George Babbes

George S. Babbes, PhD, joined APU in 2004, and helped lead the School of Business and Management as a chair and associate dean for a decade. His teaching primarily focuses on strategic management systems and behavioral decision making, and he presents on these subjects at major academic field conferences. His research has received international acclaim and support, including a Fulbright Fellowship, and the Marketing Science Institute’s Clayton Award.

Prior to APU, Babbes was an award-winning faculty member at Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School of Management. And before entering academia, he held professional positions at preeminent multinational companies, including Arthur Andersen (CPA), Apple (sales planning and analysis group), and Procter & Gamble (brand manager). He also has extensive academic and professional experience in the nonprofit sector, and is coauthor of The Minister’s MBA (B&H Publishing Group, 2006), among other work.

Academic Area

• School of Business and Management
  
• School of Accounting
  

Books

• The Minister's MBA: Essential Business Tools for Maximum Ministry Success
  2006

Expertise

• Behavioral Ethics
• Strategic Management Systems

Education

• PhD Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley (1993 — 1997)
• MDiv coursework (two years) Fuller Theological Seminary (1990 — 1996)
• MBA University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School (1985 — 1987)
• BS University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (1979 — 1982)

Companies

• Associate Dean for Accreditation, Professor Graduate School of Business, Azusa Pacific University (2004)
• Not-for-Profit Chair, Associate Professor Graduate School of Business, Regent University (2001 — 2004)
• Assistant Professor of Marketing Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University (1997 — 2001)
• Marketing Lecturer University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (1996 — 1997)
• Senior Product Manager Oral-B Laboratories, The Gillette Company (1992 — 1993)
• Brand Manager Procter & Gamble (1987 — 1992)
• Sales Planning and Analysis Intern Apple (1986 — 1987)
• Senior Tax Accountant (CPA) Arthur Andersen & Co. (1982 — 1985)