Michael E Lawson

Dean Lawson’s current research focuses on the development of research-based business cases for graduate and executive programs. He continues to develop material for additional cases that explore the firm’s ability to deal with changing economic and global competitive pressures. He has made academic presentations at numerous conferences throughout this country and in Asia. Presentations have been made at, for example, the Western Economic Association Annual Meetings, the Federal Trade Commission, the Annual Health Systems Resource Symposium at the Naval Postgraduate School, the Office of Naval Research, the Health Economics Workshop at Harvard University, The Executive Office of Human Services for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Graduate School of Business in Zurich, and the Huzaong Institute of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China. He is currently working on a text on the strategic use of information systems and technology for public organizations. Ph D, The University of Iowa, College of Business Administration, Economics, 1974. MA, California State University at Long Beach, Economics, 1971. BA, California State University at Long Beach, Economics, 1970.