Gordon S. Marshall School of Business

Undergraduate Degrees

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Graduate Degrees

Degree Requirements

Courses of Instruction

The Marshall School of Business is a multipurpose, professional school that built its reputation on a commitment to excellence and a concern for responding to the needs of the world of business. Its commitment remains to relevance and a continuing concern for quality. The historic mission of the school has been to prepare effective professional managers for entry into practice as leaders in the business world.
The school's location in Los Angeles, the heart of one of the world's greatest business centers and an area world-famous for innovation and growth, provides students the opportunity to work closely with the business community and to bridge the gap between the classroom and the actual scene of business enterprise.
The school has evolved a useful working relationship with the business and industrial leaders of Southern California. Instruction by faculty is supplemented by visits from operating executives in a wide variety of local business and industrial concerns. Because many class projects are based on real-world problems, students are invited to visit industrial and business firms for observation and also attend association and trade meetings in Los Angeles. Many of the faculty take part in business activities, both as members and officers of professional organizations and as consultants to business.
Curricular programs and research commitments of the school are subject to constant review in an effort to keep abreast of the values, motivations, goals and needs of business enterprise and of students who are destined to become managers of private enterprise in an age of rapid change.
The curricula are increasingly oriented to the integration of knowledge, current issues and practical problem solving. Courses are offered in innovative formats which include integrated programs, simulated environments and field studies.
The school's learning methods are supported in every way possible by faculty and student research, computing centers, management and behavioral laboratories, a learning services center and individual student career counseling.

Administration
Randolph W. Westerfield, Ph.D., Dean
Timothy Campbell, Ph.D., Deputy Dean of Academic Planning and Programs
Bert M. Steece, Ph.D., Deputy Dean of Faculty and Director, Doctoral Program
Karen Arden, M.B.A., Associate Dean, Executive Development
Margaret P. Dufford, M.B.A., Associate Dean, Administration
Michael L. Duffy, J.D., M.B.A., Associate Dean, Master's Degree Programs
John J. Dittrick, Jr., Ph.D., Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs
Kenneth A. Merchant, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Accounting Programs, Marshall School of Business; Dean, Leventhal School of Accounting
J. Douglas Andrews, Ph.D., Assistant Dean
Judith Blumenthal, Ph.D., Assistant Dean and Director, Executive and Evening M.B.A. Programs
Katharine Harrington, Ph.D., Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Programs and Corporate Relations
Annette Loschert, M.B.A., Assistant Dean, Graduate Admissions and Financial Aid
Michael S. Klineman, M.S., Director, Undergraduate Student Affairs
Nahid Razavi, M.S., Director, Undergraduate Admissions
David Miller, M.B.A., Director, Business Link

Elaine and Kenneth Leventhal School of Accounting
Accounting 101
(213) 740-4838
FAX: (213) 747-2815
E-mail: graduate students, levgrad@sba.usc.edu;
undergraduate students, levugrad@sba.usc.edu
URL: http://www.usc.edu/dept/accounting

Faculty
Accounting Circle Professorship in Accounting: Thomas W. Lin, Ph.D., C.M.A.
Arthur Andersen & Co. Alumni Professorship in Accounting: Theodore J. Mock, Ph.D.
Ernst & Young Professorship in Accounting: William W. Holder, D.B.A., C.P.A.
KPMG Peat Marwick Professorship in Accounting: Kenneth A. Merchant, Ph.D., C.P.A.
USC Accounting Associates Professorship: Jerry L. Arnold, Ph.D., C.P.A.
Professors: Michael A. Diamond, Ph.D., C.P.A.; E. John Larsen, D.B.A., C.P.A.; Daniel E. O'Leary, Ph.D., C.P.A., C.M.A., C.I.S.A.; Zoe-Vonna Palmrose, Ph.D., C.P.A.; Charles W. Swenson, Ph.D., C.P.A.; S. Mark Young, Ph.D.*
Associate Professors: John J. Barcal, J.D., C.P.A.*; Sarah E. Bonner, Ph.D., C.P.A.; Mark L. DeFond, Ph.D., C.P.A.*; James G. Manegold, Ph.D.; Robert H. Trezevant, Ph.D.; Paul R. Watkins, Ph.D., C.M.A.
Assistant Professors: Mandira R. Sankar, Ph.D.; K.R. Subramanyam, Ph.D.; Shiing-Wu Wang, Ph.D.
Professors of Clinical Accounting: Michael L. Duffy, J.D., M.B.A.; Merle Hopkins, Ph.D.; Leslie R. Porter, Ph.D.; Robert S. Roussey, B.S., C.P.A.
Associate Professors of Clinical Accounting: Ruben Davila, M.B.A., C.P.A.; Chrislynn Freed, M.B.A., C.P.A.; Glenn Freed, Ph.D.; Cecil W. Jackson, D.Com.; Robert Scharlach, B.S., C.P.A.; Kendall Simmonds, M.B.A.
Assistant Professors of Clinical Accounting: Solomon Darwin, M.B.A.; Alan B. Grass, J.D.; Michael G. Kaplan, M.B.A., C.P.A.; Robert Kiddoo, M.B.A., C.P.A.; Howard Koo, M.Acc., M.P.S.; Rose M. Layton, M.Acc., C.P.A.; Terry Lease, Ph.D.; Richard H. Perez, J.D., C.P.A.; Elaine Price, M.B.T., C.P.A.
Executive-in-Residence: Keith W. Renken, M.S., C.P.A.
*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

Business Communication
Accounting 400
(213) 740-0627
FAX: (213) 740-9428
E-mail: dandrews@bus.usc.edu
Chair: J. Douglas Andrews, Ph.D.

