Freshmen from the USC Gordon S. Marshall School of Business visit Hong Kong as part of the LINC program. Open to all incoming first-year business and accounting majors, LINC, which stands for stands for Learning About International Commerce, is an experiential learning opportunity that exposes students to business practices outside the United States. The only program of its kind in the nation, LINC features a two-unit course in international business and an eight-day trip abroad to meet with business executives and business leaders.
Photo by Kristie Hoang.
The USC Marshall School of Business is a preeminent destination for understanding and advancing the role of business in society. USC Marshall offers critical education and insight in disciplines including communication, business economics, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, business analytics, marketing, management, operations, real estate and statistics. The Leventhal School of Accounting, one of the nation’s top ranked accounting schools and housed within Marshall, educates the next generation of leaders in that field.
Leveraging a world-class faculty, international student body and strategic location at the gateway to the Pacific Rim, USC Marshall is a pioneer in global business education. International experience is a required component of all MBA degree programs. Undergraduates have access to numerous overseas programs including study abroad and international internships, in addition to week-long global learning experiences.
USC Marshall prepares globally focused thought leaders and hands-on practitioners at every career level, in multiple locations and on a full-time, part-time or weekend schedule. It offers focused specialization through its seven one-year master’s degrees in disciplines across the business spectrum, including business analytics, entrepreneurship and innovation, social entrepreneurship, marketing and global supply chain management. The UT Dallas rankings place Marshall faculty seventh worldwide for research. The school’s entrepreneurship program is consistently ranked as one of the best, as is its alumni network.
Nearly 100 years after its founding in 1920 as USC’s College of Commerce and Business Administration, Marshall’s broad range of academic offerings and trailblazing Centers of Excellence continue to foster a dynamic academic environment that sets the standard for extraordinary leadership development and scholarship in business.
Departments
Senior Administration
James G. Ellis, Dean, Robert R. Dockson Dean’s Chair in Business Administration
Gareth James, PhD, Vice Dean, Faculty and Academic Affairs
Fernando Zapatero, PhD, Vice Dean, Graduate Programs and Executive Education
Sandra Chrystal, PhD, Vice Dean, Online Education
Tyrone Callahan, PhD, Vice Dean, Undergraduate Programs
Sunny Donenfeld, MILR, MBA, Senior Associate Dean, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Evie Lazzarino, BA, Associate Dean, Communications
Matthew De Vecchi, EdM, Senior Associate Dean for External Relations
Academic Programs
Donna Bean, MBA, Assistant Dean, Academic Programs
Finance and Administration
Denise Millard, MBA, Director, Financial Planning and Management
Steve Adcook, MBA, Director, Human Resources
Undergraduate Programs Administration
Kim D. West, PhD, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs
Tiffiani Frye, Director, Undergraduate Admissions
Anne Ziemnak, EdD, Manager, Undergraduate Student Services
Maureen McHale, PhD, Assistant Dean and Director, Undergraduate Advising
Joseph C. Nunes, PhD, Academic Director, World Bachelor in Business Program
Cynthia McCloud, MBA, Director, Food Industry Programs
Graduate Programs Administration
Diane Badame, PhD, Assistant Dean and Academic Director, Full-Time MBA Program
Yurigrace Kim, Senior Associate Director, MBA Admissions
Christopher J. Harrer, Director, Full-Time MBA Program
Dawn Porter, PhD, Academic Director, MBAPM Program
Jeanette L. Christensen, MA, Director, MBAPM Program
Tim Campbell, PhD, Academic Director, EMBA
