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Students in the Department of Management gain the most current and relevant knowledge of management practice and theory from esteemed faculty who are both exceptional scholars and teachers. |
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Keong Leong, Ph.D.Department Chair |
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 Dr. Leong is Professor and Chair of the Management Department. He had worked previously at Ohio State University.
His research is in the areas of supply chain management, international operations, operations strategy, and technology management. His research has appeared in academic publications such as Journal of Operations Management, Decision Sciences Journal, Interfaces, Journal of Management, European Journal of Operational Research, and International Journal of Production Research. He is currently serving as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Operations Management. He has co-authored three books: Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach (Southwestern-Cengage), Operations Strategy: Focusing Competitive Excellence (Allyn & Bacon) and Cases in International Management: A Focus on Emerging Markets (West Publishing Company). He has received research and teaching awards including an Educator of the Year award from the Asian Chamber of Commerce in Las Vegas. He is listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Education, and Who's Who Among Americas Teachers. Dr. Leong has served as Chair of the Operations Management Division of the Academy of Management, At-Large Vice President of the Decision Sciences Institute, Editor of Decision Line, and is currently President of the Western Decision Sciences Institute. |
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Selected Research |
- with ChinChun Hsu, KeahChoon Tan, and Vijay Kannan. "Supply Chain Management Practices as a Mediator of the Relationship between Operations Capability and Firm Performance" Forthcoming in International Journal of Production Research
- with KeahChoon Tan, ChinChun Hsu, and Vijay Kannan. "Supplier Selection Construct Instrument Development and Validation" International Journal of Logistics Management, Volume 17 Issue 2, 2006
- with John McCreery, Lee Krajewski, and Peter Ward. "Performance Implications of Assembly Work Teams" Journal of Operations Management, 22 (4), August 2004
- with Ling Li and W.C. Benton. "The Impact of Strategic Operations Management Decisions on Community Hospital Performance" Journal of Operations Management, 20 (4), 2002
- with Susan Meyer Goldstein, Peter Ward, and Timothy Butler. "The Effect of Location, Strategy, and Operations Technology on Hospital Performance" Journal of Operations Management, 20 (1), 2002
- with James Hill, William Berry, and David Schilling. "Master Production Scheduling in Capacitated Sequence Dependent Process Industries" International Journal of Production Research, 38 (18), 2000
- with Amelia Carr and Chwen Sheu. "A Study of Purchasing Practices in Taiwan" International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 20 (12), 2000
- with Kenneth Boyer, Peter Ward, and Lee Krajewski. "Unlocking the Potential of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies" Journal of Operations Management, 15 (4), 1997
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Contact Information |
College of Business
Department of Management
4505 Maryland Parkway Box 456009
Las Vegas, NV 89154-6009
Phone: (702) 895-1762
Fax: (702) 895-4370
Email: keong.leong@unlv.edu
Website: http://www.unlv.edu/faculty/kleong
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Class Schedule |
- MW 7:25-8:25am Immediately after class
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Office Hours |
- MW 7:25-8:25am Immediately after class
- By Appointment
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