1. Strategic Management/ Business Policy
Joe Mahoney
Fall, 2014
BA449

2. 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.

3. 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 present
Investors in Business Education Professor of Strategy
Director of Graduate Studies
Caterpillar Chair of Business present
Research: vertical integration, contracts, corporate governance, (social) entrepreneurship, and stakeholder management.

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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