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Maureen L. Mackenzie, Ph.D., PHR
Associate Professor of Management
Townsend School of Business
Office: Racanelli Center 508
Phone: (631) 244-3245
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Maureen brings over twenty years of management experience in the areas of operations, training, TQM, marketing, and insurance residual markets, to her academic role. Prior to joining Dowling College Maureen held the position of Regional Marketing Manager for Allstate Insurance Company′s New York regional office. Maureen earned her Ph.D. at Long Island University and her areas of study are information and management behavior. The title of her doctoral dissertation is: The Accumulation of Information by Line Managers within a Business Environment and the Resulting Cognitive Savings Account. Maureen earned her M.B.A. from Dowling College with a concentration in Total Quality Management. Maureen has been honored with the Dowling College Pride Award. She was also honored by the Oakdale Dorm Council as the honoree for Women′s History Month. She is a winner of the A.R. Zipf Fellowship in Information Management. The Human Resource Certification Institute awarded Maureen the PHR certification in Human Resource Management.

Maureen′s publications cover areas such as Management, Human Resource Management, Trust in the Workplace, Business Graduate Education, Undergraduate General Education, Entrepreneurship, Managers′ Information-seeking Behaviors, Change Management, and more. Her research has been published in journals such as: The International Journal of Information Management, The Journal of Business and Economic Studies, The Journal of Education and Library Science, and more. Her recent book, titled Emerging Business Theories for Educators and Practitioners, provides an excellent starting point for students to gain a greater appreciation of the range of issues that managers content with in the business world.

Maureen currently serves as the President of the Northeast Business and Economics Association (NBEA). The NBEA was founded in 1973. The purposes of the association are (a) to promote multidisciplinary research pertaining to business and economics; and (b) to improve communications and to encourage the exchange of research, both applied and theoretical, among all interested parties.

Courses:
  • MGT 6304: Organizational Life: Managing Individual & Group Behavior
     
  • MGT 6302: Workforce Management for Human Resource Professional
     
  • MGT 6204 Excellence in Organizations: Behavior, Leadership, and Quality