Faculty

Meet a faculty of leaders with intelligence, character, vision, and compassion. They offer vast experience applied in a uniquely personal, one-on-one process. You have individual attention and unparalleled access to these great teachers.

They are ranked:

• No. 1 in Supply Chain Management Education
• No. 5 in Management Research Productivity

They include:

• Former president of the Academy of Management
• One of BusinessWeek's "Top 100 Stars of Finance"
• Former Federal Trade Commission economist and former senior financial economist with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• Nationally recognized organizational management author
• Former chaired professors at Wharton, MIT, Harvard, University of Chicago
• Corporate experience from AT&T, Boeing, Cisco Systems, Ford, Goldman Sachs, McDonald's, Motorola, Pfizer, Samsung, Texas Instruments, Unilever, the U.S. Military, and others.

	Dr. Forrest Briscoe Associate Professor of Management Briscoe has expertise in institutional change, professional organizations and careers, and organizational employment practices. Recent research has investigated the social and political mechanisms through which organizations are persuaded to break from the status quo.
	Dr. Keith Crocker William Elliott Chaired Professor of Insurance and Risk Management Insurance and Real Estate Department Crocker is a former Federal Trade Commission economist and has served as an expert witness in cases involving antitrust and insurance concerns. Before joining Smeal, Crocker was a member of the faculty at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.
	Dr. Wayne DeSarbo Smeal Chaired Professor of Marketing Marketing Department DeSarbo has expertise in multidimensional scaling, classification, and multivariate statistics as they relate to marketing problems. DeSarbo has held similar chaired professorships at Wharton and the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, and he has served as a consultant for firms such as AT&T, Pfizer, and Motorola.
	Dr. Heber Farnsworth Assistant Professor of Finance Farnsworth has expertise in areas such as fixed income, credit risk, and portfolio theory. He is part of the steering committee for the Center for Global Financial Stability, which is evaluating the causes of financial crises.
	Dr. Raghu Garud Professor of Management and Organization Research Director for the Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management and Organization Department Garud has expertise in emerging industries, entrepreneurship, and technological change and innovation. Before joining Smeal, has was a faculty member at New York University.
	Dr. Fariborz Ghadar William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Management, Policies, and Planning Director of the Center for Global Business Studies Finance Department Ghadar has expertise in global corporate strategy and implementation, international finance and banking, and global economic assessment. Ghadar, one of BusinessWeek's "Top 100 Stars of Finance," was a recipient of AT&T's prestigious 5.0 award for teaching excellence.
	Dr. Dennis Gioia Professor of Organizational Behavior Management and Organization Department Gioia has expertise in the cognitive processes involved in organizational decision making; executive interpretation processes during strategic change efforts; the role of organizational identity, image, and emulation; and employee and executive appraisal processes. Earlier in his career, Gioia worked as an engineer for Boeing Aerospace during the Apollo lunar program and for Ford Motor Company.
	Dr. Dan Givoly Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting A former chair of the Department of Accounting at the Smeal College of Business, Givoly has been a consultant to corporations on issues such as accounting standards, financial reporting, and economic valuation.
	Dr. Andy Gustafson Assistant Professor of Business Administration Gustafson has expertise in oral, written, and graphic presentation skills as director of the MBA Communications Program. He has worked with Smeal MBA students for 15 years helping to shape their communication skills for future careers.
	Dr. Donald Hambrick Smeal Chaired Professor of Management Management and Organization Department Hambrick has expertise in strategy formulation and implementation, CEOs and top management teams, corporate governance, and executive leadership. His book, "Navigating Change: How CEOs, Top Teams, and Boards Steer Transformation," presents leading-edge thinking for leaders who are embarking on corporate change initiatives. He is the former president of the Academy of Management.
	Dr. Terry Harrison Professor of Supply Chain and Information Systems Research Director of the Center for Supply Chain Research Harrison has expertise in the areas of supply chain modeling, large-scale production and distribution systems, decision support systems, and the management of renewable natural resources. Harrison serves as a key liaison for the college in its ongoing supply chain consulting relationships with the U.S. military.
	Dr. Glen Kreiner Associate Professor of Management Kreiner has expertise in team dynamics. His current research focuses on areas such as role transition issues, emotions in the workplace, social identification, and organization identity change.
	Dr. Tony Kwasnica Associate Professor of Business Economics Kwasnica has expertise in microeconomic theory, game theory, and experimental economics. His research supports insights on the ability of competitive markets to aggregate information and the phenomenon of "lock-in" to inferior product innovations.
	Dr. Gary Lilien Distinguished Professor of Management Science Research Director for the Institute for the Study of Business Markets Management and Organization Department Lilien has expertise in market segmentation, new product modeling, bargaining and negotiations in business markets, and innovation diffusion modeling. He is also one of the founders of marketing engineering, a process that shifts marketing from opinions-driven to data-driven decision making.
	Dr. Robert Macy Director, Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation & Entrepreneurship An active entrepreneur for more than 20 years, Macy’s research is largely focused on the strategic management of intellectual capital and the use of knowledge and knowledge workers to facilitate innovation.
	Dr. Nancy Mahon Instructor in Communications Mahon has expertise in communications ranging from oral, written, and graphic presentation skills. Before joining Smeal, she worked in Penn State’s College of Liberal Arts and in University Business Administration/Financial Operations.
	Dr. Chris Muscarella Professor of Finance L.W. “Roy” and Mary Lois Clark Faculty Teaching Fellow Finance Department Muscarella has expertise in corporate finance, initial public offerings, limited partnerships, patents, and venture capital. Prior to coming to Penn State, Muscarella was a senior financial economist with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he focused on insider trading cases and public policy issues.
	Dr. Ralph Oliva Professor of Marketing Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Business Markets Marketing Department Oliva has expertise in business-to-business marketing and branding, integrated market communications, ingredient branding, and executive education analysis and design. Before joining Smeal, Oliva was a marketing executive at Texas Instruments.
	Dr. Dennis Sheehan Louis and Virginia Benzak Professor of Finance Faculty Director, Smeal EMBA Program Finance Department Sheehan has expertise in finance and statistics with research on the extent and function of managerial stock ownership, the role of active shareholders in monitoring the firm, and the pricing of seasoned equity offerings by investment banks. Sheehan has also taught at Purdue University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Rochester.
	Dr. Doug Thomas Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management Faculty Director, Smeal MBA Program Supply Chain and Information Systems Department Thomas has expertise in inventory management, production planning and coordination, and sales and operations planning. He has twice been honored with the MBA Excellence in Teaching award and is a frequent faculty leader in both open-enrollment and custom executive education programs.
	Dr. Linda Klebe Trevino Distinguished Professor of Organizational Behavior and Ethics Management and Organization Department Trevino has expertise in the management of ethical conduct in organizations, organizational justice and diversity, discipline, downsizing, and ethical leadership. She co-authored the textbook “Managing Business Ethics; Straight Talk About How to Do it Right,” which is in its fourth edition.
	Dr. Albert Vicere Executive Education Professor for Strategic Leadership Executive Education Department Vicere has expertise in executive and leadership development. He has consulted with numerous firms including BASF, Cisco Systems, McDonald’s, Samsung, and Unilever. The author of more than 80 articles and professional papers, his latest books include "Leadership by Design" and “The Many Facets of Leadership.”