John L. Kmetz

Faculty Director of International Programs, Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics

Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration

OFFICE : 225 Alfred Lerner Hall

PHONE : 302-831-1773                                         

FAX:  302-831-4196                                                      Interested in study abroad?   Click here to see Lerner overseas programs!

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• The Information Processing Theory of organization, and its application to international business
• Research methods and use of research information in business.  Are you skeptical of what you read in the professional journals, like me?  You should be—read my Top 10 Reasons to be a Skeptic.
• Technology accession and technology transfer in organizations, including use of business incubators

TEACHING INTERESTS

• Business Consulting (BUAD 899) and New Venture Creation (BUAD 856)                            
• Senior seminar on organizational processes and workflows (BUAD 429)
• International business (BUAD 425), and graduate and undergraduate study-abroad programs in Europe, Asia, and Australia.
• Managerial and executive education, particularly project management and process improvement; transition training in Central and Eastern Europe
• Faculty Director of the University's Project Management Certificate program through Professional and Continuing Studies

EDUCATION

• Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), University of Maryland
• MBA, University of Maryland
• BS, Pennsylvania State University