Joseph McManus, Ph.D.
- Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship
- Associate Professor
- Chair
Department: Management and Leadership
Office: Bey Hall 147
Phone: 732-923-4643
Email: jmcmanus@monmouth.edu
Dr. McManus is an Assistant Professor and Chair within the Leon Hess Business School. He joined Monmouth University in 2012 while completing his Ph.D. at Rutgers. He has also served as the Director of the Leon Hess Business School’s Center for Entrepreneurship since 2013. 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, Dr. McManus focused on Directors’ & Officers’ liability insurance programs as well as specialty insurance solutions tied to M&A activity.
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.
Courses
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2022 Fall
2022 Summer B
2022 Spring
2021 Fall
2021 Summer B
2021 Spring
2020 Fall
- Business Analysis, Research and Communication – BM 510
- Business Research: Management – BM 599
- Corporate Governance and Organizational Ethics – BM 660
2020 Summer B
- Corporate Governance and Organizational Ethics – BM 660
2020 Spring
2019 Fall
- Corporate Governance and Organizational Ethics – BM 660
- Entrepreneurship – BM 451
- Strategic Management – BM 670
2019 Summer B
- Corporate Governance and Organizational Ethics – BM 660
2019 Spring
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