Management and Marketing Department Directory
Department ChairAssociate Professor of Managment Administrative Support Coordinator Assistant Professor of Management Bio: Dr. Ankita Agarwal is an Assistant Professor and teaches Strategic Management and
Human Resource Management for the College of Business and Public Administration at
糖心Vlog视频, Bakersfield. She received her Ph.D. in Strategic Management
from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2020. Prior to coming to the US, she
earned a Ph.D. and an MBA in Human Resource Management in India. Her professional
experience includes four years of teaching as a lecturer and four years of corporate
experience as an HR Generalist. Her main research interests include shareholder activism,
gender diversity, corporate governance, and internationalization. She recently published
a paper on cross-border mergers and acquisitions in International Business Review
journal. She has also presented her research at international level conferences, including
the Academy of Management, Strategic Management Society, Society for Industrial and
Organizational Psychology, and the Academy of International Business. Dr. Agarwal
is a member of the Academy of Management and Southern Management Association and has
served as an ad-hoc reviewer for International Journal of Bank Marketing and proceedings
for conferences such as the Academy of Management. Dr. Agarwal has received the Best
Paper Award at the Academy of Management (2019) in the International Management division
and Distinguished Ph.D. Student Publication Award (University of Texas at Arlington). 糖心Vlog视频 Entrepreneurship Club AdvisorAssistant Professor of Management & Marketing Professor of Management Bio: Hossein Bidgoli, Ph.D., is professor of Management Information Systems at California
State University. Dr. Bidgoli helped set up the first PC lab in the United States
and served as its first director. He is the author of 49 textbooks, 27 manuals, and
over five dozen technical articles and papers on various aspects of computer applications,
information systems, network security, e-commerce, and decision support systems published
and presented throughout the world. Dr. Bidgoli also serves as the editor-in-chief
of The Handbook of Technology Management, The Handbook of Computer Networks, The Handbook
of Information Security, The Internet Encyclopedia, and The Encyclopedia of Information
Systems. The Encyclopedia of Information Systems was the recipient of one of the Library
Journal鈥檚 Best Reference Sources for 2002 and The Internet Encyclopedia was recipient
of one of the PSP Awards (Professional and Scholarly Publishing), 2004. Dr. Bidgoli
was selected as the 糖心Vlog视频, Bakersfield鈥檚 2001- 2002 Professor
of the Year. Also he was the recipient of 2015-2016, Faculty Scholarship and Creative
Activity Award (Researcher of The Year). Dr. Bidgoli鈥檚 areas of interest include MIS
Design, IS Security, Cybersecurity, Technology and Innovation Management, and the
impacts of technology on society. Follow daily updates on MIS: Facebook (4LTR-Press-for-MIS),
Twitter (@4LTRPress_MIS), and LinkedIn (4LTR Press for MIS). Associate Professor of Marketing Associate Professor of Human Resource Management Bio: Dr. Jiatian (JT) Chen is an Associate Professor of Human Resource Management at California
State University, Bakersfield. He graduated with a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior
from the University of Kansas and a Master鈥檚 degree in Labor and Human Resources from
The Ohio State University. His current research includes organizational climates,
career calling, and work meaningfulness. Assistant Professor of Management Associate Professor of Management(Operations Management) Bio: Dr. Mansik Hur is an Associate Professor of Management at the 糖心Vlog视频,
Bakersfield. Prior to joining the 糖心Vlog视频 faculty in August 2017, Dr. Hur was a career
military officer in the Republic of Korea Air Force. He earned his Ph.D. in Management
from the University of Alabama and taught as an adjunct instructor prior to coming
to 糖心Vlog视频. He also holds an MS in Logistics Management from the U.S. Air Force Institute
of Technology and a BS in Linguistics from the Korea Air Force Academy. His teaching
and research interests are in logistics and supply chain management, inventory management,
performance-based contracting. During his military careers, Dr. Hur has been involved
in major acquisition programs of the Air Force and has won many awards for his management
and leadership efforts. He was also competitively selected for a Korean Air Force
scholarship to pursue his doctorate education. After serving the Korea Air Force for
24 years, he retired as a rank of Lieutenant Colonel and joined the 糖心Vlog视频 to develop
new career in academia by sharing his knowledge, experience and expertise with students
and faculty. Professor of Management Bio: Dr. David E. Olson teaches strategic management and international management for the
College of Business and Public Administration at 糖心Vlog视频, Bakersfield.
He received his Ph.D. and a M.S. both in Management from the University of Arizona.
Other academic training includes an MBA in Finance from the University of Washington,
a BA in Economics and Business from Westmont College, and post-graduate coursework
in Religious Studies and Ethics from Oxford University. Dr. Olson also served as an
asset/liability manager and as an assistant branch manager during his 10 years as
a practitioner within the banking sector and was a circus performer for several years
prior to this. His research interests are centered on governance and decision-making
and he is a champion for the internationalization of the 糖心Vlog视频 campus in all ways possible. Assistant Professor of Human Resource Management Associate DeanProfessor of Management Assistant Professor of Management Assistant Professor of Marketing Bio: Atieh received her PhD from University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She holds a BS
in Computer Engineering-Software and a M.SC in industrial engineering-System Management
and Productivity. Her professional experience includes three years in the field of
computer science including database design and Customer Relationship Management (CRM).
