New Faculty Guide - Fall 2009

Leaders Through Education and Interactionteaching, research, and service

• Bachelor of Business Administration with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major) •

The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive Education • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science

in Accountancy • Bachelor of Business Administration with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International

Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive Education • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation •

Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Bachelor of Business Administration with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and

International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive Education • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management,

and Taxation • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Bachelor of Business Administration with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems,

Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive Education • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance,

Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Bachelor of Business Administration with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management

Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive Education • Masters Programs in

Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Bachelor of Business Administration with Majors in Economics, Finance,

Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive Education •

Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Executive Education • Masters Programs in Accountancy,

Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Bachelor of Business Administration with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management,

Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive Education • Masters

Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Bachelor of Business Administration with Majors in Economics,

Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive

Education • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Bachelor of Business Administration with

Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive

MBA • Executive Education • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Bachelor of Business

Administration with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA

• The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive cation • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy •

Bachelor of Business Administration with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major) •



Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management,


Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Bachelor of Business Administration

with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova

Executive MBA • Executive Education • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Bachelor of

Business Administration with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The Villanova

MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive Education • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy

• The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive Education • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Business Administrationi

iii with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova




• • Bachelor of Business Administration with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major)

• The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive Education • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science


Teaching and research go hand in hand at the Villanova School of Business

Villanova School of Business (VSB) faculty are leaders in global business education who develop and refine their ideas through meaningful interactions with their students and colleagues. It is this collegiality which helps make VSB one of the best business schools in the nation.

Faculty members routinely partner with local, national, and international businesses to test, refine, and implement new ideas. They capitalize on extensive experience in the corporate world to develop course content that addresses the conditions and challenges of today’s business environment while also anticipating tomorrow’s business needs.

Knowledge gained through research, classroom experiences, and the business world continu-ally impact and enrich VSB’s undergraduate and graduate experiences as well as our executive education programs.

VSB’s commitment to research and academic rigor is evident through the school’s five Centers of Excellence. These initiatives are designed to focus attention on critical business issues and to leverage the expertise of VSB faculty in a cross-disciplinary way. They support faculty research, teaching excel-lence, curriculum development, and the intersection of research and business practice. Each of VSB’s five centers makes a significant contribution to VSB curricula.

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Centers of exCellenCe Center for Global Leadership

Center for Marketing and Public Policy Research

Center for the Study of Church Management

Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate

Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship Center (ICE Center)

A Community of ScholarsEvery member of Villanova’s close-knit community is committed to busi-ness education—not just to provide formal business training but also to prepare students to be contributing members of society.

The best and brightest minds in business come to VSB to be part of its supportive and collaborative environment. The balance of teaching and research coupled with the ability to make a significant impact in the success of the school makes for an ideal teaching environment. Our community is caring and cohesive, but also demands the highest levels of performance.

There is an ongoing dialogue among scholars about how best to provide an education that prepares students to become outstanding leaders and global citizens within the fast-paced and complex world of business. Rooted in the Augustinian foundation of truth, community, caring, and leadership through service, VSB emphasizes small classes, strong faculty-student relationships, and ethical and social responsibility.

An Innovative Approach to Teaching VSB’s undergraduate curriculum, completely redesigned in 2008, provides students with the wide variety of knowledge and experiences they need to be prepared for today’s business climate. Our rigorous, highly–integrated and largely team-taught curriculum provides our

students with a deep understanding of how the business world intersects with the global community. Unique to the curriculum is the integration of disciplines that traditionally were separated, including finance and finan-cial accounting, operations management and managerial accounting, and management and marketing.

VSB offers a suite of graduate and executive programs designed to prepare students to meet the challenges of today’s demanding business environment. Our newly redesigned MBA curriculum takes a multidisci-plinary approach, ensuring that working professionals are able to develop their functional skills while also understanding the strategic importance of cross-functional thinking and the implications and impact of decision making across an organization.

The Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real EstateThe center was established to provide academic and professional devel-opment opportunities to Villanova students. Student interest sparked the creation of the center and generated enthusiastic support from alumni, faculty, and donors. The center supports faculty research and teaching, ensuring relevance in the curriculum through the incorpora-tion of site visits, an experiential learning development project, and the perspectives of industry experts. A real estate minor is offered for undergraduate students and MBA students can take advantage of real estate coursework during their program.

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excellence in teaching

VSB faculty members are widely recognized for excellence in both teaching and research. Over 90 percent of faculty members hold the highest degree in their respective discipline. Ours is a multidimensional faculty that holds a wealth of real-world experience from careers in finance, banking, sales, management, marketing, accounting, consulting, and other fields.

