery Business.” International Business & Economics Research
Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, Winter 2002.
11. [2002] Sherer, Pamela and Timothy Shea, “Designing Courses Outside the Classroom:
New Opportunities with the Electronic Delivery Toolkit”, College Teaching, Vol. 50, No.
1, Winter 2002.
D. Teaching
Selected Courses
MIS432
Database Design and Implementation
MIS461
Management of Information Resources
MIS462
Advanced Information Systems
MIS481
Electronic Commerce / Electronic Business
MIS650
Information Technology Management
MIS672
Digital Economy & Commerce
_____________________________________________________________________________
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
A. Personal
Name:
Education:
Tobias Michael Stapleton
PhD, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (TBA 2016)
MBA, Suffolk University (AACSB), Boston, Massachusetts (2005)
BA, Bryant University (AACSB), Smithfield, Rhode Island, (1996)
67
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
B. Positions and Honors (in reverse chronological order)
Positions and Employment
June 2012-Present
Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs
Charlton College of Business, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Oct 2011-June 2012 VP, Client Services
TXX Strategies, LLC
Oct 2008-Sept 2011 Marketing Director
United States Cranberry Marketing Committee
Oct 1999-Oct 2008 President/CEO
International Trade Assistance Center, Inc.
March 1996-Oct 1999 International Trade Counselor
Massachusetts Export Center/Small Business Development Center
Aug 1993-March 1996 International Trade Associate
Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
Oct 2000-Feb 2001
Interim Director
Fall River Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Mar 1995-Nov 1995 Business Consultant (part-time)
Rhode Island Small Business Development Center
Member, Advisory Board, and past Chair of Marketing Subcommittee, UMass-Dartmouth
Charlton College of Business
Founding Board Member, treasurer and past Program Committee Chair, Southeastern New
England Entrepreneur’s Forum
Member, Advisory Board, Business Innovation Research Center at UMass-Dartmouth
Member, Program Committee, Regional Economic Strategy Committee
Member, US Agricultural Export Development Council (10/08-10/11)
Alternate Public Member, Board of Directors, United States Cranberry Marketing Committee
(1/07-10/08)
Member, Massachusetts Economic Development Council (3/99-10/08)
Advisory Board, Massachusetts Small Business Development Center SE Regional Office (10/9910/01)
Member, Board of Directors, Southeastern Massachusetts Venture Capital Forum
Member, secretary, Town of Rehoboth Finance Committee, (1991-1994) (1999-2003)
Advisory Board, BQR Quality Advisors, 1997-2000
Advisory Board, WorldMachine Technologies, Inc., 1997-2000
Honors
Massachusetts House of Representatives, Certificate of Recognition for Service, as
President/CEO to ITAC, 2008
Rotary International Group Study Exchange Participant (target country: Portugal), May-June,
2006
68
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
1 of 4 people chosen to represent Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island for a cultural
exchange to Portugal
Volunteer, Fall River Chamber of Commerce
Volunteer, New Bedford Chamber of Commerce
Volunteer, Dana Farber Cancer Institute Annual Fundraiser
D. Teaching
Selected Courses
POM 651, Advanced Operations Management
POM 677, Logistics and Supply Chain Management
POM 345, Operations Management
POM 490, Health Systems Management
POM 465, Supply Chain Management
POM 333, Quantitative Analysis
MIS 315, Management Information Systems
MKT 420, International Marketing
MGT 336, History of Management Theory
MKT 672, International Business
MGT 690, Global Management
POM 690, International Logistics
MKT 420, International Marketing
POM 675, International Logistics and Supply Chain Management
_____________________________________________________________________________
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
A. Personal
Name:
Education:
Gopala Vasudevan
Ph.D. Finance, New York University
M.S. Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Kerala (India)
B. Positions and Honors (in reverse chronological order)
Positions and Employment
Sept. 2010-present
Professor, Department of Accounting and Finance, Charlton College of
Business, UMass-Dartmouth
Sept. 2004-Sept. 2010 Associate Professor, Department of Accounting and Finance, Charlton
College of Business, UMass-Dartmouth
Sept. 2000-Sept. 2004 Assistant Professor, Department of Finance and Insurance, Northeastern
University. Boston, MA
Sept. 1989-Sept. 1990 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Finance and Insurance,
Northeastern University. Boston, MA
69
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Aug 1994-Aug 1999 Assistant Professor, Department of Finance, Suffolk University. Boston,
MA
Aug 1991-May 1993 Instructor, Department of Finance, New York University, NY
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
Other Professional Activities
Referee, Financial Management, Journal of Banking and Finance, Financial Review.
Editorial Board Member: International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management
Program Committee Member, Southern Finance Association Meetings, 2003 December.
Chair, Investments, Markets and Asset Allocation Session, Southern Finance Association
Meetings, 2003 December.
Member Ship in Professional Societies
Member, Financial Management Association.
Member, American Finance Association.
Member, Southern Finance Association.
Areas of Research: Corporate Finance.
C. Scholarship
Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
1)
Target Country Shareholder Protection and Acquirer Returns, Co-authored with Kose
John, Steven Freund and Duong Nguyen, Journal of Corporate Finance, 2010, Vol 16,
259-275.
2)
The Effect of Offshoring on Firm Value and Operating Performance, Co-authored with
Alexandros Prezas and Karen Simonyan, Review of Financial Economics, 2010, 19(4),
179-191.
