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Asst Prof Janell Townsend quoted by Wards Automotive on insights to GM
Lean International Portfolio Provides Focus GM Lacks at Home
By James M. Amend WardsAuto.com, Jul 25, 2008 11:33 AM Outside of a likely sale of the Hummer division, General Motors Corp. stands by its multiple-brand strategy in North America even as its international operations suggest a leaner portfolio works better. Overseas operations continued to post impressive gains in the year's second quarter, growing 10% compared with year-ago, primarily driven by the emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China. Yet, GM offers fewer brands internationally than in its home market, ...
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Professor Joseph Schiele receives research grant to advance lean thinking practices in government purchasing departments.
The LES Professional Development Foundation recently awarded a research grant to Dr. Joseph Schiele of the Oakland University School of Business Administration.
The focus of Schiele's research is the application of lean thinking practices in the public sector, particularly by government purchasing departments. An example of lean thinking is the reduction or elimination of inventories through just-in-time order-fulfillment practices. Through this research, it is hoped that public procurement professionals will be better able to help their respective organizations improve how public funds are expended. ...
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2008 Entrepreneurship Summer Camp Conducted by the SBA
High school students from Pontiac, Oak Park and Detroit spent the first part of their summer vacation earning money for college--right here at the School of Business Administration! These students weren't working at retail stores or restaurants; instead they earned the money while in the classroom. Through the School of Business Administration's Entrepreneurship Institute, these high school students not only learned about business, they put their knowledge to the test in hands-on activities. By means of a generous gift from the Comerica Charitable Foundation, the Entrepreneurship Institute ...
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SBA concludes 4 years of work supported by an education Grant
The SBA, under the coordination of Dr. Ravi Parameswaran and Dr. Nivedita Mukherji, is successfully concluding four years of activities supported by a National Education grant. This has led to many faculty and student exchanges in support of both teaching and research, along with some programmatic interactions. Refer to the link for a quick summary.
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SBA Expands its Scholars Program
This Fall, the SBA will introduce two additions to the successful Scholars Program; Sophomore Scholars and SBA Scholars in a Specified Theme, as well as improvements to the existing Freshman, Junior, Senior and Research Scholars programs. See the link for more information.
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SBA introduces EMBA program in IS Leadership
Currently successful EMBA in health care management program at SBA adds another concentration in Information Systems Leadership, with a focus on Strategy and Leadership. For information, refer to the link.
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SBA Recognizes three faculty members
Dr. Karl Majeske of Decision and Information Science Department and Dr. Janell Townsend of Marketing and Management were recognized for their research and teaching contribution by Oakland University in 2008.
Ms. Donna Free of Accounting and Finance Department was recognized by students as outstanding teacher for the year 2008. For information, refer to the link above.
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SHRM Student Chapter Named One of the Top 10 Outstanding Chapters of the Year
SHRM Announces 2007-2008 Student Chapter Merit Award Recipients
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in Alexandria, VA has bestowed the Superior Merit Award or Merit Award designation to the Student Chapter Name for an exceptional job of providing opportunities for growth and development to its student chapter members.
"The SHRM Student Chapter Merit Award program continues to recognize the top student chapters, from among the more than 400 SHRM-affiliated student chapters nationwide. Recipients of the student chapter merit award have a proven track record of providing their members ...
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Beta Gamma Sigma Initiation Ceremony - 4/25/08
This year, the School of Business Administration is proud to announce that we initiated 48 students into Beta Gamma Sigma. We recognize those 36 undergraduate and 12 graduate students for their outstanding academic performance. The International Honor Society, Beta Gamma Sigma, recognizes outstanding academic achievement in business programs accredited by AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). Only the top students of these programs are invited to join Beta Gamma Sigma. Lifetime membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest recognition a business student ...
