Bruce W. W. Bellner

Management & Human Resources

Background

Bruce W. Bellner BBA, MBA, MSc, DBA is a faculty member in the Department of Management and Human Resources with the Max M. Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University.

Courses taught include the Global Environment of Business in the MBA program; Managerial Economics for the Graduate Business Minor; the Strategic Management capstone; the Institutional Environment of International Business; Cross-Cultural Management; and Intro to International Business core classes. 

Dr. Bellner has received numerous teaching awards including the Pace Setters Daniel Westerbeck Teaching Excellence Award (considered Fisher’s top honor), the Fisher College Merit Award for contributions to enhancement of learning in and outside of the classroom, and the BRIGHT Faculty Luminary Award for outstanding teaching and inspiring intellectual development.

Dr. Bellner was instrumental in helping reestablish the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) grant at The Ohio State University, and chaired the Advisory Council for it, and previously taught in the Department of Economics, College of Arts and Sciences, and as a visiting professor in Business and Economics for the summer programs at Qingdao University and Minzu University in Beijing respectively.

Prior to academia, Dr. Bellner worked in financial services including the commercial banking sector. During which time, he held executive management positions and served in community leadership capacities as well, including as a Director for a non-profit organization and as Trustee for the local chamber of commerce.

Degrees earned include a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Toledo, a Master of Business Administration in Management from Ashland University, and a Master of Science in Strategic Planning and Doctor of Business Administration in Strategy from Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University.

Areas of Expertise

Strategy

Education

  • BBA University of Toledo
  • MBA Ashland University
  • DBA and MSc Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University

Courses

BUSMHR 4490 - Strategic Management
Introduction to the concepts and analytic tools in the field of strategic management to understand the competitive position of firms. Prereq: BUSMHR 2000, 2292, 3200, and BUSOBA 2320, 2321, 3230, and BusFIN 3500, 3220, and BusML 3250, 3380, and Sr standing in Business Administration major program. Not open to students in UUSS, UEXP, or PREBSBA-PR.
BUSMHR 4490H - Strategic Management
Introduction to the concepts and analytic tools in the field of strategic management to understand the competitive position of firms. Prereq: 2000 (BusAdm 555), 2292 (BusAdm 499.01), and 3200 (701); and BusMgt 2320 (330), 2321 (331), and 3230 (630); and BusFin 3500 (510), and 3220 (620); and BusML 3250 (650), and 3380; and Sr standing in Business Administration Honors program. Not open to students with credit for BusAdm 799H.
BUSMHR 2000 - Introduction to International Business
Basic coverage of world trade and investment problems, and introduction to multinational corporation strategies and the various types of environments in which they do business. Prereq: Econ 2002.01 (201), and Econ 2001.01 (200) or AEDEcon 2001 (200). Not open to students with credit for BusAdm 555. Not open to students enrolled in UUSS, UExp or PreBSBA-PR.
MBA 6261 - Global Environment of Business
Political, economic, social and technological forces shaping today's global business environment. Prereq: Enrollment in MBA or WPMBA program, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 820.
BUSFIN 7702 - Applied Managerial Economics for Health Sciences
To provide an economics-oriented framework for analyzing managerial and organizational problems, and to further the understanding of how a health science firm's internal rules of the game affect behavior and performance. Prereq: Admission into the Business Minor in Health Sciences.
BUSMHR 4020 - Cross Cultural Management
Basic elements of culture and its impact upon business. Prereq: 2000.
BUSMHR 4021 - International Business Institutions
Major international institutions and the role they play in international business and commerce. Prereq: 2000.