Business Administration

Program and Course Description

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 Master of Finance Program (MFin). See the Master of Finance section of the calendar for more information. The DeGroote School also offers a Graduate Diploma in Professional Accountancy. See the Diploma section of the calendar for more information.

M.B.A.
Phone: 905-525-9140, Ext. 27024
Fax: 905-634-4985
E-mail: mbainfo@mcmaster.ca
Website: http://mba.degroote.mcmaster.ca/
Location: Ron Joyce Centre, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, 4350 South Service Road, Burlington, ON, L7L 5R8

Ph.D.
Phone: 905-525-9140, Ext. 23373
E-mail: phdinfo@mcmaster.ca
Website: http://phd.degroote.mcmaster.ca/
Location: DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, Canada, L8S 4M4

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. (Pittsburgh) / Finance & Business Economics / Michael Lee-Chin & Family Chair in Investment and 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) / ~~Chair,~~ Marketing
Brian Detlor, B.Sc. - Hons. Comp. Sci. (Western), M.I.S., Ph.D. (Toronto) / ~~Chair,~~ 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 and 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.P.A., 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 E. 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
Rita Cossa, H.B.B.A. (Wilfrid Laurier), M.B.A. (McMaster) / 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 and 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
Katya Malinova, B.Sc. (St. Petersburg), Ph.D.(Michigan) / Finance and 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
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. (U. of Texas at Dallas) / Accounting & 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.Comm., 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 and 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) / Human Resources & Management
Naresh C. Agarwal, B.A., M.A. (Delhi), Ph.D. (Minnesota) / Human Resources & Management
Norman P. Archer, B.Sc. (Alberta), M.S. (New York), Ph.D. (McMaster) / 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 & 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)
Richard W. Deaves, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto) / Finance & Business Economics
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 - 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 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

Programs

Doctoral

Business Administration, Ph.D.

Course Offerings

Business Administration Courses (Ph.D.)