Dr. Jack Pearce is the Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Eastern University, where he teaches and mentors doctoral students in the PhD Program in Organizational Leadership. His primary involvement is helping students pursue their research interests. In 2020, Stanford University ranked Dr. Pearce as a "Top 2% Scientist in the World" in an evaluation of the impact of researchers in all scientific fields globally.
Previously, Professor Pearce held the VSB Endowed Chair in Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship at Villanova University. Earlier, he held the Eakin Endowed Chair in Strategic Management at George Mason University and was a State of Virginia Eminent Scholar. Dr. Pearce also taught at Penn State, West Virginia University, and the University of South Carolina. He received a PhD degree in Strategic Management from the Pennsylvania State University. Professor Pearce has been recognized by the International Council for the Exchange of Scholars and foreign governments on three occasions, receiving the Fulbright Senior Professor Award in International Management for work in Malta, the Fulbright U.S. Professional Award for work in Malaysia, and the Specialist Award for work in Canada.
Professor Pearce is co-author of 44 books, including Global Business Strategies, 2021 (with Cornelis A. DeKluyver) and Strategic Management: Formulation, Implementation, and Control, 14th ed., 2015 (with Richard B. Robinson, Jr.). He has authored or co-authored 135 articles, 50 published business case studies, several practitioner articles, and 137 refereed professional papers. These have been published in journals that include Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Business Horizons, California Management Review, Forbes.com, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Business Venturing, MIT-Sloan Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, and 13 law journals. MIT-Sloan Management Review published his landmark article on company mission statements in 1982, and his extensive article on product reconstruction appeared in the Wall Street Journal in 2008.
Dr. Pearce is the recipient of several awards to recognize his graduate and undergraduate teaching, research, scholarship, and professional service accomplishments. He received the Beckhard Prize from the MIT-Sloan Management Review for his innovative work on planned change and organizational development, and the Best Article Award from Business Horizons for his domestic outsourcing research. Sponsors of other awards include the eight business schools, the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies, the Association of Management Consulting Firms, the National Association of Beta Gamma Sigma, and four divisions of the Academy of Management. Professor Pearce has served on 13 editorial boards and as the Advisory Editor for the Random House Series on Management. He is the Editor for the Business Expert Press on two series: Corporate Governance and Strategic Management.
Professor Pearce has served as a principal on research projects funded for more than $2 million. He is a leader of executive development programs, an active management consultant, and an experienced expert witness. In 2008, Dr. Pearce was identified as one of the top contributors to academic thought in the past 25 years; in 2012, he was recognized as one of the top contributors to business practice in the past decade; and in 2014, he ranked 23rd position by Google for all-time contributions to the business literature. Google Scholar reports that Dr. Pearce's scholarship has been cited more than 30,100 times and calculates his career H-index as 61 and i10-index as 119.
Pearce, J. A., II, and Patel, P. C. 2021. Reaping the Financial and Strategic Benefits of a Divestiture by Spin-off. Business Horizons, (forthcoming).
Patel, P. C., Pearce, J. A., II, and Oghazi, P. 2021. Not so myopic: Investors lowering short-term growth expectations under high industry ESG-sales related dynamism and predictability. Journal of Business Research, (forthcoming). https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0148-2963(20)30764-5
Patel, P. C., and Pearce, J. A., II. 2020. Franchisees and Loan Defaults on Third-Party Guarantee Loans: Evidence from the United States. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 44(5): 861-877. doi.org/10.1177/1042258719853508
Pearce, D. D., and Pearce, J. A., II. 2020. Distinguishing Attributes of High-Growth Ventures. Business Horizons, 63(1): 23-36. doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2019.10.003
Patel, P. C., Pearce, J. A., II, and Guedes, M. J. 2019. The Survival Benefits of Service Intensity for New Manufacturing Ventures: A Resource-Advantage Theory Perspective. Journal of Service Research, 22(4): 352-370. doi.org/10.1177/1094670519838616
Hopkins, J. P., and Pearce, J. A., II. 2019. Retirement Income Literacy: A Key to Sustainable Retirement Planning. Journal of Financial Planning, January, pp. 36-44.
Pearce, J. A., II, and Patel, P. C. 2018. Board of Director Efficacy and Firm Performance Variability. Long Range Planning, 51(6): 911-926. doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2017.12.001
Patel, P. C., Pearce, J. A., II, and Bachrach, D. G. 2018. Psychological Distress is Increasing Among Customer-Facing Retail Employees: Evidence from 1997 to 2015. Journal of Business Research, 89: 21–26. doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.04.009
Patel, P. C., and Pearce, J. A., II. 2018. The Survival Consequences of Intellectual Property for Retail Ventures. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 43: 77-84. doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2018.03.005
Pearce, J. A., II, and J. P. Silva. 2018. The Future of Independent Contractors and Their Status as Non-Employees: Moving on from a Common Law Standard. Hastings Business Law Journal, 14 (1): 1-36. [ISSN 1554-849X (print), ISSN 15548503 (online)]
Excerpted and published as Pearce, J. A., II. 2018. Reducing the Legal Challenges of Employing Independent Contractors. Corporate Counsel, June 26. https://www.law.com/insidecounsel/2018/06/26/reducing-the-legal-challenges-of-employing-independent-contractors/
Patel, P. C., Guedes, M. J., and Pearce, J. A., II. 2017. The Role of Service Operations Management in New Retail Venture Survival. Journal of Retailing, 93 (2): 241–251. doi.org/10.1016/j.jretai.2017.03.001
Pearce, J. A., II. 2017. How Employers Can Stanch the Hemorrhaging of Collegiate GPA Credibility. Business Horizons, 60 (1): 35-43. doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2016.08.010
Prepared by Harvard Business Review as a Case Study for Analysis & Solution, and as educational material on Leadership & Managing People (https://hbr.org/search?term=John%20A.%20Pearce/), 2017
Prepared by Fern Fort University with a case solution based on the Case Study Method, as educational material for the study of Global Insights, 2017
Mao, W., J. A. Pearce II, and R. R. Wasson. 2015. Profits and Corporate Philanthropy: An Economic Rationale for Dual Mission Hybrid Firms. Managerial and Decision Economics, 36: 439-455; OL: June 2, 2014, DOI: 10.1002/mde.2680.
Pearce, J. A., II, S. D. Howton, and S. W. Howton. 2015. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Performance Following an Initial Public Offering: Consequences of Board of Director Governance and Stock Ownership. Journal of Management Systems, 25 (1): 1-24.
Pearce, J. A., II. 2015. The Rights of Shareholders in Authorizing Corporate Philanthropy. Villanova Law Review, 26 (2): 251-282.