3)
Do firms become more conservative in financial reporting after financial restatements?"
Co-authored with Rong Bing Huang and Zhaoyun Shangguan, International Journal of
Accounting and Finance, 2009, 375-394.
4).
Hot and Cold Merger Markets, Co-authored with N. Chidambaram, Kose John and
Zhaoyun Shangguan; Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Summer 2009
5)
Motivation for Equity Carve-outs, Co-authored with Hassan Espahbodi and Reza
Espahbodi, International Journal of Finance, Vol 1, 2008, 4655-4674.
6)
Effects of Global and Industrial Diversification on Firm Value and Operating
Performance, Co-authored with Steven Freund and Emery Trahan; Financial
Management. Winter 2007, 143-161.
70
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
7)
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Corporate Downsizing and CEO compensation, Co-authored with A. Prezas and Murat
Tarimicilar; Advances in Financial Economics, winter, 2007.
8)
Do Firms Knowingly Issue Overvalued Equity, (Co-authored with Zhaoyun Shangguan)?
Journal of Business and Economic Studies, April 2007.
9)
Intangible Investments and the Cost of Equity Capital, Co-authored with Gim Seow and
Zhaoyun Shangguan; International Journal of Finance, Vol 2, 2006.
10)
Operating Performance and Free Cash flow of Asset Buyers, Co-authored with
Alexandros Prezas and Steven Freund; Financial Management, Winter 2003.
11)
Ownership Structure and Shareholder Voting on Board Structure Changes, Co-authored
with Teresa John; Advances in Financial Economics, winter 2003.
12)
Investment Banker Reputation and the Performance of Seasoned Equity Issuers, Coauthored with R.McLaughlin and A. Saffieddine; Financial Management, Spring 2000.
13)
The Effects of Downsizing on Operating Performance, Co-authored with Teresa John and
R.Espahbodi; Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, winter 2000.
This
was abstracted in the CFA Digest, Vol 31, No 2, May 2001
14)
The Pricing of Equity Carve-outs, Co-authored with A.Prezas and M.Tarimcilar;
Financial Review, Winter 2000.
15)
Information Content of Corporate Security Offerings of Seasoned Securities: An
Empirical Analysis, Co-authored with R. McLaughlin and A.Saffieddine; Financial
Management, Vol 27, Summer 1998.
16)
Long-Run Performance of Convertible Debt Issuers, Co-authored with R. McLaughlin
and A.Saffieddine; Journal of Financial Research, Winter 1998. This was abstracted in
the CFA Digest, Vol 29, No 3, Summer 1999.
17)
The Operating Performance of Seasoned Equity Issuers, Free Cash Flow and Post Issue
Performance, Co-authored with R.McLaughlin and A.Saffieddine; Financial
Management, Winter 1996.
18)
Earnings Management around Seasoned Equity Offerings, Co-authored with R.
Espahbodi; International Journal of Finance, 1995.
19)
Corporate Philanthropy or Financial Signaling, Co-authored with Teresa John;
International Journal of Finance. 1994.
20)
“Banks and Financial Distress,” Co-authored with Kose John, Advances in Financial
Economics, 1994, Elsevier Publications, New York.
D. Teaching
Selected Courses
FIN 650 Finance for Decision making
71
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
____________________________________________________________________________
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
A. Personal
Name:
Education:
Jia Wu
Ph.D. Accounting and Information Systems, Rutgers University
MBA. Rutgers University
M.A. East Asian Studies, Washington University in St. Louis
B.A. in English, Fudan University
B. Positions and Honors (in reverse chronological order)
Positions and Employment
Sept. 2012-present
Associate Professor, Department of Accounting and Finance, University
of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Sept. 2006-Aug. 2012 Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting and Finance, University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth
Sept. 2005-Aug. 2006 Instructor, Department of Accounting and Finance, University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth
Jan. 2004-May.2005 Instructor, Department of Accounting Information Systems, Rutgers
University
Mar. 2003-Dec. 2003 Instructor, School of Management, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
2004-present
American Accounting Association
Honors
2013
2013
2010
MBA Teaching Excellence Award at CCB
Higginson Teaching Award for Teaching Excellence at CCB
Higginson Teaching Award for Teaching Excellence at CCB
UMass-Dartmouth Innovation in Teaching Award (2010)
UMass-Dartmouth Teaching Partners Grant
American Accounting Association AIET Section Outstanding Dissertation
Dissertation Research Award, Technology Management Research Center,
Rutgers Business School
2007
2007
2004
Areas of Research:
Financial accounting reporting, auditing and information systems
C. Scholarship
8 peer-reviewed publications
2 books and chapters
10 presentations and national and international Conferences and Symposia
72
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
1. Du, C. and Wu, J. (2013). The effect of human interactions on student performance and
satisfaction of blended learning. Academy of Educational Leadership Journal, 17(4), 115125.
2. Wu, J., Liu, L., Jones, F. 2011. “Firm Value and Earnings Management after Internal
Control Weakness Remediation. International Journal of Business Research. Vol. 11, No.
5. P.111-122.
3. Du, C., and Wu, J. 2011.The Effects of Corporate Governance Factors on Discretionary
Investments. Review of Business Research. Vol. 11, No. 5. P.69-84.