Brigitte M. Engel, BS, Director, EMBA Program
Baizhu Chen, PhD, Academic Director, GEMBA
John D. Van Fleet, MBA, Assistant Dean and Executive Director, GEMBA
Fatemeh Nazarian, PhD, Academic Director, IBEAR MBA Program
Fujiko Terayama, BA, Director, IBEAR MBA Program
Susan Hunt, MA, PhD, Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs
Thomas Knapp, MBA, Academic Director, Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
James Cunningham, PhD, MBA, Academic Director, Master of Science in Finance
Ken Haycock, EdD, Director, Master of Management in Library and Information Science
Alexis Hackathorn, MA, Coordinator – Student Services, Master of Management in Library and Information Science and Graduate Certificate in Library and Information Management
Merle Hopkins, PhD, Faculty Adviser, Master of Medical Management
Maeliene Mira, EML, Director, Master of Medical Management
Adlai Wertman, MBA, Academic Director, Master of Science in Social Entrepreneurship
Jessica Levine, MEd, Director, Master of Science in Social Entrepreneurship
Robert Turrill, PhD, Academic Director, Master of Business for Veterans
James Bogle, MBA, Associate Director, Master of Business for Veterans
Arvind Bhambri, PhD, Academic Director, Executive Education
Richard Suttie, MSF, MS, Assistant Dean, Executive Education
Anakkarat Barth, MA, Director, Office of Global Programs and Partnerships
PhD Program
K.R. Subramanyam, PhD, Associate Dean, PhD Program
Michelle Silver Lee, MSEd, EdD, Associate Director, PhD Program
USC Leventhal School of Accounting
Accounting 101
(213) 740-4838
FAX: (213) 747-2815
Email (graduate students): MAcc.MBT@marshall.usc.edu;
(undergraduate students): lsoa_undergrad@marshall.usc.edu
marshall.usc.edu/lsoa
Administration
William W. Holder, DBA, CPA, Dean, Alan Casden Dean’s Chair at the Leventhal School of Accounting
Mark L. DeFond, PhD, CPA, Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs
Shirley Maxey, BA*, Associate Dean, Master’s Programs
Mildred G. Penner, MA, Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Programs
Faculty
George Bozanic and Holman G. Hurt Chair in Sports and Entertainment Business: S. Mark Young, PhD*
Deloitte & Touche LLP Chair in Accountancy: Kenneth A. Merchant, PhD, CPA
A.N. Mosich Chair in Accounting: Mark L. DeFond, PhD, CPA*
Accounting Circle Professor of Accounting: Randolph Beatty, PhD
KPMG Foundation Professor of Accounting: K.R. Subramanyam, PhD
Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting: Sarah E. Bonner, PhD, CPA*
Arthur Andersen & Co. Alumni Associate Professor of Accounting: Mark Soliman, PhD*
Accounting Associates Professor of Accounting: Clive Lennox, PhD
Professors: Randolph P. Beatty, PhD, CPA; Sarah E. Bonner, PhD, CPA*; Mark L. DeFond, PhD, CPA*; William W. Holder, DBA, CPA; Clive Lennox, PhD, Thomas W. Lin, PhD, CMA; Kenneth A. Merchant, PhD, CPA; Daniel E. O’Leary, PhD, CPA, CMA, CISA; K.R. Subramanyam, PhD; Charles W. Swenson, PhD, CPA*; S. Mark Young, PhD*
Associate Professors: John J. Barcal, JD*, CPA; Shane M. Heitzman, PhD; Mark Soliman, PhD*, CPA; Shiing-Wu Wang, PhD*; Regina Wittenberg-Moerman, PhD
Assistant Professors: Eric Allen, PhD; Elizabeth Chuk, PhD; David Erkens, PhD; Maria Loumioti, DBA; Maria Ogneva, PhD; Julie Suh, PhD; David Tsui, PhD; Marshall Vance, PhD
Professors of Clinical Accounting: Ruben A. Davila, JD, MBA, CPA; Chrislynn Freed, MBA, CPA*; Merle Hopkins, PhD*; Cecil W. Jackson, CPA, PhD; Joseph L. Keller, MS, CPA; Rose M. Layton, MAcc, CPA*; Shirley Maxey, BA*; Patricia Mills, JD, LL.M.; Leslie R. Porter, PhD*; Kendall Simmonds, MBA, CPA*
Associate Professor of Clinical Accounting: Robert Kiddoo, MBA, CPA
Assistant Professors of Clinical Accounting: Smrity Randhawa, PhD; Lori Smith, BS, CPA; Zivia Sweeney, MBA, CPA*
Professor of the Practice of Accounting: Thomas P. Ryan, MBA
Emeritus Professors: Jerry L. Arnold, Ph.D., CPA; E. John Larsen, DBA, CPA; Theodore J. Mock, PhD; Zoe-Vonna Palmrose, PhD
*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.
