Fiscal Year 2021-2022
Management Department Impact Report business.sdsu.edu
Management Department
FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2021-22
Message from
Points of Pride
Faculty
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I write to express my deep gratitude for contributions to the department, including the first named endowment, as an expression of confidence in our faculty and their contributions to student success. During 2021-22, our faculty have done a tremendous job supporting our students returning to face-to-face instruction and expanding scholarships. We have continued to innovate our curriculum, launching new and redesigned programs while introducing a new certificate in entrepreneurship aimed at reaching majors across campus. Your support has also motivated us to continue our initiatives despite the challenges confronted by the pandemic. Chamu Sundaramurthy, Ph.D. Professor Chair, Management Department
Fowler College of Business
ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM RANKING The entrepreneurship program housed within the department is nationally ranked #14 among public undergraduate programs and # 36 overall, U.S. News & World Report, 2021.
The department's Human Resource Management program aligns with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Curriculum Guidelines and is complemented with co-curricular and professional development opportunities offered by an award-winning student SHRM chapter. In addition to serving all business students (over 6,400), the department provides special programs for over 1,300 management majors. It is among the top 10 most popular majors on campus. Management faculty lead important Centers of Excellence within the Fowler College of Business: Lavin Entrepreneurship Center, Wendy Gillespie Center for Advancing Global Business, Corporate Governance Institute, and the Institute for Inclusiveness and Diversity in Organizations.
Course Highlights: New Programs in Fall 2021
Launched the redesigned specialization in entrepreneurship in Fall 2021, which offers additional meaningful, hands-on experiences offered through cooperation with the Zip Launchpad and the Lavin Entrepreneurship Center. The Master of Science in Global Business Development (MSGBD) launched in Fall 2021 and was developed jointly with SDSU’s marketing department. An ethics course was introduced to the MBA curriculum in Fall 2021. Redesigned core MBA classes in organizational behavior and strategic thinking were offered in Fall 2021.
Course Highlights: Launching in Fall 2022
General education course in entrepreneurship for freshmen Basic certificate in entrepreneurship for majors across campus
Thank you for supporting student scholarships, faculty excellence, and experiential learning for management students.
Student and Alumni Highlights
Society for Human Resource Management Wins Statewide Competition
Alumni Spotlights
Dr. Michelle Dean coached and accompanied a group of SHRM SDSU students who earned first place at the 2022 CalSHRM HR Case Competition held at CSU Long Beach, March 11-12. The winning team included Jordan Reyes, Vaishnavi Sridhar, Hannah McGaughey, and Ayah Bayasi.
Gibran Mims, Class of 2020
From left: Vaishnavi Sridhar,
Jordan Reyes, Hannah McGaughey and faculty advisor, Michelle Dean
Alumnus Inspiring Change through Meaningful Conversation
Student Spotlight
The Fowler College of Business Management Department provided me with the fundamental knowledge and skills required to succeed as an emerging professional.
Grace Coulter, graduated December 2021, management major (HR specialization), received the 2022 Outstanding Student in Management Award
The relevant coursework, coupled with the dedicated mentorship from professors, developed my confidence and leadership ability. Professors truly care about students, and the passion for their expertise translates to the classroom environment. For example, Dr. Michelle Dean, advisor for Society for Human Resources Management SDSU chapter, was most influential with my involvement in this important campus organization. The leadership positions I subsequently held in SHRM, along with Professor Dean’s guidance, were instrumental to my personal and professional growth. Overall, the range in management coursework and the resources provided to help build my professional network, proved essential for my transition into employment. As a management student, I cultivated my critical thinking and ability to adapt to a changing workplace climate. I would not be where I am today without the support from the Fowler College of Business faculty—I am especially grateful to the Management Department for investing in me and equipping me with the tools to pursue a multitude of opportunities post-graduation.
Gibran Mims, a management alumnus, continues to inspire change through his video podcast Speak Your Mind. Speak Your Mind focuses on hosting meaningful conversations surrounding race, equity, and various topics taking place in America today in hopes of strengthening community understanding and allowing for growth together. Andy Esparza, Class of 1981, Executive Advisory Board Member
Distinguished Management Alumnus
Distinguished Management alumnus Andy Esparza was awarded the 2022 Fowler College of Business Council Outstanding Alumni Award and the 2022 SHR SDSU Natasha Sandrock Aurthur Outstanding Service Award, awarded by the student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Faculty Achievements
Faculty
California Educators’ Conference
Achievements
Chamu Sundaramurthy, Ph.D. Management Department Chair/Professor
Under the executive leadership and engagement of management faculty, the Lavin Entrepreneurship Center hosted its eighth annual California Entrepreneurship Educators Conference (CEEC) on April 29, 2022. CEEC attendees
Chamu Sundaramurthy received the Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Faculty Contributions to the University for 2021-22. Lori Ryan, Ph.D. Director of Corporate Governance Institute, Professor
Management Advisory Board
Welcomed three new board members: Trisha Zulic; Terry McCune; Shawnnah Monterrey Our advisory board, chaired by SDSU alumnus Stan Sewitch, actively engaged inperson throughout the academic year to provide career advice and expand internship and job opportunities for our students. Management Major Career Pathways
The department launched a Management Major Career Pathways video series hosted by Andy Esparza, SDSU management alumnus and executive advisory board member. Lori Ryan was appointed the inaugural Ralph V. Whitworth Endowed Chair in Corporate Governance. William Sannwald, M.B.A. Lecturer Management Department
Faculty Publications
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PUBLICATIONS IN LEADING JOURNALS Department faculty collectively published over 60 peerreviewed articles throughout the last three years in leading journals such as Journal of Management, Journal of World Business, and Journal of Management Studies.
Highlights from this year are listed below:
Shin, Taekjin, & You, Jihae. (in press) Faults and Faultlines: The Effects Bill Sannwald received an 2021 Jeff Glazer Outstanding Lecturer Fellowship
of Board Faultlines on CEO Dismissal. Journal of Management.
Farah, B., Chakravarty D., Dau, L., & Beamish, P.W. (in press) Multinational enterprise parent-subsidiary governance and survival. Journal of World Business.
Faculty Publications (cont'd)
Erlinde F. I. Cornelis, Andrew M. Baker, Mujtaba Ahsan (2021), Mitigating a crisis of confidence: The effect of crisis response strategies on reward-based crowdfunding success. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. Adomako, S. & Ahsan, M. (Forthcoming). Entrepreneurial passion and SMEs’ performance: Moderating effects of financial resource availability and resource flexibility. Journal of Business Research.
Faculty Achievements
Michelle Dean, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Finance
Shore, L., & Chung, B. (Accepted for publication). Enhancing Leader Inclusion While Preventing Social Exclusion in the Work Group. Human Resource Management Review.
Ahsan, M. and Musteen, M. International
Opportunity Development on Crowdfunding Platforms: A Spatial, Temporal, and Structural Framework. International Business Review. Mostafiz, M. I., Musteen, M., Saiyed, A. A. & Ahsan, M. (in press). COVID-19 and Global Value Chain: Immediate Dynamics and Long-Term Restructuring in Garment Industry. Journal of Business Research.
Your kindness allows our acclaimed faculty to flourish, inspiring students to succeed in the classroom and their future careers.
Michelle Dean received the 2022 Best Faculty Involvement Award from the Fowler College of Business Council and the 2022 Most Influential Professor Award (selected by the Outstanding Student in Management)
Amy Randel, Ph.D. Professor Management Department
Amy Randel received the 2022 Most Influential Professor Award (selected by the Outstanding Student in Accounting) and is among the Top 2% of scientists cited in 2020 (Scopus).
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