4. Lu, W., Wang, W., Sulkowski, A.J. and Wu, J. 2011.The Relationships among
Environmental Management, Firm Value and Other Firm Attributes: Evidence from
Chinese Manufacturing Industry. International Journal of Environment and Sustainable
Development. Vol. 10, No. 1. P.78-95.
5. Wei, J., Rupley, K., Wu, J. 2010. Internal Control Deficiencies and the Issuance of
Going-concern Opinions. Research in Accounting Regulations. No. 22. P.40-46.
6. Wu, J., Liu, L., Sulkowski, A. 2010. Environmental Disclosure, Firm Performance, and
Firm Characteristics: An Analysis of S&P 100 Firms. Journal of Academy of Business
and Economics. Vol. 10, No. 4. P. 73-84.
7. Jiang, W. and Wu, J. 2009. “The Impact of PCAOB Auditing Standard 5 on Auditing
Fees”. The CPA Journal. Vol. 79, No. 4. P. 34-38.
8. Moon, D., Jiang, W. and Wu, J. 2006. "Do Mergers and Acquisitions Promote Corporate
Survival?". Journal of Academy of Business and Economics. Vol. 6, No.1. P. 68-75.
D. Teaching
Selected Courses
ACT 212
ACT 421
ACT 500
ACT 650
ACT 690
Principles of Accounting II
Advanced Financial Accounting
Financial Accounting
Accounting for Decision Making
Special Topics in Accounting
73
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
_____________________________________________________________________________
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
A. Personal
Name:
Education:
Chan Du
D.B.A. in Accounting, Boston University
M.S. in International Economics, Suffolk University
Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Renmin University of China
B.S. in Economics, Hebei University
B. Positions and Honors
Positions and Employment
Sept. 2009-present
Sept. 2006-Aug. 2009
July 2005-Aug. 2005
Sept. 2000-May 2006
Sept. 1997-May 1998
Sept. 1994-Jun. 1996
Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting and Finance,
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Assistant Professor, Department of Accountancy, California State
University, Fresno
Instructor, Department of Accounting, Boston University
Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Accounting,
Boston University
Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Economics,
Suffolk University
Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Management,
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
1999
Consultant, Grants for Boston Sustainability Projects, Boston Foundation
2003-Present
American Accounting Association (AAA) membership
2006-Present
Beta Gamma Sigma membership
2010-Present
Text and Academic Authors Association membership
Honors
2011-2013
2010
2011
2007-2009
2007
2004
1999-2002
1999
1997-1998
1994
Implementation of Blended Learning for the Improvement of Student
Learning (IBIS) Mentor / Mentee Grant, University of Massachusetts
Dartmouth
Summer Research Fellowship, Charlton College of Business, University
of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Reflective Teaching Practice Awards: Critical Writing, University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth
CSU Awards for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities,
California State University, Fresno
AAA New Faculty Consortium Fellow
AAA Doctoral Consortium Fellow
Scholarship and Fellowship Award, Boston University
Academic Achievement Award, Suffolk University
Scholarship and Fellowship Award, Suffolk University
Most Outstanding Graduate, Renmin University of China
74
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
1992-1993
1990-1992
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Guanghua Fellowship, Renmin University of China
Outstanding Student Fellowship, Hebei University
Areas of Research
Corporate Governance, Executive Compensation, Earnings Management, Investment
C. Scholarship
Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
1. Du, C. (2013). “Comparative Statics of Optimal Weights on Myopic Performance
Measures”, Review of Business Research, accepted.
2. Du, C. (2013). “Cost of Capital as a Moderator of the Effect of Equity-Based
Compensation on Risk-Taking by Managers”, International Journal of Management,
Volume 30, Issue 2, Pages 649-665.
3. Du, C. & J. Wu (2013). “The Effect of Human Interactions on Student Performance and
Satisfaction of Blended Learning”, Academy of Educational Leadership Journal, Volume
17, Issue 4, Pages 115-125.
4. Du, C. (2011). “A Comparison of Traditional and Blended Learning in Introductory
Financial Accounting Course”, American Journal of Business Education, Volume 4,
Issue 9, Pages 1-10.
5. Du, C. & J. Wu (2011). “The Effect of Corporate Governance on Discretionary
Investments”, Review of Business Research, Volume 11, Issue 5, Pages 69-84.
6. Du, C. & T. Lin (2011). “CEO Turnover, Equity-based Compensation and Firm’s
Investment Decisions”, Journal of Business & Economics Research, Volume 9, Issue 8,
Pages 19-40.
7. Baek, I., A. Bandopadhyaya, and C. Du (2005). “Determinants of Market Assessed
Sovereign Risk: Economic Fundamentals or Market Risk Appetite?” Journal of
International Money and Finance, Volume 24, Issue 4, Pages 533-548.
Monograph and Book Chapters
1. Riley, J. E., C. Gardner, S. Cosgrove, N. Olitsky, C. O’Neil, and C. Du (2013).
“Implementation of Blended Learning for the Improvement of Student Learning”
Research Perspective in Blended Learning. Ed. Dziuban, Chuck, and C. Graham, etc.
Routledge/Taylor and Francis Publishers, Accepted.
2. Kong, G., H. Wu, and C. Du (1996). “Intangible Capital Assessment in Chinese Posts
and Telecommunications”, Project was awarded the 1996 Science and Technology Prize
in China.