Marshall School Academic Departments and Centers
The Marshall School’s academic departments and centers listed and described below can help students select courses that are particularly useful for careers in the fields covered by the department or center.
Academic Departments
Data Sciences and Operations
Bridge Hall 401
(213) 740-0172
FAX: (213) 740-7313
Email: dsows@marshall.usc.edu
marshall.usc.edu/dso
Chair: Yehuda Bassok, PhD*
Faculty
E. Morgan Stanley Chair in Business Administration: Gareth James, PhD
USC Associates Chair in Business Administration: Ann Majchrzak, PhD
McAlister Associate Professor of Business Administration: Paat Rusmevichientong, PhD
Professors: Yehuda Bassok, PhD*; Omar El Sawy, PhD; Gareth James, PhD*; Ann Majchrzak, PhD; Daniel E. O’Leary, PhD; S. Rajagopalan, PhD*
Associate Professors: Sriram Dasu, PhD*; Yingying Fan, PhD; Mendel Fygenson, PhD*; Ramandeep Randhawa, PhD; Paat Rusmevichientong, PhD; Greys Sosic, PhD; Wenguang Sun, PhD; Amy Ward, PhD; Jonathan S. Yormark, PhD; Leon Zhu, PhD
Assistant Professors: Adel Javanmard, PhD; Song-Hee Kim, PhD; Jason Lee, PhD; Jinchi Lv, PhD; Hamid Nazerzadeh, PhD; Peter Radchenko, PhD; Xin Tong, PhD
Professor of Clinical Data Sciences and Operations: Douglas Shook, PhD*
Associate Professors of Clinical Data Sciences and Operations: Arif Ansari, PhD*; Murat Bayiz, PhD; Dawn Porter, PhD; Ashok Srinivasan, PhD
Assistant Professors of Clinical Data Sciences and Operations: Robertas Gabrys, PhD; Hiroshi Ochiumi, PhD; Sharif, Abbass, PhD
Emeritus Professors: Jack Borsting, PhD.; Richard B. Chase, PhD.; Delores Conway, PhD*; Richard McBride, PhD; Bert M. Steece, PhD*
*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.
Finance and Business Economics
Bridge Hall 308
(213) 740-6515
FAX: (213) 740-6650
Email: fbe@usc.edu
marshall.usc.edu/fbe
Chair: Anthony M. Marino, PhD
Faculty
Charles E. Cook – Community Bank Chair of Finance: Gordon Phillips, PhD
Kenneth King Stonier Chair in Business Administration: Harry DeAngelo, PhD
Ivadelle and Theodore Johnson Chair in Banking and Finance: Wayne Ferson, PhD
Fred V. Keenan Chair in Finance: Lawrence E. Harris, PhD
Robert G. Kirby Chair in Behavioral Finance: Fernando Zapatero, PhD
James McN. Stancill Chair in Business Administration: Vincenzo Quadrini, PhD
Charles F. Sexton Chair in American Enterprise: John G. Matsusaka, PhD
Kenneth L. Trefftzs Chair in Finance: Kevin J. Murphy, PhD
Professors: Ty Callahan, PhD; Tim Campbell, PhD; Harry DeAngelo, PhD*; Wayne Ferson, PhD; Lawrence Harris, PhD; Ayse Imrohoroglu, PhD; Selahattin Imrohoroglu, PhD; Nir Jaimovich, PhD; Douglas H. Joines, PhD; Anthony M. Marino, PhD; John G. Matsusaka, PhD; Kevin J. Murphy, PhD; Gordon Phillips, PhD; Vincenzo Quadrini, PhD; Fernando Zapatero, PhD
Associate Professors: Yasushi Hamao, PhD; Christopher Jones, PhD; Scott Joslin, PhD; Oguzhan Ozbas, PhD; Aris Protopapadakis, PhD; Mark I.Weinstein, PhD
