Management and Entrepreneurship

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https://haslam.utk.edu/management

T. Russell Crook, Department Head
Lindsay Mahony, Assistant Department Head
David Williams, Ph.D. Program Director
Jackie Jacobs, M.S. Program Director

Professors
Cardon, M.S. (Haslam Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation), PhD – Columbia
Crook, T.R. (First Horizon Foundation Distinguished Professor), PhD – Florida State
Mangum, S. (Dean and Stokely Foundation Leadership Chair), PhD – George Washington
Miller, A. (William B. Stokely Chair of Management), PhD – Washington
Morris, M.L. (Associate Dean and Fisher Professor of Innovative Learning), PhD, CFLE – Tennessee
Munyon, T.P. (Ergen Professor of Business), PhD – Florida State
Plowman, D. (Chancellor), PhD – Texas (Austin)
Pollock, T.G. (Haslam Chair of Business and Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship), PhD – Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
Smith, A.D. (King and Judy Rogers Professor in Business), PhD – North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Thatcher, S.M.B. (Regal Entertainment Distinguished Professor of Business), PhD – Wharton, University of Pennsylvania
Williams, D.W. (Walker/Markarian Professor of Entrepreneurship), PhD – Georgia State

Associate Professors
Gras, D.M., PhD – Syracuse
Harrison, J., PhD – Texas A&M

Assistant Professors
Bergman, B., PhD – Indiana University
Hymer, C.B., PhD – South Carolina
Jones, J.J., PhD – Colorado
Samba, C., PhD – Houston
Song, R., PhD – Auburn

Associate Professor of Practice
Rittenhouse, J., DBA – Lincoln Memorial

Assistant Professor of Practice
Jacobs, K.C., DBA – Florida

Lecturers
Atkeson, M.R., MBA – Ohio
Barksdale, C.D. (Distinguished Lecturer), PhD – Tennessee
Carson, S.A. (Senior Lecturer), EdD – East Tennessee State
Clayton, J., MBA – Tennessee
Cowell, E.L. (Senior Lecturer), PhD – Tennessee
Ekern, C., MBA – Tennessee
Jacobs, J.D. (Distinguished Lecturer), PhD – Tennessee
Kinson, T., MBA – Arizona State
Mackey, D.L. (Distinguished Lecturer), PhD – Tennessee
Mahony, L.E. (Senior Lecturer), MBA – Washington State
Mohrfeld, T.J., PhD – Tennessee
Qureshi, H., JD – Tennessee
Scott, N.M., PhD – Tennessee
Stewart, A.C. (Distinguished Lecturer), PhD – North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Strickling, J.A., PhD – Tennessee
Whitworth, A., MS – Ohio; MEd – Auburn
Williamson, S.L. (Senior Lecturer), MBA – Barry
Youngs, L. (Senior Lecturer), MBA – Tennessee

Emeriti Faculty
Cadotte, E.R. (Emeritus Professor of Innovative Learning), PhD – Ohio State
Fowler, O., PhD
Graves, T.H. (Emeritus Distinguished Lecturer), MS – East Tennessee State
Ladd, R.T., PhD – Georgia
Leap, T. (Lawson Professor), PhD – Iowa
Stahl, M.J., PhD – Rensselaer Polytechnic

Human Resource Management

The management of human capital is critical to the success of an organization. The Human Resource Management major prepares students to assume positions as human resource generalists and specialists. The major develops a student’s competencies in forecasting human resource needs as well as the recruitment, selection, training, and development of employees. Human resource managers are also involved in designing performance appraisal systems, developing compensation and benefit programs, monitoring employee health and safety, and establishing cooperative working relationships with organized labor, all of which are covered in the coursework. The human resource management curriculum also addresses analyzing current labor force trends, treating employees fairly, encouraging diversity, and understanding the foundations of employment law.

Management

Management is a broad field that focuses on the planning, organizing, leading, and controlling of an organization’s resources. A manager’s ultimate objective is to help his or her organization achieve and sustain a competitive advantage. Careers in management have diverse starting points and trajectories. Management majors can be found working throughout the world in many different industries such as manufacturing, financial services, transportation, entertainment, health care, and many more. Some Management graduates start their own businesses while others spend their careers in governmental and non-profit organizations. One common thread is that people who work as managers depend heavily on their problem-solving and communication skills. The Management curriculum also prepares students for post-graduate work in business, law, health care, and other fields.

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