3. “How to Prepare National Lawyer Certificate Exam” (co-author), 1994.
Conference Presentations
Du, C. (2013). “Using Financial Statement Analysis Projects to Enhance Critical Writing”, 2013
American Accounting Association (AAA) Annual Meeting, August 3-7, 2013, Anaheim, CA.
Du, C. & J. Wu (2012). “The effect of Human Interactions on Student Performance and
Satisfaction of Blended Learning”, 2012 American Accounting Association (AAA) Annual
Meeting, August 4-8, 2012, Washington, D. C.
Du, C. & J. Wu (2012). “The effect of Human Interactions on Student Performance and
Satisfaction of Blended Learning”, 2012 American Accounting Association (AAA) MidAtlantic Annual Meeting, April 19-21, 2012, Philadelphia, PA.
75
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Du, C. (2012). “Using Financial Statement Analysis Projects to Enhance Critical Writing”,
poster presentation at UMass-Dartmouth, MA, April 25, 2012.
Du, C. & J. Wu (2011). “The Effect of Corporate Governance on Discretionary Investments”,
2011 International Academy of Business Economics, October 15-17, 2011, Las Vegas, NV.
Du, C. and T. Lin (2010). “CEO Turnover, Equity-Based Compensation, and Firm’s Investment
Decisions”, 2010 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Du, C. and T. Lin (2009). “CEO Turnover, Equity-Based Compensation, and Firm’s Investment
Decisions”, 2009 American Accounting Association Ohio Region Annual Meeting at
Geneva, Ohio.
Du, C. (2008). “The Effect of Corporate Governance on Firms’ Investments”, 2008 American
Accounting Association Annual Meeting at Anaheim, California.
Du, C. (2008). “The Effect of Corporate Governance on Firms’ Investments”, 2008 American
Accounting Association Western Region Annual Meeting at San Francisco, California.
Du, C. (2007). “The Determinants of Corporate Investment: Does Managerial Entrenchment
Matter?” 2007 Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand
(AFAANZ) Annual Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.
Du, C. (2006). “Executive Compensation, Asset Substitution Problem, and Investments in Risky
Projects” 2006 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting at Washington D.C.
Du, C. (2006). “Executive Compensation, Asset Substitution Problem, and Investments in Risky
Projects” 2006 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Du, C. (2006). “Executive Compensation, Asset Substitution Problem, and Investments in Risky
Projects” 2006 American Accounting Association Northeast Regional Annual Meeting at
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
D. Teaching
Selected Courses
ACT 211
Principles of Accounting I
ACT 311
Intermediate Accounting I
ACT 312
Intermediate Accounting II
ACT 444
Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
ACT 454
Financial Statement Analysis
_____________________________________________________________________________
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
A. Personal
Name:
Education:
Ling Lin
Doctor of Business Administration in Accounting, Boston University
Bachelor of Arts in Accounting, Renmin University of China
B. Positions and Honors
Positions and Employment
Sep. 2009-present
Assistant Professor of Accounting, Accounting and Finance Department,
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Summer 2008
Instructor, Department of Accounting, Boston University
76
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
2008-present Member of American Accounting Association
Awards and Scholarship
Recipient of Faculty Development Grant to Explore Online Teaching, Fall 2012
Member of Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, since 2010
American Accounting Association Doctoral Consortium Fellow, 2008
AAA Financial Accounting & Reporting Section Doctoral Consortium Fellow, 2008
Graduate Fellowship, School of Management, Boston University, 2004 – 2008
Areas of Research
Institutional Investors, Accounting Conservatism, Dual-class Ownership, Earnings Management,
Corporate Governance, Audit Quality
C. Scholarship
Working papers:
 “Institutional Ownership Composition and Accounting Conservatism,” single-authored,
under revision for the invited third-round review at Review of Quantitative Finance and
Accounting
 “Institutional Ownership and Special Items Reversal,” single-authored
 “Auditor Independence and Audit Quality: A Literature Review,” with Tepalagul, N.
 “Compensation Schemes and Inclination towards Risk-Taking: A Comparative Study of
Three Countries,” with M. Hagigi and L. Mosnja-Skare
 “CEO Compensation in Dual-class Firms,” with Manowan, P.
 “Multiple Restatements and Audit Quality,” with Thammasiri, W.
Conferences:
 Finance and Economics Conference 2013 in Germany, Frankfurt, Germany (presented by
my co-author)
 American Accounting Association Northeast Region Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island,
October 2012
 20th Annual Conference on Pacific Basin Finance, Economics, Accounting, and
Management, Rutgers University, September 2012
 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, August 2012
 American Accounting Association Ohio Region Meeting, Covington, Kentucky, May
2012
 The North American Regional Business Law Association Annual Conference, Boston
College, March 2012
 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, August 2011
 19th Annual Conference on Pacific Basin Finance, Economics, Accounting, and
Management, Taipei, Taiwan, July 2011
77
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth


Ph.D. in Business Administration
American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Region Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland,
April 2011
American Accounting Association Midwest Region Meeting, Oak Brook, Illinois,
October 2010
Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
 Manowan, Pavinee and Ling Lin (2013), “Dual Class Ownership Structure and Real
Earnings Management,” International Journal of Accounting and Finance, Vol. 4, No. 1:
86-97.