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Oakland University Accounting Students Attend Professional Meeting
On May 13, 2008, several Oakland University Accounting students had the opportunity to have breakfast and interact with one of the most influential leaders of the Accounting profession in the United States. Barry Melancon, President and CEO of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), was in Lansing to be the key-note speaker at the semi-annual Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants' (MACPA's) Members Advisory Forum. The AICPA is the national membership organization of CPAs, with some 350,000 members. The MACPA's Forum was attended by about ...
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Undergraduate Advising Joins Facebook!
The Undergraduate Leadership and Development Center has created a group on Facebook! This provides advisers another method of communicating important advising information with current SBA students. The group's name is "Oakland University SBA Undergraduate Advising." Students must be a member of Facebook to join this group. Advisers will be encouraging students to join through orientation, emails, and in advising appointments.
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Commencement: May 3, 2008: Congratulations to All the SBA Graduates !
On behalf of the faculty and staff of the School of Business Administration, I extend a round of applause and congratulations to all of the business students attending the commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 3, 2008.
You have worked hard to earn this degree and we wish you much success on your future endeavors ! We are proud to confer the following degrees:
. 107 students are eligible to receive either an MBA,Masters in Accounting, or Masters of Information Technology Management,
. 231 students are eligible to receive a Bachelors of Science degree and majors in: ...
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It's Not Easy Being Green; Lessons from Emerging Consumer Trends
Over seventy participants comprised of OU faculty, staff, students and participants from the Metro Detroit Community joined the School of Business Administration Department of Marketing and Management for a day of presentations and panel discussions. This Forum was developed by the Oakland University School of Business Administration to bring together business, academic and governmental leaders to help businesses evaluate societal movements through examples and debate about how, and when, to best address emerging trends. The day provided insights into how we respond to the uncertainty ...
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Accounting 2008 Banquet a Resounding Success
OASIS, BAP, and NABA hosted the 25th annual Accounting Awards banquet on Friday, April 18. The event was a great success with more than 150 individuals in attendance. Representatives from Blue Care Network, Clayton McKervey, DKSS, Deloitte, Doeren Mayhew, E & Y, KPMG, O'Keefe and Associates, Plante Moran, PWC, UHY, The Rehmann Group, UHY, and Virchow Krause and Associates attended the evening function. Also in attendance were 65 undergraduate and graduate students with sixteen SBA faculty members. Judy Hegelund, National Controller for Deloitte and SBA Accounting Alum '95 served as the ...
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Alexandria Kelly selected for the Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award.
Congratulations to Alexandria (Ally) Kelly who was selected by the SBA as the recipient of the 2008 Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award. Ally is a Human Resources Management Major, with a minor in International Management and ATiB. She served as President of both SHRM and the Future Alumni Network, and as a Senior Scholar.
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SBA Students : Check out new job search and resume development services !
Attention all SBA students: Please take a few minutes to check out the enhanced support provided by Career Services. Effective immediately, Career Services has instituted several new technology updates and programs that will deliver greater convenience and efficiency.
1. Students can self-register on the web-based OUCareerLink.com job-posting site. This eliminates the need to go to the Career Services office and to fill out any white cards. Instructions are clearly listed on the site.
2. Students can upload resumes which will need to be approved within 48 hours. Once approved, students can ...
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SBA Students wins OUAA Scholarship
The OUAA is happy to announce the recipients of the OUAA Scholarships for the 2008-09 academic year. With an over 30% increase in applicants this year, our committees were charged with a very difficult task in making their selections. When all was said and done, the following individuals have been selected to receive scholarships through the OUAA!
School of Business Administration Alumni Scholarship -$3000
Waseem Samaan
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Junior Accounting and Finance Major
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SBA Board of Visitors member Nino DiCosmo, CEO Trubiquity
A special congratulations to Nino DiCosmo CEO of Trubiquity (formerly Autoweb). Autoweb a leading provider of software-based data management and business process automation solutions for the automotive, aerospace and consumer good industries and recently named as one of the "Michigan 50 Companies to Watch" has also announced a new corporate name: Trubiquity. "Autoweb's new name and identify are direct results of our acquisition of Secorex and our mission to connect enterprises around the globe, said DiCosmo" "As Trubiquity, we have combined the best of both companies to become the only true ...
