Cert
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Strategic Innovation and Entrepreneurship,
Description
For more information, visit: Strategic Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Applying for Admission
Standard requirements for all graduate programs
- Application for Admission with $50 non-refundable application fee.
- Transcripts (unofficial): Uploaded as part of application form.
If International: Uploads must include all college- or university-level transcripts or mark sheets (records of courses and marks earned), with certificates, diplomas, and degrees plus certified English translations.
After admission: Official documents are required from all students who are admitted and enroll. Photocopies of certified records are not acceptable. International students enrolled in other U.S. institutions may have certified copies of all foreign records sent directly to the Office of Graduate Studies by their current school’s registrar office.
- If applicant’s native language is not English, verification of English proficiency
is required.
When sending TOEFL scores, our institution code is 6877 and a department code is not needed.
- If applicant is not a US citizen and expects an F or J visa: financial information.
- Applicants must also fulfill any additional requirements the department specifies at the time of application.
Additional requirements specific to this program
- Resume
- Personal Statement: Include your professional goals and how enrolling in this certificate program will assist you in meeting your professional goals.
- Recommenders/References: Name three references. No recommendation letters are needed; these references will be contacted only if the committee deems it necessary.
Certificate programs are not considered degree programs, additionally, coursework for this program is delivered primarily online, so international students should be aware that admission to this program is ineligible for immigration forms for an F-1 student visa.
Program Faculty
Mirzokhidjon Abdurakhmonov (bio)
Corporate Political Activity
Sam Allgood (bio)
Economic Education, Labor Economics, Cost of Taxation
John Anderson (bio)
Public Finance, Tax Policy, Urban Economics, Transition Economics
Ozgur Araz (bio)
Business Analytics, Health Systems, Decision Sciences, Operations Management
Edward Balistreri (bio)
International Economics, Public Economics
Matthew Barlow (bio)
Entrepreneurship, Organizational Theory
Demet Batur (bio)
Supply Chain Management, Decision Sciences, Systems Simulation Modeling and Analysis
Tammy Beck (bio)
Strategic Management, Interorganizational Collaboration, Organizational Resilience
Robert Campbell (bio)
Strategic Management, Strategic Leadership, Executive Succession, Corporate Governance
Natalie Chisam (bio)
Marketing Research, Marketing Strategy
Anwesha De (bio)
Branding, Digital Marketing, Marketing Communication, Marketing Research, Marketing Strategy
Thomas Dotzel (bio)
Services Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Managment
James (Jimmy) Downes (bio)
Economic Transactions of Multinational Firms, Accounting for Derivatives, International Accounting
Scott Fuess (bio)
Labor Economics, Economics of Collegiate Sports, Economy of Japan
Shivam Gupta (bio)
Sourcing Management, Incentive and Contract Design, Agricultural Operations Management
Ling Lin Harris (bio)
Financial Accounting, Linguistic Features in Corporate Disclosures, Relationship Between Corporate Disclosure Characteristics and Decisions of Managers and Investors
Thomas Kubick (bio)
Taxation, Financial Accounting, Executive Compensation and Incentives
Yingchao Lan (bio)
Healthcare Operations Management, Organizational Collaboration, New Product Development, Social Network Analysis
Yanxin (Graham) Liu (bio)
Mortality Modeling and Forecasting, Mortality-Linked Security Pricing, Mortality/Longevity Risk Measurement and Management, Structural Time Series
Sam Melessa (bio)
Financial Accounting
Janet Near (bio)
Organizational Structures, Cultures and Ethics
Brett Neely (bio)
Leadership and Diversity in Organizations, Organizational Research Methods
Sam Nelson (bio)
