John Joseph
Professor
Strategy
SB2 341
949.824.6840
Education
PhD, Northwestern UniversityMBA, University of Pennsylvania
Research Interest
Organizational Design
Artificial Intelligence
Strategic Decision Making
Strategic Planning
Attention and Feedback in Organizations
Innovation
Corporate Strategy
John Joseph is a Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine. John received his Ph.D. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He also holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. John has taught in the full-time, part-time and executive education programs at Kellogg, Duke and UC Irvine. He is a decorated instructor who has received numerous teaching awards.
John’s research examines organizational designs for better innovation, planning, decision making, and growth. John’s research has been published in the Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Annals, Journal of Management, Harvard Business Review, Long Range Planning, Advances in Strategic Management, Academy of Management Proceedings, and other publications, and has also developed a number of case studies on organizational design, innovation and strategic decision making. His paper on entry and innovation in the mobile device industry won the prestigious 2017 Ralph Gomory Industry Studies Association Award. His recent work examines AI and organization design, community platforms, and design of healthcare organizations.
John is Senior Editor at Organization Science, an editorial board member at Strategic Management Journal, and the former editor of the Journal of Organization Design. He edited a volume of Advances in Strategic Management on organization design and a special issue of Strategic Organization on attention and strategy. He serves as the Chair of the Behavioral Strategy Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society.
John’s experience outside academia includes managerial positions in the healthcare, technology, telecom, and non-profit sectors. His speaking, research and consulting engagements include: Argyle Executive Forum, British Petroleum, California Society of Anesthesiologists, Children’s Hospital of Orange County, CMO Council, Dart Enterprises, Duke University Hospital, General Electric, Heidrick and Struggles, Kellogg Center for Non-Profit Management, Market-bridge, Mazda, Molina Healthcare, Motorola, QTC Management, Samsung Electronics, and UC Irvine.
