Managerial Studies


 

Abagail McWilliams
Professor of Managerial Studies

PhD Economics, Ohio State University, 1987
MA Economics, Ohio State University, 1984
BSBA Ohio State University, 1982

Phone: (312) 996-5201                      Office:2200 University Hall
Email: abby@uic.edu                          601 S Morgan Street, MC 243
                                                                 Chicago, IL 60607
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Research Interests
Strategic Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Gender Issues in Worker Mobility

Awards and Honors
Fellow, Committee on Institutional Cooperation Academic Leadership Program, 2003-2004
Faculty Achievement Award for Service, Arizona State University West, 2000
Outstanding Contribution for the Advancement of Investment Knowledge, from The Center for Investment Research, 1998

Experience
Associate Dean, CBA, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2006 - 2009
Department Head, Managerial Studies, CBA, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2000 - 2006
Visiting Research Professor, Nottingham University Business School, 2002 - Present
Director, MBA Programs, School of Management, ASU West, 1996 - 2000

Recent Publications
McWilliams, A., D. Siegel, & P.M. Wright (2006) Corporate Social Responsibility: International Journal of Business Strategies 23(1): 1-7

McWilliams, A., D. Siegel, & P.M. Wright (2006) Corporate Social Responsibility: Strategic Implications, Journal of Management Studies43(1): 1-18.

McWilliams, A., S. Gray, & D.D. Van Fleet (2006) My orange is bigger than your apple: U.S. Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management, In Press.

McWilliams, A., D. Siegel, & D.D. Van Fleet (2005) Journals as Producers of Knowledge: Theory and Empirical Evidence Based on Data Envelopment Analysis,Organizational Research Methods8(2): 185-201.

Lockett, A.& A. McWilliams (2005) The Balance of Trade Between Disciplines: Do We Effectively Manage Knowledge?Journal of Management Inquiry14(2): 139-150

McWilliams, A., D.D. Van Fleet & K. Cory (2002), Raising Rivals' Costs: An Application of Resource-Based Theory, Journal of Management Studies 39(5): 707-723.

McWilliams, A. & D. Siegel (2002) Additional Reflections on the Strategic Implications of Corporate Social Responsibility,Academy of Management Review(dialogue), 15-16.