Office of the Dean
Biography
Stephen L. Mangum
Interim Dean;
Professor of Management & Human Resources
Stephen L. Mangum was named Interim Dean of the Max M. Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, effective October 11, 2007. Immediately prior to his appointment as Interim Dean, Dr. Mangum served for over 10 years as the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in human resource management from the University of Utah. He received his PhD in economics from George Washington University.
At Ohio State, Dr. Mangum has played a critical role in the success and external recognition of Fisher’s academic programs. He has been instrumental in major Fisher initiatives such as the development of an Executive MBA track, a Master of Accounting program, a Master of Business Logistics Engineering program, and an entrepreneurship undergraduate business minor program. He has also provided leadership in the extension of Fisher’s undergraduate business degree and business minor to students at Ohio State’s four regional campuses via distance learning technology. Dr. Mangum has been actively involved in Fisher’s faculty and student recruitment activities, the establishment of a clinical faculty track and on-going curriculum development across Fisher’s academic programs.
In addition to Dr. Mangum’s administrative experience, his research addresses issues of military manpower, national training policy, returns to post-school occupational training, regional economic development, physician migration, contingent employment and poverty. He has published five books and more than 50 book chapters and articles in academic journals including the Industrial and Labor Relations Review, the Journal of Development Economics, Economic Development Quarterly and the Journal of Business Ethics.
Dr. Mangum has served as a consultant to educational institutions and non-government organizations (NGOs). He serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Manpower, and is a member of the American Economic Association, Industrial Relations Research Association, Academy of Management, and Society of Labor Economists. His involvement in international human resource development includes activities in Mauritania, Oman, Northern Ireland, India, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.
During his 24 years of service to Ohio State, Dr. Mangum has received various teaching and outstanding faculty awards from the Fisher College of Business. He has served on some 20 different university committees providing guidance and leadership to various research, policy making, and fellowship granting councils. He has taught classes in Labor Economics, Human Resource Policy, Human Resource Planning, Organizational Economics and the Conceptual and Historical Foundations of Labor and Human Resources, among others.