DEAN’S REPORT 2022 - 2023
Helping Businesses and Organizations Create a Better World
Dear Wake Forest School of Business Supporters, Innovation is at the forefront of business today. It is what drives our economy and keeps us competitive in an ever-changing world. From leading-edge curricula developed by our exceptional faculty to strategic collaborations with industry partners, we continuously seek to innovate in our pursuit of excellence. I have been fortunate enough to know the quality and success of Wake Forest University for many years, first as a native North Carolinian, then as a faculty member more than 20 years ago, and now most recently as Dean. Our commitment to delivering the highest standard of education, and pursuing scholarship that matters, is unwavering. As we continue to collectively build upon a foundation as one of the nation’s top business schools, we do so in the spirit of Pro Humanitate — for humanity — in all we do. We are proud to offer a comprehensive business education that is academically rigorous and experientially rich, nurtures young leaders, and generates thought leadership on topics that matter most to industry. Faculty members continue to be highly recognized in their respective fields, garnering numerous awards and being featured in the media, business press, and academic journals due to their cutting-edge research. This report offers insight into our academic programs and achievements, faculty research, academic centers, commitment to sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, as well as community engagement. We strive to constantly enhance our thriving culture of innovation, collaboration, and strategic development. I look forward to what’s ahead as we create a brighter future for business. Sincerely,
Annette L. Ranft
Sisel Distinguished Dean of Business
We develop passionate, ethical business leaders driven to achieve results with integrity through a dynamic combination of thought leadership, rigorous academic preparation and unrivaled connection to the market.
Enrollment by Program Master of Business Administration 2022-2023 Enrollment
Graduate Enrollment
842 Undergraduate Enrollment
655 Total Enrollment
1,497
(MBA)
Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA)
193 MBA 208 Online MBA 134 MSBA 43 Online MSBA
Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA)
169
Master of Science in Management (MSM)
95
Undergraduate Business Program
655
(BS)
MSA
MSM
BS
Scholarships
meets 100%
The University of the demonstrated financial need of eligible admitted undergraduate students, with grants, scholarships, work-study, and subsidized loans.
Over 80%
of graduate business students receive some type of scholarship which includes merit and needbased awards.
Broadening Our Impact Our Network of Alumni Wake Forest School of Business alumni are principled business leaders whose influence extends far beyond campus to impact business for a better world.
WFUSB Overall Placement Rate (6 months post-graduation)
95%
6 months post gradutaion, the combined Class of 2022 and our newest alumni landed most frequently in these states nationally:
Top Employers: Abercrombie & Fitch • Accenture • AIG • Alight Solutions • Allstate • AlphaSights • Amazon • American Credit Acceptance • American Express • AmWINS • Ankura Consulting Aon • Apple • Atlantix Partners • AvidXChange • Bain & Company • Bank of America Merrill Lynch • Barclays • Barings • BB&T • BDO • Belk • Berkeley Research Group BlackArch Partners • BlackRock • Bloomberg • BNP Paribas • Boeing • Booz Allen Hamilton • Brown Brothers Harriman • Capco • Capital One • CapTech • Carnival Cruise Line CBS Interactive • CGI • Christie's Auction House • Cigna • Citigroup • Citizens Bank • Coca Cola • CohnReznick • Corning • Credit Karma • Credit One • Credit Suisse CVS • Darden Restaurants • Dell Technologies • Deloitte • Deutsche Bank • Dimensional Investments • DISH Network • Dixon Hughes Goodman • Driven Brands • Duff and Phelps E & J Gallo Winery • Elliott Davis • Epic Systems • EY • Facebook • FactSet • Fanatics • FASB • FDIC • FedEx • Fidelity • Fifth Third Bank • First Derivatives • FIS Fisher Investments • Flexport • Fox News • FTI Consulting • Gap • Gartner • GE • GEICO • General Mills • GLG • Global Lending Service • Goldman Sachs • Grant Thornton • Guidehouse • HanesBrands • Harris Williams • Houlihan Lokey • HSBC • Hulu • IBM • iHeart Media • IMG • Inmar • Jefferies • Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies • JP Morgan Chase • KeyBank • Keyot • KPMG • Kraft Heinz • L'Oreal • Lowe's • LP Analyst • Mastercard • McKinsey & Company • Merkle • Microsoft Moody's • Morgan Stanley • Nasdaq • National Football League (NFL) • Navigant • NBC Sports Group • NBCUniversal • Neiman Marcus • Nestle USA • Newell Brands • Nike Oliver Wyman • Oracle • PepsiCo • Pinterest • Plaid • PNC Bank • Proctor & Gamble • Protiviti • PWC • Ralph Lauren • Red Ventures • Regions Bank • Reynolds American ROI Revolution • Rooms To Go • Royal Caribbean Cruises • RSM • Salesforce • SAS • Shell • Shopee • SunTrust Robinson Humphrey • TD Securities • The Hershey Company The Home Depot • The Link Group • The New York Times • The Walt Disney Company • Three Ships • TIAA-CREF • TikTok • Truist • UBS • Unilever • United Airlines United Way • US Army • US Bank • Vanguard Group • Wayfair • Wellnecity • Wells Fargo • Wildfire • Workday • ZS Associates
Investing in Market Connection Advisory Boards & Councils Our students are driven to achieve results with integrity and collaboration. We welcome diverse viewpoints to strengthen our connection between the our strategic goals, the student experience and market needs. Board of Visitors The Wake Forest University School of Business Board of Visitors advises and advocates for the School in ways that connect to the business community and bring to life our vision to help businesses and organizations create a better world. Our Board Consists of: 60 Members
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25% from Fortune 500 •
68% C-Suite Level • Nearly 50% are Alumni
Alumni Council The School’s Alumni Council currently consists of 38 active Alumni who live across the country and represent all Business degree programs. In 2023, the Alumni Council assisted the School in three focus areas: matching graduating students with alumni in their new city, bringing alumni within an industry together for networking and other learning opportunities, and helping our Market Readiness and Employment team connect students with alumni for advice, mentorship, and employment opportunities.
Program Advisory Councils Our program-specific boards and councils - such as the Accounting Advisory Council, MSBA Market Insights Board, and MSM Market Insights Board - are crucial links to strengthen the connection between the School and the marketplace. These groups help to further advance the School’s mission by providing guidance and market insights to evolve curricular and co-curricular offerings, foster student, alumni, and corporate engagement, and provide support to help our students obtain employment.
Academic Centers Our academic centers drive thought leadership and create an unrivaled connection to the market. Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character
The Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character accelerates the School’s mission to develop leaders of character to serve the greater good through a proven track record of thought leadership, practical relevance and partnerships across the Wake Forest community.
Center for Analytics Impact The Wake Forest Center for Analytics Impact is focused on the impactful use of analytics to solve problems in business and society through research that examines the role of analytics to improve organizational effectiveness, practical educational opportunities for students and working professionals, and mutually beneficial industry partnerships.
Center for the Study of Capitalism
The Center for the Study of Capitalism connects the business community, faculty scholars, thought leaders and students to foster a better understanding of capitalism and its role in a fast-changing, technologically driven world.
To learn more about the actions these centers have taken to initiate positive change in the market, Scan this QR Code.
Building a Better World
Carmine Di Sibio CEO of Ernst & Young
ESG Event Speaker
Pro Humanitate: For The Forest, For The World. ESG@Wake encourages students to learn more about the role of environmental, social and governance challenges in the future of business. Undergraduate and graduate students from all Wake Forest academic programs are invited to submit bold ideas for cash prizes. $70,000 has been distributed to students to implement solutions ranging from increased use of solar energy on campus to supporting greater access and equity through a food co-op.
Conference on Analytics Impact
ESG Student Case Competition Winners
The annual Wake Forest Conference on Analytics Impact, sponsored by the Center for Analytics Impact, brings together renowned business experts and academic thought leaders in data analytics and sciences to explore different topics surrounding ethical data analytics research and education.
