Jeffery D. Ford
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Jeffrey D. Ford
Associate Professor of Management & Human Resources
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| e-mail: | ford_1@cob.osu.edu |
| phone: | 614-292-4563 |
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| address: | 750 Fisher Hall Fisher College of Business 2100 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH 43210 |
Education
PhD, The Ohio State University
MBA, The Ohio State University
BS, University of Maryland
Areas of Expertise
- organizational change
- reengineering
- project management
- management communication
- role of communication in organizations
- leadership
- organization infrastructure
- network theory
- integrity in communications
Biography
Professor Ford’s research focuses on breakdowns in communications links and the role of communications in organizational behavior and change.
His work has been published in the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management Education and Journal of Marketing Research. He was elected as a charter member in the Academy of Management Journal’s Hall of Fame.
He also received the Academy’s Bronze Award for
research and a Best Paper Award.
Dr. Ford is a frequent consultant to organizations such as Intel and Mead Paper. Dr. Ford teaches undergraduate, graduate and executive-level courses including organizational design and managing change.

