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Degree Programs
Degree Programs
Leslie Boni, Ph.D., Business Department Chair
BSBA: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
BSBA: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
The BSBA prepares students for careers in business, social enterprise, and government sectors where management, ethics, technology, critical thinking, and communication skills are essential. Concentrations include Accounting, Agribusiness, Entrepreneurship, Information Systems, Management & International Business, and Marketing.
Paige Viren, Ph.D., Executive Director, Sustainable Hospitality Management Program
BSSHTM: Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Hospitality & Tourism Management
BSSHTM: Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Hospitality & Tourism Management
The BSSHTM program is the first hospitality management degree program in the country with a focus on Sustainability Plus. This unique major provides students with a broad foundation in sustainable hospitality & tourism management focused on leadership, operations, and marketing. Concentrations offered:
Destination & Tourism Management
Hospitality & Event Management.
(L to R) Rachael Kehoe, MBA Associate Director, Jenny Lin, Ph.D., MBA Academic Director, Susan Harker, MBA Program Director
MBA: Master of Business Administration
MBA: Master of Business Administration
The MBA program is the first of its kind to focus on Responsible Business, viewing subject areas through the lens of the "Quintuple Bottom Line" of Profit, People, Ethics, Equity, and Planet. The 16-month program is 100% online and is designed to prepare employed professionals for management and executive positions.
B.S. Agribusiness and Supply Chain Management Degree Program Update
B.S. Agribusiness and Supply Chain Management Degree Program Update
The College of Business at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) is pleased to announce a significant milestone for our Agribusiness Supply Chain Management (ASCM) degree program.
Soft Launch and Grant Partnership
Soft Launch and Grant Partnership
This fall (2024), we will initiate a "soft launch" of the ASCM program with eight transfer students from Hartnell College. These students are beneficiaries of a $9.5 million “Learn to Lead” grant from the USDA. This partnership aims to develop and sustain the future workforce in food and agriculture sciences through:
Student Scholarships
Experiential Learning
Outreach and Engagement Projects
The objectives are to engage, recruit, retain, train, and support students, ensuring the continued growth of the food and agriculture workforce. Further details about the grant can be found here.
Program Development and Student Integration
Program Development and Student Integration
The eight transfer students will initially enroll at CSUMB as Business Majors with a concentration in Agribusiness. They are expected to be formally recognized as ASCM majors by Fall 2025 and to graduate with degrees in Agribusiness Supply Chain Management starting in Spring 2026.
Dr. Lesli Boni, Chair of the College of Business, has been diligently updating the curriculum document for the BS-ASCM major and its two concentrations. The draft, outlining course topics, targeted skills, and related job opportunities, has been submitted to and approved by the California State University Chancellor’s Office.
Faculty Recruitment and Program Implementation
Faculty Recruitment and Program Implementation
The ASCM Program Director position will be a year-round appointment, a departure from the typical 9-month faculty appointments. Recruitment for this role will commence in the upcoming fall, with the goal of filling the position by the start of the Spring Semester 2025.
Future Student Recruitment
The ASCM degree program will be listed in the CSUMB Catalog, making it available for application by incoming freshmen and transfer students starting October 2025. One of the Program Director’s primary responsibilities will be to recruit students from local high schools and community colleges.
We are excited about the progress and future prospects of the ASCM program and look forward to sharing more updates in the coming year. This update reflects our continued commitment to excellence in education and workforce development within the food and agriculture sectors. We extend our gratitude to all our supporters and partners for their unwavering dedication and support.
New degree program planned
New degree program planned
Masters of Science in Accounting – Analytics Focus (MSA-AF) – This advanced online graduate program in accounting with an analytics focus is designed to meet the increased demand for graduate education in accounting due to new requirements in California for Certified Public Accounting (CPA) applicants, and the technology developments in data analytics, or "big data". These developments require accountants to have sufficient knowledge of data analytics and related technologies to allow them to work with large enterprise databases, statistical tools, and exploratory data visualization tools.
Faculty Highlights
Faculty Highlights
For a complete list of Faculty Highlights, click here.
Clockwise from top left: Alexis Lee, Manal Masri, Armel Djangone, Gretchen Melvin
The College of Business welcomed four new faculty members!
