The Master of Business Administration program is designed to equip the M.B.A.
candidate with concepts, analytical tools, and supervisory skills required for
competent and responsible management. Students seeking functional specialization
or general managerial careers will find the program rewarding in terms of depth
and breadth. Built-in flexibility allows students to meet their own specific
needs.
The undergraduate and graduate programs in business administration are
accredited by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools
of Business.
All applicants for the M.B.A. program must submit scores obtained on the
Graduate Management Admission Test which is administered by the Educational
Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey. High standards of written and oral
presentations in the classroom are expected. In addition, students must be
proficient in college algebra and the use of word processing and spreadsheet
software.
Admitted students may commence their studies on a full- or part-time basis in
the fall, spring, or summer semesters. Part-time students can complete all
required courses in the evening division.
Daniel E. Innis, Ph.D. (Ohio State, 1991), Professor of Marketing, Dean of the
College of Business, Public Policy and Health, and Director of the Maine
Business School. Customer service performance and a firm’s overall performance,
the impact of quick response logistics on channel member behavior.
Richard H. Borgman, Ph.D. (Florida, 1994), Director of Graduate Programs, Maine
Business School. Interim Associate Dean, College of Business, Public Policy, and
Health University of Maine.
Darlene Bay, Ph.D. (Washington State, 1997), Assistant Professor of Accounting.
Accounting and business ethics, ethics education, accounting education, small
business management and accounting.
Martha Broderick, J.D. (Western New England School of Law, 1983). Instructor in
business law.
Steven C. Colburn, Ph.D. (Georgia, 1989), Associate Professor of Accounting.
Taxation of individuals, corporations, trusts and estates, with emphasis on tax
planning.
Harold Z. Daniel, Ph.D. (Connecticut, 1997), Assistant Professor of Marketing.
Organizational buying behavior and strategic acquisition, collaborative research
and development, strategic management of technology, diffusion of innovations,
customer satisfaction, student retention in institutions of higher education.
John K. Ford, D.B.A. (Harvard, 1977), Nicolas Salgo Professor of Business
Administration. Professor of Finance. Diversification of bond and stock
portfolios.
Virginia R. Gibson, Ph.D. (State University of New York at Binghamton, 1986),
Associate Professor of Management Information Systems. Information systems for
management decision support, business climate.
Carol B. Gilmore, Ph.D. (Massachusetts, 1979), Professor of Management. Labor
law, labor arbitration. Public sector collective bargaining, personnel
management, employee rights, employee relations law.
Wayne Ingalls, MBA (Wisconsin, Madison, 1968), Certified Public Accountant.
Instructor in Accounting.
Nory B. Jones, Ph.D. (Missouri, 2001), Assistant Professor of Management
Information Systems. Knowledge management, collaborative technologies, and
diffusion of technological innovations.
Diana R. Lawson, Ph.D. (Kent State, 1993), Associate Professor of Marketing and
International Business. Marketing strategy, international business education,
economic integration, social responsibility of firms, and wood products
marketing.
John F. Mahon, Ph.D. (Boston University, 1982), John M. Murphy Chair of
International Business Policy and Strategy. Professor of Management. Management
policy and strategy, global strategy.
Ivan M. Manev, Ph.D. (Boston College, 1997), Assistant Professor of Management.
Management of the multinational corporation, formation of strategy and
competitive advantage in social networks, organizational change in
post-communist transition societies.
Kim K. R. McKeage, Ph.D. (Massachusetts, 1996), Associate Professor of
Marketing. Retailing, customer service quality, relationship marketing, internal
marketing, socially responsible marketing, marketing education.
David M. Steiger, Ph.D. (Oklahoma State, 1993), Associate Professor of
Management Information Systems. Knowledge management, data mining, decision
support systems.
Natalie M. Steiger, Ph.D. (North Carolina State, 1999), Assistant Professor of
Management. Systems analysis and optimization, operations research and
production.
Robert A. Strong, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State, 1983), University of Maine
Foundation Professor of Investment Education and Professor of Finance. The
dividend growth rate implied in common stock beta; asset allocation and
purchasing power risk; bond portfolio duration.
Gloria Vollmers, Ph.D. (Texas at Dallas, 1993), Associate Professor of
Accounting. History of accounting, ethics in accounting and business, business
history.
Stephanie A. Welcomer, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State, 1997), Assistant Professor of
Management. Social and cognitive networks, stakeholder theory, organizations and
the natural environment.
The M.B.A. program consists of 48 hours of study: 6 undergraduate foundation
courses, 6 core graduate courses, and 4 graduate electives. In addition, a
knowledge of statistics is required and may be met by completing MAT 215
(Statistics for Business and Economics) at The University of Maine or
equivalent. The Business School Director of Graduate Programs may waive the
following foundation requirements if equivalent courses have been completed.