Strategic Management Business Policy Joe Mahoney Fall 2013

Strategic Management/ Business Policy Joe Mahoney Fall, 2013 BA 449

Background of Joe Mahoney Grew up in Philadelphia, PA. One younger sister, Rose (BA University of Pennsylvania; MBA Accountancy); One younger brother, Jim (Ph. D. Finance, Wharton); Spouse, Prof. Jeanne Connell (Ph. D. Education, Illinois) BA in Economics in 1980, University of Pennsylvania; MA in business economics 1984 from Wharton School of Business of University of Pennsylvania; and Ph. D. in business economics in 1989 from Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania. 2

Background of Joe Mahoney Tenure-track faculty member in the College of Business at the University of Illinois since the Spring term of 1988. Assistant Professor Associate Professor Full Professor of Strategy Investors in Business Education Professor of Strategy Director of Graduate Studies Caterpillar Chair of Business 1988 1995 2003 2007 - 1995 2002 present 2010 2008 - 2012 2011 - present Research: vertical integration, contracts, corporate governance, (social) entrepreneurship, and stakeholder management. 3

Background of Joe Mahoney Teaching (25 -years experience at Illinois) BA 449 Senior-level Undergraduate Strategy Capstone Course at the University of Illinois MA course in Accountancy (elective) MBA courses • • MBA (daytime) course Professional (Evening) MBA course International Executive MBA course Executive MBA (Chicago) Ph. D. courses • Organizational Economics • Research Methodology 4

Background of Joe Mahoney Work experience: Worked three years for the Reginald Jones Center of corporate strategy at Wharton, directed by Ned Bowman on scenario planning and the hazardous waste industry. Worked for Project Link (Econometric forecasting linking international data bases) at the University of Pennsylvania. Consulting experience for government contacting, and for two Fortune 500 companies on vertical coordination. Participated in customized executive development programs for Archer-Daniels Midland (ADM), and State Farm. 5

Joe’s Insights from 25 Years of Teaching: Ninety percent of students think that they are above average. Best advice I ever got on teaching: “Trust the class. ” “We have a cup of knowledge floating in a sea of emotion. ” -- John Dewey 6