M.B.A.

Admission Requirements and Program Information
Program and Course Offerings

The DeGroote School of Business offers programs leading to the M.B.A. and Ph.D. in Business Administration. In collaboration with other faculties, the School offers an M.Sc. in eHealth, and a Master of Health Management. For more information on these collaborative programs, see the degree programs under those names. The DeGroote School also offers a Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting. The DeGroote School also offers a Master of Finance Program (MFin). See the Master of Finance section of the calendar for more information.

Enquiries: 905 525-9140: M.B.A., Ext. 27024;
Ph.D., Ext. 23373
E-mail: M.B.A., mbainfo@mcmaster.ca Ph.D., phdinfo@mcmaster.ca
Fax: M.B.A.: 905 634-4985
Website: http://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca

Faculty/ Fall 2015

Professors

Prakash L. Abad, B. Tech (Indian Institute of Technology), M.S. MBA, Ph.D. (Cincinnati) / Chair, Operations Management
Vishwanath Baba, B.Eng (Madras), M.B.A. (Western Illinois), Ph.D. (British Columbia) / Human Resources & Management
Ronald J. Balvers, B.A. (Tillburg), Ph.D. (Pittsburg) / Finance and Business Economics / Michael Lee-Chin & Family Chair in Investment and Portfolio Management
Trevor W. Chamberlain, B.Sc. (California, Berkeley), M.B.A., Dip. Pub. Acc. (McGill), Ph.D.(Toronto), CA, CPA / Finance and Business Economics
M. W. Luke Chan, B.Sc. (Prince Edward Island), MA, PhD (McMaster) / Finance and Business Economics
Y.C. Lilian Chan, B.B.A. (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Ph.D. (Virginia Tech), C.P.A., FCMA / Accounting & Financial Management Services /Director, Graduate Diploma in Professional Accountancy Program
Narat Charupat, B.A. Accounting (Thammasat), M.B.A. (Drexell), Ph.D. (York) / Finance & Business Economics / Director, Master of Finance Program
C.S. Sherman Cheung, B.S. (Louisiana State), M.S., Ph.D. (Illinois) / Finance & Business Economics / Acting Director, Michael Lee-Chin and Family Institute for Strategic Business Studies
Richard W. Deaves, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto) / Finance & Business Economics
Rick. D. Hackett, B.Sc. (Toronto), M.A. (Windsor), Ph.D. (Bowling Green State) / Human Resources & Management /Canada Research Chair of Organizational Behaviour and Human Performance
Michael Hartmann, BA Honours (Western Ontario), MA (Toronto), MBA (York), DBA (University of St. Gallen) / Human Resources & Management / Principal of the Directors College
Khaled S. Hassanein, B.Sc. (Kuwait), M.A. Sc. (Toronto), M.B.A. (Wilfrid Laurier), Ph.D. (Waterloo), P.Eng. / Information Systems / Director, McMaster eBusiness Research Centre
Milena Head, B.Math (Waterloo), M.B.A., Ph.D. (McMaster) / Information Systems / Wayne C. Fox Chair in Business Innovation
Benson L. Honig, B.A. (San Francisco State), Ph.D. (Stanford)/ Human Resources and Management / Teresa Cascioli Chair in Entrepreneurial Leadership
Tony Kang, B.B.A. (Korea), M.B.A. (McGill), Ph.D. (Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) / Accounting & Financial Management Services
Clarence C.Y. Kwan, M.B.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Ottawa). P.Eng. / Finance & Business Economics
John Maheu, B.A. (McMaster), M.A. (Queen’s), PhD. (Queen’s) / Finance & Business Economics / BMO Financial Group Chair in Capital Markets - Financial Literacy and the Individual Investor
John W. Medcof, B.A. (New Brunswick), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto) / Human Resources & Management / Associate Dean (Faculty Affairs and Accreditation)
Peter C.P. Miu, B.Sc. (Hong Kong), M.B.A, Ph.D. (Toronto) / Finance & Business Economics / Michael Lee-Chin and Family Professor in Strategic Business Studies
Ali Montazemi, H.N.D. (Teesside Polytechnic, U.K.), M.Sc. (Southampton), PhD. (Waterloo) / Information Systems
Dean C. Mountain, B.A. (McMaster), M.A., Ph.D. (Western) / Finance & Business Economics
S. M. Khalid Nainar, B.A., M.A. (Delhi), Ph.D. (Florida) / Chair, Accounting & Financial Management Services
Mahmut Parlar, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Middle East Tech.), Ph.D. (Waterloo) / Operations Management / Distinguished Business Research Professor
Jiaping Qiu, B.A. (Xiamen), M.Sc. (Hong Kong University of Science & Technology), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Finance & Business Economics / CIBC Chair in Financial Markets
Joseph B. Rose, B.B.A. (Adelphi), M.B.A. (California, Berkeley), Ph.D. (SUNY at Buffalo) / Human Resources & Management
Sudipto Sarkar, B. Tech. (Indian Inst. of Technology), Ph.D. (Columbia) / Finance & Business Economics
Mohamed M. Shehata, B.Comm. (Tanta), M.Sc. (Ain-Shams), M.B.A. (N. Texas State), Ph.D. (Florida) / Accounting & Financial Management Services
Joseph K. Tan, B.A. (Wartburg College), M.S. (Iowa), Ph.D. (U.B.C.) / Information Systems
Leonard Waverman, BCom, MEcon (Toronto), PhD (MIT) / Finance & Business Economics / Dean, DeGroote School of Business
Yufei Yuan, B.S. (Fudan), Ph.D. (Michigan) / Information Systems
F. Isik Zeytinoglu, B.A., M.B.A. (Bogazici), M.A., Ph.D. (Pennsylvania) / Human Resources & Management

