W. P. Carey School of Business

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The school began as the Department of Commerce, offering business courses and curriculum to students interested in a business career. As the department expanded, Emil John Hilkert was tapped to serve as dean for six months, although Glenn D. Overman was accountable for establishing most of the College of Business programs and is generally recognized as the founding dean.{{cite web |url=http://www.asu.edu/lib/archives/asustory/pages/44acpro.htm |title=The New ASU Story: Academic Freedom - Academic Programs |publisher=ASU.edu |date= |access-date=November 6, 2015}}

The school was endowed in 2003 with a $50 million pledge from the W. P. Carey Foundation. At the time, the $50 million pledge was the second-largest single donation to any U.S. business school, according to the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

On October 29, 2011, the school commemorated the groundbreaking of McCord Hall,{{cite web|url=http://building.wpcarey.asu.edu/|title=McCord Hall at Arizona State University|author=|date=|website=ASU.edu|access-date=August 18, 2017}} named for Arizona philanthropist Sharon Dupont McCord and the late Bob McCord. Opened in fall 2013, McCord Hall is a {{Convert|129,000|sqft|adj=on}} facility,{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Joe |date=August 20, 2013 |title=ASU's W.P. Carey School opens new McCord Hall; take a photo tour |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2013/08/20/asus-wp-carey-school-opens-new.html |access-date=2018-06-18 |website=www.bizjournals.com}} featuring more classrooms for graduate programs and undergraduate honors students, technologically advanced team rooms, a new career center, outdoor assembly areas, and the latest in environmental innovation.

The W. P. Carey School of Business is accredited by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

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W. P. Carey offers two undergraduate degrees: a Bachelor of Science degree with option of 13 business majors and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business with 23 major options. There are also 12 certificate options and two minors.{{Cite web|date=2015-04-15|title=Undergraduate degree programs|url=https://wpcarey.asu.edu/undergraduate-degrees/programs|access-date=2020-09-28|website=W. P. Carey School of Business|language=en}} The W. P. Carey undergraduate business program is ranked 24th in the nation overall by U.S. News & World Report. The online MBA is ranked No. 6, the Executive MBA 18th, and the Full-time MBA 30th.{{cite web|url=http://premium.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/business-overall |title=US News: Login page |publisher=Premium.usnews.com |date= |access-date=November 6, 2015}} The W. P. Carey graduate programs office offers several different way for students to receive their Master's of Business Administration: Full-Time, Executive, Online, Part-time, and the new Fast-track program that allows students to receive an MBA in at little as nine months.{{Cite web|date=2020-03-17|title=MBA Programs|url=https://wpcarey.asu.edu/mba-programs|access-date=2020-09-28|website=W. P. Carey School of Business|language=en}}

In addition to the degree-granting programs, the W. P. Carey School offers executive education to broaden personal knowledge on business topics or develop a company's workforce.

• Custom Programs
• Leadership Development Workshops
• Supply Chain Management Certificate
• Real Estate Development Certificate
• Small Business Leadership Academy

In rankings from the journal Technovation,[https://asunews.asu.edu/20120130_business_technovationresearchrankings "W. P. Carey School ranks No. 1 worldwide for business research"], ASU News. 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2012. the W. P. Carey School ranks first among all business schools worldwide for authoring research in the Top 45 academic business journals with the most global impact. The rankings analyzed articles published in 2010 in the world's foremost journals for business.

The University of Texas at Dallas[http://jindal.utdallas.edu/the-utd-top-100-business-school-research-rankings/worldwide-rankings/ "UTD Top 100 Rankings "], University of Texas at Dallas. 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-15. ranks the W. P. Carey School 25th in the world and 23rd in the U.S. for research productivity, based on research contributions between all journals. In a joint study by Texas A&M University and the University of Florida, the research productivity of the W. P. Carey Department of Management was ranked 3rd in North America[http://www.tamugarankings.com/rankings/2020-2/ "Management Department Productivity Rankings"], Mays Business School. 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-03. for the years 2016-2020.

The W. P. Carey School of Business houses 12 research centers and seven research labs.

Research centers

• adidas and ASU Global Sport Alliance
• The Center for Advanced Procurement Strategy (CAPS Research)
• The Center for the Advanced Study in Economic Efficiency (CASEE)
• The Center for Competitiveness and Prosperity Research
• The Center for Entrepreneurship
• The Center for Environmental Economics and Sustainability Policy
• The Center for Investment Engineering
• The Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice
• The Center for Services Leadership (CSL)
• The Center for the Study of Economic Liberty
• The JPMorgan Chase Economic Outlook Center
• The L. William Seidman Research Institute

Research labs

• Actionable Analytics Lab
• Complex Adaptive Supply Networks Research Accelerator (CASN-RA)
• Digital Society Initiative
• Food and Agribusiness Lab
• Frontier Economies Logistics Lab
• Health Sector Supply Chain Research Consortium (HSRC-ASU)
• Internet Edge Supply Chain Lab

• Robert Cialdini – professor emeritus
• Angelo Kinicki – Weatherup/Overby Chair in Leadership; professor of management
• Rajnish Mehra – E. N. Basha Arizona Heritage Chair in Economics; professor of economics and finance
• Edward C. Prescott – W. P. Carey Chair, Economics; 2004 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences winner

• Michael J. Ahearn (B.S. Finance 1979) – CEO, First Solar{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=1110627|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011223410/http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=1110627|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 11, 2007|title=Michael Ahearn Profile - Forbes.com|author=|date=|website=Forbes.com|access-date=August 18, 2017}}
• Vince Ferraro (Master of Business Administration 1982) – VP of Global Strategy and Marketing, Eastman Kodak
• Mike Haynes (B.S. Finance 1982) – member, Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame; Vice President for Player Development, NFL{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/2020/05/22/arizona-state-legend-mike-haynes-recalls-most-important-rookie-lesson/5241170002|title=Distinguished Achievement - W. P. Carey Alumni - W. P. Carey School of Business|author=Greg Moore|date=|website=azcentral.com|access-date=February 3, 2022}}
• Rex Maughan (B.S. Accountancy 1962) – Founder, president and CEO, Forever Living Products
• Jeff Quinney (B.S. Finance 2001) – professional golfer{{cite web|url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/02/51/90/|title=PGATOUR.com - Jeff Quinney's Official Profile|author=|date=|website=PGATour.com|access-date=August 18, 2017}}
• Pat Tillman (B.S. Marketing 1997) – former player, Arizona Cardinals; former corporal, US Army Rangers{{cite web|url=http://www.pattillmanfoundation.org/pat_asu.php|title=Pat Tillman - Arizona State University|author=|date=|website=PatTillmanFoundation.org|access-date=August 18, 2017}}

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