Faculty
Dr. John Ahern, CPA, MBA
Dr. Ahern graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1976 with a D.B.A. in Accounting and Monetary Economics. Currently an Associate Professor of Accountancy Dr. Ahern specializes in International Accounting and Auditing. He has received awards for his teaching and research, including awards from DePaul University and Illinois CPA Society. Dr. Ahern will be teaching Accounting for Managers in the Czech MBA program.
Ing. Jaroslav Halík, Ph.D., MBA
Dr. Halík works as an Assistant Professor at the Department of International Business at Prague University of Economics. He specializes in marketing management, operations management, managing multinational corporations, and communication and media strategies. Besides lecturing he provides extended consultancy services in the same area. He earned his Ing.(MA) and PhD. at Prague University of Economics, MSc at Norweigian School of Management Oslo, and MBA at Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester-New York. He actively co-operates with universities and research centers at home (University of New York Prague, Anglo-American University, Prague International Business School) and abroad (John Moores University Liverpool, Staffordshire University and Brunel University in Great Britain, Nijenrode School of Business in Holland).
RNDr. Michal Červinka Ph.D.
Dr. Červinka works as an Assistant Professor and Research Scientist at Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences Charles University in Prague. He specializes in Econometrics. He graduated from Charles University Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Probability and Statistics. He earned his PhD. at Charles University Prague & ÚTIA AV ČR. He actively participates in grant projects for example: Development of a programming system for solving large scale nonlinear and nonsmooth optimization problems.
Robert O. Zimmerman, Ph.D.
Dr. Zimmerman is Forensic Economic Analyst and professor emeritus at Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Management. His major is Economics and Business. He worked as lecturer in Executive MBA Programs in Torun, Poland, and in Brno for Dominican University, Illinois USA; he conducted seminar on Risk Management in Financial Institutions for the Ping An Insurance Company of China; lecturer on International Economics, Oklahoma City University.
Tim McCormick, MBA
Dr. McCormick works as a Chief Executive Officer at S.O.S. Children’s Villages Illinois, Chicago, USA. SOS Children Villages is the largest non- denominational child care provider in the world in over 132 countries and 440 Villages across the globe. He is also adjunct faculty at Dominican University and DePaul University, Illinois, USA. He graduated from University of St. Mary of the Lake Mundelein, Illinois and from Keller Graduate School of Management, Chicago, USA. He taught graduate courses in MBA program in the following areas: Organizational Analysis, Leadership and Strategy, Health Care Administration, Organizational Behavior, Managing Diversity in a Global Environment, Negotiating and Bargaining Skills, Corporate Business Ethics. He also taught in Executive Management Course in Czech Republic
PhDr. Pavel Vacek PhD.
Dr. Vacek is an Assistant Professor, Head of Department of European Economic Integration and Economic Policy, Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague. Previously he worked as an Assistant Professor, School of Business, University of Alberta, Canada for 2 years. He earned his MA at Charles University, Prague and PhD. at Cornell University, USA. His specializations are International Business, Industrial Organization, Competition Economics, International Economics and Economic Development. As a partner in a company he does consulting work in the field of competition economics. He is a member of American Economic Association.
Ing. Tomáš Šalamon, MBA
Mr. Šalamon graduated from University of Economics, Faculty of Informatics and Statistics, Prague. His field of interest is economic simulation in multi-agent systems. In past, topics of his works included: efficient markets theory, deflation and government investment incentives. His MBA he earned at DePaul University Chicago. His teaching experience has included teaching of 4 college courses during last 5 years on both undergraduate and graduate level and supervising about twenty bachelor’s and master’s theses. He is one of two authors of 4IT495 Simulations of Social Systems course that he is currently teaching. Currently he works as CEO of a local healthcare provider in the area of Roztoky and surroundings.
Ing. Libor Friedl, MBA
He graduated from Technical University in Brno, Faculty of Engineering. His MBA he earned at Sheffield Hallam University, Great Britain. He specializes in strategic management, benchmarking and project management. Currently he is a Managing Director in Centre of Applied Economic Research (CAER), Tomáš Baťa University in Zlín, Faculty of Management and Economics. During his study visits he was in Japan, USA, Sweden and Great Britain. He works as a self-employed lecturer, consultant, facilitator. He cooperates with selected organizational partners to satisfy training or consulting needs of their clients. He lectures on various conferences in Czech Republic but also in Italy, France, Finland and South Africa.
Ing. Jaroslav Linhart, PhD.
He obtained university degree at Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Faculty of Economics and Management. Mr. Linhart currently holds position of associate professor teaching Marketing Management, Project Management, and e-Marketing at Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Economics and Management. He cooperates with University of Stockholm, University of Metz, France – as a visiting professor. He participates in researches under research framework of these universities. He is a member of Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Group of Bruges, Czech representative of Union of Oil Seed Producers and processors, chairman of advisory co-operative Agentura Agropro.
