The Home Page of Bob Larison
Associate Professor of Business
College of Business
Eastern Oregon University

If you want to contact Bob---

• FAX: 541-962-3701
• E-Mail: blarison@eou.edu
• Land Mail: Dr. Bob Larison, College of Business, 1 University Boulevard, La Grande, Oregon 97850
• Web Site: www.eou.edu/~blarison

Professional Profile.

• Ph.D. - University of Oregon, 1995. Higher Ed Adminstration/Org. Behavior
• MBA - Oregon State University, 1978. Marketing and Org. Behavior
• B.S. - Oregon State University, 1970. Earth Science.
• Research interests: change in organizations, distance education, small business strategy, fast food restaurants, eastern influences on mangement
• Relevant Real Life Experience:
  1. CEO Nells' Incorporated (15 years) and a lifetime of exposure to fast food restaurants
  2. Dean, School of Administrative Studies, EOU (8 years)
  3. Assistant to the President, EOU (1 year)
  4. Computer Center Director, EOU (2 years)
  5. Regional Degree Program coordinator, EOU (2 years)
  6. Business Manager--Champion International Corp. (2 years)
  7. Contract/Quality Assurance specialist-Federal Govt. (3 years)
  8. Military/Vietnam service. (3 years)
  9. College instruction,advising, and research. (30 years)

Bob's Links--to classes, committees, and sites.

1. BA 321 Principles of Management. Online Course. 5 Credits. Fall-Winter-Spring 2011-2012.

2. BA 462 Leadership. Online Course. 5 Credits. Fall-Winter-Spring 2011-2012.

3. LS 402/BA 403 Liberal Studies Capstone. Online course. 4 or 5 credits. Fall-Winter-Spring-Summer 2011-2012.

1. BA 131 Introduction to Business Data Processing. 3 credits. Campus and online course. Fall-Winter-Spring 2010-2011.
2. BA 114 Introduction to Spreadsheet Analysis. 1 credit. Campus and online course. Fall-Winter-Spring 2010-2011.
3. BA 114 Introduction to Database Analysis. 1 credit. Campus and online course. Fall-Winter-Spring 2010-2011.
4. BA 114 Introduction to Word Processing. 1 credit. Online course. Fall-Winter-Spring 2010-2011.
5. BA 410 Tao, Zen, and Baseball-Eastern Influences on Management Thought. 5 credits. Online course. Leadership, Organization, and Management Concentration elective. International Business Concentration elective. Fall-Winter-Spring 2009-2010.
6. BA 490 Senior Project. 5 credits. Online course. Fall-Winter-Spring-Summer 2010-2011.
7. BA 403/LS 402 Liberal Studies Capstone. 4 credits. Online course. Fall-Winter-Spring-Summer 2010-2011.
8. BA 410 Globalization-Competition in a Flat and Scary World. 5 credits. Online course. Leadership, Organization, and Management Concentration elective. International Business Concentration elective. Winter-Spring 2010.

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   Links to Bob's Academic Year 08-09 Distance Courses.
   1. BA 462 Leaders and Leadership Processes Fall-Winter-Spring 2008-9. Leadership, Organization, and Management Option elective. Online course.
   2. BA 325 Information Management. Fall-Winter-Spring 2008-2009. Online course. 3 credits.
   3. BA 490 Senior Project. Summer-Fall-Winter-Spring 2008-2009. Registration by arrangement with instructor. Online course. 5 credits.
   4. BA 403/LS 401 Liberal Studies Capstone. Summer-Fall-Winter-Spring 2008-2009. Online course. 4 or 5 credits.
   5. BA 410 Japanese Management. Leadership, Organization, and Management Concentration elective. International Business Concentration elective. Fall-Winter-Spring 2008-2009. Online course. 5 credits.

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   Links to Bob's other distance courses-not currently offered.
   1. BA 471 Independent Business Management. Online Course.
   2. BA 410 Seminar: The Captains of Industry--Entrepreneruship in America. Weekend Seminar.
   3. BA 407 Seminar: Leadership of the Spirit: A vanishing form (Weekend College)
   4. BA 321: Principles of Management (Campus Intranet Course)
   5. BA 407 Seminar: Sun Tzu and Business Strategy. (weekend seminar)
   6. BA 407 Seminar: The Tao of Management. (weekend seminar)
   
   

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   Some useful business sites
   
   1. The New York Stock Exchange Home Page
   2. The NASDAQ Home Page.
   3. The AMEX Home Page.
   4. Google. A great search engine.
   5. Inc. Magazine Home Page.
   6. The Standard-Hong Kong daily newspaper.
   7. A good China business site.
   8. Good China business link site.
   9. Good link to resources in China.

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   Last updated 03/12/11 by RDL.