Discussion topics included: 2022: Communicating with Healthcare Data: Lessons Learned From the Pandemic 2023: Analytics for Impactful Sustainability
2023 Conference on Analytics Impact
Pro Humanitate in Action Pro Humanitate, “For Humanity,” is the Wake Forest University motto — a calling to use our knowledge, talents and compassion to better the lives of others. Wake Forest School of Business students tap into the vibrant Winston-Salem community through events and initiatives designed to leave a lasting impact. Select highlights this past year include:
Walk around Winston Fair
Walk around Winston Fair The Calloway Leadership Experience organized a unique initiative to unite local businesses and nonprofits with Wake Forest students. Through the Walk around Winston fair, students brought attention to small business owners in search of new customers within the student body, ultimately looking to foster a connection between the university and the vibrant Winston-Salem community.
School of Business graduate programs ‘hit the bricks’ for cancer research
Hit the Bricks
Graduate teams from the Wake Forest School of Business participated in Hit the Bricks, sprinting laps around Hearn Plaza to raise money for cancer research. The Hit the Bricks tradition was started by two Wake Forest students in 2003 to support the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center, which supports patients and their families at the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Black-Owned Business Market hosted by the Wake Forest School of Business in partnership with the Intercultural Center The Black-Owned Business Market featured a variety of local vendors from the arts to wellness. The event is hosted in honor of Black History Month, to highlight local entrepreneurs and provide and oppurtunity for Wake Forest students, faculty, and staff to support and connect with the black-owned business community.
Black-Owned Business Market
Walk around Winston Photo: Abigail Pittman (BEM ‘23)
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Creating a diverse, inclusive and welcoming environment for the Wake Forest Business School Community requires our collective commitment to live by values that upload the dignity and humanity of every person. In partnership with the University, the Wake Forest School of business launched in 2020 R.I.D.E., Realizing Inclusion, Diversity and Equity to ensure a learning environment where: Diversity is appreciated, cultivated, and effectively leveraged in ways that affirm the inherent value in differences of identity, and individual intersections of identities. Inclusion is prioritized, to enable individuals and groups, particularly those historically marginalized, to feel a sense of full belonging and more equitable access to support and opportunities. Values for multiculturalism and intercultural effectiveness are taught, developed, and celebrated as key elements of effective business leadership in today’s marketplace.
R.I.D.E Celebrations and Events LGBTQ Marketing: Understanding the Community Better The School of Business Lunch and Learn for faculty and staff featuring speaker, researcher, and consultant in marketing and inclusion Dr. Joanna Schwartz, professor of marketing at Georgia College & State University presented to School of Business faculty and staff.
The Changing Dynamics of a DEI Culture George Herrera, former President and CEO of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, visited the School of Business to discuss the changing dynamics of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the business world.
Business Strategies in Fulfilling our Mission to the LGBTQ Community: Representatives from Novant Health shared insights on how the organization has adapted their business strategy to create tangible change in patient care for the LGBTQ community.
Intercultural Skills Workshop: Conflict Styles in Cultural Context Matt Imboden, Chief Student Services Officer, offered insight into the power of intercultural skills and communication at a workshop held on conflict styles.
Lunar New Year Celebration MSBA students organized a Lunar New Year celebration to usher in the new year. The event featured interactive workshops, food, and some traditional activities associated with the turn of the year.
36%
of our faculty,
staff, and student community represent a diverse demographic.
Growing Awareness, Access, & Engagement We are building our business school community to reflect the diversity of the world around us. WakeABLE (Achieving Business Leadership Equity)
This pre-orientation program is designed to equip undergraduate students who value inclusivity with key business and professional development oppourtunities.
Bridge2Business
This program is open to first-year undergraduate students during their second semester at Wake Forest, and is designed to elevate students’ awareness of career pathways in business and business-related fields through a series of activities and workshops. Highlights and areas of focus include: building a personal brand, goal setting, career coaching, market treks, internship opportunities, and alumni networking.
Inclusion Weekend
This two-day weekend introduces college junior and seniors from underrepresented groups to careers in business and explores how a master’s degree in management or business analytics can prepare them for a wide range of future career opportunities.
In collaboration with generous industry partners and friends, we are championing the development of inclusive, impactful leaders. Deac for a Dia
This one-day experience allows Hispanic/Latinx prospective and accepted students an opportunity to fully experience life as a student in the MS in Management, MS in Accountancy and MS in Business Analytics programs — including engagement with staff, alumni, financial aid, student services and career services.
