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Dr. Rita Thakur
Professor of Business and Economics
Chair of Undergraduate Business Programs

Phone: (909) 593-3511 x4206
Email: thakurr@ulv.edu
Teaching
  • University of La Verne, La Verne, 1978-present
  • Ambassador College, Pasadena, CA, 1975-1978
  • College of Business, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NK 1974
Academic Background
  • Ed.D., University of La Verne, 2003
  • M.B.A., Northwest Missouri State University, 1973
  • LL.B, Saurashtra University, 1970
  • B.S., Gujarat University, 1966
Professional Experience
  • Consulting in Total Quality Management and Multiculturalism for Business and Educational Institutions
  • Practiced Law in Gujarat High Court
Research Interests
  • Culture and Gender Issues
  • Total Quality Management
Professional Memberships
  • Editorial Review Board, Journal of the Academy of Business Administration, 1999
  • President, Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP),
    Region 8, 1997-1998
  • ULV Faculty Senate
  • ULV Faculty Personnel Committee
  • ULV Faculty Salary Committee
Courses Taught
  • Business Ethics
  • Culture and Gender Issues in Management
  • International Management
  • Human Resources Management
  • Organization Theory
  • Organizational Behavior