Chuck Williams
Dr. Chuck Williams is Professor of Management in the Andre B. Lacy School of Business, formerly known as the College of Business, at Butler University. Dr. Williams previously served as Dean of the College of Business at Butler University, Dean of Eberhardt School of Business at the University of the Pacific, and Associate Professor of Management at the M.J. Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University. Dr. Williams has also served as Associate Dean and Chair of Management and has taught at Michigan State University and Oklahoma State University. Dr. Williams received his BA in psychology from Valparaiso University. He specialized in organizational behaviour, human resources, and strategic management, while earning his MBA and PhD in Bbusiness Aadministration from Michigan State University. His research interests include employee recruitment and turnover, performance appraisal, and employee training and goal setting. Dr. Williams has published research in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Academy of Management Re-view, Human Resource Management Review, Personnel Psychology, and the Organizational Research Methods Journal. He was a member of the Journal of Management’s editorial board and currently serves as a reviewer for numerous other academic journals. He was also webmaster for the Research Methods Division of the Academy of Management.
Terri Champion
Terri Champion is Professor of Marketing and Management in the School of Business and Management at Niagara College, where she teaches courses in strategic management, entrepreneurship, marketing strategy, consumer behaviour, and integrated marketing communications. Professor Champion is also Program Coordinator of the Sales and Marketing Program at Niagara College as well as a member of the Niagara College Research & Innovation Team, specializing in applied research, innovation, and commercialization initiatives to improve the productivity and competitiveness of local subject-matter experts. In addition, Professor Champion coaches students competing in provincial, national, and international business competitions. Professor Champion holds an Honours degree in Business Administration—Marketing and a Bachelor of Education from Brock University. Her teaching and research interests lie in strategic management, marketing management, entrepreneurship, retailing, and consumer behaviour. Professor Champion’s professional background includes sales and marketing at the corporate level in the automotive industry, small business management consulting, new-venture development training, and consumer behaviour research.
Ike Hall
Dr. Ike Hall has been a member of the faculty at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) for more than 25 years. Dr. Hall has been the program head of several of the major programs in the BCIT School of Business, including the Business Management Diploma, the Post Diploma, the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, and the BBA Degree. Dr. Hall has also been a coach in the MBA program at Athabasca University for more than two dozen years. Dr. Hall received his engineering degree from the Royal Military College of Canada and, after retiring his commission from the Army, he completed his MBA at the John Ivey School of Business. Dr. Hall completed his MSc in policy and planning at the University of British Columbia and his doctorate at the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University. He worked as an engineer in Winnipeg and was adjunct faculty at the University of Manitoba, the University of Winnipeg, and Red River College. Subsequently, Dr. Hall moved to Vancouver, where he was adjunct faculty at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. Dr. Hall was Consultant, Assistant Vice President at University Hospital and vice president of finance at another institution before he moved to BCIT full time. Dr. Hall’s consulting deals mainly with leadership and strategy; he has worked with both for-profit and non-profit organizations to help them articulate their vision and mission. Dr. Hall has been instrumental in helping organizations set and attain strategic excellence, something that he tries to instill while dealing with business executives as well as with undergraduate and graduate students.