Pearce, J. A., II, and I. A. Lipin. 2015. Mitigating the Employer's Exposure to Third-Party Claims of a Hostile Work Environment. Hastings Women's Law Journal, 60 (2): 319-354. Reprinted in Defense Law Journal, 2015, 64 (3): 63-104.
Hopkins, J. P., and J. A. Pearce II. 2014. Workable Solutions to the Challenges of Patenting an Innovative Process. Journal of High Technology Law, XIV (2): 316-369. Lexis-Nexis: 14 J. High. Tech. L. 316 (2014).
Pearce, J. A., II. 2014. Why Domestic Outsourcing Is Leading America's Reemergence in Global Manufacturing. Business Horizons, 57 (1): 27-36. Prepared by Harvard Business Review as a Case Study for Leadership and Managing People, and as educational material on Organizational Development, 2014.
Pearce, J. A., II, and J. P. Hopkins. 2013. Regulation of L3Cs for Social Entrepreneurship: A Prerequisite to Fuller Utilization. Nebraska Law Review, 92 (2): 259-288. Lexis-Nexis: 92 Neb. L. Rev. 259.
Pearce, J. A., II, and I. A. Lipin. 2013. The Uncertain Viability of a Single Member Limited Liability Company as a Choice of Entity. Hastings Business Law Journal, 9 (2): 423-448.
Pearce, J. A., II. 2013. Using Social Identity Theory to Predict Managers' Emphases on Ethical and Legal Values in Judging Business Issues. Journal of Business Ethics, 112 (3): 497-514.
Pearce, J. A., II, and I. A. Lipin. 2012. Supplier Tactics for Dealing with Financially Distressed Corporate Customers. Hastings Business Law Journal, 8 (2): 405-444.
Pearce, J. A., II. 2012. Revising Manuscripts for Premier Entrepreneurship Journals. Reviewed Editorial. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 36 (2): 193-203.
Pearce, J. A., II, and I. A. Lipin. 2011. The Duties of Directors and Officers within the Fuzzy Zone of Insolvency. American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, 19 (2): 361-399.
Pearce, J. A., II, and I. A. Lipin. 2011. Special Purpose Vehicles in Bankruptcy Litigation. Hofstra Law Review, 40 (1): 177-233. Referenced in the judicial decision on Moss v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38332 (E.D. Mich. Jan. 22, 2013).
Mahto, R. V., P. S. Davis, J. A. Pearce II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. 2010. Satisfaction with Firm Performance in Family Businesses. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 34 (5): 985-1001.
Pearce, J. A., II. 2010. What Execs Don't Get About Office Romance. MIT-Sloan Management Review, 51 (2): 39-40, OL: 37-44.
Prepared by Harvard Business Review as a Case Study for Leadership and Managing People, and as educational material on Organizational Development, 2010
Pearce, J. A., II, D. Fritz, and P. S. Davis. 2010. Entrepreneurial Orientation and the Performance of Religious Congregations as Predicted by Rational Choice Theory. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 34 (1): 219-248.
Pearce, J. A., II. 2009. The Profit-Making Allure of Product Reconstruction. MIT-Sloan Management Review, 50 (3): 59-65.
Pearce, J. A., II, J. J. O'Brien, and D. A. Rapisarda. 2009. Protecting Nursing Home Residents from Attacks on Their Ability to Recover Damages. Rutgers Law Review, 61 (3): 705-751.
Referenced in the judicial decision on Schwartzberg et al. v. Knobloch, 98 So. 3d 173, 182 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012). Referenced in the brief for American Association for Justice as Amicus Curiae Supporting Appellee, Highland Park Care Center, LLC v. Scampone, 57 A.3d 582 (Pa. 2011)
Pearce, J. A., II, and D. R. Kuhn. 2009. Managers' Obligations to Employees with Eldercare Responsibilities. University of Richmond Law Review, 43 (4): 1319-1372.
Michael, S. C., and J. A. Pearce II. 2009. The Need for Innovation as a Rationale for Government Involvement in Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 21 (3): 285-302.
Pearce, J. A., II. 2009. The Success of Corporate Telecommuting with Technology Considerations for Late Adopters. Organizational Dynamics, 38 (1): 16-25.
Pearce, J. A., II. 2008. In with the Old: Reconstructed Products Offer a Promising Market for Many Companies. The Wall Street Journal, October 20: R8.
Pearce, J. A., II, and D. K. Robbins. 2008. Strategic Transformation as the Essential Last Step in the Process of Business Turnaround. Business Horizons, 51 (2): 121-130.
Prepared by Harvard Business Review as a Case Study for Leadership and Managing People, and as educational material on Organizational Development, 2008.
Pearce, J. A., II. 2007. The Value of Corporate Financial Measures in Monitoring Downturn and Managing Turnaround. Journal of Managerial Issues, 19 (2): 253-270.
Kuhn, D. R., and J. A. Pearce II. 2007. The Legality of Using Employee Appearance Policies to Promote Organizational Culture. Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal, 24 (2): 181-221. Reprinted on Workplace Prof Blog, listed November 21, 2007. http://lawprofessors. typepad.com/laborprof_blog/
Pearce, J. A., II. 2006. The Dangerous Intersection of Independent Contractor Law and the Immigration Control and Reform Act: The Impact of the Wal-Mart Settlement. Lewis & Clark Law Review, 10 (3): 597-623. Reprinted in Bender's Immigration Bulletin, a subscription-only technical journal published by LexisNexis, 2006, listed on December 19, 2006.
Pearce, J. A., II. 2006. How Companies Can Preserve Market Dominance after Patents Expire. Long Range Planning, 39 (1): 71-87.
Reprinted in an edited version as Pearce, J. A., II. 2008. Strategies for Retaining Profitability as Patents Expire, in Drug Discovery & Development, 11 (4): 49-51, and online: http://www.dddmag.com/Article-Retaining-Patent-Profits.aspx
Pearce, J. A., II, and S. C. Michael. 2006. Strategies to Prevent Economic Recession from Causing Business Failure. Business Horizons, 49 (3): 201-209. Prepared by Harvard Business Review as a Case Study for Leadership and Managing People, and as educational material on Strategy and Execution, 2006
Pearce, J. A., II, and J. Doh. 2005. The High Impact of Collaborative Social Initiatives. MIT-Sloan Management Review, 46 (3): 30-39. Excerpted in the Dow Jones Corporate Governance Newsletter in an invited Guest Column titled The Challenge of Corporate Social Responsibility, June 22, 2005: 13.
Pearce, J. A., II, D. R. Kuhn, and S. A. DiLullo. 2005. U.S. Employers' Legal Responsibilities for Preventing Religious Discrimination. Managerial Law, 47 (1): 208-224.
