Department of Management
The Mission of the Department of Management is to provide individuals with the competencies necessary to assume responsible leadership roles in society and in an ever changing business environment. It offers undergraduate and masters’ level programs in both general management and a variety of specializations, as well as integrative and skill-building courses for all the functional business areas. The Department is committed to intellectual activity that emphasizes practical applications and instructional development to complement its instructional mission. We are proud of our programs and the accomplishments of our students and alumni.
Chair
Steven Ash, Ph.D.
Title: Chair, Professor
Dept/Program: Department of Management
Phone: (330) 972-6429
Email: ash@uakron.edu
Management - Full Time Faculty
Scott C. Bible, M.A.
Title: Assistant Professor of Practice
Dept/Program: Department of Management
Phone: (330) 972 - 6300
Email: scb3@uakron.edu
Matthew Brenn, MBA
Title: Visiting Assistant Professor of Practice
Dept/Program: Department of Management
Phone: (330) 972-5802
Email: mjb57@uakron.edu
Robert Figler, Ph.D.
Title: Associate Professor
Dept/Program: Department of Management
Phone: (330) 972-5437
Email: figler@uakron.edu
R Ray Gehani, Ph.D.
Title: Associate Professor
Dept/Program: Department of Management
Phone: (330) 972-8140
Email: rgehani@uakron.edu
Ravi Krovi, Ph.D.
Title: Dean, Professor
Dept/Program: Dean's Office
Phone: (330) 972-7442
Email: cbadean@uakron.edu
Kevin Bliler, MBA
Title: Assistant Professor of Practice
Dept/Program: Department of Management
Phone: (330) 972-6964
Email: kbliler@uakron.edu
Asoke Dey, Ph.D.
Title: Associate Professor
Dept/Program: Department of Management
Phone: (330) 972-6636
Email: adey@uakron.edu
Joseph Fox, MBA
Title: Visiting Assistant Professor of Practice
Dept/Program: Department of Management
Phone: (330) 972-8108
Email: jfox1@uakron.edu
Maria Hamdani, Ph.D.
Title: Associate Professor
Dept/Program: Department of Management
Phone: (330) 972-5444
Email: hamdani@uakron.edu
Liping Liu, Ph.D.
Title: Professor
Dept/Program: Department of Management
Phone: (330) 972-5947
Email: liping@uakron.edu
Management - Staff
Sheri Simone
Title: Administrative Assistant
Dept/Program: Department of Management
Phone: (330) 972 6086
Email: ssimone@uakron.edu
Management - Part Time Faculty
Robert Bird Jr.
Title: Communication & Data Lead, The University of Akron
Dept/Program: Department of Management
David R. Lang, MBA
Title: Part Time Faculty
Dept/Program: Department of Management
Email: drlang@uakron.edu
Annemarie Scarisbrick-Hauser
Title: Chief Data Scientist, Incisive Analytics, LLC
Dept/Program: Department of Management
Email: scaris1@uakron.edu
Robert Fox
Title: Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, Northern Haserot
Dept/Program: Department of Management
Email: rf25@uakron.edu
James Leonard, MBA
Title: Part Time Faculty
Dept/Program: Department of Management
Email: jol@uakron.edu