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"Ethics and economics are not independent realms. Individuals and firms characterized by honesty, integrity, and trustworthiness can achieve and maintain real competitive advantage in the marketplace."

 

 

 

 

Thomas Jones
Professor of Management and Organization
The Boeing Company Endowed Professor in Business Management

PhD, University of California, Berkeley 1977
MBA, University of Washington 1970
BSE, University of Michigan 1964


Phone:   
206-543-6380 Mailing Address:
Fax:
206-543-3968 Michael G. Foster School of Business
Office:
Email:
312 Mackenzie
rebozo@u.washington.edu

Management and Organization Department
Box 353200
Seattle, WA 98195-3200
     


Specialties

    Business ethics, stakeholder theory, ethical decision-making models, corporate social performance and shareholder litigation.

Positions Held

    At the University of Washington since 1978
    Connelly Endowed Visiting Scholar, Georgetown University, (Spring 1999)
    Director of Facultly Publications and Editor, Journal of Contemporary Business (1981-82)
    Financial consultant, Levi Strauss & Co. (1973)
    Financial analyst, Ford Tractor Operations (1970-72)
    Survey researcher, Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone (1969)
    Stress analyst, Boeing (1967-68)
    Designer and stress analys, Pratt and Whitney Aircraft (1965-67)

Selected Publications

  • "Does Stakeholder Orientation Matter? The Relationship Between Stakeholder Management Models and Firm Financial Performance," with S.L. Berman, A.C. Wicks & S. Kotha, Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 42, No. 5, October 1999, pp. 488-506.

  • "Convergent Stakeholder Theory," with A.C. Wicks, Academy of Management Review, Vol. 24, No. 2, April 1999, pp. 206-221.

  • "The Structure of Optimal Trust: Moral and Strategic Implications," with A.C. Wicks & S.L. Berman, Academy of Management Review, Vol. 24, No. 1, January 1999, pp. 99-116.

  • "Moral Hazards on the Road to the ‘Virtual’ Corporation," with N.E. Bowie, Business Ethics Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 2, April 1998, pp. 273-292.

  • "The Link Between Ethical Judgment and Action in Organizations: A Moral Approbation Approach," with L.V. Ryan, Organization Science , Vol. 8, No. 6, November-December 1997, pp. 663-680.

  • "Instrumental Stakeholder Theory: A Synthesis of Ethics and Economics," Academy of Management Review, Vol. 20, No. 2, April 1995, pp. 404-437.

  • "An Agent Morality View of Business Policy," with D.P. Quinn, Academy of Management Review, Vol. 20, No. 1, January 1995, pp. 22-42.

  • "Moral Commitment and the Ethical Attorney," with F.H. Gautschi, Business Ethics Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 4, October 1992, pp. 391-404.

  • "Stakeholder Agency Theory," with C.W.L. Hill, Journal of Management Studies, Vol. 29, No. 2, March 1992, pp. 131-154.

  • "Ethical Decision Making by Individuals in Organizations: An Issue Contingent Model," Academy of Management Review, Vol. 16, No. 2, April 1991, pp. 366-395.

Working Papers

    "Stakeholder Saliences: A Corporate Culture Perspective"

Current Research

    "Corporate Ethical Strategy and Financial Perforamnce: Some Stakeholder Theorectival Possibilities."
    "Corporate Corruption and Governmental Policy: A Simulation Model Approach."

Honors and Awards

    Boeing Professor Business Management (2003-present)
    Dean's Citizenship Award (2003)
    Dean's Faculty Research Award (2000)
    Invited Member - "Who’s Who in the Management Sciences" (1999)
    Kirby L. Cramer Scholar in Business Ethics (1998-2003)

Selected Consulting Experience

  • Various law firms, expert testimony.

Academic Service

    Dean Search Comittee (2004-05)
    Editor of:
    Business & Society, Co-editor (1993-94)
    Business & Society, Founding editor (1992-93)
    Journal of Contemporary Business (1992-93)

    Editorial board of the Academy of Management Review (1990-1999)
    Chairman of the Department of Business, Government and Society (1983-85)
    Member and chair of various committees for the Academy of Management (Social Issues in Management Division) and International Association for Business and Society


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