We are strengthening a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in the greater business community through fostering access for students to professional opportunities. Deloitte Foundation Accounting Scholars Program
Together, Wake Forest and the Deloitte Foundation are happy to support students with a record of commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion by providing a limited number of full scholarships to the Wake Forest Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA) degree program.
Accounting for the Future
This program brings selected college sophomores, juniors and seniors from universities across the country to the Wake Forest School of Business to learn about career opportunities in accounting and the future of the profession. Sponsored by Deloitte.
96%
655 56% Total Students
Employment offers 6 months post graduation
Of Students Study Abroad
Class of 2022
3.6
3.6
Average WFU Average WFU GPA at Admission Prerequisite GPA
30 Average Class Size
“
From my courses, I have learned how to best interact with crossfunctional teams and different ideological preferences, how to treat others with dignity and honor, how businesses function, and how to engage in the world with a sensitivity to international struggle and diplomacy.
Haley Armstrong
Business and Enterprise Management with a custom concentration in Global Risk & Policy
Class of 2024
10%
Underrepresented Groups* Class of 2024 *U.S. citizens and permanent residents students who identify as African American or Black, Hispanic American or Latinx, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and those who are multiracial or multiethnic.
In the Undergraduate Business Program, students are exposed to a world of opportunities that give them the chance to develop the skills and experience employers are seeking. Students benefit from top-ranked faculty, team-based, hands-on learning experiences, leadership development, personalized career coaching and global study options. The program offers four different business majors (Accountancy, Business and Enterprise Management, Finance, and Mathematical Business).
#2
IN ACADEMIC ADVISING
#4
IN TEACHING QUALITY 2022 POETS & QUANTS BEST UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS SCHOOLS
Highlights New partnership with the North Carolina Foster Care Independence LINKS program The School of Business has partnered with the North Carolina Foster Care Independence LINKS program to provide foster care teens financial literacy workshops. School of Business students will provide valuable lessons on budgeting, credit and interest rates, as well as taxes. 2022 Poets & Quants Best Undergraduate Business Schools Rankings #6 Degree will be Instrumental in Helping Reach Dream Career #7 Preparing Students for the World of Work #9 Career Advising #9 Opportunities Provided to Nurture & Improve Soft Skills
The Wake Forest MBA Program is the #1 ranked part-time MBA program in North Carolina (US News & World Report, 2023-2024). This 20-month program equips students with a strategic, global perspective on business, preparing graduates for success in life and career. In a recent survey, 62% of MBA students reported receiving promotions while enrolled in the program. Highlights
#1
Three program formats and two campus options In-person, online and the new hybrid MBA program formats across campuses in Winston-Salem and Charlotte, NC provide working professionals flexible options to earn a top-ranked MBA. The new hybrid program offers 60% of the course in-person on select saturdays at our Charlotte campus, and 40% asynchronously online.
PART-TIME MBA PROGRAM IN NC
Wake Forest MBA Students in the Community Wake Forest University’s MBA Program in Charlotte and the School of Professional Studies are collaborating for the 2023 Pro Humanitate days. MBA members will use their skills to help mentor and aid member of Philips Academy in Charlotte. Philips Academy is a non-profit school for teens and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities providing a life-centered approach to education.
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, 2023-2024
TOP 10%
PART-TIME MBA PROGRAM IN THE U.S.
In 2022, Wake Forest MBA students in Winston-Salem supported families during the holiday season, and Wake Forest MBA students in Charlotte donated time to K-12 students in a variety of ways, including math tutoring.
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, 2023-2024
38%
Average Compensation Increase while Enrolled in Program
401
40
127
Total Students
Average Cohort Size
Companies Represented
Class of 2024
“
23%
After much research, I felt Wake Forest was the choice for me. The faculty was phenomenal. Within the first year of the program, I changed jobs and secured a 50 percent increase in my salary.”
Underrepresented Groups*
Prem Yerraballi
Class of 2023 (as of August 2022)
Vice President & Senior Lead Control Management Officer
*U.S. citizens and permanent residents students who identify as African American or Black, Hispanic American or Latinx, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and those who are multiracial or multiethnic.
