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I n s i g h t s Faculty growth key to success An integral component of the School of Management's strategic plan is the expansion of its faculty. With the addition of eight new faculty members in fall 2013, the school marked the beginning of a plan to grow its faculty significantly—by 30 percent over the next three years. "The growth of our faculty will be a key enabler of our success," says Arjang Assad, School of Management dean. The new roster adds both depth and breadth to an already impressive lineup. Jurriaan de Jong, assistant professor of operations management and strategy, earned his doctorate at The Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business, and a master's from Eindhoven University of Technology in Eindhoven, Netherlands. His research inter- ests are in health care supply chain manage- ment, remanufacturing and refurbishing, buyer-supplier relationships and outsourcing strategy. His teaching interests are operations management, supply chain management and statistics. Supradeep Dutta, assistant professor of operations management and strategy, has a doctoral degree from Purdue University's Krannert School of Management, an MBA from the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad, India, and a bachelor's from the Delhi College of Engineering in New Delhi, India. His research expertise is in entrepre- neurial finance, innovation and behavioral economics. Teaching interests are strategy, entrepreneurship, innovation and new ven- ture creation. Feng (Jack) Jiang, assistant professor of finance and managerial economics, received his doctorate from the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business, a master's in eco- nomics and mathematics from the University of Iowa, and a bachelor's in mathematics from Fudan University in China. Research interests include executive compensation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate gover- nance, network economics and behavioral finance. Teaching interests are investment management and corporate finance. Timothy Maynes, assistant professor of organization and human resources, obtained his doctorate from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, as well as a mas- ter's and bachelor's from Brigham Young University. The impact of proactivity on organizational and employee effectiveness and employee-driven innovation and change are among his research interests. Teaching interests include organizational behavior, leadership and organizational change. Ramin Vandaie, assistant professor of operations management and strategy, received his doctorate from the University of Minnesota in addition to a master's and bachelor's degree from Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran. Research inter- ests are in the areas of innovation, alliances and firm capabilities. Teaching expertise is in business strategy and corporate strategy. Gabby Wang, assistant professor of accounting and law, earned her doctorate from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, as well as master's and bachelor's from Brigham Young University. Her research interests include financial disclosure quality, insider trading and financial report- ing practices of distressed firms. Audit, finan- cial accounting and financial statement analysis are among her teaching interests. Phillip Wool, assistant professor of finance and managerial economics, has a doctorate in finance from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California at Los Angeles and a bachelor's in business administration (finance and accounting) from Washington University in St. Louis. Among his research interests are asset pricing, investments, mar- ket anomalies and prediction markets. Teaching interests include investments and behavioral finance. Laura Amo, adjunct assistant professor of management science and systems, will earn her doctorate later this year from the University at Buffalo. She has a master's from UB and a bachelor's from Canisius College. News about faculty and their research. Amo B B Spring 2014 de Jong Dutta Jiang Maynes Vandaie Wang Wool