 Lin, Ling and Pavinee Manowan (2012), “Institutional Ownership Composition and
Earnings Management,” Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies, Vol.
15, No. 4.
D. Teaching
ACT 211 – Principles of Accounting I
ACT 311 – Intermediate Accounting I
ACT 312 – Intermediate Accounting II
ACT 672 – International Accounting
_____________________________________________________________________________
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
A. Personal
Name:
Education:
Tien-Shih Hsieh
Ph.D. Accountancy, Bentley University
M.S. Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.B.A. National Taipei University
B.B.A. Finance, Tamkang University
B. Positions and Honors (in reverse chronological order)
Positions and Employment
Sept. 2013-present
Assistant Professor, Accounting and Finance Department, University of
Massachusetts at Dartmouth
2010-May 2013
Teaching Assistant, Department of Accountancy, Bentley University
2009-2010
Research Assistant, Department of Accountancy, Bentley University
2003-2004
Research Assistant, Department of Economics, National Taipei University
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
2012 - Present
Member of the American Accounting Association
Honors
2004
ING Antai Award for Best Master’s Thesis
78
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Areas of Research: Tien-Shih Hsieh’s research interests include earnings management, the
impact of regulations on corporate reporting activities, and the impact of CEO personal
characteristics on business reporting processes.
C. Scholarship
1 peer-reviewed publication
0 books and chapters
1 presentations and national and international Conferences and Symposia
Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
T. Hsieh, C. Fang, and Y. Goo, “Interaction and Pricing between TAIEX Call Options and Spot
Market among Different Levels of Moneyness – Application of BI-EGARCH Model and Neuron
Algorithm,” Asia Pacific Management Review 2009; 14 (2): 159-174.
D. Teaching
Selected Courses
ACT 211 – Principles of Accounting I (Financial Accounting)
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
A. Personal
Name:
Education:
Hai Q. Ta
Ph.D. in Accounting, Drexel University
M.B.A., Syracuse University
B.S., National Economics University
B. Positions and Honors
Positions and Employment
09/2013 - present
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Department of Accounting & Finance
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
09/2008- 06/2013
Graduate Assistant, Department of Accounting & Tax
Drexel University
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
2010 - Present
American Accounting Association
Awards and Scholarship
09/2008 - 06/2013
Graduate Assistantship at Drexel University
08/2006 - 05/2008
Syracuse University Fellowship
05/2008 Excellence Award in Accounting
Areas of Research
Accounting regulations, accounting quality, and corporate governance.
79
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
C. Scholarship
Working papers:
“Effects of IFRS adoption in Canada on earnings quality: Implications for the United States”
“The effect of international disclosure regulations on real and accrual-based earnings
management” with Gordian Ndubizu, Tony Kang, and Don Herrmann
“Real and Accrual-based Earnings Management in High-tech and Non High-tech Firms” with
Gordian Ndubizu and Sung Kwon
“CEO Managerial Style and Earnings Quality” with Matthew Reidenbach
Conferences:
“The effect of international disclosure regulations on real and accrual-based earnings
management”
 AAA Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 2011
D. Teaching
ACT 212 – Principles of Accounting II (Managerial Accounting)
_____________________________________________________________________________
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
A. Personal
Name:
Jangwon Suh
Education:
Ph.D. in Accountancy, Baruch College/CUNY, New York, NY
M. Phil. in Accountancy, Baruch College/CUNY, New York, NY
M.S. in Statistics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
B.E. in Statistics and Economics, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
B. Positions and Honors
Positions and Employment
Sept. 2013 – present Assistant Professor, Accounting and Finance Department, University of
Massachusetts at Dartmouth
2007 – July 2013
Adjunct Professor, Baruch College/CUNY
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
2011 – Present
AAA membership
2002 – 2007
Financial Supervisory Service, Seoul, South Korea
1997 – 1999
Republic of Korea Army, Yangjoo, South Korea
Awards and Scholarship
2007 – 2012
Graduate Teaching Fellowship, The Graduate Center/CUNY
2007 – 2012
Research Assistantship, Baruch College/CUNY
2001
Best Dissertation Award in Economics, Yonsei Economics Research
Institute
80
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Areas of Research
International Financial Reporting Standards, comparability, analyst forecasting behavior,
industry competition, disclosure
C. Scholarship
Working papers:
Does the 20-F Reconciliation Enhance Investors’ Ability to Compare Cross-Listed and U.S.
Firms?, with Donal Byard and Shamin Mashruwala. Submitted to Journal of Accounting
Research
The Impact of International Financial Reporting Standards on IPO Underpricing, with Masako
Darrough and Donal Byard. Currently being revised for resubmission to The Accounting Review
Global Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards and Cross-Border Financing
Activities.