Faculty
Professor of Clinical Business Communication: J. Douglas Andrews, Ph.D.
Associate Professors of Clinical Business Communication: James Gosline, M.A.; Laree Kiely, Ph.D.*; Shirley C. Maxey, M.A.*; Carol Shuherk, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors of Clinical Business Communication: Ellen-Linnea Dipprey, M.A.; Paul Frommer, Ph.D.; Thomas Helscher, Ph.D.; Anne Hill, M.A.; David Logan, M.A.
*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

Entrepreneur Program
Bridge Hall 1
(213) 740-0641
FAX: (213) 740-2976
E-mail: entrepreneur@sba.usc.edu
Director: Thomas J. O'Malia, M.B.A.*

Faculty
Henry W. Simonsen Chair in Entrepreneurship: William B. Gartner, Ph.D.
Professor of Clinical Entrepreneurship: Thomas J. O'Malia, M.B.A.*
Associate Professors of Clinical Entrepreneurship: Kathleen R. Allen, Ph.D.; William H. Crookston, Ph.D.; Ann G. Ehringer, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professors: Gene Miller, J.D.; Debra S. Esparza, M.B.A.

Finance and Business Economics
Hoffman Hall 701
(213) 740-6515
FAX: (213) 740-6650
E-mail: fbe@usc.edu
Chair: Anthony M. Marino, Ph.D.

Faculty
Robert R. Dockson Dean's Chair in Business Administration: Randolph W. Westerfield, Ph.D.
Charles E. Cook/Community Bank Chair in Banking: Harry DeAngelo, Ph.D.
Kenneth King Stonier Chair in Business Administration: Linda DeAngelo, Ph.D.
Charles F. Sexton Chair in American Enterprise: Timothy Campbell, Ph.D. (Deputy Dean for Academic Planning and Programs)
Ivadelle and Theodore Johnson Professorship in Banking and Finance: Alan C. Shapiro, Ph.D.
Professors: Warren G. Bennis, Ph.D.; Stuart Gabriel, Ph.D.*; Thomas Gilligan, Ph.D.; Lawrence Harris, Ph.D.; Anthony M. Marino, Ph.D.; Kevin Murphy, Ph.D.; James McN. Stancill, Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Professors: Guilford C. Babcock, Ph.D.; David Dale-Johnson, Ph.D.; J. Kimball Dietrich, Ph.D.; Dennis W. Draper, Ph.D.; Richard V. Eastin, Ph.D.*; Ayse Imrohoroglu, Ph.D.; Selahattin Imrohoroglu, Ph.D.; Douglas H. Joines, Ph.D.; Ananth Madhavan, Ph.D.; Aris Protopapadakis, Ph.D.; Mark I. Weinstein, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors: Mark Carhart, Ph.D.; Giorgio De Santis, Ph.D.*; Bruno Gerard, Ph.D.; John Matsusaka, Ph.D.; Hans Mikkelsen, Ph.D.
Associate Professors of Clinical Finance and Business Economics: Kevin Chang, Ph.D.; Henry R. Cheeseman, J.D.*; John J. Dittrick, Jr., Ph.D.; Dagmar V. Halamka, J.D.*; Richard Honn, J.D.; Suh-Pyng Ku, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Finance and Business Economics: Baizhu Chen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Real Estate: Rocky Tarantello, D.B.A.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Business Law: James Miller, J.D.
*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

Information and Operations Management
Bridge Hall 401
(213) 740-0172
Fax: (213) 740-7313
E-mail: dtaylor@sba.usc.edu
Chair: John E. Rolph, Ph.D.

Faculty
E. Morgan Stanley Chair in Business Administration: Jack R. Borsting, Ph.D.
Justin Dart Professorship in Operations Management: Richard B. Chase, Ph.D.
Professors: K. Ravi Kumar, Ph.D.*; Ann Majchrzak, Ph.D.; John E. Rolph, Ph.D.; Bert M. Steece, Ph.D.* (Dean of Faculty)
Associate Professors: Wallace R. Blischke, Ph.D.; Delores A. Conway, Ph.D.; Omar L. El Sawy, Ph.D.; Richard D. McBride, Ph.D.; S. Rajagopalan, Ph.D.; Jonathan S. Yormark, Ph.D. (Director of Information Resources)
Assistant Professors: Sulin Ba, Ph.D.; Sriram Dasu, Ph.D.; Moshe Fridman, Ph.D.; Mendel Fygenson, Ph.D.*; Alexander Hars, Ph.D.; Eddie Ip, Ph.D.; Elizabeth Rose, Ph.D.; Constantin Vaitsos, Ph.D.; Alex Zhang, Ph.D.
Associate Professors of Clinical Information and Operations Management: Tom Housel, Ph.D.; David O'Donnell, M.S.; Douglas Shook, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Information and Operations Management: Robert Schmidt, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor of Information and Operations Management: Walter Scacchi, Ph.D.
*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

