2011-2012 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Business Administration
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College of Business and Economics
Graduate Faculty
DEEPINDER BAJWA (1999) PhD, management information systems.
EARL D. BENSON (1980) PhD, finance.
STEPHEN BLANK (2008) PhD, Canada – US relations
BRIAN K. BURTON (1995) PhD, business environment.
CRAIG DUNN (2005) PhD, business environment.
BRANDON DUPONT (2006) PhD, economic history, labor economics.
DAVID R. FEWINGS (1985) PhD, finance.
JOSEPH E. GARCIA (1985) PhD, organizational behavior.
DAVID L. GILBERTSON (1988) PhD, auditing/financial accounting.
STEVEN GLOBERMAN (1994) PhD, international business.
DANIEL A. HAGEN (1988) PhD, environmental/international/labor/microeconomics.
PAMELA L. HALL (1990) PhD, finance.
JULIA L. HANSEN (1988) PhD, urban/labor economics.
K. PETER HARDER (1970) PhD, economic history.
PETER HAUG (1986) PhD, operations management.
STEVEN E. HENSON (1985) PhD, microeconomics, applied econometrics.
L. HART HODGES (2005) PhD, natural resources, applied business.
STELLA HUA (2002) PhD, operations management and quantitative methods.
MARGUERITE R. HUTTON (1989) PhD, taxation.
VINIT JAGDISH (2005) PhD, microeconomics, managerial economics.
JASON M. KANOV (2007) PhD, organizational behavior
ILHYUNG KIM (2004) PhD, operations and technology management.
JONGWOOK KIM (2003) PhD, business policy and strategic management.
SHAWN KNABB (2005) PhD, macroeconomics, public finance, growth.
JOHN KRIEG (2000) PhD, econometrics, money and banking, macroeconomics.
FLOYD L. LEWIS (1983) PhD, management information systems.
MATTHEW LIAO-TROTH (2002) PhD, organizational theory and behavior.
JULIE A. LOCKHART (1982) MS/CPA/CMA, managerial accounting.
EDWIN A. LOVE (2008) PhD, marketing
MARKO MADUNIC (2009) PhD, business policy and strategic management & international business
SANDRA MOTTNER (2001) PhD, marketing.
DENNIS R. MURPHY (1979) PhD, managerial decisions/international finance.
DAVID M. NELSON (1977) PhD, macroeconomics/money markets.
THOMAS J. OLNEY (1986) PhD, marketing.
MARY ANN REYNOLDS (1996) PhD, financial accounting.
THOMAS ROEHL (1999) PhD, international business.
MATTHEW ROELOFS (1997) PhD, managerial economics.
STEVEN C. ROSS (1989) PhD, management information systems.
DAVID S. RYSTROM (1983) PhD, finance.
GEORGE D. SANDERS (1995) PhD, financial/governmental accounting.
J. CHRISTOPHER SANDVIG (2001) PhD, management information systems.
MARY SASS (2005) PhD, organizational behavior and development.
STEPHEN V. SENGE (1985) CMA, DBA, managerial accounting
KHIM L. SIM (2008) PhD, managerial accounting
WILLIAM R. SINGLETON (1976) PhD, taxation.
MARK SPRINGER (1987) PhD, operations management.
PAUL STORER (1996) PhD, economics.
OZAN SULA (2006) PhD, international finance, macroeconomics, money and banking.
AUDREY TAYLOR (2001) PhD, managerial accounting.
CRAIG TYRAN (2001) PhD, management and information systems.
KRISTI M. TYRAN (2001) PhD, organizational behavior.
DANIEL M. WARNER (1978) JD, business law.
WENDY J. BRYCE WILHELM (1986) PhD, marketing.
NICHOLAS WONDER (2002) PhD, corporate finance.
ZHE GEORGE ZHANG (2000) PhD, statistics.
DAVID ZHU (2008) PhD, accounting information systems.
Goals
The MBA program in CBE provides a general graduate business program designed to develop organizational leaders who have strong managerial skills, a solid foundation in the core business functions, and a global perspective on issues that affect organizations, and markets.
Program Goals
The typical student graduating from Western Washington University’s MBA program shall:
- Understand various domestic and global contexts of business, including economic, technological, ecological, legal and regulatory, and social and political (including issues related to social and cultural diversity)
- Understand concepts, models, and techniques associated with strategic and tactical areas of business
- Possess the ability to solve problems in unfamiliar circumstances and unpredictable environments
- Have effective communication skills
- Understand ethical issues and different modes of ethical reasoning
- Possess important managerial skills
Program Application/Admission Requirements
The Western Washington University MBA program invites applications from students with any undergraduate major. Current MBA admissions criteria include a minimum 3.00 upper-division undergraduate GPA, an acceptable GMAT score (recently successful applicants have achieved a 560 average score), a résumé, and a statement of purpose. International students must also submit a TOEFL score of at least 227 for the computer-based test, 567 for the paper-based test, or 86 for the Internet-based test.
For the accelerated, full-time MBA option, candidates must also demonstrate either high achievement in attaining a recent bachelor’s degree in a business-related field from an AACSB accredited school or a significant level of management or other qualifying professional experience.
To apply for admission, send a completed official application form to the Graduate School along with an application fee, official transcripts, GMAT scores, personal statement of background and intentions, and a résumé showing work experience. (Further information, including deadlines, is provided in the Graduate School section of this catalog.)
Admit Quarters: Summer (accelerated track), fall (regular track), summer, even-numbered years (part-time track).
Deadline: Application deadline is May 1. International students are encouraged to submit applications by February 1 to ensure adequate time for admission decision and application for student visa.
Specific Test Requirements: Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) must be submitted by applicants who are not native speakers of English.
Supporting Materials:
- Application with $50 fee (subject to change)
- Two sets of official transcripts from all previous college-level work (no more than two years old)
- Personal statement of background and intention
- Résumé showing work experience
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