Areas of Expertise

Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership, Business Ethics, Corporate Governance, Corporate Philanthropy, Stakeholder Theory, Corporate Strategy

Academic Degrees

• PhD, Management, University of Washington, 1980
• MA, Economics, University of Washington, 1977
• MBA, Finance, University of Washington, 1973
• BS, Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971
• BS, Aerospace Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971

Professional Experience

• Executive Associate Dean for Indianapolis, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. 2007-2016
• Director, Randall L. Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence at Indiana University. 2006-2016

Awards, Honors & Certificates

• Recipient, MBAA Teaching Excellence Award, Penn State University, 1986
• Nominated, Board of Governors, Academy of Management, 1992
• Recipient, Howard Chase Award, Issues Management Association, 1994
• Best Paper Finalist, Academy of Management, 1999
• Best Paper Finalist, International Association for Business and Society, 2000
• Best Paper Finalist, International Association for Business and Society, 2001
• Recipient, Sumner Marcus Award, Social Issues in Management Division, Academy of Management, 2002
• Fellow, Tobias Leadership Center, Indiana University, 2003-present
• Member, Alliance of Distinguished and Titled Professors, 2003-present
• Fellow, International Association for Business and Society, 2005, present
• Fellow, Institute for Corporate Governance, Indiana University, 2005-present

Selected Publications

• Manning Magid, J., Tatikonda, M. V., and Cochran, P. L. (2009). Radio Frequency Identification and Privacy Law: An Integrative Approach. 46 American Business Law Journal 1.
• Willing, S. J., Gunderman, R. B., Cochran, P. L., and Saxton, T. (2005). The polity of academic medicine: Evidence-based democracy. Journal of the American College of Radiology, 2(2): 358-368.
• Stevens, J. M., Steensma, H. K., Harrison, D., and Cochran, P. L. (2005). Symbolic or substantive document? The influence of ethics codes on financial executives' decisions. Strategic Management Journal, 26(2), 181-195.
• Weaver, G. R., Treviño, L., and Cochran, P. L. (1999). Corporate ethics practices in the mid-1990's: An empirical study of the Fortune 1000. Journal of Business Ethics, 18(3), 283-294.
• Weaver, G. R., Treviño, L., and Cochran, P. L. (1999). Integrated and decoupled corporate social performance: Management commitments, external pressures, and corporate ethics practices. Academy of Management Journal, 42(5), 539-552.
• Weaver, G. R., Treviño, L., and Cochran, P. L. (1999). Corporate ethics programs as control systems: Influences of executive commitment and environmental factors. Academy of Management Journal, 42(1), 41-57.
• Cochran, P. L., Wood, R. A., and Jones, T. B. (1985). The composition of boards of directors and the incidence of golden parachutes. Academy of Management Journal, 28(3), 664-671.
• Wartick, S. L., and Cochran, P. L. (1985). The evolution of the corporate social performance model. Academy of Management Review, 10(4), 758-769. 

Edited on March 23, 2022