Michigan Tech College of Business Newsblog

Early Interest in Behavior Analysis Leads to Rewarding Career for College of Business Professor Sonia Goltz

Published September 18, 2024

Sonia Goltz professor of organizational behavior in the College of Business at Michigan Tech, doesn’t like to repeat a presentation twice.

Sonia Goltz, professor of organizational behavior and the Mickus Endowed Faculty Fellow in Business Impact in the College of Business, applies behavior analysis concepts and principles to examine and understand the topics of power, coercion, and toxic leadership, as well as organizational change. Goltz has also conducted research in gender equity and its legal aspects. Her work, along with her community allyship, was recognized with the 2021 Michigan Tech Diversity Award.

The publication of Goltz’s 2022 paper, “On Power and Freedom: Extending the Definition of Coercion,” in the journal Perspectives on Behavior Analysis, prompted great interest among her colleagues and has led to numerous opportunities to present her research to organizations focused on behavior analysis.

Faculty Profile: Giridhar Reddy Bojja, Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Analytics

Published September 17, 2024

By Karen Johnson

Giridhar Reddy Bojja, new College of Business assistant professor of information systems and analytics, brings academic expertise in management information systems, analytics, and computer science, as well as industry experience as a data scientist and engineer. His hire is part of a College of Business faculty hiring initiative that supports a new curricular emphasis on technology and business analytics.

Bojja comes to Michigan Tech from the University of Central Oklahoma – College of Business, where he was a visiting assistant professor of business analytics. His academic and industry background is well aligned with Michigan Tech’s tech-focused environment.

Giridhar Reddy Bojja, Assistant Professor of Information Systems & Analytics

Faculty Profile: M. Steven Holloway, Assistant Teaching Professor of Economics

Published September 17, 2024

By Karen Johnson

The College of Business is pleased to welcome M. Steven Holloway, a new assistant teaching professor of economics.

When he started his PhD, Holloway already knew that he wanted to work for a mid-size state university, preferably in a community with robust outdoor recreational activities.

“Michigan Tech checked both those boxes and brought me closer to my original home of Iowa. When the opportunity arose to work here, it was an easy decision to make,” Holloway says.

Holloway’s primary research investigates intertemporal choice through a behavioral economics lens. He says his interest in the topic stems from his fascination with the human mind.

M. Steven Holloway, Assistant Teaching Professor of Economics

College of Business Welcomes New Faculty Members

Published September 17, 2024

By Karen Johnson

The Michigan Tech College of Business is pleased to introduce its new faculty members: Giridhar Reddy Bojja, assistant professor of information systems and analytics, and Steven Holloway, assistant teaching professor of economics. Both bring a wealth of research and teaching experience to the college.

Jaxon Verhoff and Samantha Ludwik of Dow to Present Sales and Marketing Talk

Published September 10, 2024

By Karen Johnson

Jaxon Verhoff ’22 and Samantha Ludwick ’24, both with Dow, will present a sales and marketing talk, “Navigating the B2B Landscape: Dow’s Approach to Sales and Marketing,” on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at 2 pm via Zoom online meeting. All College of Business students are invited to attend.

The lecture is presented as part of a Sales and Sales Technology class (MKT 4100) instructed by Junhong Min, Associate Professor of Marketing and the Richard and Joyce Ten Haken Faculty Fellow in Business.