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Academic Background

B.Sc., engineering, University of Birmingham (England)
B.Com., University of Birmingham (England)
M.B.A., University of Virginia
Ph.D., University of Virginia

Research Specialties

• Entrepreneurial decision-making
• Entrepreneurial strategy
• Ethical deliberation and decision-making
• Scientifically pioneering business

Current Research

• Decision-making approaches
• Science, entrepreneurship and ethics
• Stakeholder management

See John McVea talk about his research in a short video, part of the Ahead of the Curve series »

Major Works

• McVea, John, R. E. Freeman and L. C. Dunham, "Strategy, Wisdom and Stakeholder Theory: A Pragmatic and Entrepreneurial View of Stakeholder Strategy." In Handbook of Organizational Wisdom, edited by Kessler, E. H. and J. R. Bailey. Sage Publications, forthcoming.
• "A 'Names and Faces' Approach to Stakeholder Management: How Focusing on Stakeholders as Individuals Can Bring Ethics and Entrepreneurial Strategy Together," Journal of Management Inquiry 14 (March, 2005).
• McVea, John and Wickes et. al., "Stakeholder Theory: The State of the Art and Future Perspectives," POLITEIA  Anno XX:74 (2004).
• "Herbert Spencer: Providing Libertarian Foundations?" Business and Society Review (Fall, 2001).
• "A Stakeholder Approach to Strategic Management." In Handbook of Strategic Management, edited by M. Hitt. Blackwell Publishing, 2001.

Significant Scholarly Honors

• Faculty Award, Academic Excellence, University of Virginia, 1996
• William Michael Shermet Award for Academic Excellence, University of Virginia, 1995