Her main research interests are artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML),
data analytics, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). She is interested
in the effect of such technologies on users鈥� behavior. Her research has been published
on Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Journal of Consumer Marketing, Journal
of Consumer Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction and Complaining Behavior and Journal of
Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research. She also has presented her research
in the AMA, AMS and SMA. She also has served as an ad-hoc reviewer for several journals
and conferences including Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, International
Journal of Retail and Distribution, American Marketing Association, Academy of Marketing
Science and Society for Marketing Advances. PUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Associate Professor of Management Bio: Dr. Sumita Sarma received her PhD in Entrepreneurship and Innovation in May 2018 from
the University of Missouri Kansas City. She simultaneously completed a two-year Certificate
Program in College and University-level teaching from UMKC. Dr. Sarma completed her
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunications in India, where she
was a University topper and a gold medalist. She completed her Master鈥檚 in Project
and Program Management and Business Development from France. Dr. Sarma has lived and
worked in three countries 鈥� USA, France, and India, and has rich industrial work experience
in multi-functional roles. Her main teaching and research interests include entrepreneurship
and innovation, and strategic management. Dr. Sarma has published in the Asia Pacific
Journal of Management, Business Horizons, Entrepreneurship Research Journal, and Asia
Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics on areas of firm-level strategies, entrepreneurial
ecosystems, and entrepreneurship. She has presented several of her research papers
at international-level conferences such as the Academy of Management, Babson Conference,
Sustainability Ethics and Entrepreneurship, and USASBE. Dr. Sarma is a member of the
Academy of Management and has served as ad-hoc reviewer for multiple journals such
as Research Policy, Journal of Small Business Management, Asian Pacific Journal of
Marketing and Logistics, Asian Journal of Management Science and Applications, and
proceedings for conferences such as Academy of Management, and USASBE. Associate Professor of Management Bio: Dr. Pratigya Sigdyal received her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from University
of North Texas. She hails from Nepal, where she was a lecturer before joining the
Ph.D. program. Sigdyal鈥檚 research focuses on mindfulness, positive work relationships,
and human attention in organization. She is currently teaching two courses at 糖心Vlog视频;
Business and Society, and Organizational Behavior. Professor of Management661-654-2023 Bio Dr. John B. Stark is in his twenty-second year of service as both an administrator
and as a faculty member at 糖心Vlog视频, Bakersfield. He has served
in various campus leadership positions, including Chair of the Academic Senate and
several Senate Committees, as Director of the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership,
as Department Chair of Management & Marketing, as Associate Dean of the College of
Business & Public Administration, and twice as Interim Dean for the School. Stark
entered academia after sixteen years of practical experience in small and medium-sized
organizations, in both the private and public sectors. After receiving his PhD in
Business Administration from the University of Missouri at Columbia, his primary areas
of instruction have been organizational behavior, small business management, and managerial
skills. He has taught in undergraduate, masters, and EdD programs, earning the rank
of tenured Professor of Management along the way. His research is in the development
of trust, conflict resolution, and pedagogy, and he serves as an Associate Editor
for the Journal of Management Education. Stark is also a consultant for area organizations
in strategic planning and the development of managerial skills. Associate Professor of Management Associate Professor of Management Associate Professor of Marketing Bio: Zhenning (Jimmy) Xu is an Associate Professor of Marketing at 糖心Vlog视频,
Bakersfield (2019鈥損resent). Previously he was an Assistant Professor of Marketing
at the University of Southern Maine (2016鈥� 2019). His research interests include digital
marketing, marketing analytics, research computing, text analytics, and sentiment
analysis. He has extensive experience dealing with various marketing problems using
data analytics and machine learning with R, Python, Tableau, DataRobot, Stata, SAS,
Google Data Studio, and SPSS. He held administrative positions for about 7 years before
pursuing a doctorate in Business. He earned a Ph.D. in Business Administration from
the University of Texas at El Paso, a Data Science Specialization (9-course certificate)
from Johns Hopkins University (Online), an MBA, and a Bachelor鈥檚 in Business Statistics.
He was the recipient of the 2020 Literati Award Winner for Highly Commended Papers
in the Qualitative Market Research. He was also the recipient of the Dodson research
grant, the Mike Loya research scholarship, and several other grants. As of 2020, he
has published over 15 peer-reviewed papers including the Journal of Business Research,
the Journal of Marketing Analytics, the Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice,
the Journal of Macromarketing, Qualitative Market Research, an International Journal,
Emerging Markets Finance, and Trade, the American Marketing Association (AMS) conference
proceedings, the AMS conference proceedings, the INFORMS conference proceedings, the
DSI conference proceedings, the IEEE conference proceedings, and the ACM conference
proceedings. He has also served on the program committee of quite a few international
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