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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 Accountancy.  The DeGroote School of Business 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
Website: http://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca

Faculty/ Fall 2021

Professors

Prakash L. Abad, B.Tech. (Indian Institute of Technology), M.S. M.B.A., Ph.D. (Cincinnati) / Operations Management
Vishwanath Baba, B.Eng. (Madras), M.B.A. (Western Illinois), Ph.D. (British Columbia) / Human Resources & Management
Ronald J. Balvers, B.A. (Tilburg), Ph.D. (Pittsburg) / Finance & Business Economics / Michael Lee-Chin & Family Chair in Investment & Portfolio Management
Trevor W. Chamberlain, B.Sc. (California, Berkeley), M.B.A., Dip. Acc. (McGill), Ph.D.(Toronto), C.A., C.P.A. / Chair, Finance & Business Economics 
Narat Charupat, B.A. Accounting (Thammasat), M.B.A. (Drexel), Ph.D. (York) / Finance & Business Economics
C.S. Sherman Cheung, B.S. (Louisiana State), M.S., Ph.D. (Illinois) / Finance & Business Economics
Catherine Connelly, B.Com. (McMaster), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Queen’s) / Chair, Human Resources & Management / Canada Research Chair in Organizational Behaviour
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., Ph.D. (Toronto) / Information Systems
Rick D. Hackett, B.Sc. (Toronto), M.A. (Windsor), Ph.D. (Bowling Green State) / Human Resources & Management / Canada Research Chair of Organizational Behaviour & Human Performance
Khaled S. Hassanein, B.Sc. (Kuwait), M.A.Sc. (Toronto), M.B.A. (Wilfrid Laurier), Ph.D. (Waterloo), P.Eng. / Information Systems / Dean, DeGroote School of Business
Elkafi Hassini, B.Sc. (Bilkent), M.A.Sc., Ph.D. (Waterloo) / Operations Management 
Milena Head, B.Math (Waterloo), M.B.A., Ph.D. (McMaster) / Information Systems / Wayne C. Fox Chair in Business Innovation / Academic Director, E.M.B.A. Program / Acting Director, McMaster Digital Transformation Research Centre
Benson L. Honig, B.A. (San Francisco State), Ph.D. (Stanford) / Human Resources & Management / Teresa Cascioli Chair in Entrepreneurial Leadership
Clarence C.Y. Kwan, M.B.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Ottawa), P.Eng. / Finance & Business Economics
Rosemary Luo, B.Eng. (Beijing), M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Western) / Finance & Business Economics
John Maheu, B.A. (McMaster), M.A., PhD. (Queen’s) / Finance & Business Economics / BMO Financial Group Chair in Capital Markets - Financial Literacy and the Individual Investor
Susan A. McCracken, B.Com, (Queen’s), Ph.D. Accounting (Waterloo), C.A. / Accounting & Financial Management Services / Associate Dean (Academic)
John W. Medcof, B.A. (New Brunswick), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto) / Human Resources & Management / Director of the MBA Program
Peter C.P. Miu, B.Sc. (Hong Kong), M.B.A, Ph.D. (Toronto) / Finance & Business Economics
Ali R. 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), C.G.A. / Chair, Accounting & Financial Management Services / Director, Graduate Diploma in Professional Accountancy
Mahmut Parlar, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Middle East Tech.), Ph.D. (Waterloo) / Operations Management / Distinguished Business Research Professor / Distinguished University Professor
Devashish Pujari, B.Com., M.Com., M.Phil. (Kurukshetra), Ph.D. (Bradford) / Marketing
Jiaping Qiu, B.A. (Xiamen), M.Sc. (Hong Kong University of Science & Technology), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Finance & Business Economics / CIBC Chair in Financial Markets
Glen Randall, B.A., M.A., M.B.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Chair, Health Policy & Management / Co-Director, Masters in Health Management Program
Sourav Ray, B.Tech. (Indian Institute of Technology), M.S. (Texas A & M), Ph.D. (Minnesota) / Chair, Marketing / Michael Lee-Chin & Family Professor in Strategic Business Studies
Sudipto Sarkar, B.Tech. (Indian Inst. of Technology), Ph.D. (Columbia) / Finance & Business Economics
Mohamed M. Shehata, B.Com. (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, B.Com., M.A.Econ. (Toronto), Ph.D. (M.I.T.) / Finance & Business Economics
Yufei Yuan, B.S. (Fudan), Ph.D. (Michigan) / Information Systems

