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James Post

Professor Emeritus in Management, Markets, Public Policy and Law Questrom School of Business at Boston University

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Biography

Boston University

James E. Post holds the John F. Smith, Jr. Professorship in Management. He is a member of the Business Policy & Law Department and teaches courses in strategic management, professional ethics and responsibility, and corporate governance. He is the author or co-author of many books, including “Redefining the Corporation,” with L. Preston and S. Sachs, a study of governance and accountability.

EDUCATION

PhD, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1976 MBA, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1971 JD, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, School of Law, 1968 BS, St. Bonaventure University, Allegheny, New York, 1965

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Wilson , F., Post, J., Grzywinski, R., Houghton, M. (In Press). "Social Investment and Innovation: The ShoreBank Experience", SRI in the 21st century: Does It Make a Difference to Society, T. Hebb and C. Louche, eds., Greenleaf Publishing
  • Post, J. (In Press). "History of Corporate Social Responsibility", Wiley Encyclopedia of Management , 3 (W)
  • Vachani, S., Post, J. (In Press). "Creating socially responsible value chains: role of companies, governments and NGOs. In Ghauri, P., Elg U. and Hadjikhani, A., editors, Business Society and Politics: Multinationals in Emerging Markets", Emerald Publishers 17-44
  • Post, J. (2013). "100 Years Bold (1913-2013) The Centennial History of Boston University School of Management", Trustees of Boston University and Reedy Press
  • Post, J. (2012). "The United Nations Global Compact: A CSR Milestone", Business & Society , 1 (52), 53-63
  • Carroll , A., Lipartito, K., Post, J., Werhane, P., Goodpaster, K. (2012). "Corporate Responsibility: The American Experience", Cambridge University Press
  • Preston, L., Post, J. (2012). "Private Management & Public Policy - Stanford Business Classic edition", Stanford University Press
  • Post, J. (2012). ""Business, Society and the Environment" Oxford University Handbook of Business and the Natural Environment", Oxford University Press pg. 537-555
  • Wilson, F., Post, J. (2011). "Business models for people, planet, profits: Exploring the phenomenon of social business, a market-based approach to social value creation", Small Business Economics, 3 (40), 715-737
  • Post, J., Preston, L., Sachs, S. (2002). "Redefining the Corporation: Stakeholder Management and Organizational Wealth", Stanford University Press

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Redstone Has a $187 Million Reason Not to Push CBS’s Moonves Out

April 11, 2018

Bloomberg James Post If Leslie Moonves’s CBS Corp. can’t agree on a deal with Viacom Inc., Shari Redstone still has as many as 187 million reasons to keep the media boss around… Expert quote: “It is fair to say this is a governance mess. Other shareholders have very little voice and power over the outcome.” View […]

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How Wells Fargo Bought Millions in Services From an Independent Director’s Firm

August 22, 2017

The Street quoting James Post, Questrom School of Business “The CEO of his family’s private-security company, Enrique “Rick” Hernandez Jr. was already rich when he joined the board of directors of Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC – Get Report)  in 2003…” Expert quote: “They’ve got to keep pretty clear separation between director compensation and private consulting advice […]

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In Trump We Trust? Three More CEOs Turn Backs on CEO President

August 15, 2017

Bloomberg quoting James Post, Questrom School of Business “President Donald Trump said the CEOs quitting his advisory council aren’t taking their jobs seriously, again taking aim at some of America’s most visible business leaders as the fallout from a weekend of racially charged violence in Virginia mounts…” Expert quote: “The value of the advisory council goes down […]

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J.B. Hunt gives $5 million to NWA children’s hospital

May 20, 2016

Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette James Post, Questrom School of Business Past pediatric patients sporting orange caps and hard hats held up signs reading “$5 million” on stage at J.B. Hunt Transport Services headquarters Thursday to highlight the most recent donation to Arkansas Children’s Hospital’s Northwest Arkansas campus in Springdale… Expert quote: “Having three big companies located […]

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Exclusive: Viacom should end non-voting stock, give vote to all investors – California fund

December 3, 2015

Reuters James Post, Questrom School of Business An official for the second-largest U.S. public pension system on Thursday urged Viacom Inc to do away with its dual-class share structure, the latest call from an investor for change at the media empire controlled by the aging mogul Sumner Redstone as doubts grow over his ability to […]

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Sumner Redstone Health Lawsuit Puts Viacom, CBS in Awkward Position (Analysis)

December 1, 2015

Variety James Post, Questrom School of Business When asked who would take the reins at Viacom and CBS when he dies, Sumner Redstone used to joke that the answer was irrelevant because he was going to live forever. Now that he has reached 92 and is ailing, his vow is being taken less seriously… Expert quote: […]

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Can Dorsey hit the jackpot with Twitter and Square?

October 5, 2015

CNET James Post, Questrom School of Business One Jack. Two companies. Jack Dorsey has been given a second shot at running Twitter, the struggling social media company he co-founded. Dorsey will be doing double duty at the top spot, also running Square, a mobile payments company he co-founded in 2009… Expert quote: “The problem with a […]

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Aging Board Members Stick Around Longer Than Ever in S&P 500

August 21, 2015

Bloomberg James Post, Questrom School of Business The one place in business where executives don’t have to worry about being judged too old is the boardroom — if they’re lucky to get a seat… Expert quote: “With age, you have accumulated wisdom. And that’s important to have in the boardroom, especially since we’ve just lived […]

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Martin Meehan will remain a director of troubled Sage Bank

May 18, 2015

Boston Globe (subscription required) James Post, Questrom School of Business The incoming president of the University of Massachusetts, Martin T. Meehan, will continue to serve as a director of a small Lowell bank that federal and state regulators recently cited for weak management and board oversight… Expert quote: “The board should have discovered some of […]

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Lafley pivots from builder to demolition man as he shrinks P&G

April 15, 2015

The Business Times James Post, Questrom School of Business AG Lafley helped turn Procter & Gamble into the world’s largest consumer-products company. Now the builder has turned demolition man, shedding billions in assets because P&G is too large to compete… Expert quote: “By shedding less profitable businesses, you can free up talent and shore up […]

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