Dean of the Parker College of Business and Professor
Allen C. Amason is Dean of the Parker College of Business at Georgia Southern University. He earned his Ph.D. in International Strategic Management from the Moore School of Business, at the University of South Carolina. He served previously on the faculties of Mississippi State and the University of Georgia, and he was Chair of the Management Department at the UGA Terry College of Business.
Dr. Amason’s research focuses on strategic decision-making and the role of top management in the strategy process. He is the author of the popular book, Strategic Management: From Theory to Practice, and has published more than 40 articles, monographs, and chapters in various scholarly outlets. He has been on several editorial boards and served as Associate Editor for the Journal of Management Studies and the Journal of Management. He is past-President of the Southern Management Association.
Professor Amason’s teaching and consulting focuses on strategic management and decision-making. He has served on the boards of various organizations including Georgia Oak Partners, the Russian Foundation for Population Health & Recovery, and the Ocean Exchange. He has done C-level consulting on issues related to strategy and strategic decision making with a variety of firms including, Exide Technologies, Primewest Energy, the UGA Athletic Association, Rosetta Marketing, Johnson & Johnson, Computer Associates, Novartis, Tenet Healthcare, Schneider Electric, and AMD.
He holds a bachelors degree in finance, from Georgia Southern, and has been married for 35 years to his high school sweetheart, and Georgia Southern alumna, Cricket Amason. They have 4 children; the youngest of whom is the subject of his most recent book, Expensive Yanna: An Adoption Story.
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About Allen C. Amason
Allen C. Amason is Dean of the Parker College of Business at Georgia Southern University. He earned his Ph.D. in International Strategic Management from the Moore School of Business, at the University of South Carolina. He served previously on the faculties of Mississippi State and the University of Georgia, and he was Chair of the Management Department at the UGA Terry College of Business.
Dr. Amason’s research focuses on strategic decision-making and the role of top management in the strategy process. He is the author of the popular book, Strategic Management: From Theory to Practice, and has published more than 40 articles, monographs, and chapters in various scholarly outlets. He has been on several editorial boards and served as Associate Editor for the Journal of Management Studies and the Journal of Management. He is past-President of the Southern Management Association.
Professor Amason’s teaching and consulting focuses on strategic management and decision-making. He has served on the boards of various organizations including Georgia Oak Partners, the Russian Foundation for Population Health & Recovery, and the Ocean Exchange. He has done C-level consulting on issues related to strategy and strategic decision making with a variety of firms including, Exide Technologies, Primewest Energy, the UGA Athletic Association, Rosetta Marketing, Johnson & Johnson, Computer Associates, Novartis, Tenet Healthcare, Schneider Electric, and AMD.
He holds a bachelors degree in finance, from Georgia Southern, and has been married for 35 years to his high school sweetheart, and Georgia Southern alumna, Cricket Amason. They have 4 children; the youngest of whom is the subject of his most recent book, Expensive Yanna: An Adoption Story.
| Present | Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Management | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2014 - Present | Board of Directors, Ocean Exchange | 2008 - Present | Board of Directors, Russian Foundation for Human Reproduction, Maintenance & Recovery | 2010 - 2013 | Associate Editor, Journal of Management Studies | 2009 - 2013 | Board of Advisors, Georgia Oak Partners | 2005 - 2010 | Strategic Partner, Executive Assessment Institute | 2002 - 2005 | Senior Associate Editor, Journal of Management | 1999 - 2002 | Associate Editor, International Journal of Conflict Management | Ad Hoc Reviewer, Academy of Management Executive | Editorial Board Membership, Academy of Management Journal | Ad Hoc Reviewer, Academy of Management Review | Editorial Board Membership, Entrepreneurship, Theory & Practice | Editorial Board Membership, International Journal of Conflict Management | Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Business Research | Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Business Venturing | Editorial Board Membership, Journal of Management | Editorial Board Membership, Journal of Management Studies | Editorial Board Membership, Journal of Managerial Issues | Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Organizational Behavior | Ad Hoc Reviewer, Management Science | Ad Hoc Reviewer, Organization Science |
Honors and Awards
- Outstanding Teacher Award, Terry College of Business (2006)
- IBM Executive MBA Outstanding Professor, Terry College of Business (2001, 2003, 2005)
- Outstanding Paper Award, Strategy and Business Policy Track, Southern Management Association (2000)
- Terry College of Business, MBA Teacher of the Year (1999)
- Overall Outstanding Paper Award, Southern Management Association (1998)
- Outstanding Paper Award, Strategy and Business Policy Track, Southern Management Association (1998)
- Outstanding Reviewer, Editorial Board - Academy of Management Journal (1998)
- Outstanding Researcher Award Recipient, Mississippi State University (1996)
- Outstanding paper Award Winner, IJCM-Emareld Publishing (2015)
- Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher, Terry College of Business (1999)
Courses
- Strategic Management
- International Strategic Management
- Entrepreneurship / Small Business Management
- Principles of Management / Honors
- EMBA / MBA Strategic Management
- MBA Small Business Management
- MBA Global Strategic Management
- MBA Study Abroad
- MBA Organizational Consultation
- PhD Strategic Management Theory
- PhD Strategic Management Research
- Business Policy
- MBA Business Strategy
- MBA Strategy Field Study
- PhD Strategic Management
- Business Policy, Organization Theory
- Principles of Management
| 1989 - 1993 | Ph.D. in Strategic Management & International Business, University of South Carolina | |
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| 1980 - 1984 | BBA in Finance, Georgia Southern College | |
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Contact Information
PO Box 8002
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone:(912) 478-2622
Office: College of Business Administration
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