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SBA Scholars Celebrate a Year of Success
At a luncheon hosted by Dean Tanniru and the Undergraduate Advising office, the SBA Scholars celebrated their first year of success. The SBA Research Scholar program was funded through the generosity of the Chrysler LLC. Additionally, the grant also funded a one-time graduate assistantship to assist in the development and administration of the Scholar program. During the luncheon at Meadowbrook Hall, Jody Guastella-Jones, University Relations Manager for Chrysler, gave a small speech acknowledging their belief and support of the Scholars Program.
Renee Mannino (SBA, BS 2007), graduate assistant ...
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Economic Choices
Despite tough economic times, OU economist Jonathan Silberman says: 'We will come out of it and the economy will grow again.'
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Fill out Faculty Evaluations now!
The SBA Course and Faculty Evaluations for Winter 2008 are available and will remain accessible through the end of the day 4/20/2008. Please use this link to evaluate your instructor: https://www2.oakland.edu/ouevaluate. It will take only a minute of your time to complete. I can't stress enough how important it is for you to be involved in this process and to consider it your responsibility to provide the instructor and the staff with feedback. Your evaluation is our primary source for the data we need to provide continuous ...
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SBA Board Member Rebecca Smith, President Huntington Bank nominated for the Athena Award
Congratulations to Rebecca Smith, President of Huntington Bank, and SBA Board of Visitors member, who has been nominated for the Athena Award. Hosted in Macomb County by the Macomb Foundation and its sister organization, the Macomb County Chamber, the Athena Award is presented to an individual who actively assists women in realizing their full leadership potential, exemplifies excellence and initiative, and contributes to the community. While just one individual will be the award receipeint, all nominees will be individually recognized at an award luncheon to be held at Warren's Ukrainian Cultural ...
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Mohan Tanniru, Appointed as Dean of School of Business Administration
I am pleased to inform you of the appointment of Dr. Mohan Tanniru as the Dean, School of Business Administration (SBA) at Oakland University. This appointment follows an extensive review of Dr. Tanniru's professional record, accomplishments at OU, and overwhelming support from the faculty, staff and SBA Board of Visitors. The appointment is effective April 15, 2008, and is subject to approval of the OU Board of Trustees.
Prior to his recent move to OU, Dr Tanniru was the Salter Distinguished Professor of Management and Technology and Chair, Management Information Systems (MIS), Eller College ...
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Dr. Michael Grieves teaches Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) at NASA
Product Lifecycle Management is an integrated, information driven approach to all aspects of a product's life from its design inception, through its manufacture, deployment and maintenance, and culminating in its removal from service and final disposal. Dr. Grieves is honored to be teaching this PLM workshop at NASA (Engineering Division) in Huntsville, Alabama on April 10, 2008.
Dr. Michael Grieves is the author of Product Lifecycle Management: Driving the Next Generation of Lean Thinking (McGraw-Hill, 2006). He is Chairman Emeritus of the Oakland ...
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SBA Advisors to present paper in Chicago: What Advising Style Takes your Students to the Top?
Paula, Randy, or Simon: What Advising Style Takes Your Students to the Top? Tricia Westergaard and Kellie Klinck, SBA Undergrad Advisors will be presenting their paper in Chicago at the October National Association of Academic Advisors meeting. Advising can resembles the show "American Idol." Advisers are at the forefront of helping students reach the "top of the charts." As advisers come across a variety of students, our style or delivery changes to meet students' needs. This can mimic the delivery of the "American Idol" judges, as we find ourselves ...
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Soo Sieber, Econ Major, wins 2008 Kapp Award given by Michigan Academy
Soo Sieber, a 2007 Economics graduate, won the Kapp Award at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Michigan Academy of Science Arts and Letters recently held at Western Michigan Academy.