Associate Professors

Yair Berson, B.A., M.A. (University of Haifa, Israel), Ph.D. (State University of New York at Binghamton) / Human Resources and Management
Nick Bontis, B.A., Ph.D. (Western) / Chair, Strategic Management
Goran Calic, B.Com. (Ottawa), M.B.A., Ph.D. (Purdue) / Strategic Management
Anna Danielova, B.Sc. (Yerevan), M.Sc. (American University of Armenia), M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D. (Indiana) / Finance & Business Economics / Associate Dean (Faculty Affairs & Accreditation)
Maryam Ghasemaghaei, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Isfahan), Ph.D. (McMaster) / Chair, Information Systems
Kai Huang, B.Sc. (Huazhong Univ. of Science & Technology), M.Sc. (Tsinghua), Ph.D. (Georgia Inst. of Technology) / Operations Management
Maureen Hupfer, B.Com., M.A., Ph.D. (Alberta) / Health Policy & Management
Justin Jin, B.S. (Peking), M.B.A. (Oklahoma), Ph.D. (Toronto), C.A. / Accounting & Financial Management Services / CPA/DeGroote Centre for the Promotion of Accounting Education and Research
Manish Kacker, B.A. (Delhi), P.G.D.M. (Indian Inst. of Management), Ph.D. (Northwestern) / Marketing 
Christopher Longo, B.A. (York), M.Sc. (Western), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Health Policy & Management
Mandeep Malik, B.A. (Panjab), M.A. (Canberra)/Marketing
Katya Malinova, B.Sc. (St. Petersburg), Ph.D.(Michigan) / Finance & Business Economics / Mackenzie Investments Chair in Evidence-Based Investment Management
Teal McAteer, B.Com. (Queen’s), M.I.R., Ph.D. (Toronto) / Human Resources & Management
Brent McKnight, B.Eng. Mgt., M.B.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Western) / Strategic Management
Emad Mohammad, B.A. (Kuwait), M.B.A., Ph.D. (Georgia State) / Accounting & Financial Management Services / Director, Integrated Business and Humanities
Gillian Mulvale, B.A. (Waterloo), M.A. (Western), Ph.D. (McMaster) / Health Policy & Management
Erin Reid, Hons. B.Com. (McMaster), M.Sc. (Queen’s), A.M., Sociology, Ph.D. (Harvard) / Human Resources & Management
Trish Ruebottom, B.Sc., B.A. (Guelph), M.B.A. (Trinity College Dublin), Ph.D. (York) / Human Resources & Management
Marvin G. Ryder, B.A., B.Sc. (Carleton), M.B.A. (McMaster)/Marketing
Aaron Schat, B.A. (Redeemer), M.A., Ph.D. (Guelph) / 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
Kevin Veenstra, B.A. (Honours), M.Acc. (Waterloo), Ph.D. (Toronto), C.P.A., C.A., C.M.A., C.F.A. / Accounting & Financial Management Services
Manish Verma, M.B.A., Ph.D. (McGill) / Chair, Operations 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) / Marketing
Hongjin Zhu, B.A. (Peking), Ph.D. (National University of Singapore) / Strategic Management