“Our new faculty are top researchers who also have demonstrated leadership in the classroom. We’re delighted to have them on board, and know they will enrich the educational experience of all VSB students.” JAMES M. DAnkO

The Helen and William O‘Toole DeanVillanova School of Business

new faculty member

Aronté BennettAssistant Professor, Marketing

Doing Better By Doing Good

The Augustinian mission of Villanova University—which centers on the values of truth, unity, and love merged with the guiding principle of leading through service—aligns perfectly with Aronté Bennett’s interest in determining what motivates humans to altruism.

As a professor of marketing with interest in consumer behavior as it relates to prosocial behavior, Bennett’s academic studies and research help businesses adopt strategies which are not only good for the bottom line but also good for society as a whole. For example, she exam-ines the aspects of product design and retail environment that influence consumer responses to products that support charitable causes.

Bennett will receive her PhD in marketing from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University in December 2009. Prior to joining the Villanova School of Business, Bennett served as an instructor at the Stern School of Business, where she also completed a Master of Philosophy and a pre-doctoral program in marketing. Before her completion of graduate study, Bennett earned a BSBA and an MBA with a concentration in marketing from the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.


Research is sparked by intellectual

curiosity and enriched by interactions

with other scholars and business

leaders around the globe. In addition

to working with colleagues in their

primary academic areas, many of

our faculty members are engaged in

multidisciplinary work within VSB

or collaborate with faculty from other

schools or departments.

We have more than 90 scholars,

researchers, and teachers who

consistently contribute to leading

journals and publications in every

discipline of business. Each faculty

member is dedicated to educating

both undergraduate and graduate

students in addition to pursuing their

own research initiatives.

Faculty are organized around five

academic areas:

1. Accounting & Information Systems

2. Economics & Statistics

3. Finance

4. Management & Operations

5. Marketing & Business Law

excellence in research

new faculty member

Stephen L. Liedtka, PhD, CPAAssistant Professor, Accounting and Information Systems

Helping Corporations Keep Score

In basketball, the team ahead at halftime does not always win the game. The same is true in the business world —companies that report short-term profits can fail in the long-term if they do not satisfy customers, attract and retain good employees, and continuously work to stay ahead of the competition.

Stephen Liedtka researches the ways various accounting and other performance indicators influence management decisions and long-term business performance. He has applied his expertise to a diverse set of topics, including IT outsourcing, option trading, and Balanced Scorecard design. His work has been published in leading academic journals including Behavioral Research in Accounting, Communications of the ACM, Computers and Operations Research, Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting, and Journal of Management Information Systems. He also serves as editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Northeastern Association of Business, Economics and Technology.

Liedtka earned his PhD from the University of Maryland, where he received the Allan N. Nash Award for the Outstanding Doctoral Student.

Many VSB faculty are recognized

experts and have been published in

elite journals including:

• Academy of Management Journal

• Economic Inquiry

• Journal of Economic Dynamics

and Control

• Journal of Financial Economics

• JournalofInternational

Business Studies

• Review of Financial Studies

• Organization Science

• Organizational Behavior and Human

Decision Processes

• Strategic Management Journal

Many VSB faculty serve as editors

and associate editors of elite

journals including:

• Academy of Management Learning

and Education

• Business and Society

• Information Systems Management

(ISM) Journal

• International Journal of Advertising

• Journal of Public Policy

and Marketing

• Journal of Applied Psychology



new faculty member

Wireless Solutions to Complex Business Problems

The Villanova School of Business places emphasis on a personalized business education and on teaching excellence by world-class faculty who have spent substantial time actively engaged in the business world. Professor Sue Metzger continues this tradition, bringing a wealth of business experience and knowledge directly into the classroom.

Prior to coming to Villanova, Metzger spent eight years with SAP America as Director of Global Support, five years at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School implementing client/server technologies, and four years in programming and database consulting. Since 2003, she has served as Villanova University’s Program Director of Information Systems. Her areas of expertise cover a range of issues at the forefront of business technology, including enterprise systems, cloud computing, social media, and distance learning.

Metzger received her MS in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and a BS in Mathematics from Bucknell University.

the Center for Marketing and

Public Policy research

The center provides research that

guides sound policy at the local,

state, and national levels. The center

supports research and scholarship on

marketing and public policy issues,

examining the impact of regulation on

business, consumers, and society.

the Innovation, Creativity, and

entrepreneurship Center

The ICE Center is dedicated to the

development of scholastic, educational

and professional development

opportunities. The ICE Center supports

students interested in developing

creative solutions to the problems

and challenges facing today’s

business leaders.

Sue McFarland MetzgerInstructor, Management Information Systems



new faculty member

Tina Yang, PhDAssistant Professor, Finance

Trading Tips Under the Buttonwood Tree

In the six years prior to 2003 The Wall Street Journal mentioned the term “corporate governance” 575 times. In 2003 alone, “corporate governance” appeared in 575 articles.