Wells Fargo
The Master of Science in Business Analytics program offers an immersive experience in two program formats — an on-campus, 10-month option for recent graduates, and an online option for working professionals that can be completed in as few as 20 months. The goal of each program is to blend applied statistics, management science, and business domain knowledge to grow leaders who use data to solve the challenges of business and positively impact society. Highlights Programming as a Second Language The MSBA program empowers you with the critical programming skills needed for the market. Students learn and use the industry standard programming language Python to work with large, proprietary data sets via our Center for Analytics Impact partnerships.
97%
EMPLOYMENT OFFERS 6 MONTHS POST GRADUATION CLASS OF 2022
Learning Labs Our Center for Analytics Impact provides access to live, real-time data from retailers such as CVS Health and Lowes Foods. This exclusive resource enables MSBA students to analyze large data sets, master data mining and predictive modeling, and formulate actionable insights to corporate partners. MSBA Practicum Project A key focus of the Wake Forest MSBA is the application of analytics skills learned in the classroom to real-world scenarios. This happens regularly in class, but is fully brought to life in the Practicum Project. Students work under the direction of a faculty mentor to identify a real-world project involving the use of analytics to assist a client organization in decision-making. Both on-campus and online students receive support in identifying a corporate partner for their project, but online students also have the flexibility to choose the organization in which they work as their client. In the end, students develop a full grasp of defining problem scope, data requirements, expected deliverables, the analytical techniques necessary to provide those deliverables, summarizing their analysis and findings, and presenting their recommendations to the client.
3.5 685 Average GPA
Average GMAT
Class of 2023 (as of August 2022)
“
The Wake Forest MSBA program exceeded my expectations. It is an open book for opportunities. This is a launchpad to the rest of my career.”
10%
Underrepresented Groups* Class of 2023 (as of August 2022)
Ayana Ferguson SAS
Lead Data Scientist
*U.S. citizens and permanent residents students who identify as African American or Black, Hispanic American or Latinx, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and those who are multiracial or multiethnic.
177
36
88
Total Students
Majors Represented
Schools Represented
Class of 2023 (as of August 2022)
3.4
311
Average GPA
Average GRE
95% Employment 6 months post graduation Class of 2022
Class of 2023 (as of August 2022)
95
46
58
Total Students
Majors Represented
Schools Represented
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The Wake Forest MSM Program gives you the tools you need to succeed. This program allowed me to build upon my identity capital.”
Sydney Shapiro Google
Compliance Program Manager
Class of 2023 (as of August 2022)
30%
Underrepresented Groups* Class of 2023 (as of August 2022) *U.S. citizens and permanent residents students who identify as African American or Black, Hispanic American or Latinx, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and those who are multiracial or multiethnic.
The Master of Science in Management program transforms critical thinkers into skilled, market-ready business professionals. The MSM curriculum focuses on core business functions and practical, collaborative experiential learning. Highlights
#5
MSM PROGRAM IN THE U.S. THE ECONOMIST, 2021
RANKED #2
FOR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND CAREER SERVICES IN THE U.S. THE ECONOMIST, 2021
Graduate Consulting Projects An integral part of the MSM curriculum, Graduate Consulting Projects place students on real-world project teams with client sponsors. Organizations benefit from fresh ideas while students grow their skills, confidence and experience as they reinforce course concepts in a collaborative, experiential setting. Specialization Pathways Healthcare Management
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Marketing Management
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Business Enterprise Management
Students can replace their general electives with an optional specialized pathway with predesignated elective courses that align with their career goals and industry demands. These courses and projects provide networking and mentoring opportunities from business leaders and faculty. Each pathway includes a core course, two electives, and a Graduate Consulting Project that explore topics essential to the area of specialization. Emerging Leaders Program In this 34-month sequential degree program, students first earn a Master of Science in Management degree from the Wake Forest University School of Business (10 months) and then earn an MMS in Physician Assistant Studies within Wake Forest University School of Medicine PA Program (24 months). International Leaders Program This two-year sequential Master of Science in Management and Master of Science in Business Analytics degree program is designed for international students, blending general business knowledg with cutting-edge analytics skills that set students apart in the marketplace upon graduation. The MBA Advantage As an additional benefit of the Wake Forest MSM program, graduates have a head start with the potential to complete their MBA degree in as few as 12 months.