Work-in-progress:
Product Market Competition and Firms’ Disclosure Practice of R&D Expenditure, with Masako
Darrough and Yannan Shen
Prospective Directive: Its Implications for the US Capital Market, with Donal Byard
Invited Conferences and Seminar Presentations:
University of Washington Bothell, WA 2013
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, MA 2013
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 2013
Fordham University, New York, NY 2013
Singapore Management University, Singapore 2013
University of Melbourne, Australia 2013
AAA Annual Meeting, Washington DC 2012
AAA Annual Meeting, Denver, CO 2011
FARS Midyear Meeting, Tampa, FL (Attended) 2011
D. Teaching
ACT 351 – Cost Accounting, UMass-Dartmouth
ACC2203 – Principles of Managerial Accounting, Baruch College/CUNY
81
Institution:
Proposed Degree:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Appendix 7
Five-page Proposal
Preliminary Proposal to Establish a PhD Program
at UMass Dartmouth
1. Introduction
The demand for PhDs in business administration in academia, business and government has
increased dramatically over the past few decades. As enrollment has grown in business schools
the need for additional business faculty has grown commensurately while the supply of PhDs has
not kept pace. Additionally, developments in the global business environment require
government agencies and private sectors to hire graduates with advanced business degrees;
professionals who understand complex business issues and can conduct quality business
research. The capacity of business schools to produce an adequate number of PhDs is not
sufficient. This has resulted in a continuing shortage of business PhDs within academia as well
as in government and the private sector8.
The proposal for a PhD program in Business Administration at UMass Dartmouth is aimed at
producing doctorally qualified individuals who can meet the demands of the marketplace. The
proposed Charlton College of Business (CCB) PhD program will prepare graduates for careers in
teaching, research, industry, government and consulting. Graduates of the program are expected
to make significant contributions to the advancement of knowledge of business practices through
research and consulting and to disseminate such knowledge through their teaching and
applications in practice.
The PhD program will also help the Charlton College of Business faculty increase their
research productivity and is congruent with the University's objective to achieve the Carnegie
Doctoral Research University classification. Such a program will create a culture of innovation
to support local businesses and spur economic growth in our region. A PhD program in Business
Administration will appeal to candidates from other Universities for open faculty positions
within CCB and will help the college to recruit and retain highly qualified business faculty.
Finally, a PhD program will enhance the opportunities for new research areas, centers and
increased grant activities at CCB.
2. Purpose and description of the program
The primary mission of the Ph.D. in Business Administration will be to provide a researchoriented program, designed to prepare graduates for teaching and research careers in academia,
industry, government, and consulting. The program will include in-depth study in both
theoretical and empirical aspects of different business concentrations including: accounting,
finance, management, marketing, supply chain management and information systems, together
with training in pedagogy. Students will be expected to demonstrate mastery of the existing body
of knowledge in their area of concentration and develop new knowledge through original and
independent research. Graduates of the program will be qualified for tenure-track assistant
professor positions at both national and international universities, and other educational
institutions.
8
http://www.aacsb.edu/en/publications/researchreports/doctoraleducation.aspx
82
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Although the primary goal of the program is to produce business PhDs for the academic
market, some of the graduates will accept employment in government and business. The PhD
program in Business Administration will have concentrations such as accounting, finance,
management, marketing, supply chain management and information systems. These are all areas
with strong employment demand and concentrations in which the current Charlton faculty have
expertise.
All concentrations of the PhD in Business Administration will require two years of full-time
coursework. The program is designed to be completed on a full-time basis for regular students or
part-time basis for working executives. The expectation is that full-time students will finish the
program within four years; while part-time students will require more.
Students must complete formal coursework, a qualifying exam, a comprehensive exam and a
dissertation. Progress through the program will be in four distinct stages:
Completion of core courses and qualifying exam. The objective of these courses is to
provide PhD students with the requisite tools to conduct rigorous research. After completing the
majority of the core courses, typically at the end of the first year for full-time students, students
will undertake a qualifying exam. This exam is designed to ensure that the student can apply the
concepts from the first year of course work.
Completion of specialization/elective courses and comprehensive exam. After completing
the majority of core courses, students will then transition into specialization and elective courses.
The specialization courses will be selected with the guidance of a faculty advisor. The elective
courses may draw from other specializations within the program or from content areas across the
broader university. After all courses are completed, PhD students will take comprehensive
exam. Comprehensive exam will be critical to the student’s progression. The exam will test the
student’s knowledge of the business scholarship as well as the student’s chosen concentration.
Completion of dissertation proposal. The dissertation proposal will be started after
successful completion of the comprehensive exams.
Completion of dissertation defense. After the dissertation proposal receives committee
approval, the PhD candidate will execute research congruent with the approved plan detailed in
the dissertation proposal. Throughout the process, the PhD candidate will work closely with the
advisor and will keep the dissertation committee apprised of progress or setbacks. Upon
completion of the research project, the PhD candidate will put forth a final written report, i.e.
dissertation, and defend the work in front of an audience consisting of the dissertation committee
and members of the larger academic community. Once the dissertation receives committee
approval, the PhD candidate will receive the doctorate degree.
Relationship to Mission and Vision
The proposed PhD program in Business Administration is fully aligned with the strategic
priorities of UMass Dartmouth and the Charlton College of Business. Moreover, according to the
Charlton College of Business mission and vision statements, the college seeks to become a
highly visible institution offering continuous quality improvement in business education through
innovative academic programs that engage internal, external, and global communities with a
focus on making positive impact on business theory and practice, teaching, scholarship,
corporate responsibility and sustainability. Specifically, the proposed PhD program in Business
Administration addresses our goals of achieving Carnegie DRU classification, increasing grant
awards at CCB and on campus, being a nationally and internationally recognized business school
and campus for high quality research, and providing excellent education in the Southcoast region
of the state.
