Faculty Profile

Nolan Gaffney

Title
Associate Professor
Department
Management
College
College of Business
Associate Professor
Management
College of Business

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, University of Memphis, 2012. 
Major: Business Administration - Management
Degree Specialization: International Strategy
Dissertation Title: AN ANALYSIS OF THE CROSS-BORDER ACQUISITION BEHAVIOR OF EMERGING MARKET MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES
MBA, University of Cincinnati, 2008. 
Major: Management
BBA, University of Tennessee, 2003. 
Major: Logistics & Transportation





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
MGMT 5710.403, Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, Summer 2024 
MGMT 5710.002, Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, Spring 2024 
MGMT 5710.801, Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, Spring 2024 


          
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    MGMT 5710.001, Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, Fall 8W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5710.001, Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, Summer 3W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5710.003, Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, Summer 5W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5710.004, Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, Summer 5W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5710.003, Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, Spring 8W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5710.801, Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, Spring 3W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5710.003, Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, Fall 8W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5710.001, Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, Summer 3W1 2022  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5210.001, Human Resource Management Seminar, Spring 8W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5710.801, Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, Spring 3W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5210.003, Human Resource Management Seminar, Fall 8W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5710.003, Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, Fall 8W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5210.001, Human Resource Management Seminar, Summer 5W1 2021  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5210.026, Human Resource Management Seminar, Summer 5W1 2021  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5140.001, Organizational Behavior and Analysis, Summer 3W1 2021  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5140.026, Organizational Behavior and Analysis, Summer 3W1 2021 
                    

                    BUSI 6240.001, Applied Multivariate Statistics, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5210.001, Human Resource Management Seminar, Spring 8W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5210.003, Human Resource Management Seminar, Fall 8W2 2020  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5710.003, Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, Fall 8W2 2020  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Summer 3W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.026, Administrative Strategy, Summer 3W1 2020 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Spring 8W1 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    BUSI 5190.026, Administrative Strategy, Spring 8W1 2020 
                    

                    BUSI 6240.001, Applied Multivariate Statistics, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Spring 8W1 2019  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.080, Administrative Strategy, Spring 8W1 2019  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.086, Administrative Strategy, Spring 8W1 2019  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 6240.001, Applied Multivariate Statistics, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 6900.721, Special Problems, Spring 2019 
                    

                    BUSI 4940.004, Business Policy, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Summer 3W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 6240.001, Applied Multivariate Statistics, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 4940.003, Business Policy, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 6900.721, Special Problems, Spring 2018 
                    

                    BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Summer 5W1 2017  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5660.080, International Management, Summer 5W1 2017  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Spring 8W2 2017  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5660.080, International Management, Spring 8W2 2017  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 6900.721, Special Problems, Fall 2016 
                    

                    BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Spring 8W2 2016  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 5660.080, International Management, Spring 8W2 2016  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 6900.721, Special Problems, Spring 2016 
                    

                    BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Summer 5W2 2015  SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 5190.080, Administrative Strategy, Summer 5W2 2015  SPOT
                    

                    MGMT 6900.721, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2015 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.002, Administrative Strategy, Spring 2015 
                    

                    MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Spring 8W2 2015 
                    

                    MGMT 5660.080, International Management, Spring MB 2015 
                    

                    MGMT 6900.721, Special Problems, Spring 2015 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Fall 2014 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.026, Administrative Strategy, Fall 2014 
                    

                    MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Fall 2014 
                    

                    MGMT 5660.026, International Management, Fall 2014 
                    

                    MGMT 5660.080, International Management, Fall MB 2014 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Summer 5W2 2014 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.026, Administrative Strategy, Summer 5W2 2014 
                    

                    MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Summer 5W2 2014 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Spring 2014 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.002, Administrative Strategy, Spring 2014 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.026, Administrative Strategy, Spring 2014 
                    

                    MGMT 6900.721, Special Problems, Spring 2014 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Fall 2013 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.002, Administrative Strategy, Fall 2013 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Summer 5W1 2013 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.026, Administrative Strategy, Summer 5W1 2013 
                    

                    MGMT 6900.721, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2013 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Spring 2013 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.002, Administrative Strategy, Spring 2013 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.026, Administrative Strategy, Spring 2013 
                    