Michael, S. C., and J. A. Pearce II. 2004. Choosing Constraints as a Third Solution to Agency. Journal of Management Studies, 41 (7): 1171-1197.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. 2004. Hostile Takeover Defenses that Maximize Shareholder Wealth. Business Horizons, 47 (5): 15-24. Prepared by Harvard Business Review as a Case Study for Leadership and Managing People, and as educational material on Strategy and Execution, 2004.
Doh, J. P., and J. A. Pearce II. 2004. Corporate Entrepreneurship and Real Options in Transitional Policy Environments. Journal of Management Studies, 41 (4): 645-664.
Doh, J. P., and J. A. Pearce II. 2004. Revising Our Understanding and Expectations of the International Trade in Services. Journal of Transnational Management Development, 9 (1): 59-78.
Pearce, J. A., II, and D. R. Kuhn. 2003. The Legal Limits of Employees' Off-Duty Privacy Rights. Organizational Dynamics, 32 (4): 372-383.
Reprinted in Bennett-Alexander, D. D., Employment Law for Business, 8th Edition, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2019.
Excerpted in Bennett-Alexander, D. D., and L. P. Hartman, Employment Law for Business, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2005 and 6th edition, 2018.
Pearce, J. A., II. 2002. Speed Merchants. Organizational Dynamics, 30 (3): 191-205.
Pearce, J. A., II, and L. Hatfield. 2002. Performance Effects of Alternative Joint Venture Resource Responsibility Structures. Journal of Business Venturing, 17 (4), 343-364.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. 2002. The Consequences for Business of Government Action in an Economic Downturn. Journal of Economics and Economics Education Research, 3 (1): 53-68.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. 2002. Business Tactics for Confronting Economic Recession and Planning for Recovery. Entrepreneurial Executive, 7: 1-16.
Robinson, R. B., Jr., J. A. Pearce II, P. Davis, and P. D. Harveston. 2001. Educational Entrepreneurship: John Sperling & the Apollo Story. Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, 4: 51-72.
Sandberg, W., R. B. Robinson, Jr., and J. A. Pearce II. 2001. One More Time … Should Small Companies Attempt Strategic Planning? Entrepreneurial Executive, 6: 1-11.
Republished by invitation as: Should Small Companies Attempt Strategic Planning? International Journal of Entrepreneurship Development, 5 (1), 2005.
Reprinted in Annual Editions: Entrepreneurship, 2002-2007. Robert W. Price, Ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc.
Reprinted as: Why small businesses need a strategic plan. Business and Economic Review, October-December 2001: 12-15.
Pearce, J. A., II, and S. A. DiLullo. 2001. A Business Policy Statement Model for Eliminating Sexual Harassment and Related Employer Liability. Advanced Management Journal, 66 (2): 12-21.
Robbins, D. K., and J. A. Pearce II. 2001. The Efficacy of Academic Tenure Relative to Management Education: An Anachronous Institution? The International Journal of Business Disciplines, 11 (3): 89-97.
Pearce, J. A., II, and P. G. Bonner. 2000. The Views of Marketing Faculty on the Major Controversies in Collegiate Business Education Reform. Journal of Marketing Management, 16 (7): 779-791.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. 2000. Cultivating Guanxi as a Corporate Foreign-Investor Strategy. Business Horizons, 43 (1): 31-38.
Reprinted in Commercial Law in East Asia. 2013. R. Tomasic and L. Wolff, Eds. London, United Kingdom: Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
Pearce, John A., II. 2000. Gender Difference in Faculty Views on Collegiate Business Education Reform. Business Education Forum, February: 54-56.
Duval, C., R. B. Robinson, Jr., and J. A. Pearce II. 2000. ValuJet: A Strategic Crisis and Response. Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies, 6 (2): 84-100.
Pearce, J. A., II. 1999. Faculty Survey on Business Education Reform. Academy of Management Perspectives (formerly, Academy of Management Executive), 13 (2): 105-109.
Pearce, J. A., II. 1999. Who Could Most Effectively Influence Collegiate Business Education Reform? The Journal of Education for Business, March-April: 215-219.
Pearce, J. A., II, and S. A. DiLullo. 1998. When a Strategic Plan Includes Bankruptcy. Business Horizons, September-October: 67-73.
Prepared by Harvard Business Review as a Case Study for Leadership and Managing People, and as educational material on Finance and Accounting, 1998.
Hatfield, L., J. A. Pearce II, R. G. Sleeth, and M. W. Pitts. 1998. Toward Validation of Partner Goal Achievement as a Measure of Joint Venture Performance. Journal of Managerial Issues, 10 (3): 355-372.
Hatfield, L., and J. A. Pearce II. 1998. The Role of Business Similarity in Joint Venture Performance. Journal of Business Strategies, 15 (1): 35-57.
DeMaskey, A., and J. A. Pearce II. 1998. Commodity and Currency Futures Cross-Hedging of ASEAN Currency Exposures. Journal of Transnational Management Development, 4 (1): 5-24.
Pearce, J. A., II, and S. C. Michael. 1997. Marketing Strategies that Make Entrepreneurial Firms Recession-Resistant. Journal of Business Venturing, 12 (4): 301-314.
Reprinted in Entrepreneurship in Recession. 2011. S. Parker, Ed. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc.
Pearce, J. A., II, T. R. Kramer, and D. K. Robbins. 1997. Effects of Managers' Entrepreneurial Behavior on Subordinates. Journal of Business Venturing, 12 (2): 147-160.
Pearce, J. A., II, and C. Sawyer. 1996. Promoting a Market Economy to Encourage Entrepreneurial Initiatives. Journal of Private Enterprise, 11 (2): 46-62.
Pearce, J. A., II. 1995. A Structural Analysis of Dominant Coalitions in Small Banks. Journal of Management, 21 (6): 1075-1095.
DeDee, J. K., and J. A. Pearce II. 1995. Eastern Euro-Markets: Strategies for U.S. Firms. International Journal of Management, 12 (3): 315-324.
Pearce, J. A., II, and D. K. Robbins. 1994. Retrenchment Remains the Foundation of Business Turnaround. Strategic Management Journal, 15 (5): 407-417.
Pearce, J. A., II, and D. K. Robbins. 1994. Entrepreneurial Recovery Strategies of Small Market Share Manufacturers. Journal of Business Venturing, 9 (2): 91-108.
Hatfield, L., and J. A. Pearce II. 1994. Goal Achievement and Satisfaction of Joint Venture Partners. Journal of Business Venturing, 9 (5): 423-449.
Pearce, J. A., II. 1994. Dealing with Religious Diversity in the Workplace: A Managerial Guide and Religious Calendar for 1994. Advanced Management Journal, 59 (1): 4-12.
Zahra, S. A., and J. A. Pearce II. 1994. Corporate Entrepreneurship in Smaller Firms: The Role of Environment, Strategy, and Organization. Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Change, 3 (1): 31-44.
