Thornberry, Jon, Ph.D.
  
   Lecturer
   AUB Start Date: September, 2005

 
Contact Information  
AUB Email: jt09@aub.edu.lb
Other Email: jt09@aub.edu.lb
Office Location: 363
Office Extension: 3760
   
   
   
  
 Office Hours

Monday : 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Wednesday : 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Friday : 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

 Teaching Activities at AUB

 
Teaching Preparation
Semester Course No Title
Fall-2009-2010  BUSS215  Business Ethics 
Spring-2007-2008  MNGT215  Principles of Management  
Fall-2007-2008  MNGT 215  Principles of Management 
Spring-2006-2007  MNGT215  Principles of Management 
Fall-2006-2007  MNGT215  Principles of Management 
Summer-2005-2006  MNGT340  Organization Theory 
Spring-2005-2006  FOLC305a  Survey of Management 
  MNGT215  Principles of Management 
Fall-2005-2006  MNGT340  Organization Theory 
  MNGT215  Principles of Management 

 Recent Research/Intellectual Contributions
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Published Articles in Refereed Journals

1. Sidani, Y and Thornberry, J  (2010)  'The Current Arab Work Ethic: Antecedents, Implications, and Potential Remedies',  Journal of Business Ethics

2. Thornberry, JB  (2002)  'Competition and Cooperation:A Comparative Analysis of SEMATECH and the VLSI Research Project ',  Enterprise and Society, December 2002, Vol.3, Number 4


Other Intellectual Contributions
Publications in Refereed Conference Proceedings

1.  (2009) Proceedings: Proceedings: Presentation at the AOM , edited by Sidani, Y and Thornberry, J. Chicago, United States: Academy of Management

Publications in Non-Refereed Conference Proceedings

2. Thornberry, JB  (2001)  'Sand in the Gears: Arab Culture, Information Technology and Organizational Adaptation', paper presented at the Proceedings of the Eighth AUC Research Conference , Egypt

3. Thornberry, JB  (1999)  'The Implications of Technological Change for Hman Development', paper presented at the Proceedinds of the AUC Research Conference , Egypt

4. Thornberry, JB  (1992)  'Relaxed Assumptions and the Range of Explanation for Foreign Direct Investment', paper presented at the Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Texas Conference on Organizations , United States

Non-Refereed Conference Presentations

5. Thornberry, JB  (2000)  'A Comparative Analysis of Educational Policy in Egypt and South Korea', paper presented at the Seventh AUC Research Conference  April, Egypt

Research in Progress
Work in Progress

1.  Thornberry, J  (2010)  '"A Miracle to Behold":The Lebanese Central Bank during the Civil War', 
This research project seeks an answer for a fairly simple question.
Why was the Central Bank able to survive fifteen years of domestic strife virtually intact while almost all other state institutions were not able to do so?

2.  Thornberry, J and Sidani, Y  (2010)  'Eygpt as an Investment Target:: Short Term Macro Risk vs Long Term Prospects', 

3.  Sidani, Y and Thornberry, J  (2010)  'Modern Arab Business Leadership: Continuity with the Past?', 

4.  Sidani, Y and Thornberry, J  (2009)  'The Bazaar in Modern Iranian Politics:1953 to 1979', 
An analysis of the complex role of the Bazaar in a crucial period in modern Iranian history. We study the complex interplay of politics, business and religion in the years leading up to the Iranian Revolution.


 Personal/Other

Professional Activities and Public Service

American University in Cairo:
MBA Program Director
Academic Advisor, Graduate Students Association
Vice Chairman, University Senate
Chairman, Faculty Affairs Committee, University Senate
Chairman, Library Advisory Committee
Member, University Readmissions Committee