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Karen Collins
Lehigh University

Karen Collins is an associate professor in the College of Business and Economics at Lehigh University. Dr. Collins developed Lehigh’s Introduction to Business course with assistance from an Accenture Faculty Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching. She has served as its coordinator and has taught sections of the course since its inception in 1997. Dr. Collins was honored with an Innovation in Teaching Award for the course from the Middle Atlantic Association of Colleges of Business Administration (AACSB regional association of management education deans and program leaders) and also has received a number of teaching awards including the Deming Lewis Faculty Award for having the strongest influence on the ten-year graduating class, the Stabler Award for Excellence in Teaching for demonstrating superior ability in communicating knowledge to others, and the Coopers and Lybrand Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award given to faculty from four universities who demonstrated innovative teaching techniques.

Karen Collins received her Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in accounting with minors in organizational behavior and psychology. She has published in leading accounting and management journals such as Accounting, Organizations and Society, Accounting Horizons, and Journal of Vocational Behavior. Her research areas include stress, work/home conflict, and upward mobility of women. Dr. Collins is a CPA and practiced in public accounting in the small business area prior to starting her teaching career.

 

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The Online Companion features a complete, searchable eBook; a Nike Case Study including Case Notes, Memo Writing Assignments, Questions, and Video Clips; Quick Quizzes; Active Figures; Learning Labs; Web Links; and Glossary Flash Cards.

 

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