Pearce, J. A., II, and D. K. Robbins. 1993. Toward Improved Theory and Research on Business Turnaround. Journal of Management, 19 (3): 613-636.
Robbins, D. K., and J. A. Pearce II. 1993. Entrepreneurial Retrenchment among Small Manufacturing Firms. Journal of Business Venturing, 8 (4): 301-318.
High, J. C., and J. A. Pearce II. 1993. Regulation as an Entrepreneurs' Process. Journal of Private Enterprise, 9 (2): 39-49.
Pearce, J. A., II. 1993. What Type of Director is best for Your School? Management in Education, 7 (3): 31-32.
DeDee, J. K., J. A. Pearce II, and S. A. Zahra. 1993. Competitive Strategies for U. S. Firms in the European Community Markets. International Journal of Management, 10 (4): 489-501.
Davis, P. S., R. B. Robinson, Jr., J. A. Pearce II, and S. H. Park. 1992. Business Unit Relatedness and Performance. Strategic Management Journal, 13 (5): 349-362.
Pearce, J. A., II, and S. A. Zahra. 1992. Board Composition from a Strategic Management Perspective. Journal of Management Studies, 29 (4): 411-438.
Robbins, D. K., and J. A. Pearce II. 1992. Turnaround: Retrenchment and Recovery. Strategic Management Journal, 13 (4): 287-309.
Zahra, S. A., and J. A. Pearce II. 1992. Priorities of CEOs and Strategic Management Professors for Future Academic Research. Journal of Management Issues, 4 (2): 171-189.
Pearce, J. A., II, and S. A. Zahra. 1991. The Relative Power of CEOs and Boards of Directors: Associations with Corporate Performance. Strategic Management Journal, 12 (2): 135-153.
Reprinted in Governance, Directors and Boards, Mahmoud Ezzamel, ed., Camberley, Surrey, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. In the Series titled Corporate Governance in the New Global Economy, K. Keasey, S. Thompson, and M. Wright, eds., 2005.
Reprinted in Ledelse I Dag, Management Today, Copenhagen, Denmark: Kingod Kommunikation, December 5, 1991.
Zahra, S. A., and J. A. Pearce II. 1991. Corporate Strategy and the Design of Effective Boards of Directors. International Journal of Management, 8 (3): 595-606.
Zahra, S. A., and J. A. Pearce II. 1990. Research Evidence on the Miles-Snow Typology. Journal of Management, 16 (4): 751-768.
Pearce, J. A., II, and J. Harvey. 1990. Concentrated Growth Strategies. Academy of Management Perspectives, 4 (1): 61-68.
Zahra, S. A., and J. A. Pearce II. 1990. Determinants of Board of Directors' Strategic Involvement. European Management Journal, 2 (2): 164-173.
Kovach, K. A., and J. A. Pearce II. 1990. Strategic Human Resource Mandates for the 1990s. Personnel, 67 (4): 50-55.
Reprinted in Human Resource Management: A Diagnostic Approach, K. A. Kovach, ed., Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1992, pp. 107-118.
Zahra, S. A., and J. A. Pearce II. 1989. Boards of Directors and Corporate Financial Performance: A Review and Integrative Model. Journal of Management, 15 (2): 291-334.
Featured article in the Journal of Management Special Collection on Corporate Governance, 2012.
Excerpted in Strategic Direction, as Improving the Board's Strategic Direction. March 1991, pp. 14-15.
David, F. R., J. A. Pearce II, and W. A. Randolph. 1989. Linking Technology and Structure to Enhance Group Performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 74 (2): 233-241.
Roth, K. J., and J. A. Pearce II. 1989. A Causal Model Approach to Strategic Management Taxonomic Research. International Journal of Management, 6 (3): 237-243.
Robinson, R. B., Jr., and J. A. Pearce II. 1988. Planned Patterns of Strategic Behavior and Their Relationship to Business-Unit Performance. Strategic Management Journal, 9 (1): 43-60.
Pearce, J. A., II, and L. Herron. 1988. Customized Strategies for Service Sector Businesses. Consultation, 7 (3): 135-152.
Pearce, J. A., II, and J. O. DeCastro. 1988. People Express. Case Research Journal, Autumn: 81-100.
Pearce, J. A., II, and K. J. Roth. 1988. Multinationalization of the Corporate Mission Statement. Advanced Management Journal, 53 (3): 39-44.
Pearce, J. A., II, and E. Ravlin. 1987. The Design and Activation of Self-Regulating Work Groups. Human Relations, 40 (11): 751-782.
Reprinted in Classic Readings in Self-Managing Teamwork, Rollin Glaser, ed., Organization Design and Development, Inc.: King of Prussia, PA, 1992, pp. 107-140.
Pearce, J. A., II, E. B. Freeman, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. 1987. The Tenuous Link between Formal Strategic Planning and Financial Performance. Academy of Management Review, 12 (4): 658-675.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. 1987. A Measure of CEO Social Power in Strategic Decision Making. Research Note. Strategic Management Journal, 8 (3): 297-304.
Pearce, J. A., II, D. K. Robbins, and R. B. Robinson Jr. 1987. The Impact of Grand Strategy and Planning Formality on Financial Performance. Strategic Management Journal, 8 (2): 125-134.
Pearce, J. A., II, and F. R. David. 1987. Corporate Mission Statements: The Bottom-Line. Academy of Management Perspectives, 1 (2): 109-116.
Adopted by the U. S. Department of the Navy to train 150,000 Navy personnel in Total Quality Leadership, DON/OUSN, 1992.
Reprinted in Pfeiffer, J. W. 1991. Strategic Planning: Selected Readings, Revised edition, San Diego, CA: University Associates, Inc., pp. 123-138.
Reprinted in Griffin, R. C. 1990. Management, Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
Reprinted in Burton, G. 1990. Exercises in Management, Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
Robinson, R. B., Jr., and J. A. Pearce II. 1986. Product Life-Cycle Considerations and the Nature of Strategic Activities in Entrepreneurial Firms. Journal of Business Venturing, 1 (2): 207-224.
Pearce, J. A., II, and J. DeCastro. 1986. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., South Africa. Case Research Journal: 27-46.
Robinson, R. B., M. Y. Salem, J. E. Logan, and J. A. Pearce II. 1986. Planning Activities Related to Independent Retail Firm Performance. American Journal of Small Business, 11 (1): 19-26.
Pearce, J. A., II, and M. Smith. 1986. The Kevlar Decision at DuPont. Journal of Management Case Studies, 2 (l): 1-13.
Pearce, J. A., II, and J. K. Keels. 1985. The Fall and Rise of Braniff. Journal of Management Case Studies, 1 (1): 4-12.
