Biography

Stephen L. Mangum

Stephen L. Mangum is Senior Associate Dean of the Max M. Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University.  He is also Professor of Management and Human Resources. From July 2007 to April 2009 he served as Interim Dean of Fisher College. 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 and its academic programs. He has facilitated 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 two undergraduate minor programs, one in business and one in entrepreneurship. He has also provided leadership in the extension of Fisher’s undergraduate degree programs 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 national training policy, returns to post-school occupational training, international human resource development, 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. His involvement in international human resource development includes activities in Mauritania, Oman, Northern Ireland, India, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.

During his 25+ year 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 25 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, and Organizational Economics, among others.