1. Economic Foundations of Strategy
Joe Mahoney

2. Background of Joe Mahoney
Grew up in Philadelphia, PA.
One younger sister (BA University of Pennsylvania; MBA accounting).
One younger brother (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.

3. 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
Associate professor
Full professor of strategy 2003-present
Research: vertical integration, contracts, alliances, corporate governance and stakeholder analysis.

4. Background of Joe Mahoney
Teaching.
Senior-level Undergraduate Strategy Capstone Course at UIUC years experience.
MBA Course years experience.
BA 444 Executive MBA Course years experience.
BA 444 International Executive MBA Course years experience.
BA 490 Ph.D. Strategic Management Course years experience.

5. 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.

6. Joe’s 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