Robinson, R. B., Jr., and J. A. Pearce II. 1984. Research Thrusts in Small Firm Strategic Planning. Academy of Management Review, 9 (1): 128-139.
Reprinted in D. J. Storey. 2000. Small Business: Critical Perspectives on Business and Management. New York: Routledge, pp. 1369-1391.
Reprinted in M. C. Gibbs. 1985. Business Policy: Cases and Readings. Lexington, MA: Ginn Publishing.
Reprinted in T. S. Mescon. 1985. Enterprise Management and Development. Boston, MA: Kent.
Robinson, R. B., Jr., J. A. Pearce II, G. Vozikis, and T. Mescon. 1984. Stage of Development as a Contingency in the Relationship between Small Firm Planning and Performance. Journal of Small Business Management, 22 (2): 45-52.
Pearce, J. A., II. 1983. The Relationship of Internal versus External Orientations to Financial Measures of Strategic Performance. Strategic Management Journal, 4 (4): 297-306.
Robinson, R. B., Jr., and J. A. Pearce II. 1983. The Impact of Formalized Strategic Planning on Financial Performance in Small Organizations. Strategic Management Journal, 4 (3): 197-207.
Pearce, J. A., II, and F. David. 1983. A Social Network Approach to Organizational Design-Performance. Academy of Management Review, 8 (3): 436-444.
Pearce, J. A., II, and A. DeNisi. 1983. Attribution Theory and Strategic Decision Making: An Application to Coalition Formation. Academy of Management Journal, 26 (1): 119-128.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. 1983. Environmental Forecasting: Key to Strategic Management. Business, 33 (2): 3-13.
Reprinted as a two-part series, titled Techniques for Environmental Forecasting, in Advanced Management Report, 5 (4): 8-10 and 5 (5): 3-5, 1983.
Reprinted in Management: Planning, Analysis, Strategy, Business Publishing Division, Georgia State University, 1984.
Pearce, J. A., II. 1982. The Company Mission as a Strategic Tool. MIT-Sloan Management Review, 23 (3): 15-24. (Reprints of this article were among the 30 most requested in the history of the journal.)
Adopted by the U. S. Department of the Navy to train 150,000 Navy personnel in Total Quality Leadership, DON/OUSN, 1992.
Reprinted in Mission and Business Philosophy, A. Campbell and K. Tawadey, Oxford, England: Heinemann Publishing Ltd., 1990.
Reprinted in Business Policy and Strategy, D. McCarthy, R. Minichiello and J. Curran, Homewood, IL: Richard R. Irwin, Inc., 1983 and 1987.
Pearce, J. A., II. 1982. Selecting Among Alternative Grand Strategies. California Management Review, 30 (2): 23-31.
Holloway, C., and J. A. Pearce II. 1982. Computer Assisted Strategic Planning. Special Issue: Corporate Planning for an Uncertain Future. Long Range Planning, 15 (4): 56-63.
Pearce, J. A., II, B. Chapman, and F. David. 1982. Environmental Scanning for Small and Growing Firms. Journal of Small Business Management, 20 (3): 27-34.
Pearce, J. A., II. 1982. Underwriting Small-Business Community Growth through Tourism Development. American Journal of Small Business, VI (3): 36-43.
Pearce, J. A., II. 1982. Problems Facing First-Time Managers. Human Resource Management, 21 (l): 35-38.
Reprinted in The Better-Work Supervisor, C. Heyel, ed., Manhasset, NY: Clement Communications, Inc., October 1983.
Excerpted in the Research Record, Advanced Management Journal, 48 (2): 1983.
Pearce, J. A., II. 1981. An Executive-Level Perspective on the Strategic Management Process. California Management Review, 29 (4): 39-48.
Pearce, J. A., II. 1981. An Integrative Case Pedagogy for Strategy Formulation Training. Journal of Experiential Learning Systems, 2: 119-127.
Reprinted in Contemporary Readings on the Strategic Management and Business Policy,
F. Paine, C. Tate, and M. Taylor, eds., Plano, TX: Business Publications, Inc., 1984.
Pearce, J. A., II, and A. Randolph. 1980. Improving Strategy Formulation Pedagogies by Recognizing Behavioral Aspects. Exchange, Journal of Management Education, Special Issue: Business Policy Interface with Organizational Behavior, 5 (4): 7-10.
Pearce, J. A., II. 1980. A Volunteer Worker Placement Model for Business. Special Issue, The Management of Tourism, Annals of Tourism Research, 7 (3): 443-454.
Pearce, J. A., II. 1980. Host Community Acceptance of Foreign Tourists: Strategic Considerations. Annals of Tourism Research, 7 (2): 224-233.
Pearce, J. A., II. 1979. Developing Business Policy Skills: A Report on Alternatives. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 7 (4): 361-371.
Pearce, J. A., II. 1979. Receptive Audiences for Employment Recruiting Strategies. Journal of Travel Research, 18 (1): 21-25.
Pearce, J. A., II. 1979. Employee Migration as a Manpower Source for the Travel Industry's Expanding Job Opportunities. Cornell HRA Quarterly, 20 (l): 26-32.
Pearce, J. A., II. 1978. Newcomers' Need for a Code of Business Ethics. Collegiate Forum, Fall, pp. 12+.
Excerpted in Management for Productivity, J. R. Schermerhorn, Jr., New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons, 1984.
Pearce, J. A., II. 1977. Managers Are Responsible Employees. Human Resource Management, 16 (3): 17-22.
Pearce, J. A., II. 1977. An Assessment of Supervisors' Organizational Loyalty. MSU Business Topics, 25 (3): 48-56.
Reprinted in Management Pragmatics, Ross Webber, ed., Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1979.
Pearce, J. A., II, and C. Grocott. 1976. ESOP: An Alternative to Pension Plans for Small Business. Journal of Small Business Management, 14 (4): 48-54.
DeKluyver, C. A., and J. A. Pearce II. Global Business Strategies. New York, NY: Business Expert Press, (2021), (forthcoming).
Pearce, J. A., II, R. B. Robinson, Jr., and A. Mital. Strategic Management: Planning for Domestic and Global Competition, 14th edition, Chennai McGraw-Hill, NY, Inc., 2019, 798 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management: Planning for Domestic and Global Competition, 14th edition, McGraw-Hill, NY, Inc., 2015, 1000 pages.
Translated into Chinese, English (for India), Indonesian, Russian, Thai, and Turkish
DeKluyver, C. A., and J. A. Pearce II. An Executive Perspective on Strategic Management. New York, NY: Business Expert Press, 2015, 255 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management: Planning for Domestic and Global Competition, 13th edition, Chicago, IL: R. D. Irwin, Inc., 2013, 1000 pages.