Management and Organization
Bridge Hall 306
(213) 740-0728
FAX: 749-0541
E-mail: ktrapane@sba.usc.edu
Chair: Thomas G. Cummings, Ph.D.

Faculty
Harold Quinton Chair in Business Policy: Ian Mitroff, Ph.D.
University Professor; Distinguished Professor of Business Administration: Warren G. Bennis, Ph.D.
Research Professors: Richard Drobnick, Ph.D.; Edward E. Lawler, Ph.D.
Professors: Philip Birnbaum-More, Ph.D.; Robert E. Coffey, Ph.D.; Jay Conger, Ph.D.; Thomas G. Cummings, Ph.D.; Michael J. Driver, Ph.D.; Larry E. Greiner, D.B.A.; Morgan McCall, Ph.D.; Kathleen Reardon, Ph.D.*; James H. Stevenson, Ph.D.
Associate Professors: Paul Adler, Ph.D.; Arvind Bhambri, D.B.A.; William Davidson, D.B.A.; Alan L. Patz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors: Nicholas S. Argyres, Ph.D.; Sam Hariharan, Ph.D.*; Nancy Kurland, Ph.D.; Julia Liebeskind, Ph.D.; Joan Mahoney, Ph.D.; Lisa Pelled, Ph.D.; Nandini Rajagopalan, Ph.D.; Gretchen Spreitzer, Ph.D.; Katherine Xin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Management and Organization: Robert B. Turrill, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors of Clinical Management and Organization: Katharine Harrington, Ph.D.; Kenneth Hill, Ph.D.; Thomas Olson, Ph.D.; Carl Voigt, M.B.A.
Research Assistant Professors, Center for Effective Organizations: David Finegold, Ph.D.; Ramkrishnan V. Tenkasi, Ph.D.
*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

Marketing
Accounting 301
(213) 740-5033
FAX: (213) 740-7828
E-mail: rstreitz@sba2.usc.edu
Chair: David W. Stewart, Ph.D.

Faculty
Robert E. Brooker Chair in Marketing: David W. Stewart, Ph.D.
Richard and Jarda Hurd Chair in Distribution Management: Gary L. Frazier, D.B.A.
Joseph A. DeBell Distinguished Professorship in Marketing: C.W. Park, Ph.D.
Jerry and Nancy Neely Professorship in Marketing: Gerard Tellis, Ph.D.
Ernest T. Hahn Professorship in Marketing: Fred S. Zufryden, Ph.D.
Professors: Ben M. Enis, Ph.D.; Bernard J. Jaworski, Ph.D.
Associate Professors: Shantanu Dutta, Ph.D.; Valerie Folkes, Ph.D.; Michael Kamins, Ph.D.*; Deborah J. MacInnis, Ph.D.; Naufel Vilcassim, Ph.D.; Allen Weiss, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors: Xavier Dreze, Ph.D.; Robert Fisher, Ph.D.; Elliot Maltz, Ph.D.
Professor of Clinical Marketing: Dennis Rook, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors of Clinical Marketing: Karen Arden, M.B.A.; Diane Badame, Ph.D.; James Ellis, M.B.A.; Rex Kovacevich, M.B.A.; Edmond Lausier, M.B.A.
*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

Emeritus Faculty
Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Management: Morris M. Mautner, B.A., LL.D.
Emeritus Quinton Professor of Research: Olaf K. Helmer, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professors: Douglas Basil, Ph.D.; James D. Calderwood, Ph.D.; William F. Crum, Ph.D., C.P.A.; Warren Erickson, Ph.D.; John E. Fleming, D.B.A.; Olaf K. Helmer; William C. Himstreet, Ed.D.; John Jaeger, Ph.D.; Morris M. Mautner; Walter B. Meigs, Ph.D., C.P.A.; Taylor W. Meloan, D.B.A.; Anelise N. Mosich, Ph.D., C.P.A.; Burt Nanus, Ph.D.; Rodolph H. Redmond, LL.B.*; Alan Rowe, Ph.D.; George Schick, Ph.D.; Norman Sigband, Ph.D.; Jack D. Steele, D.B.A.; Kenneth L. Trefftzs, Ph.D.
Emeritus Associate Professor: Charles S.K. Jameson, D.B.A.
*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

Degree Programs
The Marshall School of Business offers two degrees at the undergraduate level. The Marshall School of Business awards the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and the Leventhal School of Accounting awards the Bachelor of Science in Accounting.