Dr. Jack Smothers

Professor of Management and MBA Program Director

"The best investment you will ever make is in your education."

Dr. Jack Smothers

Professor of Management and MBA Program Director

"The best investment you will ever make is in your education."

Degrees Held:

  • Ph.D. in Business Administration, University of Mississippi
  • Master of Business Administration, University of Tennessee at Martin
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Union University

Career Highlights:

Dr. Smothers enjoys teaching in the MBA program and consulting with businesses on Lean Six Sigma process improvement, leadership development, innovation, and strategic planning. He has published in the Harvard Business Review, The Learning Organization, The Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology, Journal of Managerial Issues, Marketing Management Journal, Journal of Ethics and Entrepreneurship, Journal of the Academy of Business Education, Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, The Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, The Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Marketing Education Review, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, International Journal of Selection and Assessment, Human Relations, Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Journal of Management History, and the Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching.

In which online degree program do you teach?

MBA

  • What classes do you teach online?

    MNGT 611: Leadership Skills and Innovation

    MBA 615: Project Management

    MBA 604: Lean Six Sigma

  • Why did you start teaching?

    I am passionate about innovation and human behavior so I research and teach topics that intersect the two.

  • What's the best advice that you ever received?

    The best investment you will ever make is in your education.

  • What's the best advice that you could give your students?

    Be a problem solver. Followers complain; leaders solve.

  • Which technologies do you use to teach in the online courses?

    Simulations and Artificial Intelligence

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