Dr. Joseph Mahoney

Professor

Biography

Joseph Mahoney is a Professor of Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he has served in various capacities including Associate Director of the Illinois Strategic Organizations Initiative and the Caterpillar Chair in Business. He specializes in corporate governance, organizational economics, and behavioral theory of the firm, with an extensive publication record that includes works on stakeholder theory and resource-based theory. Mahoney has received significant accolades for his contributions to management studies, including being a Fellow of the Strategic Management Society and the Academy of Management. He has held several administrative and academic positions, contributing to program development and teaching in strategic management. His current teaching focuses on undergraduate and Ph.D. courses that explore the philosophical and theoretical foundations of strategic management, incorporating both empirical research and applied business contexts.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor
— Present

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • Champaign, IL

Teaching and research in Business Administration with a focus on strategic management.

Caterpillar Chair Business
— Present

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • Champaign, IL

Oversight and development of business programs.

Associate Director
— Present

Illinois Strategic Organizations Initiative, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • Champaign, IL

Leadership role in strategic organizational initiatives.

Director Graduate Studies
— Present

Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • Champaign, IL

Management of graduate programs in Business Administration.

Assistant Professor to Professor
— Present

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • Champaign, IL

Progressively advanced academic positions over a period of 15 years.

Awards

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Fellow
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Fellow

Courses

Business Policy Strategy (BADM 449) Philosophy of Science in Business Administration (BADM 504) Foundations of Strategy Research (BADM 545) Economic Foundations of Strategic Management (BADM 549)