Odette School of Business
Encyclopedia
The Odette School of Business (OSB) is located at the University of Windsor
. The school offers various programs with focus in Accounting, Marketing, Management, Human Resources, Finance, and Strategy. Located in the City of Windsor, Ontario
, they are strategically placed in a border city which was recently listed among the top 7 innovative communities of 2011 by the Intelligent Community Forum.
The http://business.uwindsor.ca/wps/portal/odette/!ut/p/c1/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os_hQdyPjMB9TQwMLD1dLAyPjwAA3R3dLA1cXI6B8JLK8uaM5UN4_xM0rxNzAwNuAgG4_j_zcVP2C3IhyAGk7S3U!/dl2/d1/L0lDU0lKSWdra0EhIS9JTlJBQUlpQ2dBek15cUEhL1lCSkoxTkExTkk1MC13ISEvN19VRzIzVkw1MTA4SEU5MDIzUVBGQUc5MEVUMA!!/?WCM_PORTLET=PC_7_UG23VL5108HE9023QPFAG90ET0_WCM&WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/OBS_PC/odette+portal/research+and+commerce/applied+research/office+of+automotive+research/Office of Automotive Research (OAR)] was formed within the Odette School of Business to serve as a research, consulting, data gathering, training and resource centre for the Canadian automotive industry.
In 1964 the Department became the Faculty of Business Administration. Dr. Michael Zin, having graduated from the first graduating class, was named the second dean of the business school in 1973 and in 1978 the Faculty of Business Administration moved into what is now the Education Building at Fanchette Street and Sunset Avenue.
In 1991 the faculty moved into a landmark new Odette Building on the corner of Wyandotte Street West and Sunset Avenue. The Faculty was later renamed the Odette School of Business in 2000, in honour of long-standing supporters Edmond and Louis Odette.
Dr. Dave Bussiere Faculty & Director of Graduate Programs, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Internet Marketing, Consumer Research
Dr. Diana Kao (Associate Dean) E-commerce2, Systems Analysis And Design, Human Computer Interactions, Sap (systems, Erp (enterprise Resources Planning) Software, Applications And Product)
Dr. Anthony Faria (marketing, strategy and planning)
Automotive Industry, Border Security, Volume Of Automotive Border Traffic, Border Traffic, Automotive Trade, Border Delays, Border Issues, Automotive Marketing. Director, Office of Automotive Research and Training in the Odette School of Business
Runs marketing strategy seminars in China and Estonia,
Dr. Anne Snowdon
(strategic partnerships, health sector partnerships
and innovation. automotive and health sector research,
product development and commercialization)
Dr. Eahab Elsaid
Assistant Professor (CEO compensation and succession, cultural influences on
corporate governance, the role of gender and demographics in corporate governance)
Dr. Francine Schlosser
Associate Professor Francine Schlosser (management, factors that influence strategy, entrepreneurship,
the adoption of technology)
Dr. Kevin Li
Assistant Professor (decision models, logistics and supply
chain management)
Dr. Maureen Gowing
Assistant Professor (applied ethics including health care system cost management and the
effects of personal values on ethical reasoning)
Dr. Vincent Georgie, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Research, Movie Industry Performance, Golden Globes, Consumption & Materialism, International Marketing, Marketing Of Movies Theater And Television, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Of Arts And Culture, Emmys, The Academy Awards (Oscars), Marketing Education, Box Office Results
University of Windsor
The University of Windsor is a public comprehensive and research university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's southernmost university. It has a student population of approximately 15,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate students and over 1000 graduate students...
. The school offers various programs with focus in Accounting, Marketing, Management, Human Resources, Finance, and Strategy. Located in the City of Windsor, Ontario
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
, they are strategically placed in a border city which was recently listed among the top 7 innovative communities of 2011 by the Intelligent Community Forum.
