Manning School of Business

Since its formation in 1971, the Manning School of Business has been creating the business leaders of the future. We offer programs in accounting, finance, management, management information systems and marketing, and provide students with a broad range of skills necessary for success.

All of our programs are fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International, the highest level of business school accreditation.

Management Faculty

Kimberly Merriman, Ph.D.Associate Professor, ManagementLeadership, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Extrinsic Motivators

Deborah Finch, Ed.D.Lecturer, ManagementFirst-Year Experience, Homeschooling, Non-profit Management and Marketing

Scott Latham, Ph.D.Associate Dean, Ph.D. Program, Management (Business Policy and Strategy) Strategic planning, Organizational turnaround, Business start up development

Ying Huang, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Management (Marketing)Buyer-Supplier Relationships, International Marketing, Retail Strategy

Steven F. Tello, Ed.D.Associate Professor, Management, EntrepreneurshipTechnology innovation and entrepreneurship, technology management and planning, assessment and interaction in on-line education

Silvia Salas, Ph.D.Assistant Professor , ManagementLeadership, International Management, Organizational Behavior, Employee Deviance

Yi Yang, Ph.D.Associate Professor, ManagementStrategic management and entrepreneurship

Ravi Jain, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Management (Finance)Corporate Finance and Value Investing

Valerie Kijewski, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Management (Marketing)Strategy formulation and implementation

Michael C. Beers, Ph.D.Visiting Instructor, ManagementOrganizational Learning, Knowledge Management, Change Management

M. Berk Talay, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Management (Marketing)Innovations, New Product and Service Development, International Marketing

Sangphill (Phil) Kim, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Management (Finance)Corporate finance, investments and international business

Ashwin Mehta, M.S.Lecturer, Management (Marketing)Strategic management; Entrepreneurship and Global Enterprises

Dev Prasad, Ph.D.Professor, Management (Finance)Investments, portfolio analysis and security management, corporate finance, business finance and short-term financial management, international financial management and international financial markets

Timm L. Kainen, Ph.D. Professor, ManagementOrganization Design, Negotiation and Change Management, Middle Management Performance Effectiveness

Martin R. Moser, Ph.D.Associate Professor, ManagementStrategic Management

Ralph E. JordanVisiting Instructor, Management, Climate Change InitiativeLeadership, Team Building, Lean Six Sigma

Clare Comm, Ph.D.Professor, Management (Marketing)Services Marketing and Buyer Behavior

Saira Latif, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Management (Finance), CPH-NEWInvestments, International Finance, Performance Evaluation

Eunsang Yoon, Ph.D.Professor, Management (Marketing)New Product Planning, Global Market Entry, Sustainable/Green Marketing

Yash R. Puri, M.B.A.Professor, Management (Finance)Corporate financial strategy

Jack Wilson, Ph.D.Interim Dean, College of Engineering, Distinguished Professor of Higher Education, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Engineering, Management

Steven Freund, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Management (Finance)Equity options, security markets and corporate finance

Hieu PhanAssistant Professor, Management (Finance)Corporate Finance, Executive Compensation, Corporate Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Pension

Brooke D. Hargreaves-Heald, J.D.Associate Professor, ManagementHuman Resource Management, Management of Diversity, Employment Discrimination Law

Cory Cromer, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Management (Marketing)

Stuart C. Freedman, Ph.D.Department Chair, Professor, ManagementOrganizational behavior

Karen HvizdaVisiting Instructor, ManagementProfessional Communications, Microsoft Office Suite, Organizational Behavior, Effective Presentations, Team Building, DECA Club Advisor