James Hill, D.M.

Assistant Professor

110 S. Madison Street

Adrian, Michigan 49221
Jones Hall, 204 H
Office: (517) 265 5161 ext, 3938
Cell: 216.337.4685

Dr. Hill is Assistant Professor in Management in the Department of Business and Accounting. He has
more than twenty-five years of experience in helping lead business development, operations, start-ups,
and transformation initiatives for some of the most innovative healthcare, life science, technology,
financial services, manufacturing and governmental organizations in the United States. His technical
areas of expertise include organization design, information technology, and financial planning and
control. A graduate of Case Western Reserve University holding a Doctor of Management degree from
Weatherhead School of Management, he continues research work in the area of organizational agility and
change. In addition to bringing practice and scholarship together for full-time business administration
students, he coaches executive and mid-level executives about working more effectively to accomplish
organizational goals and objectives. Working with the Director of Adrian Colleges Health Care Institute,
College Administrators, faculty, and regional health care organizations, he helped design a new major in
Health Care Management to be initiated by Adrian in the fall of 2015.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Doctor of Management. Case Western Reserve University, 2005. Doctoral research in the
adoption and diffusion of new information technologies in organizations.
Master of Business Administration. University of Southern California, 1974. Areas of
emphasis: Marketing and Finance.
Bachelor of Science in Education. Otterbein College, 1969. Areas of emphasis:
Psychology, English, Geology, and Education.
Summary of Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor, Adrian College, 2013 to present in the Department of Business and
Accounting.
Lecturer, Case Western Reserve University, 2005 2011 in Weatherhead School of Management
Action Learning Program. Action learning is problem-based learning; it cuts across academic
disciplines and organizational functions. It provides opportunities for students, working in teams,
to apply their new learning to real world situations. Program also supported community service
objectives of University.