Maurice Murphy

Dr. Murphy is an Assistant Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship within the Department of Management of the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia. His research interests are in the areas of corporate political strategy, corporate activism, tech-entrepreneurship, and corporate social responsibility. He has published in the Journal of Business Ethics, Business & Society, and the Academy of Management Conference's Best Paper Proceedings.

Education:

• PhD, Strategy, University of Southern California, 2022
• MA, Management, Durham University Business School, Durham, UK, 2015
• MA, Teaching, The School for International Training, 2008
• BA, African-American Studies, Columbia University, 2004

Awards, Honors and Recognitions:

• 2022 Best Paper Award Finalist, Academy of Management Conference, Social Issues in Management Division
• Winner of the 2021 USC Marshall Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies PhD Research Award
• Winner of the 2018 Douglas Nigh Best Paper Award, Academy of Management Conference, International Management Division

Research Interests and Areas of Expertise:

I examine how high growth tech ventures and large corporations utilize information communications technologies to influence their competitive environment, public policy, and regulation.

• Corporate Political Strategy
• Corporate Activism
• Tech Entrepreneurship
• Corporate Social Responsibility

Companies

• Assistant Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship University of Georgia - Terry College of Business (2022)
• PhD Research Assistant University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business (2017 — 2022)
• Public Policy Issues Committee Member The American Chamber of Commerce in Saudi Arabia (2015 — 2017)
• Strategy Consultant and Trainer Self-employed (2013 — 2017)
• Business Chair and Instructor of Business Alfaisal University Preparatory Program (2011 — 2017)
• Instructor of Management Alfaisal University (2011 — 2017)