Associate Professors

Nick Bontis, B.A., Ph.D. (Western) / Chair, Strategic Management
Catherine Connelly, B.Comm. (McMaster), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Queen’s) / Human Resources & Management / Canada Research Chair in Organizational Behaviour
Anna Danielova, B.Sc. (Yerevan), M.Sc. (American University of Armenia), M.A., M.B.A. , Ph.D. (Indiana) / Chair, Finance & Business Economics
Kenneth R. Deal, B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D. (SUNY at Buffalo) / Marketing
Brian Detlor, B.Sc. - Hons. Comp. Sci. (Western), M.I.S. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Chair, Information Systems / Chair, McMaster Research Ethics Board
Elkafi Hassini, B.Sc. (Bilkent), M.A.Sc., Ph.D. (Waterloo) / Operations Management
Kai Huang, B.Sc. (Huazhong Univ. of Science & Technology), M.Sc. (Tsinghua), Ph.D. (Georgia Inst. of Technology) / Operations Management
Maureen Hupfer, B.Comm., M.A., Ph.D. (Alberta) / Health Policy and Management
Justin Jin, B.S. (Peking), MBA (Oklahoma), Ph.D. (Toronto), CA / Accounting & Financial Management Services
Manish Kacker, B.A. (Delhi), PGDM (Indian Inst. of Management), Ph.D. (Northwestern) / Marketing
Christopher Longo, B.A. (York), M.Sc. (Western), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Health Policy and Management / Director, Health Services Management Specialization
Rosemary Luo, B.Eng. (Beijing), M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Western) / Finance & Business Economics
Teal McAteer, B.Com. (Queen’s), M.I.R., Ph.D. (Toronto) / Human Resources & Management
Sue A. McCracken, B.Comm. (Queen’s), Ph.D. Accounting (Waterloo), CA / Accounting & Financial Management Services / Director, DeGroote Centre for the Promotion of Accounting Education and Research / MBA Program Director
Emad Mohammad, B.A. (Kuwait), M.B.A., Ph.D. (Georgia State) / Accounting & Financial Management Services / Associate Dean (Academic)
Devashish Pujari, B.Com, M.Com, M.Phil (Kurukshetra), PhD (Bradford) / Marketing
Glen Randall, B.A., M.A., M.B.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Chair, Health Policy and Management
Sourav Ray, B.Tech (Indian Institute of Technology), M.S. (Texas A & M), Ph.D. (Minnesota) / Marketing
Aaron Schat, B.A. (Redeemer), M.A., Ph.D. (Guelph) / Chair, Human Resources & Management
John Siam, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Concordia) / Accounting & Financial Management Services and Finance & Business Economics / Director, Allen H. Gould Trading Floor and Horizon Exchange Traded Funds Investment Decision Centre
Patricia Wakefield, B.Sc. (Alberta), M.Sc. (Cornell), M.P.A. (NYU), DBA (Boston) / DSB Director, Master of Health Management Program / Health Policy and Management
Willi Wiesner, B.A. Hons. (Wilfrid Laurier), M.A.Sc., Ph.D. (Waterloo) / Human Resources & Management
Ruhai Wu, B.A., M.S. (Tsinghua), M.S., Ph.D. (Texas) / Chair, Marketing
Manish Verma, M.B.A., PhD. (McGill)/ Operations Management

