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Yvonne Smith
Associate Professor of Management
Phone: (909) 593-3511 x4769
Email: ysmith@ulv.edu
Teaching
  • University of La Verne, La Verne, CA, 2005-present
  • Biola University, La Mirada, CA, 1995-2005
  • Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 1990-1994
Academic Background
  • Ph.D., Strategic Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 1995
  • M.B.A., Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 1993
  • B.S., Northwestern College, St. Paul, MN, 1986
Professional Experience
  • Consultant on strategic management systems for various organizations
  • Owner/Entrepreneur, Opus I, Salem, Oregon
    With partner, began and managed a successful retail recording outlet specializing in classical and international recordings. Sales rose 370% in four years.
  • Vice President, The Rock Industries, Inc. Portland, Oregon
    Designed and rehabilitated Victorian era housing for modern living.
Research Interests
  • Dr. Smith has published extensively in the areas of cognition in strategic decision making, and on the dynamics of work in the 21st century. She is currently working on a theology of competition.
  • She was a member of a CCCU team that developed a curriculum on Defining Global- Local Linkages between Business, Economics and Civil Society for the US Department of State, published 1998.
Professional Memberships
  • Editorial Review Boards:
    • Journal of Biblical Integration in Business, 2000-present
    • Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship, special issues on Chaos Theory, 1998-2001
  • Board member, National Christian Business Faculty Association, 2002-2006
  • Academy of Management, 1994-present
Courses Taught
  • Graduate Courses:
    • Graduate Strategy Seminar, Area Analysis I & II, International Marketing, Principles of Management, Intensive Seminar on Group Dynamics
  • Undergraduate Courses:
    • Senior Strategy Seminar, Organizational Behavior, Human Resources, Women in the Workplace, Negotiation and Leaderships, Torrey Honors (Great Books program)