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George Ball
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812-856-0625
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1309 E. 10th Street
Bloomington, IN
47405

George Ball

  • Associate Professor
  • Weimer Faculty Fellow
Department: Operations & Decision Technologies
Campus: Bloomington


Areas of Expertise

Product recall causes, effects and the recall decision-making process. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory policy, pharmaceutical, medical device, and automotive supply chain quality

Academic Degrees

  • Ph.D., Supply Chain and Operations, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, 2015
  • MBA, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, 2003
  • BS, Aerospace Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 1994

Professional Experience

  • Associate Professor, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, 2021 - Present
  • Assistant Professor, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, 2015 - 2021
  • Director of Manufacturing, AGA Medical Corporation, 2005 - 2010
  • Manufacturing Manager, Guidant Corporation, 1999 - 2005
  • US Naval Officer, 1994 - 1999

Awards, Honors & Certificates

  • Trustees Teaching Award, Kelley School of Business, 2023
  • Responsible Research in Management Award from the Academy of Management Fellows, 2022
  • Trustee Teaching Award Nominee, Kelley School of Business, 2022
  • Top 50 Undergraduate Professors, Poets and Quants, 2021
  • Alpha Kappa Psi Teaching Excellence Award, Kelley School of Business, 2021
  • Journal of Operations Management, Jack Meredith Best Paper Award, 2019
  • Outstanding Junior Faculty Award Winner, Indiana University, 2019
  • Alpha Kappa Psi Teaching Excellence Award, Kelley School of Business, 2019
  • Trustee Teaching Award, Kelley School of Business, 2018
  • Alpha Kappa Psi Teaching Excellence Award, Kelley School of Business, 2017
  • Trustee Teaching Award Nominee, Kelley School of Business, 2017
  • Alpha Kappa Psi Teaching Excellence Award, Kelley School of Business, 2016
  • Trustee Teaching Award Nominee, Kelley School of Business, 2016
  • Kristy Cua Doctoral Student Excellence Award and Fellowship, 2014
  • Carlson School Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, 2013
  • Roger and Marlene Schroeder Doctoral Research Grant, 2013
  • Carlson School of Management Teaching Excellence Award, 2013

Selected Publications

  • Mayo, K., Webb, E., Ball, G., Bretthauer, K. (2023). Scheduling Smarter: Scheduling Decision Impact on Nurse-Aide Turnover. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, in press.
  • Darby, J., Ketchen, D., Ball, G., and Mukherjee, U. (2023). CEO Stock Ownership, Recall Timing, and Stock Market Penalties. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 25(5), 1909–1930.
  • Astvansh, V., Ball, G., and Josefy, M. (2022). The Recall Decision Exposed: Auto Recall Timing and Process Dataset. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 24(3), 1457-1473.
  • Mukherjee, U., Ball, G., Wowak, K., Natarajan, K., and Miller, J. (2022). Hiding in the Herd: The Product Recall Clustering Phenomenon. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 24(1), 392–410.
  • Mayo, K., Ball, G., and Mills, A. (2022). CEO Turnovers and Recall Risk Management in the Consumer Products Industry. Production and Operations Management, 31(2): 743-763. View Full Text
  • Wowak, K., Ball, G., Post, C., and Ketchen, D. (2021). The Influence of Female Directors on Product Recall Decisions. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 23(4), 895-913. View Full Text
  • Schmidt, C., Wuttke, D., Ball, G., Heese, H.S. (2020). Does Social Media Elevate Supply Chain Importance? An Empirical Examination of Supply Chain Glitches, Twitter Reactions, and Stock Market Returns. Journal of Operations Management, 66(6), 646-669. View Full Text
  • Ball, G., Shah, R., & Wowak, K. (2018). Product Competition, Managerial Discretion and Manufacturing Recalls in the U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry. Journal of Operations Management, 58-59(March), 59-72. View Full Text
  • Ball, G., Shah, R., & Donohue, K. (2018). The Decision to Recall: A Behavioral Investigation in the Medical Device Industry. Journal of Operations Management, 62, 1-15. View Full Text
  • Ball, G., Siemsen, E., & Shah, R. (2017). Do Plant Inspections Predict Future Quality? The Role of Investigator Experience. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 19(4), 534-550. View Full Text
  • Shah, R., Ball, G., & Netessine, S. (2017). Plant Operations and Product Recalls in the Automotive Industry: An Empirical Investigation. Management Science, 63(8), 2439-2459. View Full Text

Edited on November 28, 2023

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