16%
98%
Underrepresented Groups*
Employment 3 months post graduation
Class of 2023 (as of August 2022)
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169
14
62
At Wake Forest I was surrounded by nurturing professors, faculty and fellow students. My network expanded and I experienced academic and professional growth, as well as personal development.”
Total Students
Majors Represented†
Schools Represented
Pedro Ravelo
Class of 2022
*U.S. citizens and permanent residents students who identify as African American or Black, Hispanic American or Latinx, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and those who are multiracial or multiethnic.
Denny's
Class of 2023 (as of August 2022)
Senior Financial Analyst
†Undergraduate majors: 61% Accounting; 13% Finance; 10% Humanities/Social Sciences/Sciences; 8% Business/Commerce; 8% Economics/Math
3.6 641 Average GPA
Average GMAT
Class of 2023 (as of August 2022)
The Master of Science in Accountancy Degree program is among the nation’s leading accounting programs. High-caliber students, dedicated faculty, an innovative curriculum and a commitment to thorough preparation all play into our students extremely high CPA Pass Rate and emplyment stats. Highlights 98% Employment Wake Forest School of Business MSA graduates are market ready — 98% of students were employed within three months of graduation.
#1 CPA PASS RATE
MORE OFTEN THAN ANY OTHER SCHOOL IN THE PAST 20 YEARS
Alignment to Dynamic Market With the support of our faculty and strong market connectivity, the MSA Program continuously adjusts to a changing market. New courses include topics related to ESG/sustainability; digital transformation and robotic professing automation; fintech. 3 Distinct Tracks Students can choose from 3 distinct tracks that cater to different career interests within the accounting realm • Assurance Services: For careers in the assurance/audit practice area. • Tax Consulting: For careers in the tax services practice area. • Financial Markets & Transactions: For careers in the following financial service areas: transaction, advisory, investment banking, FINtech, and mergers/aquisitions. Courses include Financial Markets, Products and Transactions; Advanced Financial Management; and Business Analysis and Valuation.
LAUNCHING IN 2024!
ONLINE Master of Accounting
A program designed for working professionals seeking to become corporate accounting leaders in their organizations with the desire to also obtain the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) or Certified Public Accounting (CPA) designation.
20 MONTHS
Fully online/ Flexible
Faculty Research & Awards Among the top 1% of the most impactful researchers worldwide, according to a 2022 Stanford University study. Professor, Area Chair of Management, and David C. Darnell Presidential Chair in Principled Leadership.
JULIE WAYNE
Julie Wayne, Ph.D. studies issues related to challenges created by changing demographics and roles of men and women in society. She has published research on sexual harassment, the workfamily interface, and workgroup diversity. Rather than a focus on conflict, she studies how work and family can benefit one another and factors that promote work-family balance. Wayne received the Responsible Research in Management Award at the Academy of Management Conference – the annual award recognizes and celebrates recent research that benefits society by producing credible and useful knowledge. 2021 Single Year Impact of research scientists across the world according to a Stanford University study
Professor of Management and Tylee Wilson Chair of Business Ethics
SEAN HANNAH
Sean Hannah, Ph.D. studies leader development, exemplary leadership and its positive effects, character and behavioral ethics, strategic thinking and the building of high performing teams. Hannah has published over 70 papers, including in premier management and applied psychology journals, and is editor and co-author of the second edition of Leadership in Dangerous Situations – a comprehensive guide to help military, emergency, and first responders face the psychological, social and physical challenges in leading in dangerous environments. Hannah earned a Ph.D. in management from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, an MBA and M.A. in public administration from Syracuse University, a master’s in national security studies from Marine Corps University and a bachelor’s in political science from California State University. 2021 Single Year Impact of research scientists across the world according to a Stanford University study
Professor of Management Information Systems
STACIE PETTER