83
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Campus Goal of Achieving Carnegie Doctoral Classification
The Strategic Plan for UMass Dartmouth calls for increasing the graduate enrollments. The
goal is for graduate students to constitute approximately 1/4 of the student population. The
proposed CCB PhD program compliments the transition from a Master’s to a Doctoral
classification in the Carnegie Foundation classification system. The proposed PhD program in
Business Administration supports the strategic plan of UMass Dartmouth. The Charlton College
of Business has outstanding faculty with PhD from well-known universities around the world
and known for their excellence in their field. CCB faculty serve as editors for at least a dozen
respected business journals and serve on the editorial board of numerous journals in their
respective disciplines. The CCB faculty have contributed significantly to the scholarly output of
the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, producing almost 300 peer-reviewed journal articles
in the past 5 years. That level of output is comparable and in some cases, exceeds many PhD
granting business schools. A PhD program in Business Administration will enhance the quality
of academic programs at all levels and support the branding effort of the Charlton College of
Business.
Research Productivity, Funding and National Reputation
The Charlton College of Business at UMass Dartmouth now has a research-active faculty
with strong publication records. The proposed PhD program in business will increase the
scholarly output capacity and productivity of the college. The college currently has two research
centers (Center for Marketing Research and Business Innovation Research Center) which
worked frequently with the Southcoast business community through applied research, consulting,
and support. These centers require a steady supply of qualified graduate student research
assistants to carry out the ongoing research (and thereby continue to produce more high quality
publications).
The PhD program will support the research productivity of the CCB centers and faculty at
higher levels. At present, the graduate assistants in the MBA program typically graduate after
two years. This timeframe is scarcely sufficient to fully train students in research techniques and
at the same time this duration is not long enough for research groups to reap the fruits of that
training. In contrast, the PhD program will allow graduate students to remain on campus for an
additional two to three years with more time devoted almost exclusively to business research.
The proposed PhD program will help the Charlton College of Business to develop a
distinctive national and international reputation. Through publicity associated with a PhD
program – its launch, its recruiting efforts, its accomplishments and its impact on the Southcoast
region, there will be significant addition to the perceived value associated with the Charlton and
the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth brand. The Charlton College of Business will focus
on key research areas to ensure that the work of our excellent faculty and graduate students is
known regionally, nationally and internationally.
Need for the Proposed Program
Potential of industry partnerships. Doctoral education plays a major role in bridging the
gap between businesses and business schools. The AACSB International doctoral education task
force has noted that the skills developed through doctoral education, such as problem framing
84
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
and data analysis, are increasingly valued in professional roles and industry circles9. These skills
are critical considering that we live in a knowledge-driven economy and a global business
environment. Business doctoral programs develop the knowledge, skills, and mindset required to
undertake impactful research leading toward innovation in the marketplace.
The proposed PhD program in Business Administration aims to attract working executives,
incorporating industry engagement and producing research output that bridge the gap between
theory and practice. Participation of industry professionals as PhD students in the proposed
program would lead to long-term research collaborations and the development of strong
partnerships with industry. Such partnerships will be beneficial for the college as faculty will
have opportunities to work on applied research problems. Both the college and the region will
benefit from these collaborations as industry will learn new applications of business theory while
faculty and student research productivity will increase. The proposed program will support the
research activities at Business Innovation Research Center (BIRC), the Center for Marketing
Research, and the activities and joint ventures with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's
Advanced Technology & Manufacturing Center (ATMC). The PhD in business will be an
important driver of innovation and a nurturing force that will promote a culture of innovation in
the Southcoast of Massachusetts and beyond.
Strategic Role of a PhD program. The growing need of professional doctorates and high
quality faculty necessitates the need for a PhD program in the Southcoast of Massachusetts.10
Improved access to doctoral training has the distinct potential to strengthen faculty research,
encourage knowledge development, and promote the best practice of business and management.
The MBA program at the Charlton College of Business has experienced dramatic growth
recently; increasing the enrollment by more than three fold in the last five years with projections
showing continued healthy growth rates. Graduates of the Charlton MBA program will be a
source of potential students of the PhD program. The proposed PhD program in Business
Administration will be an attractive option for graduate students who are drawn to a career in
academia, industry, government, and consulting. Also, the proposed program would help taking
the college to the next level of excellence. A quality doctoral program would without any doubt
enhance the reputation of the college and help to attract high quality students as well as faculty.
Market Need for Doctoral Education. The university mission to become a strong public
research university requires developing PhD programs across major disciplines and the
establishment of a business PhD program would also be in response to a need in the market.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), employment for people with doctoral
degrees is expected to grow at 16% rate during the 2012-2022 period in comparison to an overall
average growth of 10%. In the field of business administration, the supply of new PhDs is less
than the number of positions available. There are three major reasons for this: (i) many senior
faculty are retiring or will soon retire, (ii) a significant increase in the number of students seeking
degrees in business and (iii) an insufficient number of students enroll and complete doctoral
business programs.