DeKluyver, C. A., and J. A. Pearce II. Strategy: A View from the Top, 4th edition, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc., 2012, 211 pages.
Translated into Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management: Strategy Formulation, Implementation, and Control, 12th edition, Chicago, IL: R. D. Irwin, Inc., 2011, 1014 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management: Strategy Formulation, Implementation, and Control, 11th edition, Chicago, IL: R. D. Irwin, Inc., 2009, 1000 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Formulation, Implementation, and Control of Competitive Strategy, 11th edition, Chicago, IL, Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 2009, 500 pages.
DeKluyver, C. A., and J. A. Pearce II. Strategy: A View from the Top, 3rd edition, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc., 2009, 277 pages.
"Top-10 Business Best-Sellers for 2009", The National Post (Canada)
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management: Strategy Formulation, Implementation, and Control, 10th edition, Chicago, IL: R. D. Irwin, Inc., 2007, 968 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Formulation, Implementation, and Control of Competitive Strategy, 10th edition, Chicago, IL, Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 2007, 480 pages.
DeKluyver, C. A., and J. A. Pearce II. Strategy: A View from the Top, 2nd edition, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc., 2006, 159 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management: Strategy Formulation, Implementation, and Control, 9th edition, Chicago, IL: R. D. Irwin, Inc., 2005, 1000 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Formulation, Implementation, and Control of Competitive Strategy, 9th edition, Chicago, IL, Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 2005, 405 pages.
DeKluyver, C. A., and J. A. Pearce II. Strategy: A View from the Top, with a foreword by Peter F. Drucker, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc., 2003, 142 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management: Strategy Formulation, Implementation, and Control, 8th edition, Chicago, IL: R. D. Irwin, Inc., 2003, 1003 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Formulation, Implementation, and Control of Competitive Strategy, 8th edition, Chicago, IL, Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 2003, 358 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management: Strategy Formulation, Implementation, and Control, 7th edition, Chicago, IL: R. D. Irwin, Inc., 2000, 1032 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Formulation, Implementation, and Control of Competitive Strategy, 7th edition, Chicago, IL, Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 2000, 480 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management: Strategy Formulation, Implementation, and Control, 6th edition, Chicago, IL: R. D. Irwin, Inc., 1997, 1034 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Formulation, Implementation, and Control of Competitive Strategy, 6th edition, Chicago, IL, Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1997, 415 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Cases in Strategic Management, 4th edition, Chicago, IL: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1997, 586 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management: Strategy Formulation and Implementation, Instructor's Manual, 6th edition, Chicago, IL, Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1997, 753 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. An Industry Approach to Cases in Strategic Management, 2nd edition, Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1996, 846 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. An Industry Approach to Cases in Strategic Management, Instructor's Manual, Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1996, 411 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management: Strategy Formulation, Implementation, and Control, Alternate case edition, Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1995, 947 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management: Strategy Formulation and Implementation, Instructor's Manual, Alternate case edition, Homewood, IL, Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1995, 1157 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management: Strategy Formulation, Implementation, and Control, 5th edition, Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1994, 935 pgs.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Formulation, Implementation and Control of Competitive Strategy, 5th edition, Homewood, IL, Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1994, 418 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Cases in Strategic Management, 3rd edition, Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1994, 519 pages
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management: Strategy Formulation and Implementation, Instructor's Manual, Homewood, IL, R. D. Irwin, Inc., 1994, 965 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management: Strategy Formulation, Implementation, and Control, 4th edition, Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1991, 1049 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Formulation, Implementation, and Control of Competitive Strategy, 4th edition, Homewood, IL, Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1991, 390 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Cases in Strategic Management, 2nd edition, Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1991, 661 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management Practice, Homewood, IL, Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1991, 411 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Management, New York, NY: Random House and McGraw-Hill, 1989, 773 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, R. B. Robinson, Jr., and S. A. Zahra. An Industry Approach to Cases in Strategic Management, Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1989, 691 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, R. B. Robinson, Jr., and S. A. Zahra. An Industry Approach to Cases in Strategic Management, Instructor's Manual, Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1989, 228 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management: Strategy Formulation and Implementation, 3rd edition, Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1988, 988 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Formulation and Implementation of Competitive Strategy, 3rd edition, Homewood, IL, Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1988, 447 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Cases in Strategic Management, Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1988, 537 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management: Strategy Formulation and Implementation, Instructor's Manual, 3rd edition, Homewood, IL, Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1988, 335 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Corporate Strategies: A Selection of Readings from Business Week, 2nd edition, New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1988, 212 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, R. B. Robinson, Jr., and L. Alexander. Company and Industry Cases in Strategy and Policy, Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1986, 711 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, R. B. Robinson, Jr., and L. Alexander. Company and Industry Cases in Strategy and Policy, Instructor's Manual, Homewood, IL, Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1986, 359 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Corporate Strategies: A Selection of Readings from Business Week, New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1986, 185 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management: Strategy Formulation and Implementation, 2nd edition, Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1985, 1041 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Formulation and Implementation of Competitive Strategy, 2nd edition, Homewood, IL, Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1985, 416 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management: Strategy Formulation and Implementation, Instructor's Manual, 2nd edition, Homewood, IL, Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1985, 435 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management: Strategy Formulation and Implementation, Homewood, IL: R. D. Irwin, 1982, 991 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Formulation and Implementation of Competitive Strategy, Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1982, 366 pages.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr. Strategic Management: Strategy Formulation and Implementation, Instructor's Manual, Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1982, 421 pgs.
Pearce, J.A., II, and J.P. Hopkins. 2015. Forgetting Digital Assets Like Facebook Can Create Lawsuits After Your Death. Forbes.com, Investing, June 10.
Pearce, J. A., II. 2013. The Value of University Tenure. BizEd Magazine, September-October: 32-33.
Hopkins, J. P., and J. A. Pearce II. 2012. L3C: Bringing Change or In Need of Change. At Issue, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Spring: 15-17.
Pearce, J. A., II. 1976. Simulation Gaming Versus Case Analysis – A Comparison of Pedagogical Approaches Used to Facilitate the Acquisition of Skill in Corporate Strategy Formulation. Dissertation Abstracts, 37 (5).
Zahra, S. A., & J. A. Pearce II. (2008). Boards of directors and corporate financial performance: A review and integrative model. In The Value Creating Board: Corporate Governance and Organizational Behaviour, Morten Huse, Ed., Chapter 7, pp. 112-160. Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9780203888711
Pearce, J, A., II, and S. A. Zahra. (1993). Effective Power-Sharing Between the Board of Directors and the CEO. Chapter 1 in The Handbook of Business Strategy, H. E. Glass and M. A. Hovde, editors, New York: Warren Gorham Lamont.
