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Chris Papenhausen

faculty

Chris Papenhausen, PhD

Professor

Management & Marketing

Contact

508-999-9218

508-999-8646

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Charlton College of Business 217

Education

2004University of MinnesotaPhD
1990Northwestern UniversityMBA
1980University of Illinois, UrbanaBA

Teaching

Programs

Teaching

Courses

The capstone course for majors in business administration. Students bring to bear all their functional expertise, communication skills, and problem-solving abilities onto issues faced by senior management in business organizations in the world today. This course is to be taken during the last year of the student's program.

Capstone course for the MBA. The course examines competitive factors impacting firms and the design of a competitive global strategy. Primary emphasis is on managerial skill development focused on enhancing effective organizational operations in today's globally competitive environment. The course analyzes components of a strategic plan: formulating, implementing, and controlling its execution and evaluating its success in a global context.

Teaching

Online and Continuing Education Courses

Capstone course for the MBA. The course examines competitive factors impacting firms and the design of a competitive global strategy. Primary emphasis is on managerial skill development focused on enhancing effective organizational operations in today's globally competitive environment. The course analyzes components of a strategic plan: formulating, implementing, and controlling its execution and evaluating its success in a global context.
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Research

Research interests

  • Effects of managerial behaviors and personality on strategic decision making

Chris Papenhausen is a Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. 

Chris has published widely in various academic journals such as Strategic Organization, Managerial and Decision Economics, and Journal of Business Research. His research explores the effects of managerial behaviors and personality on strategic decision-making. He also has published several articles on long-term technological and generational cycles.

Prior to earning his PhD, Chris worked for several years in investment analysis for Goldman Sachs and other financial services firms.

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