The College of Business welcomed four new faculty members!
Choonghyoung "Alexis" Lee, Assistant Professor, Sustainable
Hospitality ManagementManal Masri, Lecturer, Information Systems
Armel Djangone, Visiting Professor, Information Systems
Gretchen Melvin, Lecturer Sustainable Hospitality Management
Under New Management: The MBA Program has new leadership as of Fall 2023
Under New Management: The MBA Program has new leadership as of Fall 2023
August 17, 2023
Seaside, CA – In a recent memo, Business Department Chair Dr. Leslie Boni stated, "I am pleased to announce that we have a strong team assembled to lead the MBA going forward."
The new MBA Program Leadership Team includes:
Susan Harker, MBA Program Director
Jenny Lin, MBA Academic Director
Rachael Kehoe, MBA Associate Director
(L to R) Rachael Kehoe, Jenny Lin, Susan Harker
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Susan Harker is the new MBA Program Director. Susan has worked at the CSUMB College of Business for 11 years. She started as a lecturer and has been the MBA Associate Director since 2018. Susan got her MBA from UC Berkeley and is working on her Ph.D. in Management at UNC Greensboro. Prior to joining CSUMB, Susan's career spanned finance, operations, and human resources, including managing HR for a large global business unit at Hewlett Packard.
Dr. Jenny Lin, Associate Professor, will be the MBA Academic Director. Dr. Lin received her Ph.D. in marketing at Iowa State University. Her research focuses on marketing and she specializes in consumer behavior topics and issues such as sensory marketing, consumer decision making, consumer wellbeing and neuromarketing. Jenny has been with the CSUMB for 8 years, also serving as the MBA marketing course lead prior her to new role in the MBA program. She will be responsible for assessment of learning, the PIP, and investigation of new academic opportunities for the MBA. She will also teach exclusively in the MBA.
Dr. Rachael Kehoe, who has been a lecturer at the College of Business for 8 years, will become the new MBA Associate Director. Rachael has her MBA from Pepperdine University and her Doctor of Management from the University of Phoenix. She has over 20 years of experience in healthcare and home health marketing, sales, strategic planning, contract negotiations, and business development. She has won numerous awards and accolades during her career and recently retired from her role as Sales Director at Payor Solutions. Rachael will continue to teach in the BSBA program.
Learn more about the MBA Program.
Faculty Awards & Publications
Faculty Awards & Publications
Faculty Awards Received in AY 2023-2024
Faculty Awards Received in AY 2023-2024
Pictured clockwise from top left: Jenny Lin, Brad Barbeau, Joel Ryman, Heiko Wieland
On May 13th, 2024, The Academic Senate announced the Outstanding Faculty Award winners. Congratulations to our esteemed College of Business faculty, who were recognized for their sustained outstanding service.
Jenny Lin: Outstanding Mentor (Sustained)
Brad Barbeau: Outstanding Community Service and Professional Application (Sustained)
Joel Ryman: Outstanding Teaching (Sustained)
Heiko Wieland: Outstanding Research and Creative Activity (Sustained)
Dr. Gary Schneider received the "2024 Notable Contribution to the Literature Award" from the American Accounting Association, Accounting Information Systems Section for his paper titled, "The ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence Chatbot: How Well Does It Answer Accounting Assessment Questions?" The paper was published in Issues in Accounting Education in November 2023.
Faculty promotions/tenure awards for AY 2023-2024
Faculty promotions/tenure awards for AY 2023-2024
Dr. Mohamed Abouzahra - Tenured; Promoted to Associate Professor
Dr. Sharon Hua - Tenured; Promoted to Associate Professor
Dr. Jennifer Kuan -Tenured; Promoted to Associate Professor
Dr. Mary Anne Majadillas -Tenured; Promoted to Full Professor
Dr. Joel Ryman -Tenured; Promoted to Full Professor
Articles Published in Peer-reviewed Academic Journals in AY 2023-2024
Articles Published in Peer-reviewed Academic Journals in AY 2023-2024
Caleb Bernacchio, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Management
Bernacchio, C. M. & Foss, N. J. (in press, 2024). Reconsidering the Moral Dimension of Managerial Authority: A Review and an Integrative Research Agenda. Academy of Management Annals.
