9/7/2006

The Sawyer Business School announced the following new faculty appointments for fall 2006.

Joseph Wojdak joins the Sawyer Business School as Executive in Residence and will be teaching in both Accounting and Management departments. He earned his PhD in Accounting and Finance from Louisiana State University, and his MBA and BS degree in Accounting from the University of Scranton. He has also earned his CPA. Presently, Joseph is President and COO of Madison-KIPP Corporation in Madison WI, a world leader in semi-solid die casting and manufacturer of precision engineering aluminum die cast components for the automotive industry. He has also held the title of President/CEO/Principal of Haskell of Pittsburgh, a manufacturer of commercial office furniture, and President/CEO of American Cabinet Corporation. Joseph is an avid researcher and has also held teaching positions at the Pennsylvania State University, Louisiana State University, and the University of Scranton. 

Mark Lehrer joins the Management department as Associate Professor. Mark earned a PhD in German from the University of California and a PhD in Strategic Management from INSEAD. Mark also earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from MIT and bachelor’s degree in Humanities and Science from MIT. Mark joins Suffolk from the University of Rhode Island where he was Associate Professor of Management. His research and teaching areas include: strategic management, international management of R&D and Innovation and Technology. Mark is widely published and is a member of the Educator’s Advisory Board of the Wall Street Journal and author of a weekly online contribution reviewing WSJ articles that can be used in university-level management courses.

Karen Bishop joins the Management department as an Assistant Professor. Karen previously taught at the University of Louisville. Karen received her PhD in Organizational Behavior and Entrepreneurship from the University of Alabama. The title of her dissertation was “Working Smart and Working Hard: The Effects of Multitasking and Intuitive Activities on Venture Performance.” Karen earned her M.A. in Psychology from the University of West Georgia and her B.S. in Accounting from the University of Alabama. Karen is also a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor. She has been published in the Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, Journal of Organizational Behavior and Journal of Management Inquiry. Her research has also been reported in BusinessWeek, and The Washington Post.

Brendan F. Burke joins the Public Management department as Assistant Professor. Prior to Suffolk, he was Assistant Professor of Political Science at Bridgewater State College. Brendan earned his MPA, MA, and PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hall. His undergraduate degree is from Georgetown University. Brendan has been published in the Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting, and Financial Management; American Review of Public Administration and State and Local Government Review. He has also written several chapters for books including: “Executive Budgeting,” in the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy.

Giana M. Eckhardt joins the Marketing department as Assistant Professor. Currently, Giana is Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Australian Graduate School of Management in Sydney, Australia. Giana earned her PhD in Marketing from the University of Minnesota and her bachelor’s of science degree in marketing from the University of Connecticut. She’s published, “The Role of Consumer Agency in the Globalization Process in Emerging Markets,” in the Journal of Macro-marketing and “Cultural Paradoxes Reflected in Brands: McDonalds in Shanghai, China,” in the Journal of International Marketing. Giana has also co-authored several textbook cases including and her research has been profiled on Australian nationwide television and newspapers and magazines, ABC radio, and in Asia Inc. She has also consulted for the Australian Government on cultural diversity and marketing and has been awarded numerous grants for her research.

Nukhet Harmancioglu joins the Marketing department as Assistant Professor. Nukhet is currently completing her doctoral work in marketing and international business at the Marketing and Supply Chain Management department at Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business. Nukhet earned her MBA with honors from the Bosphorus University, Turkey and has also earned degrees from the Middle East Technical University and the Izmir American Collegiate Institute in Turkey. She is the 2005 winner of the Product Development and Management Association Dissertation Proposal Competition.

Her research focuses on the escalating global competition in the current business environment and how innovation is needed to remain competitive.  She’s published, “Understanding Innovation: A Meta-Analysis of Past Research on Innovation in New Product Development in the Proceedings for the Midwest Marketing Camp and “Modularity and Control in Global Component Outsourcing Relationships” in the AIB Conference Proceedings.

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