Dr. Michael B. Tannen, an Associate Professor of Decision Sciences at UDC, specializes in organizational productivity, economic policy, and quantitative analysis, with a research focus on industry dynamics, labor negotiations, and profitability metrics.
Experience
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Brown University
Roles
Associate Professor, UDC, 2006-Present
Courses Taught
Decision Theory Spreadsheet Analytics Operations Management Digital Analytics Managerial Economics Principles of Economics
Expertise
Airline Mergers and Acquisitions Negotiations Job Placement of Pilots and flight attendants in merges Testimony of 'Rightful Place' (seniority number) in merged carrier by occupation (predominantly focusing on pilots Presidential Emergency Board, Railroads: New contract negotiation specifically focused on worked on detrimental health outcomes attributable to prolonged exposure to diesel exhaust
Research Focus / Works in Progress
Linking quantitative measures of organizational productivity to profitability and efficiency; the effect of airline deregulation on the survival of smaller carriers (still accessed today by interested readers
Impact
Selected Publications
Tannen, M.B. (2019). Tariffs, environmental change, and the Maine lobster industry: A case study. Research in Business and Economics Journal, 14.
Tannen, M.B. (2022). How long does it take for your money or debt to double? Explaining the rule of 72 to students. Journal of Management and Business Education, 5(1), 38-47.https://doi.org/10.35564/jmbe.2022.0003
Tannen, M.B. (2020). Introducing learning by doing into the breakeven (CVP) analysis model. Journal of Accounting and Finance, 20, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.33423/jaf.v20i3
