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 2026

Professors

Ronald J. Balvers, B.A. (Tilburg), Ph.D. (Pittsburgh) / 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
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 / Business Research Chair / Director, McMaster Centre for Research on Employment and Work (MCREW)
Brian Detlor, B.Sc. (Western), M.I.S., Ph.D. (Toronto) / Information Systems
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 / Academic Director, E.M.B.A. Program / Wayne C. Fox Chair in Business Innovation / Director, McMaster Digital Transformation Research Centre
Benson L. Honig, B.A. (San Francisco State), Ph.D. (Stanford) / Human Resources and Management / Business Research Chair / Director, Centre for Research on Community Oriented Entrepreunership (CRCE)
Kai Huang, B.Sc. (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), M.Sc. (Tsinghua), Ph.D. (Georgia Inst. of Technology) / Operations Management
Justin Jin, B.S. (Peking), M.B.A. (Oklahoma), Ph.D. (Toronto), C.A. / Accounting and Financial Management Services / Director of the CPA Ontario Centre for Accounting Research in Regulatory Reporting
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 / Business Research Chair
Susan A. McCracken, B.Com. (Queen’s), Ph.D. Accounting (Waterloo), C.P.A., C.A. / Accounting and Financial Management Services
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
Gillian Mulvale, B.A. (Waterloo), M.A. (Western), Ph.D. (McMaster) / Health Policy and Management
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 University Professor
Devashish Pujari, B.Com., M.Com., M.Phil. (Kurukshetra), Ph.D. (Bradford) / Marketing
Glen E. Randall, B.A., M.A., M.B.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Health Policy & Management
Erin Reid, Hons. B.Com. (McMaster), M.Sc. (Queen’s), A.M., Sociology, Ph.D. (Harvard) / Human Resources and Management / Canada Research Chair in Work, Careers and Organizations
Sudipto Sarkar, B.Tech. (Indian Institute of Technology), Ph.D. (Columbia) / Finance and Business Economics
Manish Verma, M.B.A., Ph.D. (McGill) / Operations Management / Associate Dean, Graduate Studies
Yufei Yuan, B.S. (Fudan), Ph.D. (Michigan) / Information Systems
Baniyelme D. Zoogah, Dip. Ed., B.A. (Cape Coast University), M.B.A. (Xavier University), M.L.H.R., Ph.D. (Ohio State ) / Chair, Human Resources and Management

Associate Professors

Amir Akbari, B.Sc., M.B.A. (Sharif University of Technology, Iran), Ph.D. (McGill) / Chair, Finance and Business Economics
Meena Andiappan, B.Com. (Windsor), M.Sc. (Queen’s), M.Sc. (Pennsylvania State), Ph.D. (Boston College) / 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 / Chair in Entrepreneurial Leadership
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
Jenna Evans, B.Hs. (York), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Chair, Health Policy and Management
Maryam Ghasemaghaei, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Isfahan), Ph.D. (McMaster) / Chair, Information Systems / University Scholar
Maureen Hupfer, B.Com., M.A., Ph.D. (Alberta) / Health Policy and Management
Yoontae Jeon, B.Sc., M.M.F., M.Sc., Ph.D. (University of Toronto) / Finance and Business Economics
Manish Kacker, B.A. (Delhi), P.G.D.M. (Indian Institute of Management), Ph.D. (Northwestern) / Marketing
Addisu Lashitew, M.Sc. (Wageningen University), Ph.D. (University of Groningen) / Strategic Management
Alfred Liu, B.S., M.S. (Tsinghua University), Ph.D. (University of California at Irvine) / Accounting and Financial Management Services
Mandeep Malik, M.A. (University of Canberra), / Chair, 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) / Accounting and Financial Management Services
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 / University Scholar / Director of the PhD Program
Aaron Schat, B.A. (Redeemer), M.A., Ph.D. (Guelph) / Human Resources and Management / Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies
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
Shashank Vaid, P.G. (IIM Cal), M.B.A. (Duke), Cert. (Penn State/ISBM), Ph.D. (Houston; Rice/Inter-institutional) / Marketing
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
Yan Wang, B.S. (Beijing), M.A., Ph.D. (McGill) / Finance and Business Economics
Ruhai Wu, B.A., M.S. (Tsinghua), M.S., Ph.D. (Texas) / Chair, Marketing (acting)
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 / Associate Dean (Faculty Affairs and Accreditation)
Yun Zhou, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Tsinghua), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Chair, Operations Management