Pearce, J. A., II, R. B. Robinson, Jr., and K. Roth. (1987). The Company Mission as a Guide to Strategic Action. Chapter 6 in Strategic Planning and Management Handbook, W. R. King and D. I. Cleland, editors, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.
Robinson, R. B., Jr., and J. A. Pearce II. (1987). Evolving Strategy in the Venture Capital Industry. Chapter 3 in Venture Capital: Industry, Investor and Entrepreneur Perspectives, T. Tyebjee and A. Bruno editors, Amsterdam, North-Holland Publishing Co.
Pearce, J. A., II. (1980). Effects of Increased Travel and Tourism Anticipated by Businesses in the Host Community." Tourism Marketing and Management Issues, D. E. Hawkins, E. L. Shafer, and J. M. Rovelstad, editors, George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Pearce, J. A., II, Collections Editor, Strategic Management Collection, Business Expert Press, 2014-2021.
Pearce, J. A., II, Collections Editor, Corporate Governance Collection, Business Expert Press, 2014-2021.
Pearce, J. A., II, Series Editor, Management Series, Random House, Inc., 1985-1989.
Pearce, J. A., II, Consulting Editor, Journal of Management, 1987-1989.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr., Coeditors, Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 46th edition, Atlanta, GA: Darby Press, 1986.
Wren, D., and J. A. Pearce II, Editors, Papers Dedicated to the Development of Modern Management, Atlanta, GA: Darby Press, 1986.
Robinson, R. B., Jr. and J. A. Pearce II, Coeditors, Academy of Management Proceedings, 45th edition, Atlanta, GA: Darby Press, 1985.
Pearce, J. A., II, and R. B. Robinson, Jr., Coeditors, Academy of Management Proceedings, 44th edition, Atlanta, GA: Darby Press, 1984.
Doctoral Consortium, United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE), Annual Conference, 2013, 2017.
Doctoral Consortium Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management, Annual Conference, 2010-2012.
Doctoral Student and Junior Faculty Consortium, Southern Management Association, Annual Meeting Pre-Conference Program, 1989-2000.
Doctoral Consortium in Decision Sciences, Decision Sciences Institute, Annual Meeting Pre-Conference Program, 1988, 1993.
Doctoral Student and Junior Faculty Consortium, Eastern Academy of Management, Annual Meeting Program, 1985, 1990-1992, 1994, 1996, 1999.
Academy of Management Journal, Ad hoc reviewer, 1987-1999, 2004
Academy of Management Executive/Perspectives
- Editorial Review Board, 1987-1989
- Ad hoc reviewer, 1987
Academy of Management Review
- Editorial Review Board, 1985-1987, 1988-1990
- Special Advisory Editor, 1989
- Ad hoc reviewer, 1983-1984, 1991-1992, 2001-2002
Administration and Society, Ad hoc reviewer, 1992-1993
Administrative Science Quarterly, Ad hoc reviewer, 1985-1988
Advanced Management Journal, Editorial Review Board, 1999-2021
Business Horizons, Editorial Review Board, 2005-2021
California Management Review, Ad hoc reviewer, 2011, 2020
Case Teacher Review, Advisory Board, 1979-1983
Citizen Participation Abstracts, Associate Editor for Business Research, 1978-1992
Entrepreneurial Executive, Editorial Review Board, 2002-2006
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
- Editorial Review Board, 2009-2021
- Ad hoc reviewer, 2008
Human Organization, Ad hoc reviewer, 1979-1980
Human Relations, Ad hoc reviewer, 1989-1990, 1992-1993
International Journal of Hospitality Management, Ad hoc reviewer, 2004, 2013, 2014
International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Editorial Board, 1991-1995
Journal of Business Ethics, Ad hoc reviewer, 2016, 2020
Journal of Business Research, Ad hoc reviewer, 1992, 1994, 2003, 2012
Journal of Business Venturing
- Editorial Board, 1991-2006
- Ad hoc reviewer, 2007, 2010, 2017
Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Editorial Board, 2012-2021
Journal of Management
- Editorial Board, 1987-1989, 1990-1992, 1993-1995
- Consulting Editor, 1987-1989
- Ad hoc reviewer, 1989, 2009-2011, 2017-2019
- Research Methods and Analysis, Ad hoc reviewer, 1993-1994
Journal of Management Case Studies, Editorial Board, 1985-1988
Journal of Management Inquiry, Ad hoc reviewer, 1993, 1995
Journal of Management Studies, Ad hoc reviewer, 1985-1998, 2000-2002, 2004
Journal of Managerial Issues, Editorial Review Board, 1988-2021
Journal of Organizational Behavior, Ad hoc reviewer, 1994-1995
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Ad hoc reviewer, 2019
Journal of Small Business Management
- Editorial Advisory Board, 1977-1982
- Ad hoc reviewer, 2017
Journal of Transnational Management Development, Editorial Review Board, 1993-2021
Long Range Planning, Ad hoc reviewer, 2001-2008
Management and Business Review, Advisor, 2020-2021
Management Science, Ad hoc reviewer, 1981-1983, 1988
Organization Science, Ad hoc reviewer, 2007, 2008, 2010
Pertanika: Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Ad hoc reviewer, 1991-1993
Strategic Management Journal, Ad hoc reviewer, 1989-1991, 1994, 1996-1999
Sustainability, Editorial Review Board, 2021; Ad hoc reviewer, 2014-2020
Other service, as an ad hoc reviewer: African Journal of Business Management, 2012; Australian Journal of Management, 1998; Botswana Journal of Business, 2002; Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 2008; Challenges, 2015; Environment and Planning, 2011; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021; Journal of Applied Psychology, 1994; Journal of Cleaner Production, 2013; Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 2008; Journal of Transnational Management, 2016; Organizational Research Methods, 1997; Organization Studies, 2007; Public Policy and Administration, 2010; Schmalenbach Business Review, 2007; Social Sciences, 2020; Teaching in International Business, 2011.
Stanford University's Ranking of the World's Top 2% of Scientists
- Google Scholar publication citations for 2015-2020 total 8,516; career citation total is 25,348.
- H-index for 2015-2020 is 36, and his career H-index is 54.
- i10-index for 2015-2020 is 65, and his career i10-index is 95.
Fulbright Senior Specialist, 2014-2018. Appointed by the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State (ECA), the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB)
Named the 57th Most Influential Strategy Scholars all-time in collegiate business education.
Honored by the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management in 2017 on the celebration of its 30th anniversary. The honor was in recognition of my service as the first elected chair of the 1200-member Division.
Award Recipient, Villanova Match Research Program, Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, Villanova University, 2017.
Best Article Award, Business Horizons, 2015. Sponsored by Elsevier Publishing Company, recognizing the best article published in Business Horizons in 2014. Awarded for the article titled, "Why domestic outsourcing is leading America's reemergence in global manufacturing" (Vol. 57, No. 1, pp. 27-36).
