Professors Who Practice What They Teach
SOM professors are distinguished educators, business leaders, authors, consultants, analysts, and researchers. These are women and men who have chosen to lead in their fields of expertise, covering a wide range of disciplines from leadership, negotiations, finance, and technology, to marketing, strategy, organizational change, diversity management, and global business. They understand the needs of the changing marketplace and are adept at bringing diverse viewpoints into discussion.
Professor Joyce Fletcher, an authority on leadership and gender, is the author of the Academy of Management-nominated book, Disappearing Acts: Gender, Power and Relational Practice at Work. Professor Maurice Gervais, formerly a senior executive with GE and Honeywell, brings 40 years of experience in multinational corporations to the classroom. Professor Susan Hass, CPA, formerly of Coopers & Lybrand, is quoted frequently in the media on accounting and corporate governance issues. Professor Mary Shapiro is a widely regarded expert on interpersonal communications and an executive trainer on the subject. She also co-authored two books with her SOM faculty colleague, Professor Cynthia Ingols, the most recent titled, An Easy, Smart Guide to Help You Take Charge of Your Career. Professor Susan Sampson, director of the Prince Retail Program in undergraduate management, is a nationally recognized authority on marketing.
Top media outlets including CNN, NPR, The Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek regularly interview SOM faculty on strategic business topics as well as on issues affecting women in business.
For the most recent information about SOM faculty achievements, see news & events. To learn more about individual professors, including their experience and areas of specialization, see faculty bios.
Simmons Success
View profiles of some of our internationally recognized faculty members:
Stacy Blake-Beard
Associate Professor and CGO Research Faculty Member
Deborah M. Kolb
Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor for Women & Leadership
Sylvia Maxfield
Associate Professor of Management
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