Faculty

Tenure Track

Nancy R. Buchan, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania, 1998
Academic Research Interests:  Building and maintenance of fairness, trust and cooperation in cross-cultural relationships
nancy.buchan@moore.sc.edu 

William R. Folks, Jr., D.B.A.
Director, CIBER
Harvard University, 1970
Academic Research Interests:  International business, banking, finance
rfolks@moore.sc.edu 

Omrane Guedhami, Ph.D.
Laval University, 2003
Academic Research Interests:  Privatization, liberalization, and corporate governance, with a particular focus on emerging markets
omrane_guedhami@moore.sc.edu 

Tatiana Kostova, Ph.D.
Buck Mickel Chair and Professor of International Business
University of Minnesota, 1996
Academic Research Interests:  International management, knowledge management in MNCs, legitimacy of MNCs, social capital in MNCs
kostova@moore.sc.edu 

Chuck C.Y. Kwok, Ph.D.
Charles W. Coker, Sr. Distinguished Moore Fellow
University of Texas, 1984
Academic Research Interests:  International financial management, international business education, and business in Pacific Asia
ckwok@moore.sc.edu 

Gerald A. McDermott, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998
Academic Research Interests:  Institutional change, global strategy, business-government relations, emerging markets, especially Latin America, East-Central Europe 
gerald.mcdermott@moore.sc.edu 

Lite Nartey, Ph.D.
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Academic Research Interests:  Business-government & business-society dynamics, political risk & nonmarket strategies, stakeholder engagement, [strategic] corporate social responsibility & business ethics, African investment & development
lite.nartey@moore.sc.edu

Robert J. Rolfe, Ph.D.
University of Oklahoma, 1983
Academic Research Interests:  Competitive strategies in developing countries, micro-finance, foreign investment in Africa
rolfer@moore.sc.edu 

Kendall Roth, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean for International Programs and Partnerships
J. Willis Cantey Chair for International Business and Economics
University of South Carolina, 1986
Academic Research Interests:  Competition in global industries, global strategy implementation, top management decision making
kroth@moore.sc.edu 

Martin S. Roth, Ph.D.
Chair, Sonoco International Business Department
University of Pittsburgh, 1990
Academic Research Interests:  Global brand and corporate image management, creating customer value, product positioning and pricing
mroth@moore.sc.edu 

Andrew Spicer, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania, 1998
Academic Research Interests:  Organizational and institutional change in post-communist economies
aspicer@moore.sc.edu 

Hildy Teegen, Ph.D.
Dean, The Darla Moore School of Business
University of Texas, 1993
Academic Research Interests:  Global business and interactions between firms, governments, and nongovernmental organizations; strategic and economic valuation of resources contributed by negotiating parties; cross-cultural interactions, strategic and societal impact of collaboration and associated economic development considerations
teegen@moore.sc.edu 

Marc van Essen, Ph.D.
Erasmus University, 2011
Academic Research Interests: Comparative corporate governance; institution-based view of business strategy; ownership concentration; ownership identity; meta-analytic research methods.
marc.vanessen@moore.sc.edu

Clinical Faculty

Frank Rydzewski, MBA
Drexel University, 1974
Academic Research Interests: Strategy, Product Management, and Globalization, as well as undergraduate instruction in International Business & Marketing Field Studies
frank.rydzewski@moore.sc.edu

Daniel Ostergaard, MPA, MA National Security and Strategic Studies
Harvard University, 2004
U.S. Naval War College, 2003
Academic Research Interests:  National security and international business; strategic natural resources; business-government relations. 
daniel.ostergaard@grad.moore.sc.edu

Adjunct Faculty

David A. Ricks, Ph.D.
Indiana University, 1970
Academic Research Interests:  Understanding cultural differences, cross-cultural communication problems, causes and methods of preventing international business blunders, ethical issues in international business, and international business challenges and opportunities in Central Europe.
rickswild@aol.com

Sonya Kostadinova, MIBS
University of South Carolina, 1998
Academic Research Interests: International Trade, the complexity of management decision making in constantly changing global political, macroeconomic, and business environment, private-government-academic partnerships, incubators of global entrepreneurship and drivers of economic growth
sonyak@transcontrading.com