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

Ravi Jain, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Management (Finance)Corporate Finance and Value Investing
Eunsang Yoon, Ph.D.Professor, Management (Marketing)New Product Planning, Global Market Entry, Sustainable/Green Marketing
Valerie Kijewski, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Management (Marketing)Strategy formulation and implementation
Stuart C. Freedman, Ph.D.Department Chair, Professor, ManagementOrganizational behavior
Ashwin Mehta, M.S.Lecturer, Management (Marketing)Strategic management; Entrepreneurship and Global Enterprises
Timm L. Kainen, Ph.D. Professor, ManagementOrganization Design, Negotiation and Change Management, Middle Management Performance Effectiveness
Ralph E. JordanVisiting Instructor, Management, Climate Change InitiativeLeadership, Team Building, Lean Six Sigma
Yash R. Puri, M.B.A.Professor, Management (Finance)Corporate financial strategy
Sangphill (Phil) Kim, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Management (Finance)Corporate finance, investments and international business
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
Karen HvizdaVisiting Instructor, ManagementProfessional Communications, Microsoft Office Suite, Organizational Behavior, Effective Presentations, Team Building, DECA Club Advisor
Scott Latham, Ph.D.Associate Dean, Ph.D. Program, Management (Business Policy and Strategy) Strategic planning, Organizational turnaround, Business start up development
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
Hieu PhanAssistant Professor, Management (Finance)Corporate Finance, Executive Compensation, Corporate Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Pension
Martin R. Moser, Ph.D.Associate Professor, ManagementStrategic Management
Jack Wilson, Ph.D.Interim Dean, College of Engineering, Distinguished Professor of Higher Education, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Engineering, Management 
Frank E. Andrews, Ed.D.Associate Dean, Robert J. Manning School of Business, FinanceInvestments, Educational Leadership
Yi Yang, Ph.D.Associate Professor, ManagementStrategic management and entrepreneurship
Kimberly Merriman, Ph.D.Associate Professor, ManagementLeadership, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Extrinsic Motivators
Brooke D. Hargreaves-Heald, J.D.Associate Professor, ManagementHuman Resource Management, Management of Diversity, Employment Discrimination Law
Clare Comm, Ph.D.Professor, Management (Marketing)Services Marketing and Buyer Behavior
Steven Freund, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Management (Finance)Equity options, security markets and corporate finance
M. Berk Talay, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Management (Marketing)Innovations, New Product and Service Development, International Marketing
Michael C. Beers, Ph.D.Visiting Instructor, ManagementOrganizational Learning, Knowledge Management, Change Management
Ying Huang, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Management (Marketing)Buyer-Supplier Relationships, International Marketing, Retail Strategy
Cory Cromer, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Management (Marketing) 
Saira Latif, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Management (Finance), CPH-NEWInvestments, International Finance, Performance Evaluation
Deborah Finch, Ed.D.Lecturer, ManagementFirst-Year Experience, Homeschooling, Non-profit Management and Marketing

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