Assistant Professors

William Allender, B.S. (California Polytechnic), M.S., PhD (Arizona State) / Marketing
Fouzia Baki, B.Sc., (Bangladesh University), M.Sc., (University of Waterloo), PhD (University of Windsor), P.Eng. / Operations Management
Rita Cossa, HBBA (Wilfrid Laurier), CIM (Canadian Securities Institute), MBA (McMaster) / Strategic Management
Mandeep Malik, B.A. (India), M. Ed. (Canberra) / Marketing / Director, International Student Exchange Program
Brent McKnight, B.Eng.Mgt., MBA (McMaster), PhD (Western) / Strategic Management
Gillian Mulvale, BA (University of Waterloo), MA (Western), PhD (McMaster) / Health Policy and Management
Marvin G. Ryder, B.A., B.Sc. (Carleton), M.B.A. (McMaster) / Marketing
Linda Stockton, MBA (McMaster), Diploma Retail Management (Seneca College, Toronto) / Strategic Management
Peter Vilks, B.Sc.E.E. (Buffalo), MBA (McMaster) / Strategic Management
Kevin Veenstra, B.A. (Honours), M.Acc. (Waterloo), Ph.D. (Toronto), CPA, CA, CMA, CFA / Accounting & Financial Management Services
Hongjin Zhu, B.A. (Peking), Ph.D. (National University of Singapore) / Strategic Management

Professors Emeriti

Naresh C. Agarwal, B.A., M.A. (Delhi), Ph.D. (Minnesota) / Associate Dean (Graduate Studies and Research)
Norman P. Archer, B.Sc. (Alberta), Ph.D. (McMaster), M.S. (New York) / Information Systems

MBA Program

The MBA program at McMaster University was created in 1962, and boasts more than 16,000 alumni around the world. The DeGroote School of Business is also AACSB accredited - less than 5% of business schools worldwide earn this distinction in management education.

Canada’s largest co-op MBA program was established at McMaster in 1973, and today is a premier choice for students who want to gain work experience while studying, and for employers who want to hire future business leaders.

Full-time, part-time and accelerated programs are also offered to give students the flexibility they need to continue their education and become leaders in the business world and the community. Classes are held at the Ron Joyce Centre in Burlington, Ontario in a state-of-the-art building designed to enrich the student learning experience.

Students interested in the MBA program can obtain full particulars on regulations, as well as full course descriptions, from the MBA Academic Calendar, available on the DeGroote School of Business MBA webpage at http://mbastudent.degroote.mcmaster.ca/.

