Faculty Profile: Sherry Moss

Dr. Sherry E. Moss, the director of full-time MBA program, joined the Wake Forest University Schools of Business in June 2005. Prior to her current position, she was an associate professor in the department of management and international business and served for five years as the faculty director for the Executive MBA Program at Florida International University.

Her research interests include attribution theory, feedback, abusive supervision, leader-member exchange and leader emergence. Her work has been published in various academic journals including Academy of Management Journal, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Management and Academy of Management Executive.

Moss, who is also an associate professor of organizational studies at Wake Forest, is actively involved in several professional organizations including the Academy of Management and Southern Management Association, where she recently completed a 3-year term as Secretary and Membership Chair. She has consulted and conducted training workshops for a variety of local, national and multinational organizations. Most of her training focuses on improving performance and employee development through effective managerial decision making.

Along with a former MBA student, she founded www.HomeBy3.com, a website for flexible employment opportunities for formerly-professional moms. She is also a blogger, and her posts can often be viewed at the Huffington Post.

Education:
PhD, Florida State University (Organizational Behavior) - 1991
BS, Florida State University (Management) - 1986

Faculty Profile: Charles Iacovou

Before joining the Wake Forest University Schools of Business in 2001, Dr. Charles Iacovou managed an electronic bank. He was responsible for the management of electronic retail and commercial banking and brokerage products, and self-service channels. Iacovou has provided consulting services to firms in the financial services, international trade, logistics, media and other industries.

Iacovou is also the Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Programs, a role where he oversees admissions, career services and student affairs. At yearend, he will become the Senior Associate Dean of Faculty.

He currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Global Information Management and the Journal of Information Systems and Small Business. His expertise includes information technology management, project management, offshoring of IT services, and electronic channels in financial services. Iacovou has received teaching awards from Georgetown University, University of British Columbia, and Wake Forest University, where he was most recently awarded the Kienzle Teaching Award, representing the highest standards of teaching excellence as selected by an alumni survey two years after graduation.

Education:
PhD, University of British Columbia (Business Administration) - 1999
BS, University of Vermont (Business Administration) - 1992

Faculty Profile: Yvonne Hinson

Dr. Yvonne Hinson, a PricewaterhouseCoopers Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor, is an expert on tax policy and fair value accounting. Hinson has a large collection of published works, including articles in the Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Managerial Issues and Tax Notes. Hinson grew up in Charlotte, where her father was also an accounting professor.

She worked and recruited for Arthur Anderson before returning to school for her Ph.D. Hinson earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting and her MBA from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee before joining Wake Forest University in 1997.

“I am thrilled to be a part of such an outstanding educational institution and well-known accountancy and business programs,” she says. “I feel that I must constantly challenge myself to make sure I hold up to the high standards set by WFU. I was always impressed with my professors who had worked in public accounting or industry. I feel that my time in public accounting shaped my teaching style quite a bit. I am very much a big believer in experiential learning because I feel you learn best by doing.”

Hinson is proud of the way she has incorporated experiential learning into several of her courses over the years including tax and business valuation. “I also have been able to weave research into classes as well to give the graduate students a better understanding of the research side of our careers and the value of considering an academic career path at some point,” says Hinson, whose husband, Chuck Bamford, is a professor and Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies at Queens University of Charlotte. He also teaches for Notre Dame in their Executive MBA programs.

Hinson directs the undergraduate and graduate accountancy programs in the Schools of Business. Graduates in that program have consistently had the highest first-time passing rates in the nation on the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam. Since the school began offering a master’s degree in accounting in 1997, its graduates have achieved the top national pass rate ranking multiple times. “Our emphasis on small class sizes, personal instruction and professional internships prepares our graduates to excel in their careers, from the CPA exam to the real-world situations they will face beyond,” she says.

Faculty Profile: Charu Raheja

Charu Raheja, who joined the faculty at the Wake Forest University Schools of Business in 2007, teaches courses in corporate finance, financial management and corporate and asset evaluation. Her research has examined how the size and composition of corporate boards affects board monitoring and CEO succession planning. She has also conducted research into the changes in the board structure as a firm moves in its life cycle and when firms underperform. She also studies organizational structure, management promotions, and founder firms.

Raheja earned her doctorate for New York University and taught at Vanderbilt University before coming to Wake Forest. In September 2008, she teamed with Professor Bruce Resnick to answer a series of questions to help explain to the Wake Forest community why the credit crunch was driving the proposed $700 billion financial services bailout plan.