Several hundred papers are presented at the meeting by professors, graduate students, and some undergraduate students. The Kapp Award is given to the best undergraduate paper presented at the prior year's annual meeting. Soo presented a great paper on cigarette excise taxes at the 2007 meeting held at Ferris State University.
Soo is the second OU economics graduate to receive the Kapp Award in a row. In 2007, ...
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OU SIFE Team places in top 20 at Regional Competition !
Throughout March and April of this year, 500 Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) teams will be representing their respective colleges and universities by competing in one of 15 regional competitions across the U.S. Each team will present to a panel of business executives the community outreach and entrepreneurship programs that they have implemented this past year.
Our Oakland University SIFE team competed at the Cleveland Regional Competition on March 19th and was named a SIFE USA Regional Champion in the overall competition. The team will now advance to the national level of competition to ...
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SBA Grad Students Participate in ACG Case Challenge
Four (4) SBA graduate students faced off against very tough competition in the final round of the ACG Case Challenge on February 16, 2008 out at Walsh College. The judges indicated it was a very close competition between U of M, MSU, Wayne State, Walsh and Oakland University, with a very narrow margin between overall scores. Despite the win by Walsh College, we are very proud of the hard work and effort and the fine job our team did in representing the SBA. Congratulations to Mr. Satya Dev,
Mr. Vinayakumar Kasimsetty, Mr. Ram Vallurupalli and Mr. Satya Vallurupalli.
We will be back next year ...
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SHRM student organization reached out to women in transition
Many accolades to the students who are members of the SBA Chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management for their community outreach efforts. This year, the students volunteered their talents to organize a clothing drive to benefit Lighthouse in Pontiac. SHRM students collected bags and bags of appropriate clothing for women in transition. Their energy didn't stop here but continued with additional face to face time with Lighthouse clients who received help from chapter members who critiqued resumes and gave hints on job interviewing.
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Professor appointed to leadership role at Decision Sciences Institute
Congratulations are in order for Gene Fliedner, Associate Professor of Operations Management, who has been elected as Vice President of the Midwest Region of the Decision Sciences Institute. The Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) is a professional organization of academicians and practitioners interested in the application of quantitative and behavioral methods to the problems of society.
Through national, international and regional conferences, competitions, and publications, the Institute provides an international forum for presenting and sharing research in the study of decision processes ...
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Karl D. Gregory, Ph. D., Distinguished Professor Emeritus awarded 2008 MLK Community Service Award
Karl Gregory. Distinguished professor emeritus recently received Southfield's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Task Force "2008 MLK Community Service Award". This award honors individuals who best exemplify King's qualities and devote time to the advancement of human and civil rights and are active in community service. Although Karl has retired as an Oakland University economics professor, he remains a longtime community activist. Dr. Gregory has been instrumental in promoting social responsibility and equality throughout numerous urban centers. He has served as chairman of the Washington, D.C., ...
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Round of Applause for SBA Graduate Students
Two well prepared teams of SBA graduate students went head to head on Saturday January 26th in the first round of the ACG Case Competition. Tons of time and talent were dedicated to Round #1 of this intense competition. Congratulations to Team A: Rama Vallurupalli, Sathya Dev and Vinayakumar Kasimsetty ! They now advance to the final round on February 16th to compete against U of M, MSU, Wayne and Walsh. A special thanks to all the students for representing Oakland University so well . Our appreciation goes to Leslie Sheidler from Kelly Services, all the folks at the Association for Corporate ...
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School of Business promotes global perspective
Oakland University School of Business Professor Balaji Rajagopalan recently went to India to interact with faculty at the Indian School of Business, where discussions were held about growth strategies for global IT service providers and potential opportunities for OU's SBA students were explored. "Global work experience is vital for graduating students if they wish to compete in the global market place," Rajagopalan replied when asked about his experience. On March 20, OU students will have the opportunity to attend an international etiquette dinner. It is just one more way the SBA is preparing ...
