Master of Business Administration: Faculty

Our Program Chair

Steven J. Gold, Ph.D.

Education:

Ph.D. Philosophy – University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
M.A. Philosophy (with Specialty in Law) – University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
B.A. Political Science & History – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Research & Teaching Interests: Specializes in philosophy and organizational studies, disability theory, information technology, and ethics, law, and public policy.

Publications:

Gold, S. J. (2017). Birth of the pain clinic: Governmentality, identity and chronic pain. In E. Pezet & A. McKinlay (Eds.), Foucault, governmentality and management: Rethinking the management of populations, individuals and organizations (pp. 135-156). Routledge.
Balicki, R., & Gold, S. (2015). Jeet Kune Do: The principles of a complete fighter (2nd ed.). H&L Press.
Zacher, H., McKenna, B., Rooney, D., & Gold, S. (2015). Wisdom in the military context. Military Psychology, 27(3), 142-154. https://doi.org/10.1037/mil0000070

Master of Business Administration: Faculty

Stephen K. Pollard, Ph.D.

Faculty

Education

• Ph.D. – Ohio State University
• M.S. – Ohio State University
• B.A. – Sonoma State College

Research & Training

I am a senior economist with over 41 years of experience in the classroom as a university professor and investigating and analyzing credit management, agricultural/rural credit, lending policies, collections, delinquency control, loan administration, macro-financial policy, and agricultural policy in the Caribbean, Central America, Africa, and Asia. Extensive experience with AID, FAO, IFAD, and cooperating institutions in evaluation and project design. Teaching/research interests include macroeconomics, international economics, finance, and statistics.

Publications

• Stephen K. Pollard and Douglas H. Graham, “The Performance of the Domestic Food Producing Sector in Jamaica, 1960-1979: A Policy Analysis.” Economic Development and Cultural Change, July 1985, Vol. 33, No. 4, pp.731-754.

• Giorgio Canarella and Stephen K. Pollard, “Unanticipated Money, Prices and Output in Latin America: An Empirical Investigation.” Journal of Development Economics, 30, 1989, pp. 345-358.

• Giorgio Canarella, Stephen K. Pollard and Kon S. Lai, “Cointegration Between Exchange Rates and Relative Prices: Another View.” European Economic Review 34, 1990, 1303-1322.

Tracy Tuten, Ph.D.

Faculty

Education

• Ph.D. Business Administration – Virginia Commonwealth University
• MBA – East Carolina University
• B.S. Business Administration – East Carolina University

Research & Training

Dr. Tuten’s research and teaching focuses on marketing strategy, marketing research, and social media marketing. She has authored more than 50 journal articles and numerous books including the recently published Principles of Marketing for a Digital Age (Sage Publications) and the leading textbook in the world on social media marketing, entitled Social Media Marketing (Sage Publications).

Publications

• Tuten, T. (2020). Principles of Marketing for a Digital Age. Sage Publications.

• Tuten, T. (2021). Social Media Marketing, 4th edition. Sage Publications.

Jeng-Dau James Wu, DBA

Faculty

Education

• DBA – Golden Gate University, San Francisco
• MBA – University of California, Berkeley
• BBA – National Taiwan University, Taipei

Licensures & Certifications

• Certified Public Accountant in the U.S., State of Washington (CPA #15304)
• Certified Public Accountant in Taiwan, Ministry of Finance, Taiwan (CPA #1999)
• Real Estate Broker License (#01148512), Bureau of Real Estate, State of California

Research & Training

Research on globalized strategic deployment. Teaching corporate finance and international finance. Teaching accounting statement analysis.

Publications

• Lee, S. M., Wu, J.D. & Honda, H. C (2010). The information contents of treasury stock. Hsiuping Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 14(1), 91-103.

• Wu, J.D. (1993). On the feasibility of Chinese economic integration. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Dissertation Services (order number: 9320166)

Allan Cahoon, PhD

Faculty

Education

• Ph.D., Syracuse University, Public Administration
• MSc, Brigham Young University, International Administration
• BA, Brigham Young University and University of Calgary, History and Political Science

Experience

• 2020 – Present: University Professor, Academic Lead and Changemaker – Sofia University and Acting President
• 2019 to Present: University Professor, Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC
• 2007-2019: President and Vice-Chancellor, Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC
• 2006-2007: President (pro-tem) University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan
• 2002-2006: Vice-President (Research and International) University of Regina, Regina

Publications

• Times Columnist: “The Future of Post-secondary Education in Canada”, “University and the Federal Government – Sunny Days”, “Hallowed Halls Changing with the Times”, “Changing Focus on an Evolving Workforce and Regenerative Culture: An antidote to Change and Uncertainty”.

• Globe and Mail: “Pride Events Remind us that Intolerance of the LGBTQ2 Community is not Acceptable”

• Vancouver Business: “Doctoral Education = Oxygen for Productivity and Innovation”

• Vancouver Sun/The Province: “Real Leaders want to make a difference, not enhance their egos”

• International Talent: Published by SAFEA (China) “Working with China for over 30 years”