| James
K. Weeks
Dean, Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Economics
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
James K. Weeks is a professor of Information Systems and Operations
Management and dean of the Joseph M. Bryan School of Business
and Economics at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(UNCG). Professor Weeks earned his BA from Methodist College,
his MBA from East Carolina University, and his Ph.D. in Business
Administration from the University of South Carolina. Since then
he has taught undergraduate, MBA, and executive development courses
at the University of Delaware and at UNCG.
Under his leadership as dean, the Bryan School has expanded international
programs and activities, expanded degree offerings including two
Ph.D. programs, established the Office of Business and Economics
Research, and increased its endowment funding by five fold. The
internationalization of the Bryan School includes the establishment
of a Center for Global Business Education and Research, an undergraduate
degree in international business studies, a dual MBA degree program
with a non-U.S. business school, and bilateral agreements for
student and faculty exchanges with fifteen non-U.S. business schools.
In addition, Dean Weeks has traveled abroad to negotiate exchange
and joint program agreements and as a member of state-wide trade
missions. The Bryan School offers the only Accounting Information
Systems, MS in Information Technology and Management (MSITM),
post-MBA Certificate in Information Technology Management, and
Ph.D. in Information Systems programs in North Carolina.
His major professional interests are in the areas of operations
management. He has published numerous articles and a book and
has given many presentations on operations, materials and manufacturing
management. He has been recognized nationally for his research
and has received national and regional recognition from professional
associations for his service to the profession.
He has consulted with major corporations and has conducted numerous
seminars and management development programs throughout the nation
for a variety of universities and business organizations. His
management development seminars and consulting have been primarily
in the areas of manufacturing strategy, world-class competitiveness,
materials management (including Just-In-Time), and strategic planning.
He also has served as an expert witness and consultant for several
legal firms.
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