2009-2010 University Catalog

School of Management

Enterprise Hall
Phone: 703-993-1807
Web: som.gmu.edu
College Code: BU

SOM faculty members have research and teaching expertise on topics such as executive compensation, effect of insider trading on stock prices and e-commerce, and international work groups and teams. Faculty members have provided testimony to nearly every federal agency and served as consultants to industry and organizations such as NASDAQ, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Department of Defense.

Today, more than 4,300 students are studying in five undergraduate majors, the business minor, and five graduate programs. SOM’s offerings provide a solid business core that emphasizes information technologies and communication, entrepreneurial thinking, and a global business strategy. We prepare students to lead with initiative, imagination, and innovation. The Mason MBA, Executive MBA, and MS in Technology Management are pioneers nationwide, being among the first graduate business programs to require a global residency program for all graduate business students.

Of all the business programs in the world, only 560 are fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. SOM is one of only 168 business schools with both AACSB business and accounting accreditation.

A Mason business degree provides in-depth exposure in an area of specialization, as well as the skills required for success in a global business world. The school’s unique undergraduate keystone and capstone courses develop communication and analytical skills and provide students with opportunities to interact with regional business leaders.

More than 90 percent of the school’s graduate students study while employed, which gives them numerous opportunities to link classroom learning to real-world business challenges. Because our graduate programs emphasize learning in teams, each student has the opportunity to test classroom concepts against the best practices of some of the region’s premier organizations. SOM integrates teamwork, technology, and innovation into a state-of-the-art curriculum to prepare students for tomorrow’s business environment.

Administration

Jorge Haddock, Dean
David J. Harr, Senior Associate Dean
Alison S. O’Brien, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs
Angel J. Burgos, Director, MBA Program, MSA Program
Roy W. Hinton, Associate Dean, Executive Programs, and Director, Executive MBA Program
Karen Hallows, Academic Director, Executive MBA Program
Hilda M. Maness, Director, Development
Pamela A. Allen, Assistant Dean, Academic and Career Services

Faculty

Accounting

Aier, Blue, Buchanan, Chen, Dafashy, Douthett, Hasan, Hylton, Jones, Kitching, Lei, Magro, Nutter, Pevzner, Sengupta, Shen, Visvanathan, Warne, Zadeh, Zhang

Finance

Canterbury, Christophe, Crockett, Ferri, Gao, Hanweck, Hsieh, Johnston, Nikolova, Philipov, Stahel, Wang, Xie, Zhdanov

Information Systems and Operations Management

Bockstedt, C. Chen, Das, Druehl, Dutta, Hsu, Hutchison, Mazumdar, Mehta, Menon, Naor, Singer

Management

Coffinberger, Cramton, Cronin, Demory, Joshi, Klimoski, Kravitz, Langfred, C. Lee, H. Lee, Lei, Ling, O’Brien, Parker, Rockmann, Samuels, Wolf, Wolfe, Yasai

Marketing

Cheng, Entrikin, Harvey, Joiner, Jaju, Kulick, Li, Martin, McCrohan, Meamber, Mouri, Philpot, Rose-Robinson, Scott, Sussan

Courses and Programs

SOM offers all course work designated ACCT, BULE, EMBA, FNAN, GSOM, MBA, MGMT, MIS, MKTG, MSOM, OM, SOM, and TECM in the Courses chapter of this catalog.

Undergraduate

The programs in management education culminate in a BS degree with a major from one of five areas: accounting, finance, information systems and operations management, management, or marketing.

Graduate

SOM offers an MBA, Executive MBA, MS in Accounting, MS in Taxation, and MS in Technology Management. Two graduate certificates are also available in Spatial Business Intelligence and Real Estate Finance.

Academic Policies

Students should become familiar with the university’s general academic policies in addition to those specific to each academic unit. Please see the Academic Policies section of this catalog.