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First Name
Paul
Last Name
Mudde
Picture
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Title
Associate Professor
Office
SCB 3063
Phone
(616) 331-7443
Department
Management
Expertise
• Mergers & Acquisitions • Transition & Acquisition Strategies • Business & Corporate Strategy
Education
PH.D., Strategic Management, Finance, Purdue University. (2004). MS, Industrial Administration, Purdue University. (1989). BSE, Engineering, Calvin College. (1987).
Teaching Areas
Strategic Management - Undergraduate and MBA level International Management Mergers & Acquisitions
Publications
Mudde, P. (2017). Using Variance Analysis to Evaluate M&A Performance: Examining Positive and Negative Synergies in United''s Acquisition of Continental. Journal of Management Policy and Practice/North American Business Press, 18(3), 17. Mudde, P., Sopariwala, P. (2014). U.S. Airways Merger: A Strategic Variance Analysis of Changes in Post-Merger Performance. Journal of Accounting Education, 32, 305-322. Mudde, P., Sopariwala, P. (2011). Relative Strategic Variance Analysis: The Case of American Airlines. Cost Management, 25(3), 25-40.
Service
Board Member and Treasurer for church, pool association, non-profit real estate developer, and Christian water development charity. SCB MBA Task Force ACG Case Competition Faculty Leader (2009-2015, 2017)

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