Community Links
The Centre for Business Advancement and Research (CBAR) was founded in the summer of 2006 by twenty graduate and senior undergraduate students at the Odette School of Business and their faculty advisor, Dr. Francine Schlosser. Students who participate in CBAR may receive up to two course credits. CBAR students are a mixture of M.B.A. and Undergraduate Business Students. Students are chosen by the Director, based on grades, entrepreneurial interest and business experience, and are matched to projects.The http://business.uwindsor.ca/wps/portal/odette/!ut/p/c1/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os_hQdyPjMB9TQwMLD1dLAyPjwAA3R3dLA1cXI6B8JLK8uaM5UN4_xM0rxNzAwNuAgG4_j_zcVP2C3IhyAGk7S3U!/dl2/d1/L0lDU0lKSWdra0EhIS9JTlJBQUlpQ2dBek15cUEhL1lCSkoxTkExTkk1MC13ISEvN19VRzIzVkw1MTA4SEU5MDIzUVBGQUc5MEVUMA!!/?WCM_PORTLET=PC_7_UG23VL5108HE9023QPFAG90ET0_WCM&WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/OBS_PC/odette+portal/research+and+commerce/applied+research/office+of+automotive+research/Office of Automotive Research (OAR)] was formed within the Odette School of Business to serve as a research, consulting, data gathering, training and resource centre for the Canadian automotive industry.
History
The Odette School of Business traces its beginnings to 1953, when Dr. Gilbert Horne, later to become the first dean of business, established the Department of Business Administration as a distinct unit from the Department of Economics. In 1955, the first graduating class of the three-year Bachelor of Commerce program had degrees conferred upon them; they were a class of sixteen students. The first Honours Bachelor of Commerce class graduated in 1960, followed in 1963 by the first MBA classIn 1964 the Department became the Faculty of Business Administration. Dr. Michael Zin, having graduated from the first graduating class, was named the second dean of the business school in 1973 and in 1978 the Faculty of Business Administration moved into what is now the Education Building at Fanchette Street and Sunset Avenue.
In 1991 the faculty moved into a landmark new Odette Building on the corner of Wyandotte Street West and Sunset Avenue. The Faculty was later renamed the Odette School of Business in 2000, in honour of long-standing supporters Edmond and Louis Odette.
Faculty
Dr. Allan Conway (Dean) Ceo Succession2, Japanese Management, Corporate Strategy, Industry CompetitionDr. Dave Bussiere Faculty & Director of Graduate Programs, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Internet Marketing, Consumer Research
Dr. Diana Kao (Associate Dean) E-commerce2, Systems Analysis And Design, Human Computer Interactions, Sap (systems, Erp (enterprise Resources Planning) Software, Applications And Product)
Dr. Anthony Faria (marketing, strategy and planning)
Automotive Industry, Border Security, Volume Of Automotive Border Traffic, Border Traffic, Automotive Trade, Border Delays, Border Issues, Automotive Marketing. Director, Office of Automotive Research and Training in the Odette School of Business
Runs marketing strategy seminars in China and Estonia,
Dr. Anne Snowdon
(strategic partnerships, health sector partnerships
and innovation. automotive and health sector research,
product development and commercialization)
Dr. Eahab Elsaid
Assistant Professor (CEO compensation and succession, cultural influences on
corporate governance, the role of gender and demographics in corporate governance)
Dr. Francine Schlosser
Associate Professor Francine Schlosser (management, factors that influence strategy, entrepreneurship,
the adoption of technology)
Dr. Kevin Li
Assistant Professor (decision models, logistics and supply
chain management)
Dr. Maureen Gowing
Assistant Professor (applied ethics including health care system cost management and the
effects of personal values on ethical reasoning)
Dr. Vincent Georgie, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Research, Movie Industry Performance, Golden Globes, Consumption & Materialism, International Marketing, Marketing Of Movies Theater And Television, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Of Arts And Culture, Emmys, The Academy Awards (Oscars), Marketing Education, Box Office Results
Notable alumni
- Richard PeddieRichard PeddieRichard A. Peddie is the President and CEO of Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment.Since taking over MLSE, he has tripled its value to over $1.5 billion...
, President and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment - Sergio MarchionneSergio MarchionneSergio Marchionne is an international manager best known for his turnaround of the Italian automotive group Fiat and, more recently, for managing the US automotive group Chrysler from bankruptcy to profitability...
, CEO of the Fiat Group - Dwight DuncanDwight DuncanDwight Duncan, MPP is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1995, and is the Minister of Finance in the government of Dalton McGuinty...
, Member of Provincial Parliament - Paul Renaud, BComm ’77, President and CEO, OMERS
- Joe Mimran, BComm ’76, President, Joe Mimran & Associates Inc., Creator of the Joe Fresh Style clothing line
- Thomas LaSorda, BA '77, BComm '77, MBA, Former CEO of Chrysler Group
- W.Rahim , BA '2004 , CEO of W.R Group