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Building Connections with Leading Industry Professionals: A Year in Review

In an effort to create meaningful hands-on learning opportunities for business students, the Carson College of Business builds connections with leading industry professionals across all disciplines and cultivates those engagements so that students gain confidence in the professional world and first-hand business knowledge. Each year, the Carson College hosts numerous events, lectures, seminars, and symposiums that allow students to meet and learn from successful alumni and industry, who share valuable advice. » More ...

Research & Popular Press June 2016

Christina Chi

“Hotel Greenwashing Dirties Eco-friendly Reputation“

Christina Chi, associate professor of hospitality business management, investigates the consequences of greenwashing in the lodging industry and suggest ways hotels can establish credibility in consumers’ minds in her article featured in the October 12, 2015 edition of Eco-Business.
JennyKim

“Tackling Job Burnout and Keeping Guests Happy: How Training and Recruiting Techniques Can Kill Two Birds With One Stone“

Jenny Kim, professor of hospitality business management, provides expertise on steps hotel managers can take to help reduce burnout and subsequent job turnover among employees in her article featured in the December 16, 2015 issue of Restaurant Hospitality.
Jeff joireman

“People’s Time Orientation Can Affect Their Fiscal Decisions: Physical, Cognitive Habits Strengthen Self-control“

Jeff Joireman, associate professor of marketing, examines how individuals’ time orientation can affect their fiscal management in his article featured in the December 3, 2015 issue of the Spokane Journal of Business.
Andrew Perkins

“Flipped Classrooms Boost Learning: Model Provides Students Hands-on Business Skills“

Andrew Perkins, associate professor of marketing, discusses the many benefits of the “flipped-classroom” model in his article featured in the April 7, 2016 issue of the Spokane Journal of Business.
K.D. Joshi

“Microtask Crowdsourcing Can Both Empower and Marginalise Workers“

K.D. Joshi, professor of management, information systems, and entrepreneurship, shares insights from her deep analysis of crowd workers’ values in her blog featured in the April 16, 2016 issue of the LSE Business Review published by the London School of Economics.

Hospitality Services Heat Up

Charged with cooking for dignitaries attending Feast of the Arts and catering other high-end university events, WSU students working on the Hospitality Catering Services team lacked the firepower of a commercial restaurant oven. Students said it was challenging in the heat of the kitchen to create sweet breads, croissants, ciabatta rolls and cakes that would stay moist. » More ...

New Hires

placeholder Brandon Holbrook is a new clinical assistant professor in the Department of Accounting. His primary teaching responsibilities are undergraduate managerial and tax courses. His background includes concurrently earning an MBA from WSU and a JD from the University of Idaho. He received an LL.M. in taxation from the New York University School of Law and worked in the New York office of Ernst & Young in their transfer pricing department.
Andrea Julian Andrea Julian joined the WSU-Vancouver Carson College of Business in August 2015 as the academic assistant. She brings seven years of administrative experience to the position. Previously, she worked for Duke University in North Carolina.”
Tallie Kuraspediani Tallie Kuraspediani (’12) is the new program and community engagement coordinator for the Carson College of Business at WSU-Vancouver. She assists with the Business Growth Mentor Analysis Program, marketing coordination for the college’s many offerings and events, connecting businesses in the community with students for internships and mentorships, and more. She is a new employee at WSU and previously worked for the Western U.S. Agricultural Trade Association.
Amerita Lahiri Amrita Lahiri is a new assistant professor of entrepreneurship in the Department of Management, Information Systems, and Entrepreneurship. Her research examines entrepreneurial firms with a focus on strategic management of resources and innovation. Her recent research investigates ways in which a start-up’s past influences its future strategy and performance trajectory. She will be teaching courses on strategic management and entrepreneurship. She earned her doctorate in strategic management at the University of Washington.
Rohny Saylors Rohny Saylors is a new assistant professor of entrepreneurship. His research is focused on entrepreneurial storytelling processes and methods. He was hired to teach the capstone small business consulting course associated with the Business Growth Mentor and Analysis Program and help start the entrepreneurship program at WSU-Vancouver. Saylors has published in Organizational Research Methods and Human Relations.
Ben Warnick Ben Warnick is a new assistant professor in the Department of Management, Information Systems, and Entrepreneurship. His research focuses on passion and motivation in entrepreneurship, including entrepreneurs who start businesses related to their hobbies or passions. He earned his doctorate in entrepreneurship and strategic management from Indiana University Kelley School of Business.