Extraordinary
faculty

Recruiting and retaining outstanding faculty has driven the advancement of the Harbert College of Business over the past decade. Harbert’s distinguished scholars lead impactful research, bringing insights to the academy and our partners in the private sector.

The return on this investment in faculty is undeniable. “I’m entering my ninth year at Harbert,” said Glenn Richey, Harbert Eminent Scholar in supply chain management. “The capabilities of the college in research, teaching, support staff and outreach have exploded thanks to the support of Raymond Harbert, the Auburn family and our industry partners.”

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“With an extraordinary team, we now have
the culture and the infrastructure I’ve dreamed about. The next decade will be great for our talented faculty and exceptional students.”

GLENN RICHEY

Harbert Eminent Scholar
Supply Chain Management
Co-Editor in Chief, Journal of Business Logistics

Harbert is home to three leading academic journals and TEN journal editors across multiple disciplines.

Rising Stars

Kerry Inger

Advisory Council ASSOCIATE Professor

Accounting

Research appearing in The Accounting Review.

ZHONGLING QIN

Assistant Professor

Finance

Research appearing in the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.

Yen-Yao Wang

Associate Professor

Business Analytics and Information Systems

Research appearing in
Information Systems
Research and Production
and Operations
Management.

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“I’ve flourished because of my amazing faculty colleagues. Early on they guided me; now they are energetic and innovative research collaborators and meaningful friends.”

KERRY INGER
Advisory Council Associate Professor
Accounting

Distinguished Scholars

Dave Ketchen

Harbert Eminent Scholar in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship

Ketchen is a fellow of the Academy of Management. He has been cited as one of the world’s leading strategic management researchers and is the author of six books. Recognitions include the SEC Faculty Achievement Award and the Graduate Distinguished Achievement Award from the Smeal College of Business at Penn State.

Beth Davis-Sramek

Gayle Parks Forehand Professor and chair in the Department of Supply Chain Management

Davis-Sramek’s teaching and research emphasize sustainable supply chain management. She is co-editor in chief of the Journal of Business Logistics. She appearsin media outlets such as the New York Times, Axios, and NPR.

O.C. Ferrell

James T. Pursell Sr. Eminent Scholar in ethics and director of the Center for Ethical Organizational Cultures

Ferrell is a leading scholar on business ethics and a past president of the Academic Council of the American Marketing Association. He serves on the board of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy’s Center for the Public Trust.

Brian Connelly

Luck Eminent Scholar in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship

Connelly is outgoing editor of the Journal of Management and former associate editor of the Academy of Management Journal. His work is widely cited in academic publications and in mainstream media outlets such as the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.

Extraordinary faculty