Entrepreneurship and Strategy
Sanislava (Stas) Nikolova (bio)
Fixed-Income Securities, Regulation of the Financial Sector, Insurance Companies
Jonathan O'Brien (bio)
Management, Sales Management, Services Marketing
David Olson (bio)
Data Mining, Multiple Criteria Decision-Making, Business Analytics, Enterprise Risk Management, Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
Thomas Omer (bio)
Corporate Taxation, Capital and Organizational Structure Choices, Factors Influencing Audit, Non-Audit Fees and Earnings Quality
Jenna Pieper (bio)
Strategic Human Resource Management, Compensation, Recruitment, Workplace Diversity
Laura Poppo (bio)
Strategic Management, Strategic Planning, Complex Problem Solving
Colin Ramsay (bio)
Risk Theory, Pensions, Health and Disability Insurance, Micro-Insurance
Blake Runnalls (bio)
Sales Force Management, Relationship Marketing, Marketing Management
Pinar Runnalls (bio)
Digital Marketing, International Marketing, Marketing Strategy
Jennifer Ryan (bio)
Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Inventory Management
Amit Saini (bio)
Marketing Management, Business Ethics, Business-to-Business Marketing, E-Commerce Marketing
Sajeesh Sajeesh (bio)
Marketing Research, Pricing, Retailing, Quantitative Models, Emerging Markets
Kelli Saunders (bio)
Judgment and Decision Making in Accounting, Auditor-to-Auditor Interactions, Auditor to Client Interactions, Audit Quality Control Mechanisms, Internal Audit, Financial Reporting and Investor Behavior
Sunil Singh (bio)
Marketing Strategy, Interpersonal Influences in Sales, Managing Frontline Interactions in Service and Sales, Marketing Management, Sales Management, Services Marketing
Troy Smith (bio)
Leadership, Proactive and Prosocial Behaviors, Motivation, Exhaustion and Stress, Work-Life Dynamics, Teamwork
Ravi Sohi (bio)
Business-to-Business Marketing, E-Commerce Marketing, International Marketing, Marketing Channels Management, Sales Management
Erkut Sonmez (bio)
Operations Management, Applied Probability, Supply Chain Management, Agribusiness
Roberto Stein (bio)
Behavioral Finance, Corporate Markets & Investing, Quantitative Data Analysis
Scott Swenseth (bio)
Supply Chain Management, Planning and Control and Enterprise Systems, Lean Operations and Logistics, Simulation, Agribusiness and Health Care Operations
Teck Yong Tan (bio)
Applied Microeconomic Theory, Contracts and Organizations, Information Economics
Daniel Tannenbaum (bio)
Labor and Public Economics
Eric Thompson (bio)
State and Local Economic Growth, Economics of Infrastructure
Todd Thornock (bio)
Performance Feedback, Management Control Systems, Incentive Compensation, Personality and Individual Differences, Decision Making
Brenden Timpe (bio)
Labor Economics, Public Economics, Economic Demography
Varkey (Anand) Titus Jr (bio)
Corporate Entrepreneurship, Social Evaluations
Silvana Trimi (bio)
Enterprise Information Systems and Analytics, Advanced IT and Smart Supply Chain Management, Global Information Systems, Digital Transformation and Future of Work, Innovation for Organizational Agility
Jill Trucke (bio)
Auditing
Emre Unlu (bio)
Corporate Finance, Payout Policy, International Finance and Analysts, Capital Markets
Liying Wang (bio)
Fixed Income Securities, Primary corporate bond market
Kevin Wesley (bio)
Leadership, Employment Law, Human Resource Management
Biyu Wu (bio)
Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), Financial Reporting Quality, Securities Regulation, Auditing
J. Julie Wu (bio)
Capital Markets, Short Selling, Market Microstructure, ESG
Jia (Joya) Yu (bio)
Team Microdynamics, Social Network/Social Capital, Leadership, Organizational Research Methods
Jifeng Yu (bio)
Corporate Strategy, Alliance Networks, Innovation, Risk Management, International Entrepreneurship
Yunxia (Peter) Zhu (bio)
Supply Chain Management, Health Care Management, Social Networks
Shengchao Zhuang (bio)
Big Data in Finance and Insurance, Life Insurance, Portfolio Selection, Behavioral Finance, Optimal Insurance/Reinsurance
Federico Zincenko (bio)
Econometrics, Industrial Organization
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