Tina Yang cites this and other historical turning points such as the Sarbanes-Oxley legislative reform as the root of her interest in corporate governance, global shareholder activism, and corporate social responsibility—all concepts that entered the public awareness only recently.

A native of Beijing, China, Yang received her PhD in finance from the University of Georgia and an MBA and MS from the University of Miami. She earned her BA from the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing.

Yang comes to VSB from Clemson University, where in 2008 she received an award for faculty excellence. While at VSB, Yang intends to continue studying corporate governance with the objective of producing research analyses for use by policymakers, financial managers, and business practitioners.

Faculty are regularly called upon to

comment on current business topics

in the national media; to contribute

to discussions at the highest levels of

government; and to consult for some

of the largest companies and nonprofit

organizations in the world. Over

the last five years, VSB faculty have

appeared in the following news media:

• The Wall Street Journal

• national Public Radio

• BusinessWeek

• The Philadelphia Inquirer

• The Associated Press

• Cnn.com and CnnMoney.com

• The Boston Globe

• Philadelphia Business Journal

• The Washington Post



The Center for Global LeadershipThe center serves to advance ethical and responsible global leadership for the betterment of business and society. The center promotes cross-cultural awareness, ethical international business relationships, and responsible global leadership thorough educational programs, research, and service and outreach activities. The center is conducting research projects in global leadership, the role of off-shoring in the new global economy, and in corporate-nongovernmental organization.

The Center for the Study of Church ManagementEstablished in 2004, the Center for the Study of Church Management is the first of its kind in the nation. The center serves the United States Catholic Church through education and research, offering educational programs and conducting research in administration, professional finan-cial management, and human resource management as it applies to the church and its institutions.

Service in ActionPRME: In its commitment to corporate responsibility and sustainability in business education, VSB has adopted the Principles for Responsible Management Education. The PRME initiative provides a framework for business schools and universities worldwide to adapt teaching and

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Villanova School of Business integrates ethics, service, and social responsibility into educational and extracurricular experiences. VSB students are encouraged to view themselves and their work within the context of making a positive contribution to the world. Villanova hosts the largest student-run annual Special Olympics in the world and has an active Habitat for Humanity campus chapter.

excellence in service

research methodologies to the new challenges and opportunities facing business in the 21st century. VSB is part of an international group of institutions with the commitment to encourage social responsibility in the creation of a sustainable global economy. PRME provides a frame-work for academic institutions to advance the broader cause of corporate social responsibility and incorporate universal values into curricula and research.

Habitat for Humanity: Every semester since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in 2005, members of the Villanova School of Business faculty and students have volunteered at local Habitat for Humanity sites to help rebuild the region.

Business without Borders: VSB operates a local chapter of Net Impact, a group of socially minded students that pair their business skills and interest in social justice to better our world. To accomplish their mission to inspire, educate, and equip individuals to use the power of business to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world, the group supports local and international service initiatives and creates oppor-tunities to work with socially responsible companies. VSB students are members of one of the most influential networks of professionals and students in existence today.

• Bachelor of Business Administration with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major) •



Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive Education • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation •

Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Bachelor of Business Administration with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and

International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive Education • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management,


Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive Education • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance,

Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Bachelor of Business Administration with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management

Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive Education • Masters Programs in

Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Bachelor of Business Administration with Majors in Economics, Finance,

Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive Education •

Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Executive Education • Masters Programs in Accountancy,

Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Bachelor of Business Administration with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management,

Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive Education • Masters

Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Bachelor of Business Administration with Majors in Economics,

Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive

Education • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Bachelor of Business Administration with

Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive

MBA • Executive Education • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Bachelor of Business

Administration with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA •

The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive cation • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Bachelor

of Business Administration with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The

Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive Education • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science in

Accountancy • Bachelor of Business Administration with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business

(co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and

Taxation • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Bachelor of Business Administration with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems,

Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy • Bachelor of Business Administration

with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova




• The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive Education • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Business Administrationi

iii with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major) • The Villanova MBA • The Villanova




• • Bachelor of Business Administration with Majors in Economics, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business (co-major)

• The Villanova MBA • The Villanova Executive MBA • Executive Education • Masters Programs in Accountancy, Finance, Church Management, and Taxation • Bachelor of Science


Ranked top 20 in the nation in undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs

BusinessWeek magazine ranked VSB’s Executive MBA 18th in the nation in the first year of eligibility.

VSB’s Part-Time MBA programs are ranked #11 in the nation.

Villanova’s undergraduate program is ranked #11 in the nation by BusinessWeek. The undergraduate program at VSB has been ranked in the top 20 by BusinessWeek since 2006. In 2009, VSB scored an A+ in both teaching quality and job placement. VSB also placed #5 in the nation for Overall Academic Quality and #8 for Overall Student Satisfaction.

BusinessWeek added that “students enjoy the small classes, hands-on faculty, and innovative curriculum.”

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