Assistant Professors

Waquar Ahmad, B.Com., M.Com. (University of Dhaka), M.B.A. (Ohio), Ph.D. (Drexel) / Finance & Business Economics
Amir Akbari, B.Sc., M.B.A. (Sharif University of Technology, Iran), Ph.D. (McGill) / Finance & Business Economics 
William Allender, B.S. (California Polytechnic), M.S., Ph.D. (Arizona State) / Marketing
Behrouz Bakhtiari, B.Sc. (Iran University of Science and Technology), M.Sc. (Chalmers), Ph.D. (McMaster) / Operations Management
Neil Barr, B.A. (Western), M.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster) / Health Policy & Management
Candice Chow, B.Mech. (University of London), M.B.A. (Western), M.Sc., D.B.A. (University of Reading) / Strategic Management
Jenna Evans, B.Hs. (York), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Health Policy & Management
Yaqin Hu,Honors B.A. (Wilfrid Laurier), M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (University of Texas at Dallas)/ Accounting & Financial Management Services
Aadil Merali Juma, B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering, M.B.A. (McMaster)/Accounting and Financial Man­agement Services
Ken Li, B.Math., M.Acc. (Waterloo), Ph.D. (Stanford) / Accounting & Financial Management Services
Chris Ling, B.B.A. (Toronto), M.Sc. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (South Carolina) / Marketing
François Neville, B.Com., M.Sc. (Ottawa), Ph.D. (Georgia State) / Strategic Management
Sean O’Brady, B.A. (Concordia), M.A. (Carleton), Ph.D. (University of Montreal) / Human Resources & Management
Yang Pan, B.Sc., M.Sc. (University of Science & Technology), Ph.D. (Iowa) / Marketing
Frances Tuer, B.A., M.B.A. (Western), Ph.D. (McMaster) / Human Resources & Management
Shashank Vaid, P.G. (IIM Cal), M.B.A. (Duke), Cert. (Penn State/ISBM), Ph.D. (Houston; Rice/Inter-institutional) / Marketing
Nicole Wagner, B.Math. (Waterloo), M.B.A., Ph.D. (McMaster) / Information Systems / Director, McMaster MSc. eHealth Program
Yan Wang, B.S. (Beijing), M.A., Ph.D. (McGill) / Finance & Business Economics
Abdolmanaf Zargoush, B.Sc. (Chamran University, Ahvaz), M.Sc. (SUT, Tehran), Ph.D. (ESSEC Business School, Paris), Ph.D. (McGill) / Health Policy & Management
Yun Zhou, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Tsinghua), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Operations Management

Professors Emeriti

Roy J. Adams, B.A. (Pennsylvania State), M.A., Ph.D. (Wisconsin)
Naresh C. Agarwal, B.A., M.A. (Delhi), Ph.D. (Minnesota)
Norman P. Archer, B.Sc. (Alberta), Ph.D. (McMaster), M.S. (New York) / Information Systems
Peter M. Banting, B.A., M.B.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Michigan State)
Min Basadur, B.A.Sc. (Toronto), M.B.A. (Xavier), Ph.D. (Cincinnati), P.Eng.
Y.C. Lilian Chan, B.B.A. (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Ph.D. (Virginia Tech), C.P.A., C.M.A., F.C.M.A. / Accounting & Financial Management Services
M. W. Luke Chan, B.Sc. (Prince Edward Island), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster) / Finance and Business Economics
Richard W. Deaves, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto) / Finance & Business Economics
David Conrath, B.A. (Stanford), M.S. (Carnegie-Melon), M.A., Ph.D. (California-Berkley), P.Eng.
Robert G. Cooper, B.Eng., M.Eng. (McGill), M.B.A., Ph.D. (Western)
Elko J. Kleinschmidt, Dip.Ing. (Staatliche Ingenieurschule, Hanover), M.B.A., Ph.D. (McGill) / Marketing
G. John Miltenburg, B.Eng.Mgt., M.B.A. (McMaster), M.Eng. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Waterloo), P.Eng. / Operations Management
Joseph B. Rose, B.B.A. (Adelphi), M.B.A. (California, Berkeley), Ph.D. (SUNY at Buffalo) / Human Resources & Management
George Steiner, Diploma in Mathematics (“Summa Cum Laude”) (Budapest), Ph.D. (Waterloo)
George W. Torrance, B.A.Sc., M.B.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (SUNY - Buffalo), P.Eng.
George O. Wesolowsky, B.A.Sc. (Toronto), M.B.A. (Western), Ph.D. (Wisconsin) / Information Systems
F. Isik Zeytinoglu, B.A., M.B.A. (Bogazici), M.A., Ph.D. (Pennsylvania) / Human Resources & Management 