According to a survey conducted by AACSB, demand for PhDs in business schools rose
slightly in 2006 and the overall vacancy rate rose to 6.8%, but at the same time, the planned
growth in business faculty positions for 2007 was 4.7%. Overall, the shortage of business faculty
was predicted as 2,400 by 2012. According to many reports by PhD granting schools and
professional organizations, the trend of business faculty shortage continues. This can be
evidenced by increase in salary for newly hired business professors. 11 In a study by R. David
9
http://www.aacsb.edu/en/publications/researchreports/doctoraleducation.aspx
http://www.aacsb.edu/en/publications/researchreports/doctoraleducation.aspx
11 http://www.aacsb.edu/en/publications/researchreports/doctoraleducation.aspx
10
85
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Plumlee, Steven J. Kachelmeier, Silvia A. Madeo, Jamie H. Pratt, and George Krull (“Assessing
the Shortage of Accounting Faculty”, Issues in Accounting Education, May 2006) has estimated
that the supply of new accounting faculty (PhDs) for 2005 to 2008 was only 49.9% of the
number demanded. Also, they estimate the supply is expected to be only 27.1% of the tax faculty
and 22.8% of the audit faculty needed for the same period12. One of the AACSB reports
concludes that by 2013, the expected shortage of business PhDs will reach 2119. The enrollment
in business programs (both at undergraduate and graduate levels) has been in an increasing trend.
At the same time, AACSB accreditation demands that certain percentage of classes should be
taught by professors with PhD. This creates a huge demand for PhD graduates in business
administration. Also there is an increasing interest among working professionals to pursue PhD
degree on a part-time basis in applied areas.
The demand for doctorally qualified business school faculty is expected to continue as an
increasing percentage of the world’s population is predicted to be between the ages of 18 and 24
(and likely pursing postsecondary degrees). And, it also is anticipated that a large number of
adults will continue to return to school.13
In addition, the increase in business professor salaries is an indicator of the shortage of
business PhDs. According to AACSB International 2009–10 salary data, at public AACSBaccredited business schools (worldwide) professors averaged $129,300 annually. Associate
professors and assistant professors earned an average of $106,000 and $102,600 respectively.
New doctorates earned an average of $105,500. At private AACSB-accredited business schools
(worldwide) average earnings have been reported to be $152,800 for professors, $117,400 for
associate professors, $112,800 for assistant professors, $119,400 for new doctorates, and
$87,900 for those hired as ABD. These salaries are significantly higher than college faculty
salaries in most other disciplines.
According to SMBeat, the continued employment growth has enabled Massachusetts to
reestablish itself as an epicenter for innovation, with renewed vitality and niche markets for tech
entrepreneurs. The Southcoast of Massachusetts has a large number of working professionals
with Master’s degrees who are prepared to continue their education in a business doctoral
program. There is no business school that offers PhD programs within 50 miles of radius of the
campus. In a more connected and information intensive world, doctoral education is of
paramount importance in providing due support to the 21st century enterprises. Therefore, there
is a tremendous demand for high quality PhD programs in the region and beyond. The PhD in
business from the Charlton College of Business will support an entrepreneurial culture both on
campus and in the region by promoting innovation and creativity.
Major resource implications
The Charlton College of Business has three departments: Accounting & Finance, Decision &
Information Sciences, and Marketing & Management. There are at present 13 faculty in
Accounting & Finance Department, 11 faculty in Decision & Information Sciences department,
and 15 faculty in Management & Marketing Department. The existing faculty is qualified to staff
a PhD program in different functional areas (concentration). However, there will be a need to
recruit additional faculty to complement our current strong research areas in supply chain
management, information systems, finance, accounting, marketing and management. In order to
Douglas M. Byle, Brian W. Carpenter, Dana R. Hermanson and Michael O. Mensah, “The Accounting
Doctorate Shortage: Opportunities for Practitioners”, Strategic Finance, May 2013, pp. 31-36.
13 Considering a Career as a Business School Professor? An Overview of Job Outlook, Work-Life
Balance, and Compensation, AACSB International Student Resources July 2010.
12
86
Institution:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Proposed Degree:
Ph.D. in Business Administration
complement existing faculty resources in support of the proposed PhD program, there may be a
few tenure track faculty lines are required based on the program structure. Plans and fundraising
efforts are already well underway to build an addition to the Charlton College of Business
building, adding state-of-the-art classrooms, labs, and meeting facilities. The UMass Dartmouth
library and the CITS department are prepared to support with computing resources for its faculty
and PhD students, and develop and maintain access to databases needed to conduct academic
research. There are assurances from library administration and support staff that we will have all
the relevant academic journals and online resources necessary to conduct PhD research in
business.
It is anticipated that a PhD program in business will also hasten the flow of additional
resources. Once the PhD program is initiated, it is expected to spur additional grant activity and
donations from foundations, generous donors and alumni to help sustain the program.
Resource re-allocation may also be possible once the PhD program is instituted. Since the
college already expends almost $400K per year on part-time teaching faculty, a portion of this
budget can be reallocated to support PhD students who could work as Teaching Assistants. This
will provide resources to support PhD students, but at the same time quality instruction for both
undergraduate and Master’s students.
Moreover, full-fee paying sponsored international students and part-time PhD students who
will be mainly working executives, will generate new revenue stream; a portion of which would
be utilized to support high potential and promising PhD students with full scholarship apart from
teaching assistant opportunities. Support for the PhD program will be sourced from research
grants through national funding agencies, endowments, and industry contracts. Fifteen percent
of our current MBA students are supported by their employers and therefore it is expected that
industry can be expected to support PhD students too.
87