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School of Graduate Studies Calendar, 2022-2023 
    
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Business Administration


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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 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 2022

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 and Management
Ronald J. Balvers, B.A. (Tilburg), Ph.D. (Pittsburgh) / Chair, Finance and Business Economics / Michael Lee-Chin and Family Chair in Investment and Portfolio Management
Yair Berson, B.A., M.A. (University of Haifa, Israel), Ph.D. (State University of New York at Binghamton) / Human Resources and Management
Trevor W. Chamberlain, B.Sc. (California, Berkeley), M.B.A., Dip. Acc. (McGill), Ph.D. (Toronto), C.P.A., C.A./ Finance and Business Economics 
Narat Charupat, B.A. (Thammasat), M.B.A. (Drexel), Ph.D. (York) / Finance and Business Economics / Director, Master of Finance
C.S. Sherman Cheung, B.S. (Louisiana State), M.S., Ph.D. (Illinois) / Finance and Business Economics
Catherine Connelly, B.Com. (McMaster), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Queen’s) / Human Resources and 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. (Western), M.I.S., Ph.D. (Toronto) / Chair, Information Systems
Rick D. Hackett, B.Sc. (Toronto), M.A. (Windsor), Ph.D. (Bowling Green State) / Chair, Human Resources and 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), SM-IEEE, P.Eng. / Information Systems / Dean, DeGroote School of Business
Elkafi Hassini, B.Sc. (Bilkent), M.A.Sc., Ph.D. (Waterloo) / Operations Management / Associate Dean (Research)
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 / Director, McMaster Digital Transformation Research Centre
Benson L. Honig, B.A. (San Francisco State), Ph.D. (Stanford) / Human Resources and Management / Teresa Cascioli Chair in Entrepreneurial Leadership
Justin Jin, B.S. (Peking), M.B.A. (Oklahoma), Ph.D. (Toronto), C.A. / Accounting and Fnancial Management Services / CPA/ DeGroote Centre for the Promotion of Accounting Education and Research
Clarence C.Y. Kwan, M.B.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Ottawa), P.Eng. / Finance and Business Economics
Christopher Longo, B.A. (York), M.Sc. (Western), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Health Policy and Management
Rosemary Luo, B.Eng. (Beijing), M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Western) / Finance and Business Economics
John Maheu, B.A. (McMaster), M.A., PhD. (Queen’s) / Finance and Business Economics / Distinguished Business Research Professor
Susan A. McCracken, B.Com. (Queen’s), Ph.D. Accounting (Waterloo), C.P.A., C.A. / Accounting and Financial Management Services / Associate Dean (Academic)
John W. Medcof, B.A. (New Brunswick), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto) / Human Resources and Management / Director of the MBA Program
Peter C.P. Miu, B.Sc. (Hong Kong), M.B.A, Ph.D. (Toronto) / Finance and Business Economics
Ali R. Montazemi, H.N.D. (Teesside Polytechnic, U.K.), M.Sc. (Southampton), PhD. (Waterloo) / Information Systems
S. M. Khalid Nainar, B.A., M.A. (Delhi), Ph.D. (Florida), C.G.A. / Accounting and Financial Management Services
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 and Technology), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Finance and 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 and M), Ph.D. (Minnesota) / Marketing
Erin Reid, Hons. B.Com. (McMaster), M.Sc. (Queen’s), A.M., Sociology, Ph.D. (Harvard) / Human Resources and Management
Sudipto Sarkar, B.Tech. (Indian Institute of Technology), Ph.D. (Columbia) / Finance and Business Economics
Mohamed M. Shehata, B.Com. (Tanta), M.Sc. (Ain-Shams), M.B.A. (N. Texas State), Ph.D. (Florida) / Accounting and Financial Management Services
Joseph K. Tan, B.A. (Wartburg College), M.S. (Iowa), Ph.D. (U.B.C.) / Information Systems
Manish Verma, M.B.A., Ph.D. (McGill) / Operations Management / Acting Associate Dean (Graduate Studies)
Leonard Waverman, B.Com., M.A. Econ. (Toronto), Ph.D. (M.I.T.) / Finance and Business Economics
Yufei Yuan, B.S. (Fudan), Ph.D. (Michigan) / Information Systems

