UMUC

Graduate School of Management and Technology – Programs

Doctor of Management

Doctor of Management Graduates and Dissertations

UMUC proudly recognizes and congratulates the following graduates of the Doctor of Management program:

2007 Graduates

Jonathan Agwe

"Knowledge Capitalization for Development: Prioritizing the Relative Dominance of Drivers for Intellectual Entrepreneuring through the Tertiary Knowledge Industry.”
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Nawaz Sharif

Brett Baker

"A Conceptual Framework for Making Knowledge Actionable through Capital Formation.”
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Nawaz Sharif

Jean Dell’Amore

"Scenario Planning in Action: Corporate Response to Al Qaeda Sponsored Terrorism."
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Clarence Mann

Gordon Green

"Value Creation in Business Incubation Networks: The Impact of Innovation Diffusion on Intellectual Capital Development in Start-Up Companies."
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Robert Ouellette

Christina Handley

"Strategic Human Capital Planning Information Systems and Performance: The Efficacy of Manpower Position Requirements Forecasting in the Public Sector."
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Michael Frank

Thomas Heard

"The Practice of Post 9/11 Collaboration”
Dissertation Chair: Robert Ouellette

Daniel Hudak

"A Conceptual Strategy Crafting Approach for the Special Case of the Independent, Growth-Oriented, Entrepreneurial Startup Venture.”
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Michael Frank

Garth MacKenzie

"Development of a Technology Innovation Integration Metamodel.”
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Nawaz Sharif

Rodger Nisley

"Satisfying User Needs: A Knowledge-Based Development Framework and Decision Model for Fast-Paced Development.”
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Don Goff

William Tippin

"Program Management Implementation: The Role of Critical Success Factors.”
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Thomas Mierzwa

Jon Waldrop

"Trans-Cultural Leadership: A Comparison of Japanese, British, and North American applications and its relationship to enterprise value in the aerospace and defense industry.”
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Milton Grodsky

2006 Graduates

Bitman, William

"Technological R&D Project Portfolio Management for Sustained Competitive Advantage: An Integrative Multiple Criteria Decision Making Framework"
 Dissertation Chair: Dr. Nawaz Sharif

Cohen, Melanie

"Public Sector Strategic Planning: Is It Really Planning or Is It Really Strategy or Is It Neither or Both?"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Milt Grodsky 

 Dool, Richard

"The Impact of Persistent Change Initiatives on Job Satisfaction”
Dissertation Chair: Dr. James Gelatt

Heffner, Michael

"Knowledge Management for Technological Innovation in Organizations: The Fusion Process for Creating Intellectual Capital"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Nawaz Sharif

Larwood, Deborah

"Home Health Care Quality Improvement:  Its Relationship to Organizational Culture and Its Effect on Employee Satisfaction and Organizational Performance, as Measured by Patient Outcomes"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Kathleen Edwards

Tipple, Robert

"A Framework to Integrate Technological Considerations into the Strategic Decision Making Process at the Corporate Level"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Nawaz Sharif

2005 Graduates

Belak, Michael

“The Impact of Internet Usage and Organizational Policy upon Managerial Decision-Making Effectiveness in the Public Sector”
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Robert Ouellette

Ginocchi, Leonard

“Corruption and Management in International Business”
Dissertation Chair: Clarence Mann 

Kelley, Todd

“A CIO Decision-Making Framework for Technology Investments in Higher Education”
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Nawaz Sharif

McClintock, Dorothy

"The Relationship of Attachment Style, Generalized Trust, and the Decision-Making Styles of Managers"
Dissertation Chair:  Dr. Diane Bartoo

 Pailen, Loyce

“A Framework for Developing and Managing Information Technology Online Laboratories At Institutions of Higher Education"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. David A. Madison

Pieko, Ellen

“Improving the quality of Information Technology (IT) Security Audits for Federal Agencies”
Dissertation Chair: Dr. David Cohen

Vogel, Myles

“Leveraging Information Technology Competencies and Capabilities for a Competitive Advantage”
Dissertation Chair:  Dr.Amjad Ali

2004 Graduates

First Hoods & Degrees Conferred for the Doctor of Management in the 2004 UMUC Commencement

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Eichorn, Frank

"Applying Internal Customer Relationship Management (IntCRM) Principles for Improving Business and IT Integration"
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Hasan Sayani

Haines, Joel D.

“Managing Technological innovation for competitive advantage: A framework for assessing the Relative Importance of the Components of Technology Utilized for Specific Activities within an Organization”
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Nawaz Sharif

Malm, James R.

“Six Maryland Community College Presidents: Organizational Challenges, Change processes, and Leadership Approaches”
Dissertation Chair: Dr. James Gellatt

Strasser, Christopher P.

"The Effect of Information Technology Investment and Information Technology Management on Overall Enterprise Performance in Federal Agencies”
Dissertation Chair: Dr. David Cohen

Townsend, William B.

“An Examination of the Validity of Metrics for Quantifying Innovation: A Contextually Bounded Framework and Comparison”
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Nawaz Sharif

Wharff, Deborah M.

“Expressions of Spiritually Inspired Leadership in the Public Sector: Calling for a New Paradigm in Developing Leaders”
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Eric Dent

Wolf, Patricia D.

“Best Practices in the Training of Faculty to Teach Online”
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Don Goff