Rashmi Prasad, Ph.D.
Dean and Academic Vice President, College of Business | Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT, UNITED STATES
Dr. Rashmi Prasad is Dean and Academic Vice President of Western Governors University's College of Business.
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Dr. Rashmi Prasad is dean and academic vice president of Western Governors University's College of Business. In this assignment, Dr. Prasad oversees WGU’s College of Business, which currently has more than 41,000 students in all 50 states.
Prasad joins WGU with nearly two decades of experience in professorship and years in university administration. Prior to joining WGU, he served as Dean of the College of Business and Public Policy at the University of Alaska Anchorage. In leading the largest College of Business in the state of Alaska, Prasad helped build a dynamic group of faculty and staff to deliver the highest quality teaching, research, and service to advance the well-being and prosperity of the state. Before becoming Dean, Prasad was Professor of Business Administration at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
In his professional life, Prasad has been a dedicated educator, frequently honored by students, peers, and alumni for the quality of his teaching and student advising. As a researcher and scholar, he has contributed chapters to numerous books and published articles in notable journals such as Business and Politics, Governance, and The Journal of Business Ethics. Prasad completed his baccalaureate and master’s degrees at the University of Michigan and University of Illinois, respectively, before completing his Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky.
Areas of Expertise (8)
Corporate Social Responsbility
Economic & Financial Data
Business
Teaching
Research
Public Speaking
Big Data & Analytics
Business Ethics
Education (3)
University of Kentucky: Ph.D., Business Administration
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: M.B.A.
University of Michigan: B.A.
Selected Media Appearances (5)
WGU's Business Programs Now Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs
Utah Business online
2018-05-09
The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) Baccalaureate/Graduate Degree Board of Commissioners has awarded accreditation to the bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in Western Governors University’s (WGU) College of Business. ACBSP accreditation certifies that the teaching and learning processes within the undergraduate and graduate business programs offered through WGU’s College of Business meet the rigorous standards established by ACBSP.
Data-driven success
Sky Magazine print
2018-03-01
"Our specialty is really to create a competency that is relevant and valuable to industry," says Rashmi Prasad, WGU's academic vice president of the College of Business. "We're rewriting our competency set for business students right now to include much more analytical content ... and we are reassessing every discipline in terms of whether it has the analytics capacity or analytical dimension to it."
WGU College of Business a Candidate for Key Business School Accreditation
American City Business Journals online
2017-09-07
The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) recently announced that Western Governors University (WGU) is a candidate for ACBSP accreditation for its business degree programs. This program-specific accreditation is in addition to the university's regional accreditation from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, which was reaffirmed earlier this year.
Appointments, Resignations, Deaths
The Chronicle of Higher Education online
2017-04-09
Rashmi Prasad, dean of the College of Business and Public Policy at the University of Alaska at Anchorage, to national director and dean of the College of Business at Western Governors University.
Dr. Rashmi Prasad to Lead WGU’s College of Business
WGU News Releases online
2017-03-23
Western Governors University (WGU) has named Dr. Rashmi Prasad as the National Director and Dean of its College of Business. In this assignment, Dr. Prasad will oversee WGU’s College of Business, which currently has more than 29,000 enrolled students in all 50 states.
Selected Articles (2)
Impact of Managerial Dependencies on Ethical Behavior
Journal of Business Ethics
Satish P. Deshpande, Jacob Joseph, Rashmi Prasad
2007 This study explores if managerial dependencies and organizational independence impact ethical behavior of employees. Survey data was collected from 203 employees working for three hospitals in Midwestern and Northwestern United States. Managerial dependencies like specialized expertise, political connections, and performance visibility significantly impacted ethical behavior. Organizational independence and ethical behavior of peers also had a significant impact on ethical behavior. Implications of this study for researchers and practitioners are discussed.
Factors Impacting Ethical Behavior in Hospitals
Journal of Business Ethics
Satish P. Deshpande, Jacob Joseph, Rashmi Prasad
2006 This study examines factors impacting ethical behavior of 203 hospital employees in Midwestern and Northwestern United States. Ethical behavior of peers had the most significant impact on ethical behavior. Ethical behavior of successful managers, professional education in ethics and sex of the respondents also significantly impacted ethical behavior. Nurses were significantly more ethical than other employees. Race of the respondent did not impact ethical behavior. Overclaiming scales indicated that social desirability bias did not significantly impact the results of our study. Implications of this study for researchers and practitioners are discussed.
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