Assistant Professors: Kenneth Ahern, PhD, Elias Albagli, PhD; Ricardo Alonso, PhD; Odilon Camara, PhD; Daniel Carvalho, PhD; Tom Chang, PhD; Cary Frydman, PhD; Yaron Levi, PhD; Heikki Rantakari, PhD; Sandra Rozo, PhD; David Solomon, PhD; Andrea Stathopoulos, PhD; Selale Tuzel, PhD; Yongxiang Wang, PhD; Yanhui Wu, PhD
Professors of Clinical Finance and Business Economics: Tyrone Callahan, PhD; Baizhu Chen, PhD; C. Kerry Fields, JD*; Suh-Pyng Ku, PhD; Lloyd Levitin, JD
Associate Professors of Clinical Finance and Business Economics: Duke Bristow, PhD*; James Cunningham, PhD*; Mick Swartz, PhD
Assistant Professors of Clinical Finance and Business Economics: Robert Bridges, MRED; Fatemeh Ibrahimi-Nazarian, PhD; Julia Plotts, MBA*; Zekiye Selvili, PhD*
Lecturers: Richard Tontz, Nimfa Bemis, PhD, Kevin Fields, JD; Mohammad Safarzadeh, PhD
Emeritus Professors: Guilford C. Babcock, PhD; Henry R. Cheeseman, JD; Linda De Angelo, PhD*; Dennis W. Draper, PhD; Alan C. Shapiro, PhD; Randolph W. Westerfield, PhD
*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.
Library and Information Science
Doheny Memorial Library 314
(213) 821-1641
librarysciencedegree.usc.edu/
Director: Ken Haycock, Ed.D.
Management and Organization
Bridge Hall 306
(213) 740-0728
FAX: (213) 740-3582
Email: mordept@marshall.usc.edu
marshall.usc.edu/mor
Chair: Thomas G. Cummings, PhD
Faculty
Harold Quinton Chair in Business Policy: Paul Adler, PhD
Capt. Henry W. Simonsen Chair in Strategic Entrepreneurship: Nandini Rajagopalan, PhD*
Distinguished Professor of Business: Edward E. Lawler III, PhD
Professors: Paul Adler, PhD; John W. Boudreau, PhD; Peter J. Carnevale, PhD; Thomas G. Cummings, PhD; Peter H. Kim, PhD; Kyle J. Mayer, PhD*; Morgan W. McCall, PhD; Nandini Rajagopalan, PhD*
Associate Professors: Arvind Bhambri, DBA; Peer C. Fiss, PhD*; Scott S. Wiltermuth, PhD
Assistant Professors: Victor M. Bennett, PhD*; Nathanael J. Fast, PhD; Shon R. Hiatt, PhD; Nan Jia, PhD; Frank Nagle, PhD; Yongwook Paik, PhD; Kelly Patterson, PhD; Florenta Teodoridis, PhD; Sarah S.M. Townsend, PhD; Cheryl J. Wakslak, PhD; Qingyuan Lori Yue, PhD
Research Professors: Ken Haycock, EdD; James O’Toole, PhD
Professors of Clinical Management and Organization: Judith Blumenthal, PhD; Thomas H. Olson, PhD*; Carl W. Voigt, PhD*
Associate Professors of Clinical Management and Organization: David M. Carter, MBA; Michael Coombs, PhD*; Terance J. Wolfe, PhD
Assistant Professors of Clinical Management and Organization: Christine El Haddad, PhD; Katharine Harrington, PhD
Lecturers: Christopher Bresnahan, PhD*; Trudi Ferguson, PhD; Jody Tolan, MBA
Emeritus Professors: Philip H. Birnbaum-More, PhD; Robert Coffey, PhD; Julia Liebeskind, PhD; Kathleen Reardon, PhD; Robert B. Turrill, PhD
*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.
