Faculty Profile

Kenneth Cory

Title
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department
Management
College
College of Business

    

Education

PhD, Texas A&M University, 1995.
Major: Management - Strategic Management
Degree Specialization: Finance
Dissertation Title: Corporate political strategy as a competitive strategy: Influencing public policy to increase firm performance
BS, University of South Florida, 1989.
Major: Finance
Degree Specialization: Finance
Dissertation Title: n/a
AA, Vanderbilt University, 1986.
Major: Psychology
Degree Specialization: Psychology
Dissertation Title: n/a

Current Scheduled Teaching*

BUSI 4940.004, Business Policy, Spring 2024 Syllabus
BUSI 4940.005, Business Policy, Spring 2024 Syllabus
BUSI 4940.006, Business Policy, Spring 2024 Syllabus

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Summer 5W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.004, Business Policy, Summer 5W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.003, Business Policy, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.004, Business Policy, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.005, Business Policy, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.003, Business Policy, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Summer 3W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Summer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.003, Business Policy, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.004, Business Policy, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.005, Business Policy, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.003, Business Policy, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Summer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Summer 5W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.003, Business Policy, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.005, Business Policy, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.006, Business Policy, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.003, Business Policy, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Summer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.003, Business Policy, Spring 2020 Syllabus
MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Spring 8W2 2020
MGMT 5660.026, International Management, Spring 8W2 2020

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Cited Research
Cory, K. (1995). Cory, K. D. (1995). Corporate political activity as a competitive strategy: Influencing public policy to increase firm performance (Doctoral dissertation, Texas A & M University).. 222. Dissertation, Texas A&M University.
Conference Proceeding
D'Souza, D. E., Bement, D., Cory, K. D. (2022). Cross-Functional Integration Skills: Are Business Programs Delivering What Organizations Need?,". Decision Sciences Institute Proceedings.
Cory, K. (1993). Management theory and corporate political strategy: Establishing a basis for firm-level analysis. Southern Academy of Management Proceedings, Atlanta, GA. Southern Academy of Management Proceedings, Atlanta, GA.
Journal Article
Cory, K. D. (2023). Launching the Strategic Plan - A Critical but Missing Piece of Strategic Management Education and Practice. Strategy & Leadership. 51(3), 21-26. Emerald Publishers.
D'Souza, D. E., Bement, D., Cory, K. (2022). Cross-functional Integration Skills: Are Business Schools Delivering What Organizations Need?. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education. 20(3), 117-130 ((Ranked 'C' on ABDC list).
Cory, K. (2013). V-REEL: An Improved Framework for Teaching (and Implementing) the Resource-Based View.. 9(1), 41-55.
Cory, K. (2002). Raising Rivals' Costs Through Political Strategy: An Extension of Resource-Based Theory.. Journal of Management Studies. 39, 707-724.
Cory, K. (1996). Cory, K. D. (1996). Can competitive intelligence lead to a sustainable competitive advantage?. 7(3), 45-55.
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Overall
Summative Rating
Challenge and
Engagement Index
Response Rate

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out of 7
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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