Assistant Professors

Waquar Ahmad, B.Com., M.Com. (University of Dhaka), M.B.A. (Ohio), Ph.D. (Drexel) / Finance and Business Economics
Zohair Alam, B.Sc. (Lahore University of Management Sciences), M.A. (Georgetown University), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Finance and Business Economics
Behrouz Bakhtiari, B.Sc. (Iran University of Science and Technology), M.Sc. (Chalmers), Ph.D. (McMaster) / Operations Management / Director of the MBA Programs / Director, Blended Learning Part-Time MBA Program
Pavithra Balaji, B. Eng. (Anna University), Ph.D. (University of Texas at Dallas) / Strategic Management
Neil Barr, B.A. (Western), M.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster) / Health Policy & Management
Eric Bentzen-Bilkvist, B.Comm., M.B.A. (McMaster), C.A., F.C.P.A., F.C.A / Accounting and Financial Management Services
Anita Boey, B.A. (State University of New York at Buffalo), M.Sc., M.A. (University of Vaasa), Ph.D. (York) / Human Resources and Management
Candice Chow, B.Mech. (University of London), M.B.A. (Western), M.Sc., D.B.A. (University of Reading) / Strategic Management / Director of the Foresight Lab
Rui Duan, B.Com., M.Sc. (Queen’s), B.Math. (Carleton), Ph.D. (York) / Finance and Business Economics
Cansu Ekmekcioglu, B.A. (Bogazici University), M.A. (Galatasaray University), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Information Systems
Berk Görgülü, B.S., M.S. (Boğaziçi University), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Operations Management
Jukyeong Han, B.S., M.S. (KAIST), Ph.D. (Kansas) / Strategic Management
Yaqin Hu, Honors B.A. (Wilfrid Laurier), M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (U. of Texas at Dallas) / Accounting and Financial Management Services
William Huggins, B.Com., M.B.A. (Laurentian), M.Phil (Tilburg) / Finance and Business Economics
Sanghwa Kim, B.B.A., M.S. (Yonsei University), Ph.D. (University of Maryland) / Marketing
Kai Christine Lesage, B.B.A., M.B.A. (University of Texas), M.Phil, Ph.D. (Grenoble École de Management) / Marketing
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
Ala Mokhtar, B.S. (American University of Sharjah), Ph.D. (Waterloo) / Accounting and Financial Management Services
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
Nooshin Salari, B.S. (Alzahra University), M.Sc. (University of Economic Sciences), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Operations Management
Shane Saunderson, B.Eng. (McGill), M.B.A. (TMU), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Information Systems
Lingling Shi, B.S., M.B.A. (Boğaziçi University), Ph.D. (University of Science and Technology of China) / Operations Management
Amir Taherizadeh, M.A. (University of Isfahan), M.B.A. (University of Malaysia), Ph.D. (Université du Québec à Montréal) / Strategic Management
Nicole Wagner, B.Math. (Waterloo), M.B.A., Ph.D. (McMaster) / Information Systems / Director, McMaster MSc eHealth Program
Jin (Iris) Wang, B.Com. (UBC), M.Sc. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (UBC) / Finance and Business Economics
Keiwan Wind, B.Eng. (Iran University of Science and Technology), M.B.A. (Sharif University of Technology), M.Sc. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Information Systems
Michael Wu, B.Sc. (Toronto), M.A. (Toronto Metropolitan University), Ph.D. (Michigan State) / Marketing
Qian Yang, M.A. (Beijing Foreign Studies University), M.B.A., Ph.D. (Michigan State) / Finance and Business Economics
Yao Yao, B.BA. (Renmin University of China), M.Sc. (London School of Economics and Political Science), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Human Resources and Management
Yingnan Zhao, B.Sc. (Fudan University), M.Sc., Ph.D. (University of Zurich) / Finance and Business Economics

Professors Emeriti

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
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)
Christopher K. Bart, B.A., M.B.A. (York), Ph.D. (Western), FCPA, F.CIoD, RCC, HRCCC, C.Dir / Strategic Management
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)
Kenneth R. Deal, B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D. (SUNY at Buffalo) / Marketing
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 and Management
Elko J. Kleinschmidt, Dip.Ing. (Staatliche Ingenieurschule, Hanover), M.B.A., Ph.D. (McGill) / Marketing
Christopher Longo, B.A. (York), M.Sc. (Western), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Health Policy and Management
John W. Medcof, B.A. (New Brunswick), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto) / Human Resources and Management
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
Mohamed M. Shehata, B.Com. (Tanta), M.Sc. (Ain-Shams), M.B.A. (N. Texas State), Ph.D. (Florida) / Accounting and Financial Management Services
George Steiner, Diploma in Mathematics (“Summa Cum Laude”) (Budapest), Ph.D. (Waterloo)
Joseph K. Tan, B.A. (Wartburg College), M.S. (Iowa), Ph.D. (U.B.C.) / Information Systems
George W. Torrance, B.A.Sc., M.B.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (SUNY - Buffalo), P.Eng.
Leonard Waverman, B.Com., M.A. Econ. (Toronto), Ph.D. (M.I.T.) / Finance and Business Economics
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

Programs

Doctoral

Business Administration, Ph.D.

Course Offerings

Business Administration Courses (Ph.D.)