The MBA program consists of 20 courses; ten in year one and ten in year two. Twelve of the 20 courses are core courses, which all students are required to take. In year two, students must select a specialization and complete courses required for that specialization. They may also elect to take minors in certain subject areas. For specific information, see the MBA Academic Calendar.

Topics covered in the Selected Topics courses will vary depending on recent developments in the subject area and the research interests of the instructor(s).

There is no thesis requirement for graduation in the MBA program. However, a student in the second year may, with the prior approval of the appropriate instructor, Area Chair, and the Director of the MBA Program, undertake an original paper, research study or project in an area directly associated with his/her program of study. Credit for one second-year course will be granted upon satisfactory completion of the project.

A series of mandatory and optional workshops known as DeGroote Day workshops will be offered in each of two terms for first year fulltime and coop MBA students. These workshops (W610 and W611) will be for credit (zero units) The workshops will be used to increase a student’s leadership, ethics, team work, professionalism, and analytical skills. Students will be expected to complete the one mandatory workshop offered each term and can choose any two of the other optional workshops being offered each term.

Admission requirements/Required Documentation

Completed on-line application (mbarecruit.degroote.mcmaster.ca) accompanied by the application fee ($150 Cdn).
Official transcripts are to be sent by the school’s registrar (or equivalent officer) from each postsecondary institutions attended. In the final 2 years of study, a B average is recommended.
Completion of the GMAT is required. A score of 600 is normally competitive. Each application is processed on its own merits with higher scores on some criteria compensating for lower scores in other areas.
Two letters of recommendation are to be completed by individuals who can supply information relating to the applicant’s abilities. While it is preferred that at least one reference be from an instructor who has taught the candidate, work-related references are also acceptable.
A full résumé must be supplied. Candidates applying to the Accelerated and traditional Fulltime options must have at least one year of full-time, continuous work experience at the professional, technical, or managerial level. Whether applying for full-time or co-op, all international candidates must have one year of full-time work experience that has been completed after graduation.
TOEFL results (if applicable) are to be sent directly by the Educational Testing Service (www.toefl.org).

Minimum required scores are 250 on the computer-based test or 100 on the internet-based test. IELTS (www.ielts.org) is also accepted with a minimum score of 7.0.

As of September 2014, the DeGroote MBA Program will be granting transfer credits (exemptions) at the time of admission for 600-level MBA courses up to a maximum of 6 term courses. Coop MBA students may receive up to 4 term courses as they must maintain a full-time course load of at least 4 courses/term. They would still be eligible to request waivers (with replacement) for any additional 600- level courses. Only candidates who have earned their degree within the last 10 years from a recognized Canadian or American University and have obtained a minimum B grade (B- for McMaster graduates) in the equivalent course will have their courses reviewed automatically for credit. Transfer credits and waivers (with replacements) will be determined at the time of admission and will be outlined in the admission offer. For more information please visit http://mbastudent.degroote.mcmaster.ca/newly-admitted-students/

Specializations & Minors:

Areas of specialization that are available are as follows:

Accounting and Financial Management Services
Finance
Health Services Management (certain restrictions may apply)
Management Information Systems
Management of Innovation and New Technology
Strategic Business Valuation
Strategic Marketing
Supply Chain Management

Minors are available in:

Accounting and Financial Management Services
Finance
Management
Management Information Systems
Management of Innovation and New Technology
Strategic Business Valuation
Strategic Marketing
Supply Chain Management

Courses used in fulfillment of specialization requirements cannot also be applied to a minor area. Completion of minors is subject to course availability. Students may complete more than one minor.

Non-Degree Applicants

Each year, the DeGroote School of Business is prepared to admit to the MBA program a small number of highly qualified students who do not hold a bachelor’s degree. The Admissions Advisory Committee will consider applicants with a minimum of seven years of successful business experience along with the typical GMAT score that ranges upward from 600.

Programs

Master

Course Offerings

MBA Courses