John L. Kmetz

Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration

Formerly Faculty Director of International Programs; and Faculty Director, Advanced Project Management Certificate Program

OFFICE : 225 Alfred Lerner Hall                                  

PHONE : 302-831-1773

FAX:  302-831-4196                                                   

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• The Information Processing Theory of organization, and its application to international business
• The futility of business-school research.  Are you skeptical of what you read in the academic journals, like me?  You should be—read my Top 10 Reasons to be a Skeptic.  You can comment on this and other related issues on my weblog, Management Junk Science, see why our research has  accomplished almost nothing in the past 50 years, and ultimately falls into a black hole.
• Technology accession and technology transfer in organizations, including use of business incubators

TEACHING INTERESTS

• Business Consulting (BUAD 899)                        
• Senior seminar on organizational processes and workflows (BUAD 429)
• International business (BUAD 384), and graduate 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
• Professional development in project management, workflow mapping and analysis, and problem-solving and decision-making through The University's Division of Professional and Continuing Studies

EDUCATION

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