Economics of Organization

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Economics of Organization

• Joe Mahoney

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Background of Joe Mahoney

• Grew up in Philadelphia, PA.
• One younger sister, Rose (BA University of
  Pennsylvania MBA accounting).
• One younger brother, Jim (Ph.D. Finance,
  Wharton).
• 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 University of Pennsylvania.
• Married Prof. Jeanne Connell, UIUC

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Background of Joe Mahoney

• Tenure-track faculty member in business
  administration department at the University of
  Illinois since the Fall term of 1989.
• Assistant professor 1989-1995.
• Associate professor 1995-2002.
• Full professor of Strategy 2003-present
• Research Areas Vertical integration, contracts,
  alliances, corporate governance, and stakeholder
  analysis.

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Background of Joe Mahoney

• Teaching.
• Senior-level Undergraduate Strategy Capstone
  Course at UIUC -- 17 years experience.
• MBA Course -- 9 years experience.
• BA 444 Executive MBA Course --
  11 years experience.
• BA 444 International Executive MBA Course -- 7
  years experience.
• BA 490 Ph.D. Strategic Management Course -- 15
  years experience.

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Background of Joe Mahoney

• Work experience.
• 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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Joes Insights From 17 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