Interest: Guilded Age

Dr. Fred Ahrens is a Lecturer at the University of Toledo, USA. He earned a Ph.D. degree in Business Administration (Operations/Supply Chain Management) from the University of Cincinnati, USA. He holds a Master of Science in Operations & Business Analytics and an MBA, also from the University of Cincinnati and a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toledo.

Interest: Quality management practices: TQM, Lean, Six Sigma, Business Process Reengineering, ISO 9,000.

Dr. Young Sik Cho is an Assistant Professor of Operations Management at Jackson State University's College of Business. He received a BA in International Business and Trade from Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea, an MBA from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA, and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Texas, Pan American, USA.

Interest: Big Data and Business Analytics

Dr. Benjamin George is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information, Operations and Technology Management at the University of Toledo, USA. He received his Ph.D. in Management Science from the University of North Texas. In addition, he holds a Master’s in Business Administration in Decision Technologies and Bachelor of Business Administration in Decision Science both from the University of North Texas as well.

Interest: Concept/Themes on Management Integrity Reporting

Dr. Mai Dao is an Associate Professor of Accounting at the University of Toledo, USA. She earned a Ph.D. degree in Accounting from Florida International University, USA. She holds a Master of Science in Accounting from Maastricht University, the Netherlands. She got a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting from Flinders University, Australia.

Interest: Populism in entertainment industry

Dr. Seung-Chul Kim is a professor of Operations and Service Management at the School of Business of Hanyang University, Korea. He holds a Ph.D. in Operations Management from University of Oregon, an MBA degree from University of Hawaii at Manoa, and a BA from Seoul National University, Korea.

Interest: Digital Service including e-Commerce, entrepreneurship of Business and Management Studies

Dr. Daniel Hyunchae Park is a Professor of International Business Strategy and Asian Studies at Chonnam National University(CNU), Korea. He was a dean of Graduate School of Business of CNU up to the end of Feb., 2021. Now he is a director of CMRI (CNU Management Research Institute).

Interest: Political communication and decision

Dr. Tae-soun Park is a Director of Media Road, projecting political communication at Seoul, South Korea. He is a policy consultant of the leader of the Democracy Party. He was a vice president of Barunmirae Research Institute. He was also a chief of the broadcasting debate team at the National Election Commission. He earned a Ph. D in Political Science from University Paris 1 in Paris, France.

Interest: Concept/Themes Internal & External Reporting and Agency Costs

Dr. Heba Abdel-Rahim is an Assistant professor of Accounting at the University of Toledo, USA. She earned a Ph.D. degree in Accounting from Georgia State University, USA. She holds a Master of Accounting Degree from University of Florida, USA. She got a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting from Assiut University, Egypt.

Interest: Sustainability, Environmentalism

Dr. Erika Marsillac is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management at Old Dominion University. She holds a Ph.D. in Manufacturing Management from the University of Toledo, two MBAs (General and Information Technology) from Goldey-Beacom College, and a BA in Psychology from Pennsylvania State University.

Interest: Corporate Social Responsibility

Dr. Margaret Hopkins is a Professor of Management at The University of Toledo, USA. She earned her PhD in Organizational Behavior and her Masters’ Degree in Organization Development from Case Western Reserve University. Her undergraduate degree in Psychology was from Boston College.

Interest: Data Analytics and Computer Networks

Dr. Jossy George is a Professor of CHRIST University, India. He has dual master’s degree in computer science and Human Resources and has done his FDPM from IIM, Ahmedabad. He has been awarded a Doctorate in Computer Science by Christ University, Bengaluru on Image Processing titled “Development of Efficient Biometric Recognition Algorithms Based on Fingerprint And Face”.

Interest: Big Data and Business Analytics

Dr. Euisung Jung is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information, Operations and Technology Management at the University of Toledo, USA. He received his Ph.D. in Management Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In addition, Dr. Euisung has experienced in information systems research and development at Korea Environment Institute and Shinhan Financial Group for eight years.

Interest: Supply chain strategy/social governance (ESG) management

Dr. Vincent G. Whitelock is Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at the College of Business Administration at Central Michigan University (CMU), USA. He earned his Master of Science in Industrial Administration from Carnegie-Mellon University, USA and his PhD in Manufacturing Management and Engineering from the University of Toledo, USA.

Interest: Strategy, Technology adoption, Entrepreneurship, Consumer studies

Dr Elangovan N is currently Associate Professor and PhD –Coordinator in the School of Business & Management at CHRIST University, India. Before that he served as the Campus Director of National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kannur, Kerala. He earned his PhD in Management Science specialising in Information systems from Anna University, Chennai.

Interest: Business Analysis, Innovation and Design Thinking, Blue Ocean Strategy and Consulting Family Businesses

Prof. Divakar G M is currently Assistant Professor of Strategy and Leadership at CHRIST University, India. He is the Academic coordinator for the MBA programmes collaborated with Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA and Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, USA. He is also the Campus coordinator at Bangalore Central Campus.

Interest: Populism and innovation strategy in the era of Digital Transformation (DX)

Dr. Young Won Park is a Professor of the Faculty of Economics, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Saitama University, and an Associate Professor of the Project of the Manufacturing Management Research Center at the University of Tokyo, Japan. He holds a Ph.D. degree from the Department of Advanced Social and International Studies at the University of Tokyo, Japan.

Interest: Innovative corporate leadership, Economics of community engagement, Strategic youth development

Dr. Guydeuk Yeon is a Professor of Economics and Director of Innovation Centre at Christ University, India. He has earned his PhD in International studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India.