To the question: Is (the bailout) really necessary, they said: “Some economists do not believe anything needs to be done. They believe that the operation of markets got us into this mess and their natural operation will correct the problems. Perhaps they are correct. Personally, we favor some form of a bailout plan. A plan that allows the banks to clean up their balance sheets and restores the incentive to lend is necessary. However, one concern is that these bailed out banks will just find new ways to get themselves into trouble.”

Her work has also examined how the size and composition of corporate boards affects board monitoring and CEO succession planning, as well as changes in the board structure as a firm moves in its life cycle and when firms under-perform. She has also studied underperforming firms and the changes in corporate governance following underperformance. Her current work focuses on the CEO influence on directors, the role of founders in corporations, and CEO succession planning.

Her paper, "The Interaction of Insiders and Outsiders in Monitoring: A Theory of Corporate Boards," was the recipient of the 2005 William F. Sharpe Award for Scholarship in Financial Research, best paper award in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. In the past year, she has presented her work at the Western Finance Association meeting, The University of Iowa, Claremont McKenna College, The Federal Bank of Boston, and Michigan State University, among others. She also discussed mutual fund corporate governance in a conference organized by the Investment Company Institute.

Education:

Ph D, New York University (Doctor of Philosophy) - 2002

BS, University of Florida (Finance) - 1994

Sources: Wake Forest University Schools of Business Faculty Profile and www.charuraheja.com.

Faculty Profile: Derrick Boone

Dr. Derrick Boone, Associate Professor of Marketing, is a member of the American Marketing Association, the Association for Consumer Research, the Society for Consumer Psychology, and the National Black MBA Association. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Boone worked in sales and marketing for Merck Pharmaceutical Company, and served in the United States Navy where he holds the rank of Captain (Ret.).

Boone's expertise includes multivariate statistical analysis, analytical modeling, consumer behavior, and behavioral decision theory. His teaching interests include Marketing Research, Quantitative Analysis, Marketing Management and New Product Development

Boone earned his PhD at Duke University (Marketing) in 1997 and his MBA at Fairleigh Dickinson University (Management) in 1989. He is also active in the community, including a recent experience working with students at Hill Magnet Arts Middle School.

Faculty Profile: Dean Steve Reinemund

We thought this week would be a great time to highlight some of the faculty at the Wake Forest University Schools of Business, starting our series with Dean Steve Reinemund. The university has several great profiles on its website, and we wanted to share some of those with our readers.

Steve Reinemund is the Dean of Business at Wake Forest University, where he also serves as a professor of leadership and strategy. He joined the university on July 1, 2008.

Dean Reinemund, a 23-year veteran of PepsiCo Inc., retired as that company’s CEO in October 2006 and as its chairman seven months later. While CEO, from 2001 to 2006, PepsiCo's revenues increased by more than $9 billion, net income rose 70%, earnings per share increased by 80%, the annual dividend doubled and market capitalization surpassed $100 billion. His legacy at PepsiCo went beyond financial measurements, with a legacy that includes a commitment to health and wellness, diversity and inclusion, and values-based leadership.

Dean Reinemund is a director at American Express Co., Exxon Mobil Corp., Marriott International Inc., and Wal-Mart Stores Inc., adding the last post earlier this year. he is also a trustee on the United States Naval Academy Foundation. From 2005 to 2007, he was chairman of the National Minority Supplier Development Council and he chaired the National Advisory Board of the Salvation Army from 1996 to 1999. His past service also included chairing the Corporate Board of Advisors for The National Council of La Raza from 1992 to 1996.

Education:
MBA, University of Virginia - 1978
BS, United States Naval Academy – 1970

Awards and Honors:
2007 - Honorary doctorate degree, Bryant University
1992 - Honorary doctorate degree, Johnson and Wales University

View an introduction letter from Dean Reinemund here.

Name: Derrick Boone
Title: Associate Professor of Marketing

Dr. Boone is a member of the American Marketing Association, the Association for Consumer Research, the Society for Consumer Psychology, and the National Black MBA Association. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Boone worked in sales and marketing for Merck Pharmaceutical Company, and served in the United States Navy where he holds the rank of Captain (Ret.). Boone's expertise includes multivariate statistical analysis, analytical modeling, consumer behavior, and behavioral decision theory. His teaching interests include Marketing Research, Quantitative Analysis, Marketing Management and New Product Development

Boone earned his PhD at Duke Univeristy in Marketing in 1997 and his MBA at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Management in 1989.