Blog Archive Professor Profiles Terry Taylor, Haas School of Business

Blog Archive Professor Profiles Terry Taylor, Haas School of Business Many MBA applicants feel that they are purchasing a brand, but the educational experience itself is crucial to your future, and no one will affect your education more than your professors. Each Wednesday, we profile a standout professor as identified by students. Today, we focus on Terry Taylor from UC Berkeleys Haas School of Business. After stints at Columbia Business School and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, Terry Taylor (Operations Management) came to Haas in 2007. Considering that Taylor, who has a PhD from Stanford in management science and engineering, is often named in student blogs and online student chats as a favorite among students, he not surprisingly won the Earl F. Cheit Excellence in Teaching award in 2009. Taylor’s academic interests include the economics of operations management and supply chain management. His core “Operations Management” course looks at operational issues confronted by manufacturing and service companies. In addition to reportedly having a well-organized curriculum and classesâ€"which, according to a second-year student with whom mbaMission spoke, have “no down time”â€"Taylor, who sometimes uses references to Seinfeld episodes to illuminate concepts, can make technical subjects very interesting. A second year told mbaMission, “He’s pretty young and has a style that mixes high energy with a dry sense of humor.” For more information about Haas and 13 other top-ranked business schools, check out the mbaMission Insider’s Guides. Share ThisTweet Berkeley-Haas Professor Profiles Blog Archive Professor Profiles Terry Taylor, Haas School of Business Many MBA applicants feel that they are purchasing a brand when they choose a business school to attend, but the educational experience is what is crucial to your future, and no one will affect your education more than your professors. Each Wednesday, we profile a standout professor as identified by students. Today, we focus on Terry Taylor from the Haas School of Business at the University of California (UC) Berkeley. After stints at Columbia Business School and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, Terry Taylor (“Operations Management”) joined the faculty at the Haas School of Business at the University of California-Berkeley in 2007. Considering that Taylor, who has a PhD from Stanford in management science and engineering, is often named in student blogs and online student chats as a favorite among the schools aspiring MBAs, he not surprisingly won the Earl F. Cheit Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2009 and again in 2011. He was also named the fifth most popular professor at a top U.S. business school by Bloomberg Businessweek in 2011. Taylor’s academic interests include the economics of operations management and supply chain management. His core “Operations Management” course looks at operational issues confronted by manufacturing and service companies. In addition to reportedly having a well-organized curriculum and classesâ€"which a second year we interviewed said include †œno down time”â€"Taylor  can make technical subjects very interesting, sometimes even using references to  Seinfeld  episodes to illuminate concepts. A second year told mbaMission, “He’s pretty young and has a style that mixes high energy with a dry sense of humor.” For more information on the defining characteristics of the MBA program at UC-Berkeley Haas or one of 15 other top business schools, please check out the mbaMission Insider’s Guides. Share ThisTweet Berkeley-Haas Professor Profiles Blog Archive Professor Profiles Terry Taylor, Haas School of Business Many MBA applicants feel that they are purchasing a brand when they choose a business school to attend, but the educational experience is what is crucial to your future, and no one will affect your education more than your professors. Each Wednesday, we profile a standout professor as identified by students. Today, we focus on Terry Taylor from the Haas School of Business at the University of California (UC) Berkeley. After stints at Columbia Business School and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, Terry Taylor (“Operations Management”) came to the Haas School of Business at the University of California-Berkeley in 2007. Considering that Taylor, who has a PhD from Stanford in management science and engineering, is often named in student blogs and online student chats as a favorite among students, he not surprisingly won the Earl F. Cheit Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2009. Taylor’s academic interests include the economics of operations management and supply chain management. His core “Operations Management” course looks at operational issues confronted by manufacturing and service companies. In addition to reportedly having a well-organized curriculum and classesâ€"which, according to a second-year student with whom mbaMission spoke, have “no down time”â€"Taylor, who sometimes uses references to Seinfeld episodes to illuminate concepts, can make technical subjects very int eresting. A second year told mbaMission, “He’s pretty young and has a style that mixes high energy with a dry sense of humor.” For more information on the defining characteristics of the MBA program at UC-Berkeley Haas or one of 14 other top business schools, please check out the mbaMission Insider’s Guides. Share ThisTweet Berkeley-Haas Professor Profiles