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Jennifer Oetzel Professor Management

Degrees
Ph.D. Strategic Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, M.S. Economic Development and Urban Planning and B.A. Economics, University of Texas at Austin

Bio
Professor Jennifer Oetzel’s research and teaching focuses on social, economic and environmental sustainability. Specifically, she looks at how companies can reduce business risk by promoting economic, social, and environmental development as well as peace building in countries where they operate. She has won multiple research awards including the “2018 Emerald Literati Award” from Emerald Publishing for “Highly Commended” article, Best Paper Award at the European International Business Association Meeting in Vienna, Austria, 2016, Best Paper Award at the 2015 Academy of Management Meeting, Finalist for Haynes Prize for the Most Promising Scholar at the Academy of International Business Conference (2009), among others. Her overall body of research includes more than 40 articles, book chapters, working papers and a new book from Cambridge University Press entitled, Business Adaptation to Climate Change. Her work has appeared in the Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Harvard Business Review, and the Journal of International Business Studies, among other outlets.
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Teaching

Fall 2025

  • IBUS-350 Global Emerging Markets

  • IBUS-641 Social Sustainability Strategy

Spring 2026

  • IBUS-340 Sustainability & Global Strat

  • IBUS-641 Sustainability Strategy