                    MGMT 6900.721, Special Problems, Spring 2013 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Fall 2012 
                    

                    BUSI 5190.002, Administrative Strategy, Fall 2012 
                    

                    MGMT 4951.721, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Fall 2012 

          


          
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  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


  
Book Chapter
Kedia, B., Clampit, J., Gaffney, N.  (2012). The Role of Institutions and Multinational Enterprises in Economic Development.. Handbook of Institutional Approaches to International Business. 173-203. Edward Elgar. 
Kedia, B., Clampit, J., Gaffney, N.  (2011). Institutions, MNEs, and Sustainable Development. Enhancing Global Competitiveness through Sustainable Environmental Stewardship. 70-108. Edward Elgar. 
Journal Article
Clampit, J., Gaffney, N., Fabian, F., Stafford, T.  (2023). Institutional Misalignment and Escape-Based FDI: A Prospect Theory Lens. International Business Review. 32(3), 102099. 
Gaffney, N., Karst, R.  (2023). An Institutional Perspective on Strategic Alignment of International Human Resource Management in Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises. The International Trade Journal. 38(1), 31-52. 
Karst, R. V., Johnson, A., Gaffney, N.  (2023). Bounded Entanglement: The Co-evolution of Institutions and Internationalization Research and Practice. The International Trade Journal. 37(1), 115-134. 
Karst, R. K., Gaffney, N. T. (2020). Region-based Institutions and Internationalization: Evidence from Latin America. The International Trade Journal. 34(1), 94-114. 
Penney, C. R., Combs, J., Gaffney, N. T., Sexton, J.  (2018). A Jack of all Trades or a Master of None: The Performance Effects of Balancing Exploration and Exploitation Within vs. Across Alliance Portfolio Domains.. Journal of Knowledge Management.  United Kingdom: Emerald. 
Orudzheva, L., Gaffney, N. T. (2018). A Social Dominance Perspective of MNE CSR Initiatives. Social Responsibility Journal. 14(3), 501-515. Emerald. 
Gaffney, N., Karst, R., Clampit, J.  (2016). Emerging Market MNE Cross-border Acquisition Equity Participation: The role of Economic and Knowledge Distance.. International Business Review. 25(1), 267-275. 
Kedia, B., Rhew, N., Gaffney, N., Clampit, J.  (2016). Emerging Market Multinationals: Coopetition for Global Growth.. Thunderbird International Business Review. 58(6), 515-526. 
Clampit, J., Kedia, B., Fabian, F., Gaffney, N.  (2015). Offshoring Satisfaction: The Role of Partnership Credibility and Cultural Complementarity. Journal of World Business. 50(1), 79-93. 
Kedia, B., Clampit, J., Gaffney, N.  (2014). Globalizing Historically Black Business Schools: A Case Study of the Application of Modern Pedagogical Theories of Internationalizing Higher Education.. Journal of Teaching in International Business. 25(3), 214-234. 
Gaffney, N., Cooper, D., Kedia, B., Clampit, J.  (2014). Institutional Transitions, Global Mindset, and EMNE Internationalization. European Management Journal. 32(3), 383-391. 
Gaffney, N., Kedia, B., Clampit, J.  (2013). A Resource Dependence Perspective of EMNE FDI Strategy. International Business Review. 22(6), 1092-1100. 
Kedia, B., Gaffney, N., Clampit, J.  (2012). EMNEs and Knowledge-Seeking FDI. Management International Review. 52(2), 155-173. 
Foote, J., Gaffney, N., Evans, J.  (2010). Corporate Social Responsibility: Implications for Performance Excellence. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence. 21(8), 799-812. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
Awarded Grants



  
  
  	  
          
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Grant - Research   
Gaffney, N. T., "International Business Initiative," Sponsored by Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $2000 Funded. (August 2016 – May 2017).
Gaffney, N. (Principal), "Micro Mentoring Grant - Family Business Initiative," University of North Texas, $1350 Funded. (August 2014 – May 2015).
Gaffney, N. (Principal), Cooper, D. (Supporting), Sexton, M. (Supporting), Taylor, L. (Supporting), "Team Mentoring Grant - Family Business Initiative," University of North Texas, $4000 Funded. (August 2014 – May 2015).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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