Economic Foundations of Strategy

Joe Mahoney

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Background of Joe MahoneyGrew up in Philadelphia, PA.

One younger sister (BA University of Pennsylvania; MBA accounting).

One younger brother (Ph.D. Finance, Wharton).

Married to Professor Jeanne Connell (College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

BA in Economics in 1980 University of Pennsylvania.

MA in business economics 1984 from Wharton School of Business of University of Pennsylvania.

Ph.D. in business economics in 1989 from Wharton School of Business of University of Pennsylvania.

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Background of Joe Mahoney

Tenure-track faculty member in business administration department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign since the Fall term of 1989.

Assistant professor 1989-1995.Associate professor 1995-2002.Full professor of strategy 2003-present

Research: vertical integration, contracts, alliances, corporate governance and stakeholder analysis.

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Background of Joe MahoneyTeaching:

Senior-level Undergraduate Strategy Capstone Course at UIUC -- 20 years experience.

MBA Course -- 10 years experience.

BA 444 Executive MBA Course -- 10 years experience.

BA 444 International Executive MBA Course -- 5 years experience.

BA 490 Ph.D. Strategic Management Course -- 15 years experience.

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Background of Joe MahoneyWork experiences outside of UIUC:

Manager at a fast-food restaurant.

Manager at a bookstore.

Worked three years for the Reginald Jones center of corporate strategy at Wharton on scenario planning and the hazardous waste industry.

Worked for Project Link at University of Pennsylvania.

Consulting experience for government contacting, and for Fortune 500 company on vertical coordination.

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Joe’s Insights From 20 Years 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