Excellence in Research Award, Center for Global Leadership, Villanova University, 2015.
Ranked 23rd by Google Scholars for all-time author contributions to the business literature, 2014.
Best Paper Award, Midwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Annual Conference, shared with coauthor J. Hopkins, sponsored by McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2013.
McDonough Family Faculty Award for Teaching and Research Excellence, Villanova University, 2013.
Excellence in Research Award, Center for Global Leadership, Villanova University, with W. Mao and R. Reed-Wasson, 2013.
Peer Review Committee for the Fulbright Specialist Program, The Council for International Exchange of Scholars, 2010-2012.
Listed as a top contributor to business practice in the previous decade, 2012.
Fulbright Specialist Award, 2009, by the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State (ECA), the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB)
Listed as a top contributor to academic thought in the previous 25 years, 2009.
Best Paper Award, 2008, Business, Society and Government Consortium, MBAA International Annual Conference, Chicago, IL
VERITAS Faculty Research Award, sponsored by Villanova University, 2007-2008. The $10,000 award was presented in support of my scholarly research that was judged to reflect Villanova University's concern for religious values, the Catholic intellectual tradition and social thought, and the Augustinian heritage of encouraging dialogue between religious faith and contemporary life.
Richard Beckhard Prize, 2006. Awarded by the MIT Sloan Management Review, the prize recognizes the outstanding article on the subject of planned change and organizational development published in its Volume 46. The award was for the article "The High Impact of Collaborative Social Initiatives," coauthored by J. Doh.
Best Paper Award, 2006. Midwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Annual Conference, shared with coauthor D. Kuhn.
Excellence in Research Award, Center for Global Leadership, Villanova University, 2006.
Best Paper Award, 2005. Midwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Annual Conference, shared with coauthors D. Kuhn and S. DiLullo.
The Distinguished Paper Award, 2004. Sponsored by the Society and Government Consortium, MBAA Annual Conference in the Business, shared with coauthor S.C. Michael
Distinguished Visiting Scholar, 2004. Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM), Mexico City, Mexico
Villanova University Outstanding Faculty Research Award, 2003. This award is presented annually to one professor from any of the six colleges of the University in recognition of distinguished scholarship during a career at Villanova University
Fulbright Senior Specialist, 2003-2008. Appointed by the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State (ECA), the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB)
Distinguished Research Award, 2003. Academy of Strategic Management, International Conference.
Distinguished Research Award, Academy for Economics and Economics Education, Annual International Conference, shared with coauthor R. Robinson, 2001
Research Award, Academy of Entrepreneurship, International Conference, shared with coauthor R. Robinson, 2001
Distinguished Guest Lecturer, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, August 2001
Best Paper Award, International Management Development Association, Strategic Management, and Entrepreneurship Division, Annual International Meeting, Costa Rica, 2000
Distinguished Faculty Contribution Awards, Southern Management Association
- For leadership and service on the SMA Doctoral Student and New Faculty Consortium, 10 consecutive years, 1991-2000
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Management Education and Development Division, Academy of Management, 1999
Best Paper Award, International Management Development Association, shared with coauthors D. K. Robbins, V. V. Cordell, and J. K. Cheung, 1995
Outstanding Paper Award Finalist, National Federation of Independent Businesses, shared with coauthor C. Sawyer, 1995
Fulbright U. S. Professional Award, Presented by the Council for the International Exchange of Scholars, 1994
Best Applied Paper Award, Fogelman College, University of Memphis, shared with co-researchers P. Davis and R. Robinson, 1993
Outstanding Paper Award Finalist, National Federation of Independent Businesses, shared with coauthor J. High, 1993
Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series, Honored by the Whittemore School of Business and Economics, University of New Hampshire, 1992
Distinguished Visiting Seminar Scholar, Honored by the Department of Management, Old Dominion University, 1992
Distinguished Service Award, Presented by the Board of Governors, Southern Management Association, in recognition of eight years of continuous service as an elected officer, 1991
Outstanding Conceptual Paper Award, Eastern Academy of Management, shared with coauthor D. Keith Robbins, 1991
Distinguished Faculty Contribution Award, Southern Management Association
- Coordinator of the SMA Doctoral Student and New Faculty Consortium, 1990
- Coordinator of the Inaugural SMA Doctoral Student and New Faculty Consortium, 1989
Distinguished Visiting Seminar Scholar, Honored by the Department of Management, Bentley College, 1990
Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series, Honored by the College of Business, Mankato State University, 1990
Distinguished Visiting Lecturer, Honored by the College of Business, Arizona State University, 1989
William J. Arnold Meritorious Paper Award, Academy of Management, sponsored by the
Managerial Consultation Division, ACME, Inc., and The Association of Management Consulting Firms, shared with coauthor L. Herron, 1987
Outstanding Service Award, Presented by the Board of Governors, Academy of Management, 1987
Outstanding Service Award, Selected by the Executive Committee of the Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management, 1987
Outstanding Contribution Award, Presented by the Small Business Administration, Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference, for work while serving as Chair of the Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management, 1987
Outstanding Service Award, Presented by the Board of Governors, Academy of Management, 1986
Distinguished Visiting Guest Lecturer, Honored by Center for Entrepreneurship, Baylor University, 1986
Outstanding Paper Award, Presented by the Academy of Management, Business Policy and Strategy Division, shared with coauthor R. Robinson, 1985
Member of the National Seminar Faculty, Selected by the National Program Committee of Beta Gamma Sigma: The National Scholastic Honor Society in the Field of Business and Management, 1985
Alfred G. Smith Excellence in Teaching Award, Selected by the Faculty of the College of Business Administration, University of South Carolina, 1984
Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Honored by the College of Business and Industry, Mississippi State University, 1984
Outstanding Professor in Management, College of Business Administration, University of South Carolina, The teaching award of Delta Sigma Pi, 1984
Research Scholar Award, Presented by the College of Business Administration, University of South Carolina, 1984
Venture Capital Research Award, from the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies (NASBIC), shared with co-researchers R. Robinson and L. Coats, 1983
Outstanding Paper Award, Academy of Management, from the Organizational Communications Division, shared with F. David and T. Elliott, 1982
Outstanding Professor Award, The teaching award of the Master of Business Administration Program, College of Business Administration, University of South Carolina, 1981
Research Scholar Award, College of Business Administration, University of South Carolina, 1980
Fulbright Senior Lectureship Award in International Management, 1978-1979
Outstanding Research Award, West Virginia University Foundation Associates, 1978
Personnel Specialist (APS) in Training and Development, Accredited by the American Society of Personnel Administration, 1977
Outstanding Teacher Award, College of Business & Economics, West Virginia University, 1976