Marketing
Accounting 306F
(213) 740-5033
FAX: (213) 740-7828
Email: marketing@marshall.usc.edu
marshall.usc.edu/marketing
Chair: Gary Frazier, DBA
Faculty
Robert E. Brooker Chair of Marketing: Valerie S. Folkes, PhD
Joseph A. DeBell Chair in Business Administration: C.W. Park, PhD
Richard and Jarda Hurd Chair in Distribution Management: Gary L. Frazier, DBA*
Jerry and Nancy Neely Chair in American Enterprise: Gerard J. Tellis, PhD
Dave and Jeanne Tappan Chair in Marketing: Shantanu Dutta, PhD
Charles L. and Ramona I. Hilliard Professor of Business Administration: Deborah MacInnis, PhD*
Provost Professor of Psychology and Business: Wendy Wood, PhD
Provost Professor of Psychology and Marketing: Norbert Schwarz, PhD
Professors: Valerie S. Folkes, PhD; Gary L. Frazier, DBA*; Shantanu Dutta, PhD; Deborah J. MacInnis, PhD*; Joseph C. Nunes, PhD*; C.W. Park, PhD; Norbert Schwarz, PhD; Gerard Tellis, PhD; Allen Weiss, PhD; Wendy Wood, PhD; Sha Yang, PhD
Associate Professors: Kristin Diehl, PhD; Anthony Dukes, PhD; Lan Luo, PhD*; Dina Mayzlin, PhD; Joseph C. Nunes, PhD*; Joseph Priester, PhD*; Sivaramakrishnan Siddarth, PhD*
Assistant Professors: Lisa Cavanaugh, PhD; B. Kyu Kim, PhD; Lan Luo, PhD*; Matthew Selove, PhD; Gulden Ulkumen, PhD; Botao Yang, PhD
Professors of Clinical Marketing: Diane Badame, PhD*; James G. Ellis, MBA; Rex Kovacevich, MBA*; Dennis Rook, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Marketing: Dennis Schorr, PhD
Assistant Professors of Clinical Marketing: Miriam Burgos, MBA; Ira Kalb, MBA*; Lars Perner, PhD; Gerard Power, MS; Therese Wilbur, MBA*
Emeritus Faculty
Emeritus Quinton Professor of Research: Olaf K. Helmer, PhD
Emeritus Professors: James D. Calderwood, PhD.; Ben M. Enis, PhD; Warren Erickson, PhD; John Jaeger, PhD; Burt Nanus, PhD; Rodolph H. Redmond, JD*; George Schick, PhD; Norman Sigband, PhD; James Stevenson, PhD
*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.
Academic Centers
Center for Management Communication
Accounting 400
(213) 740-0627
FAX: (213) 740-9428
Email: cmc@marshall.usc.edu
marshall.usc.edu/faculty/centers/cmc
Director: Marion Philadelphia, EdD
Faculty
Professors of Clinical Management Communication: Jolanta Aritz, PhD; Sandra Chrystal, PhD*; Ellen- Linnea Dipprey, MPW; Lucy Lee, PhD*; Greg Patton, PhD*
Associate Professors of Clinical Management Communication: Stephen Byars, PhD; Pete Cardon, PhD; Lee Cerling, PhD; Stacy Geck, MA*; Sharoni Little, PhD*; Sky Marsen, PhD; James Owens, MA; Marion Philadelphia, EdD*; Robyn Walker, PhD; Naomi Warren, PhD*
Assistant Professors of Clinical Management Communication: Jerry Giaquinta, PhD; Yolanda Kirk, MA; Daylanne Markwardt, PhD; Sabrina Pasztor, PhD; Kirk Snyder, MA
Lecturers: Clark C. Hansen, MA; Janna Wong-Healy, MPW
Emeritus Professors: J. Douglas Andrews, PhD; Paul Frommer, PhD; James Gosline, MPW
*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.
Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Bridge Hall 1
(213) 740-0641
FAX: (213) 740-2976
Email: entrepreneur@marshall.usc.edu
marshall.usc.edu/entrepreneur
Director: Helena Yli-Renko, ScD
Co-Director: David Belasco, JD
Faculty
Orfalea Director’s Chair in Entrepreneurship: Helena Yli-Renko, ScD
Capt. Henry W. Simonsen Chair in Strategic Entrepreneurship: Nandini Rajagopalan, PhD*
Professors of Clinical Entrepreneurship: Kathleen R. Allen, PhD*; Gene Miller, JD, MBA; Adlai Wertman, MBA
Associate Professors of Clinical Entrepreneurship: Elissa Grossman, PhD; Steven Mednick, JD, MPA; Helena Yli-Renko, ScD
Assistant Professors of Clinical Entrepreneurship: Greg Autry, PhD; Patrick Henry, MBA*; Thomas Knapp, MBA*; Justin Miller, PhD
Lecturers in Entrepreneurship: Andrea Belz, PhD; Albert Napoli, MBA
Emeritus Director: Thomas J. O’Malia, MBA*
Emeritus Professor: William H. Crookston, PhD*
*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.
Research Centers and Institutes
Center for Effective Organizations
AT&T Center
Suite 900, MC: ATT-900
1149 South Hill Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 740-9814
FAX: (213) 740-4354
Email: elawler@marshall.usc.edu
ceo.usc.edu
Director and Distinguished Professor of Business: Edward E. Lawler III, PhD
Research Director and Professor: John W. Boudreau, PhD
Senior Research Scientists: Jay A. Conger, PhD; Gerald E. Ledford Jr., PhD; Alec R. Levenson, PhD; Susan A. Mohrman, PhD; Theresa M. Welbourne, PhD; Christopher G. Worley, PhD
Center for Global Innovation
Accounting 306E
(213) 740-5033
FAX: (213) 740-7828
Email: innovation@marshall.usc.edu
marshall.usc.edu/cgi
Director: Gerard Tellis, PhD
Associate Director: Steven Mednick, JD, MPA
Associate Academic Director: Lan Luo, PhD
Global Branding Center
Accounting 306E
(213) 740-5033
FAX: (213) 740-7828
Email: globalbrandingcenter@marshall.usc.edu
marshall.usc.edu/gbc
Director: C.W. Park, PhD
Center for Global Supply Chain Management
AT&T Center
1150 S. Olive Street, Suite 2906
(213) 821-4079
Email: Nick.Vyas@Marshall.usc.edu
Director: Nick Vyas, MBA
Center for Investment Studies
Accounting 301A
(213) 821-1126
FAX: (213) 740-6650
Director: Suh-Pyng Ku, PhD
Jerry and Nancy Neely Center for Leadership and Ethics
Bridge Hall 306
Director: James O’Toole, PhD
Center for Technology Commercialization
Bridge Hall 1
(213) 740-0659
FAX: (213) 740-2976
Email: kallen@marshall.usc.edu
marshall.usc.edu/faculty/centers/ctc
Director: Kathleen Allen, PhD
Initiative and Referendum Institute
USC Gould School of Law
(213) 740-9690
Email: gsilsby@law.usc.edu
Executive Director: John Matsusaka, PhD
Institute for Communication Technology Management (CTM)
3434 South Grand Avenue
(213) 821-2477
FAX: (213) 740-1602
Email: ctm@marshall.usc.edu
marshall.usc.edu/CTM
SEC and Financial Reporting Institute
Accounting 121
(213) 740-0572
FAX: (213) 747-2815
Email: lori.smith@marshall.usc.edu
Director: Lori Smith. BS, CPA
Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab
Stonier Hall, 3rd Floor
(213) 740-3371
Email: Brittinghamlab@marshall.usc.edu
Director: Adlai Wertman, MBA
Sports Business Institute
AT&T Center
1150 S. Olive Street, Suite 2900
(213) 740-5591
FAX: (213) 740-3582
Email: David.Carter@marshall.usc.edu
Executive Director: David Carter, MBA
USC Lusk Center for Real Estate
Ralph and Goldy Lewis Hall 331B
(213) 740-5000
FAX: (213) 740-6170
usc.edu/lusk
Director: Richard Green, PhD
Office of Executive Education
The Office of Executive Education offers two- to seven-day, non-degree professional development programs designed to help working professionals excel in their career. The Office of Executive Education is located at the AT&T Center in Downtown Los Angeles, (213) 740-8990; Fax (213) 740-6406 or email: execed@marshall.usc.edu.
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