MBA Program

 The MBA program at McMaster University was created in 1962, and boasts more than 8300 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.

The DeGroote School of Business offers two full-time programs - The DeGroote MBA and the DeGroote MBA with Co-op.  In addition we offer a Blended Learning Part-Time program and an Accelerated program (which can be taken as a full-time or a part-time offering) 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.

Admission Prior to September 2016

The MBA program consisted 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.

Admission Post September 2016

The DeGroote School of Business offers two full-time programs - the DeGroote MBA and the DeGroote MBA with Co-op. Students admitted in or after September 2016 will complete a redesigned Year 1 curriculum.This MBA program begins with Foundations 1 which provides students, regardless of undergraduate degree fundamental business knowledge and professional skills. In addition there are 5 required courses in Term I which integrate knowledge across disciplines. Term 2 begins with Foundations 2, focusing on professional competencies and the application of learning from the previous term. Students are required to complete A650 and F650 followed by a choice of 3 out of 5 core electives. The final 3 weeks of Term 2 students will complete an Integrating Project Course. In year two, students may pursue a General MBA or select from one of the available specializations.

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.

General MBA Admission requirements/Required Documentation

1. Completed on-line application accompanied by the application fee ($150 Cdn). Further details can be found at mbarecruit.degroote.mcmaster.ca.
2. Official transcripts are to be sent by the school’s registrar (or equivalent officer) from each postsecondary institution attended. In the final 2 years of study, a B average is recommended. 
3. For MBA Programs requiring completion of the GMAT 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.
4. Two letters of recommendation are to be completed by individuals who can supply information relating to the applicant’s abilities. Applicants are encouraged to seek one academic and one professional (direct supervisor) reference.
5. A full résumé must be supplied. Candidates applying to the Accelerated and MBA (non-Coop) Programs must have at least one year of full-time, continuous work experience at the professional, technical, or managerial level. All international candidates must have one year of full-time work experience that has been completed after graduation.
6. Applicants who did not complete their undergraduate degree in English must write the TOEFL or IELTS tests. 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 2016, a new transfer credit and waiver policy is in place for the DeGroote MBA and the DeGroote MBA with Co-op programs. The intention of this new policy shifts the focus from student flexibility to one of delivering an experience both inside and outside of the classroom - requiring all MBA students to follow the same programming throughout their degree. Thus, no transfer credits or waivers will be granted for MBA and MBA with Co-op and students.

Accelerated students 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. Students entering the Accelerated Program after September 2019 will be admitted directly into 700 level courses.

Specializations:

As of September 2018, areas of specialization that are available are as follows:

• Accounting and Financial Management Services
• Business Analytics
• Finance
• Health Services Management (certain restrictions may apply)
• Strategic Business Valuation
• Strategic Marketing
• General

Students registered prior to September 2018 in any full-time, part-time and co-op programs will be grandfathered based on the specialization they registered for.

Please note that starting September 2016 program minors will no longer be available in the MBA program.

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

• Business Administration Accelerated, M.B.A.
• Business Administration Co-op, M.B.A.
• Business Administration Part-Time, M.B.A.
• Business Administration, Full-time, M.B.A.
• Business Administration, M.B.A.

• MBA Courses

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