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2008 CaseIt Case Competition
Congratulations to the following students who will be competing on February 6-9, 2008 in Vancouver and representing Oakland University in the 2008 CaseIt Case Competition. Professor Balaji Rajagoplan will serve as their faculty advisor. Marcus Brodfuehrer, ATiB Junior and President of MISA and MIS major, Aaron Duffy, Senior,SBA Scholar and MIS major, and Krista Hauptli, ATiB Junior, Secretary of Beta Alpha Psi and Accounting major. CaseIT is an undergraduate Management Information Systems (MIS) focused business case competition. Pioneered by a committee of undergraduate students at Simon Fraser ...
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ACG Case Competition Round One at Oakland University
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Attention Grad Students -- Join the Challenge !
The Detroit Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) is hosting a case challenge and the SBA at Oakland is ready for the WIN ! If you are interested in networking, showcasing your talent, meeting professionals in the Mergers and Acquisitions industry and having a chance at prize money--sign up today ! The SBA is building 3 to 5 teams to compete in the first round of the ACG Case Competition to be held here on January 26, 2008. The winning team will advance to the second round to be held on February 12th and will compete against U of M, MSU, Wayne, and Walsh. If you have any questions, ...
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And the Spirit of the Holiday Shines Through !
Despite the time crunch and the effort to cram for finals, School of Business Administration students in Beta Alpha Psi, the Professional Accounting Society, adopted a family and two seniors from the Lighthouse of Oakland County Holiday Charity program. As a result of their fundraising effort, this family of 4 and the 2 seniors will receive everything on their wish list and more ! These students have experienced the tremendous joy in giving back and in helping those who need it most at this special time of year.
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SBA Friends and Partners
The school of business administration interacts and partners with many institutions (profit and not-for-profit, as well as academic institutions within OU and outside OU) to advance our research, education and outreach mission. We will show case partnerships through our quarterly bulletins and other news items. We appreciate their interest and continued support of the school.
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Academy of Legal Studies in Business
(successor org. to the American Business Law Journal) awarded "Ralph Hoeber Memorial Award" to Prof. Don Mayer for best article in the ABLJ. The title of the article was "Corporations and Trustworthy Capitalism: Co-Creating a More Peaceful Planet."
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A Knowledge Based Framework for Extracting Components in Agile Systems Development
This paper is published by Vijayan Sugumaran, Mohan Tanniru of Oakland University, and Veda C. Storey of Georgia State University, and is published in the Journal of Information Technology and Management (24th, July 2007). The paper presents a knowledge-based framework to select and customize software components and demonstrates its value in deriving quality specifications, even when the developers are relatively inexperienced.
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Research: Paper by Vijay Sugumaran Accepted for Publication
Professor Vijay Sugumaran's paper entitled Web-based Spatial Decision Support Systems (WebSDSS): Evolution, Architecture, Examples and Challenges has been accepted for publication in the Communications of the AIS.
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Dr. Fuad Hasanov, Assistant Professor of Economics, is going on leave in the Fall 2007 to join the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Economist Program in Washington, DC.
The work of an Economist at the IMF entails dealing with country-specific, regional, and cross-country macroeconomic and financial policy issues such as fiscal, monetary, balance-of-payments, debt, etc. The job also involves missions, or business trips, to different countries for surveillance of economies, meetings with country's government and industry officials, and economic policymaking advice.
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SBA Scholars Program
Designed to create new opportunities for students pursuing a degree in business, the SBA Scholars Program is rich in resume building experiences, as well as a focus on keeping the academic plan on track.
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GM recognizes ATiB director
As the director of OU's Applied Technology in Business program and professor of management information systems, Mohammad Dadashzadeh has probably had many meetings in the office of the School of Business Administration's dean. But on Oct. 5, he was surprised to find instead of a meeting, he was going to a celebration in his honor.
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