Robert C Hanson

Professor of Finance
Ph.D. University of Utah (1987)
M.B.A. Southern Illinois University (1981)
B.S., M.S. University of Utah (1972, 1977)
B.S. Lowell Technological Institute (1971)

300 W. Michigan Avenue 428 Gary M. Owen Building
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Tel: (734) 482-0806 ;
Fax: (734) 482-0806
robert.hanson@emich.edu
http://people.emich.edu/rhanson

Professional Summary

Dr. Hanson's research involves issues in corporate restructuring and corporate governance. Dr. Hanson has served as a referee for Financial Management, Financial Review, Global Finance Journal, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, and the Journal of Corporate Finance. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Hanson was an Air Force meteorologist.

Courses Taught

FIN350 Principles of Finance
FIN359 Intermediate Financial Theory
FIN360 Theory of Financial Decisions
FIN450 Problems in Financial Management
FIN451 Introduction to Speculative Markets
FIN499 3 Credit Independent Study
FIN502 Financial Principles
FIN660 Advanced Financial Management
FIN670 Derivative Securities
FIN699 3 Credit Independent Study

Research Interest & Projects

Dr. Hanson teaches principles of finance, intermediate finance theory, advanced financial management, and derivatives.

Selected Publications

"Student Problem Manual" for use with "Corporate Finance", 8th Ed, Ross/Westerfield/Jaffe, Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 2008.

"Corporate Governance and Asset Sales: The Effect of Internal and External Control Mechanisms" with M. H. Song, The Financial Review, August 2006, pp. 361-386 .

"Long-Term Performance of Divesting Firms and the Effect of Managerial Ownership", with Moon H. Song, Journal of Economics and Finance , Volume 27, Number 3, Fall 2003, pp. 321-336.

"Managerial Ownership, Board Structure, and the Division of Gains in Divertiture," with M.H. Song, Journal of Corporate Finance , March 2000, pp. 55-70.