Fisher College of Business

Faculty Experts Guide

Jay B. Barney

Jay B. Barney

Chase Chair for Excellence in Corporate Strategy
Academic Director, MBA Programs
Professor of Management & Human Resources

Areas of Expertise

Entrepreneurship
Strategic management
Agency theory
Organizational change

Education

PhD, Yale University
PhD (honorary), University of Lund, Sweden
MA, Yale University
BS, Brigham Young University

Biography

Professor Barney’s research focuses on the relationship between costly-to-copy firm skills and capabilities and sustained competitive advantage. He has published more than 50 articles in such leading journals as the Academy of Management Review, Management Science, the Sloan Management Review and the Journal of Management; serves on the editorial boards of the Strategic Management Journal, Columbia Journal of World Business and the Journal of Business Venturing; and has been associate editor for the Journal of Management and senior editor for Organization Science.

Barney has delivered scholarly papers at more than 40 universities worldwide; has published three books, including Organizational Economics: Toward a New Paradigm for Studying and Understanding Organizations; Managing Organizations: Strategy, Structure, and Behavior; and Gaining and Sustaining Competitive Advantage; and has been honored for his research and teaching, including election as a Fellow of the Academy of Management.

He teaches organizational strategy and policy to graduate students at Fisher College and presents executive training programs worldwide. His consulting work focuses on large-scale organizational change and strategic analysis.

Contact Information

860A Fisher Hall
Fisher College of Business
2100 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 688-3161
barney_8@cob.osu.edu

 
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