Stacie Petter, Ph.D. studies the impacts of information systems to individuals, organizations, and society. For instance, she has published research regarding how information technology can be used to counter human trafficking, how gamification and online games can provide value in organizational settings, and how an individual’s personal identity with information technology can affect their use of technology in personal or business settings. Petter’s research has been prominently featured in MIS Quarterly, Journal of Management Information Systems, and various other information systems publications. Petter earned a Ph.D. in computer information systems and an MBA with a concentration in computer information systems from Georgia State University, as well as a bachelor’s in computer science from Berry College. 2021 Single Year Impact of research scientists across the world according to a Stanford University study
Featured Faculty Research
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Premier Journals (5 year window)
John Sumanth, Ph.D., James Farr Fellow in Leadership & Organizational Development, Associate, CLC, Associate Professor of Management Enhancing employees’ duty orientation and moral potency: Dual mechanisms linking ethical psychological climate to ethically focused proactive behaviors The authors develop and test a model that links ethical psychological climate to ethically focused proactive behavior via two distinct mechanisms. Findings suggest that ethical psychological climate is an important antecedent of ethically focused proactive behavior by stimulating individuals’ sense of duty and enhancing their moral potency, particularly when employees are already highly attuned to moral issues. Gok, K., Babalola, M. T., Lakshman, C., Sumanth, J. J., Vo, L. C., Decoster, S., Bansal, A., & Coşkun, A. (2023). Enhancing employees’ duty orientation and moral potency: Dual mechanisms linking ethical psychological climate to ethically focused proactive behaviors. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 44( 1), 157– 175. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2667
Amol Joshi, Ph.D., Bern Beatty Fellow and an Associate Professor of Strategic Management How Everything-as-a-Service Enabled Judo to Become a Billion-Dollar Bank Without Owning IT. The paper analyzes the benefits and risks of Judo Bank’s approach and proposes recommendations to help guide others in implementing and applying an EaaS technology strategy. Breidbach, Christoph & Joshi, Amol & Maglio, Paul & Von Briel, Frederik & Twigg, Alex & Dickens, Graham & Wünderlich, Nancy. (2022). How Everything-as-a-Service Enabled Judo to Become a Billion-Dollar Bank Without Owning IT. MIS Quarterly Executive. 10.17705/2msqe.
Sherry Moss, Ph.D. , Associate Dean of MBA Programs, Benson Pruitt Professor in Business, Professor of Organizational Studies STEM the bullying: An empirical investigation of abusive supervision in academic science The survey documents the nature and extent of academic bullying behaviors, examining who are the primary targets and perpetrators as well as the responses to and outcomes of bullying. Moss, Sherry & Mahmoudi, Morteza. (2021). STEM the bullying: An empirical investigation of abusive supervision in academic science. EClinicalMedicine. 40. 101121. 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101121.
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Peer-Reviewed Journals
Fahad Saleh, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Finance, Nunnenkamp-Cinelli Faculty Fellow Economics of Permissioned Blockchain Adoption The authors construct an economic framework for understanding the incentives of the participants of a permissioned blockchain for supply chains and other related industries. The study aims to determine whether adoption of blockchain is socially beneficial and whether such adoption arises in equilibrium. Iyengar, Garud & Saleh, Fahad & Sethuraman, Jay & Wang, Wenjun. (2020). Economics of Permissioned Blockchain Adoption. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10.2139/ssrn.3602376.
Pat Sweeney, Ph.D., Professor of the Practice of Management, Executive Director, of the Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character Understanding the Change and Development of Trust and the Implications for New Leaders This study reinforces the importance of ethical leadership to earning trust in both leader and team performance. It examines how trust changes and develops for leaders in a new role and the implications of that change. Dirks, Kurt & Sweeney, Patrick & Dimotakis, Nikolaos & Woodruff, Todd. (2021). Understanding the Change and Development of Trust and the Implications for New Leaders. Journal of Business Ethics. 180. 10.1007/s10551-021-04902-4.
Julie Wayne, Ph.D., Professor, Area Chair of Management, and David C. Darnell Presidential Chair in Principled Leadership Balancing work and family: A theoretical explanation and longitudinal examination of its relation to spillover and role functioning This article explores whether work-life balance causes “rewards” such as better job and family satisfaction and performance, as commonly assumed in practice, or the other way around, as some work-life scholars suggest. Wayne, J. H., Michel, J. S., & Matthews, R. A. (2022). Balancing work and family: A theoretical explanation and longitudinal examination of its relation to spillover and role functioning. Journal of Applied Psychology, 107(7), 1094–1114.
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