Dr. McManus is an Associate Professor and Chair within the Leon Hess Business School’s Management & Leadership Department. He joined Monmouth University in 2012 while completing his Ph.D. at Rutgers. He has also previously served as the Director of Monmouth University’s Center for Entrepreneurship. Prior to entering academia, Dr. McManus worked as a Senior Vice President at Aon Corporation’s Financial Services Group for close to ten years. At Aon, he focused on Directors’ & Officers’ liability insurance programs as well as specialty insurance solutions tied to M&A activity.  Dr. McManus also holds a B.S. in finance and philosophy from the University of Notre Dame, a J.D. from Rutgers School of Law, and an MBA from Pepperdine University.  His primary research focus involves ethical decision making as it relates to business contexts.

Education

Ph.D., Rutgers University

MBA, Pepperdine University

J.D., Rutgers University – Camden Law School

Scholarly Articles

McManus, J. (2021). “Emotions & Ethical Decision Making at Work: How the Rational Tail Wags the Emotional Dog.” Journal of Business Ethics, 169(1), 153-168.

Nersesian, R. L. & McManus, J. (2020). “Maximizing the Contribution of Renewables in a Utility Energy Mix,” International Journal of Business Continuity and Risk Management, 10(4), 278-306.

McManus, J. 2018. “Ethical Considerations and the Practice of Tanking in Sport Management.”  Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, Accepted for publication May, 2018.  DOI 10.1080/17511321.2018.1483418

McManus, J. 2018.  “Hubris & Unethical Decision Making: The Tragedy of the Uncommon,” Journal of Business Ethics. 149(1), 169-185.

McManus J. J. & Mosca, J. B. 2015.  “Strategies to Build Trust & Improve Employee Engagement,” (with Dr. Joseph Mosca).  International Journal of Management & Information Systems, 19(1), 37-42.

Book Chapters

Nersesian, R. L. & McManus, J. 2018. “Risk Inherent in Matching Unreliability with Uncertainty,” (with Professor Roy Nersesian).  Research, Practices, and Innovations in Global Risk and Contingency Management, (pp. 73-97).  IGI Global.