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Our faculty are central to our mission of student success, providing high-quality business education at both undergraduate and graduate levels. They are dedicated mentors, leading student organizations and fostering community partnerships.
Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship faculty are thought leaders in their fields, publishing regularly in top academic journals and winning numerous professional awards. They serve as editors and review board members of elite journals, contributing impactful research on contemporary business issues such as climate change, artificial intelligence, corporate social responsibility, and more. Our faculty's work is frequently published in top business journals, including the Financial Times Top 50, with increasing recognition through SCOPUS citations and research excellence awards.
Scholarly Leadership
Beyond their scholarly productivity, Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship is also home to several thought leaders. Some of our faculty serve as associate editors and editorial review board members of elite and high impact journals in their discipline. Our faculty also serve in various leadership positions such as board members and track chairs in their professional associations
| Name | Position | Associate Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Magnusson, Ph.D. | Professor of Marketing | Journal of International Marketing |
| Michael Abebe, Ph.D. | Professor of Management | Corporate Governance: An International Review |
| Giorgio Gotti, Ph.D. | Professor of Accountancy | Journal of International Accounting, Auditing & Taxation |
| Leon Schjoedt, Ph.D. | Professor of International Business & Entrepreneurship | Small Business Economics: An Entrepreneurship Journal |
| Jorge Gonzalez, Ph.D. | Professor of Management | Journal of Managerial Psychology |
| Geng Sun, Ph.D. | Professor of Information Systems | Decision Support Systems |
| Name | Position | Journals |
|---|---|---|
| Leon Schjoedt, Ph.D. | Professor of International Business & Entrepreneurship | Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (Elite), Journal of Business Venturing (Elite), Human Resource Management Review (HI), Journal of Small Business Management (HI) |
| Peter Magnusson, Ph.D. | Professor of Marketing | Journal of International Business Studies (Elite), Global Strategy Journal (Elite), International Marketing Review (HI) |
| Michael Abebe, Ph.D. | Professor of Management | Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (Elite), Journal of Business Research (HI) |
| Hale Kaynak, Ph.D. | Professor of Management | Journal of Supply Chain Management (Elite) |
| Pingshu Li, Ph.D. | Professor of Management | Human Resource Management Journal (Elite) |
| Geng Sun, Ph.D. | Information Systems | Decision Sciences (HI) |
| Fuat Firat, Ph.D. | Professor of Marketing | Marketing Theory (HI) |
| Giorgio Gotti, Ph.D. | Professor of Accountancy | The International Journal of Accounting (HI) |
| Jorge Gonzalez, Ph.D. | Professor of Management | Journal of Management Inquiry, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of Managerial Psychology |
| Yejun Zhang, Ph.D. | Professor of Management | Asia Pacific Journal of Management (HI) |
| Francis Andoh-Baidoo, Ph.D. | Information Systems | Information Systems Frontiers |
| Name | Position | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Magnusson, Ph.D. | Professor of Marketing | Board Member, AMA Global Marketing SIG |
| Michael Abebe, Ph.D. | Professor of Management | Board Member, Southern Management Association Track Chair, Southern Management Association (2018) |
| Giorgio Gotti, Ph.D. | Professor of Accountancy | Board Member, American Accounting Association |
| Sunaina Chugani, Ph.D. | Professor of Marketing | Track Co-Chair, Transformative Consumer Research Conference |