Interest: Big Data, Entrepreneurial Innovation

Dr. Blaine Stout is a Managing Principal at LBDS Inc., located in Toledo Ohio; a collaborative consultancy focused on operations management research and applications with particular focus on manufacturing technologies, information systems, and data-businesses analytic applications and their management.

He holds a Ph.D. in Manufacturing and Technology Management, University of Toledo, USA.

Interest: Populism in Global Logistics

Dr. David Hwang is an Associate Professor of Finance and Supply Chain Management at the Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, USA. He holds a doctoral degree in Manufacturing and Technology Management from the University of Toledo, USA. He also holds an MBA degree from the University of Toledo, USA, and MS and BS from Hanyang University, South Korea.

Interest: Populism, Supply Chain Agility/Competitive Advantage

Dr. Zhezhu Wen is an Assistant Professor at Winona State University, USA. His Ph.D. degree in Manufacturing and Technology Management is from the University of Toledo, USA (2021). He holds a Master of Science in

Information Systems degree from University of Mary Hardin-Baylor,

USA.

Interest: Sustainability in ToP and BoP

Dr. Sandeep Jagani is an Assistant Professor of Management and Quantitative Methods at the Illinois State University. He has earned a PhD degree in Manufacturing and Technology Management from the University of Toledo. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering and MBA in finance, marketing, and international business. He is Certified Six-Sigma Green Belt by American Society for Quality (ASQ).

Interest: Strategic Management, Supply Chain Risk Management and internationalization strategies of emerging multinational corporations

Dr. Nitya Singh is an Assistant Professor of Management at the Franklin P. Perdue School of Business, Salisbury University, USA. He earned a Ph.D. in Manufacturing and Technology Management from the College of Business, the University of Toledo; and a Ph.D. in Political Science and International Affairs from the University of Georgia, USA. He holds an MBA from a premier business school in India

Interest: Supply chain intelligence, social and diversity paradoxes in strategic sourcing decisions and supply chain management

Dr. Cristiane Biazzin is currently Assistant Professor of Global Supply Chain Management at Haile College of Business – Northern Kentucky University. She earned her Ph.D. and MSc in Business Administration with a concentration in Operations Management (Sao Paulo Business School - Fundacao Getulio Vargas), followed by a postdoctoral in Industrial Engineering (University of Sao Carlos - UFSCAR).

Interest: Populism in Marketing

Dr. Catherine (Katy) Johnson is an Associate Professor and the Schmidt Fellow of Professional Sales and Sales Management at the University of Toledo. She earned her Ph.D. in Marketing at the University of Alabama, her M.B.A. from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and her B.A. in German at the University of Kentucky. She spent a year studying history and German language at the University of Heidelberg in Heidelberg, Germany.

Interest: Retail Trading

Dr. Collin Gilstrap is an Assistant Professor and Neff Research Fellow in the John B. and Lillian E. Neff Department of Finance at the University of Toledo. He earned his Ph.D. in Finance at the University of Alabama, and undergraduate in Financial Management at Clemson University.

Interest: Global Supply Chain Management/Hybrid Projects

Dr. Fernando C.M. Ferreira is an Assistant Professor in the undergraduate and graduate programs of Business Administration at the Fundacao Getulio Vargas Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (FGV EAESP), Brazil, which is one among the most prestigious business schools in Brazil. He earned both his Ph.D. and MSc in Operations Strategy at FGV EAESP.

Interest: Advanced Economies / Emerging Economies / Top of Pyramid / Base of Pyramid

Prof. Biju Toms is a Director in the Department of Professional Studies, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore. His areas of specialisation are Human Resource Management, Banking and Leadership. He obtained Masters in Human Resource Management and Post Graduate Diploma in Tourism Administration from Pondicherry University in 2006 and 2009, respectively. He holds a B.Sc. degree in Physics from Calicut University in 1987.

Interest: Advanced Economies / Emerging Economies / Top of Pyramid / Base of Pyramid

Dr. Senthil Kumar Amrumugam is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Professional Studies CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore. He secured a PhD degree in Commerce from Bharathiar University, India, in 2014, and completed his M.Phil in Commerce from Madurai Kamaraj University in 2003 and Master of Commerce degree from Bharathiar University in 2001 and a Master of Computer Application degree from Bharathidasan University in 2005.

Interest: Advanced Economies / Emerging Economies / Top of Pyramid / Base of Pyramid

Prof. Nagaraja was a manager at Canara Bank with over 28 years of experience. He joined the academia in 2000 instructing UG and PG students in Bangalore colleges. Presently, he is an Adjunct Faculty at Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore. He holds a Masters degree in Commerce with specialisation in International Business Operations. He also holds a PG Diploma in HRM.

Interest: Marketing Research, Retail Management, Integrated Marketing Communication, Branding & Advertising

Dr. Bhojanna U heads the Department of MBA programme at RNS Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India. He has completed his Masters in Business Administration from S K University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. He completed his MPhil from the Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu and his Ph.D. from S K University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.

Interest: Discrete-event simulation model development

Dr. Rodrigo Romero-Silva is an Assistant Professor (non-tenured) at the department of Operations Analytics of the Vrije Universiteit and an Assistant Professor at Universidad Panamericana in Mexico. Before, he was affiliated to the University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam as a postdoc. He obtained his PhD in Industrial Engineering at Tecnun, University of Navarra in 2012.