Associate Professors


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.E. (American University of Armenia), M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D. (Indiana) / Finance and Business Economics
Maryam Ghasemaghaei, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Isfahan), Ph.D. (McMaster) / Chair, Information Systems
Kai Huang, B.Sc. (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), M.Sc. (Tsinghua), Ph.D. (Georgia Inst. of Technology) / Acting Chair, Operations Management
Maureen Hupfer, B.Com., M.A., Ph.D. (Alberta) / Health Policy and Management
Manish Kacker, B.A. (Delhi), P.G.D.M. (Indian Institute of Management), Ph.D. (Northwestern) / Marketing 
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 and Management
Brent McKnight, B.Eng. Mgt., M.B.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Western) / Strategic Management / Director, Integrated Business and Humanities
Emad Mohammad, B.A. (Kuwait), M.B.A., Ph.D. (Georgia State) / Chair, Accounting and Financial Management Services
Gillian Mulvale, B.A. (Waterloo), M.A. (Western), Ph.D. (McMaster) / Health Policy and Management
François Neville, B.Com., M.Sc. (Ottawa), Ph.D. (Georgia State) / Strategic Management
Trish Ruebottom, B.Sc., B.A. (Guelph), M.B.A. (Trinity College Dublin), Ph.D. (York) / Human Resources and Management
Aaron Schat, B.A. (Redeemer), M.A., Ph.D. (Guelph) / Human Resources and Management / Acting Associate Dean (Faculty Affairs and Accreditation)
John Siam, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Concordia) / Accounting and Financial Management Services, and Finance and Business Economics / Director, Allen H. Gould Trading Floor and Horizon Exchange Traded Funds Investment Decision Centre
S. Amy Sommer, B.A. (Western), M.I.R. (University of Toronto), Ph.D. (Western) / Health Policy and Management
Kevin Veenstra, B.A. (Honours), M.Acc. (Waterloo), Ph.D. (Toronto), C.P.A., C.A., C.M.A., C.F.A. / Accounting and Financial Management Services
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
Abdolmanaf Zargoush, B.Sc. (Chamran University, Ahvaz), M.Sc. (SUT, Tehran), Ph.D. (ESSEC Business School, Paris), Ph.D. (McGill) / Health Policy and Management
Yun Zhou, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Tsinghua), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Operations Management
Baniyelme D. Zoogah, Dip. Ed., B.A. (Cape Coast University), M.B.A. (Xavier University), M.L.H.R., Ph.D. (Ohio State ) / Human Resources and Management

Assistant Professors

Waquar Ahmad, B.Com., M.Com. (University of Dhaka), M.B.A. (Ohio), Ph.D. (Drexel) / Finance and Business Economics
Amir Akbari, B.Sc., M.B.A. (Sharif University of Technology, Iran), Ph.D. (McGill) / Finance and 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 and Management
Yaqin Hu, Honors B.A. (Wilfrid Laurier), M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (U. of Texas at Dallas) / Accounting and Financial Management Services
Yoontae Jeon, B.Sc., M.M.F., M.Sc., Ph.D. (University of Toronto) / Finance and Business Economics
Addisu Lashitew, M.Sc. (Wageningen University), Ph.D. (University of Groningen) / Strategic Management
Ken Li, B.Math., M.Acc. (Waterloo), Ph.D. (Stanford) / Accounting and Financial Management Services
Chris Ling, B.B.A. (Toronto), M.Sc. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (South Carolina) / Marketing
Sean O’Brady, B.A. (Concordia), M.A. (Carleton), Ph.D. (University of Montreal) / Human Resources and Management
Yang Pan, B.Sc., M.Sc. (University of Science and Technology), Ph.D. (Iowa) / Marketing
Paul Snowdon, B.A., B.A.Sc. (Waterloo), M.Sc., D.B.A. (University of Reading) / Strategic Management
Frances Tuer, B.A., M.B.A. (Western), Ph.D. (McMaster) / Human Resources and 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 and Business Economics

Professors Emeriti

Roy J. Adams, B.A. (Pennsylvania State), M.A., Ph.D. (Wisconsin) / Human Resources and Management
Naresh C. Agarwal, B.A., M.A. (Delhi), Ph.D. (Minnesota) / Human Resources and 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 and Financial Management Services
M. W. Luke Chan, B.Sc. (Prince Edward Island), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster) / Finance and 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 and 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 and Management

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