Chi-Chun Chou, Ph.D., Professor of Accounting
Chou, C., Li, C., & Yen, J. (in press, 2023). An Accounting Classification System Using Constituency Analysis and Semantic Web Technologies. Journal of Information Systems.
Angel Gonzalez, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sustainable Hospitality Management
Jones, E., Atzori, R., González, A. F. , & Shirsat, A. R. (in press, 2023). Starting anew: Ecotourism and resilience principles as a framework for building wildlife destination sustainability in a post-COVID-19 pandemic world. Journal of Ecotourism.
Schaap, J. I. & Gonzalez, A. F. (in press, 2023). Are the mission statements of two large U.S. public business university systems inspiring? You decide! International Journal for Business Education.
Shaowen Hua, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Accounting
Hua, S., Sun, X., Zhao, L., & Chen, H. (in press, 2023). Does Tone at the Top Affect Internal Control Quality? Pan-Pacific Journal of Business Research.
Jennifer Kuan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management
Kuan, J. & Diamond, S. (in press, 2024). The market for carbon offsets: Insights from US stock exchanges. Review of World Economics.
Jenny Lin, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Marketing
Hopkins, M., Lin, J., & Nariswari, A. (in press, 2023). Collaborative Technology in a Hybrid Learning Context: Exploring Feeling at Ease and Perceived Learning among College Students. International Journal of Educational Management.
Mary Majadillas, Ph.D., Professor of Finance
Monsod, T. C., Majadillas, M., & Gochoco-Bautista, M. (2023). Unlocking the Flow of Finance for Climate Adaptation: Estimates of 'Fiscal Space' in Climate-Vulnerable Developing Countries. Climate Policy, 23 (6), 735-746.
Angeline Nariswari, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Marketing
Akaka, M. A., Vargo, S. L. , Nariswari, A., & O'Brien, M. (2023). Microfoundations for Macromarketing: A Metatheoretical Lens for Exploring the Emergence and Evolution of Markets. Journal of Macromarketing, 43 (1), 61-75.
Hopkins, M., Lin, J., & Nariswari, A. (in press, 2023). Collaborative Technology in a Hybrid Learning Context: Exploring Feeling at Ease and Perceived Learning among College Students. International Journal of Educational Management.
Vargo, S. L., Fehrer, J. A. , Wieland, H., & Nariswari, A. (in press, 2023). The nature and fundamental elements of digital service innovation. Journal of Service Management.
Nariswari, A., Chen, Q., & Alden, D. L. (2023). Toward a Common Customer Identity Framework for Managing Participatory Marketing Communication Campaigns. Journal of Advertising.
James Schaap, Ph.D., Lecturer of Management
Schaap, J. I. & Gonzalez, A. F. (in press, 2023). Are the mission statements of two large U.S. public business university systems inspiring? You decide! International Journal for Business Education.
Gary Schneider, Ph.D, Professor of Accounting
Borthick, A. F., Schneider, G. P. , & O'Brien, A. D. (2024). Developing Business Process and Query Skills for Solving Business Problems. Issues in Accounting Education, Preprint (Preprint), Preprint.
Wood, D. A., Achhpilia, M. P. , Adams, M. T. , Sanaz, A., Schneider, G. P. , et. al. (2023) The ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence Chatbot: How Well Does It Answer Accounting Assessment Questions? Issues in Accounting Education, 38 (4), 1-28.
Sumadhur Shakya, Associate Professor of Agribusiness
Wilson, W. & Shakya, S. (2023). Quantifying impacts of competition and demand on the risk for fertilizer plant locations. Journal of Commodity Markets, 30 (100326).
Heiko Wieland, Ph.D., Professor of Marketing
Hartmann, N. N., Wieland, H., Gustafson, B., & Habel, J. (2023). Research on sales and ethics: Mapping the past and charting the future. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science.
Vargo, S. L., Fehrer, J. A. , Wieland, H., & Nariswari, A. (in press, 2023). The nature and fundamental elements of digital service innovation. Journal of Service Management.
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