Program Overview

Faculty Members

The Smith School of Business has a team of professors who work together to integrate knowledge across functional disciplines. The faculty members have outstanding academic credentials and frequent contact with the business community.

Julian Barling

• Organizational Behaviour
• Research interests: transformational leadership and employee well-being
• Author of "The Science of Leadership: Lessons From Research for Organizational Leaders"
• Published over 200 research articles and book chapters

Karine Benzacar

• Accounting
• Managing Director of Knowledge Plus Corp.
• Certified professional accountant in Canada and the U.S.
• Over 25 years of industry experience in finance and accounting

Abhirup Chakrabarti

• Organizational Intelligence & Strategy
• Research focuses on corporate strategy dynamics
• Published in Global Strategy Journal, Organization Science, and Strategic Management Journal

Barry Cross

• Operations Strategy
• Award-winning professor and speaker
• Expert in operations strategy with nearly 20 years of industry experience

Shai Dubey

• Business Law, Negotiations & New Venture Management
• Teaches courses in negotiations, cross-cultural management, and entrepreneurship
• Founded and ran an executive aircraft charter company and a flight training school

Jim Hamilton

• Marketing
• Proven sales and marketing executive with over 19 years of experience
• Lecturer at Smith School of Business, teaching courses in marketing strategy and sales management

Jay Handelman

• Marketing
• Associate Professor & Distinguished Teaching Fellow of Marketing
• Research focuses on customer value and brand equity

Stephanie Kelley

• AI and Analytics Ethics
• PhD Candidate in Management Analytics
• Research focuses on the ethics of analytics and artificial intelligence in financial services

Salman Mufti

• Management Information Systems
• Associate Professor of Management Information Systems
• Award-winning teacher with extensive domestic and international teaching experience

Elspeth Murray

• Strategy, New Ventures and MIS
• Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
• Served as the Associate Dean - MBA and Master's Programs
• Founded Smith's Centre for Business Venturing

Peter Richardson

• Strategy and Organizations
• Faculty member of the School of Business for 37 years
• Teaches introductory and advanced strategy courses
• Authored a book on organizational change, "Fast Forward: Organizational Change in 100 Days"

Michael Sartor

• Global Strategy
• Associate Professor at Smith School of Business
• Research focuses on the strategies and performance of firms that expand into foreign markets

Matthias Spitzmuller

• Organizational Behaviour
• Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour
• Research focuses on team motivation, team leadership, and cooperative work behaviours

Vas Taras

• International Business
• Professor of International Business and Department Chair at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• Research revolves around cross-cultural and global virtual teams

Erin Webster

• Accounting
• CPA, CA and holds a Master of Science in Management from Smith School of Business
• Teaching experience with CA School of Business, CPA Ontario, and Queen's University

Programs

The Smith School of Business offers various programs, including:

• Undergraduate Programs
• MBA Programs
• Graduate Programs
• Executive Education

Research Areas

The faculty members at Smith School of Business are involved in various research areas, including:

• Organizational Behaviour
• Strategy and Organizations
• Marketing
• Accounting
• Management Information Systems
• International Business
• AI and Analytics Ethics
• Global Strategy

Campus Locations

The Smith School of Business has two campus locations:

• Kingston: Goodes Hall, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
• Toronto: Simcoe Place, 200 Front Street West, 30th Floor