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Executive Professor Miami University, Department of Management 3050 Farmer School of Business Oxford, OH 45056-3628 Tel: 513 529 1716 Fax: 513 529 2342 E-mail: murphyte@muohio.edu Website: http://www.fsb.muohio.edu/directory/murphyte Introduction Summary Initially a law professor and associate dean of a law school, Thomas Murphy interrupted his teaching experience with what was intended to be a brief "practical venture" in the private sector. That detour turned out to be 23 years in the supermarket and food manufacturing industry. In 1998 he returned to teaching, his first passion and one he was committed to revisit. Mr. Murphy has blended his practical experience as a senior corporate executive with the traditional and rigorous elements of academe and molded an effective set of leading-edge learning experiences for students. He has taught both undergraduate and graduate students in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East.
Academic and Consulting Experience August 1998 to August 1999
Miami University (of Ohio)August 2000 to Present Farmer School of Business Executive Professor in the Department of Management, teaching human resources management, employment law, employee compensation, employee benefits, human capital metrics, negotiation and conflict resolution, and global management competencies to undergraduates and MBA candidates. Helped to introduce a new course, Human Capital Metrics that teaches students how to use data and metrics in designing and implementing new management practices. The course includes student research projects with area employers. Consistently received high student evaluations; recipient of Miami University's Samuel Laws Outstanding Teaching Award, 2009, "Honored Professor" Award (2002 and 2003); nominated by Miami Alumni Association's "Effective Educator Award," 2008; selected by Miami's MBA students as one of top three professors (1999), and "Best Professor" in the Boot Camp program by MBA Class of 2007. Recently published a comprehensive and unique textbook on employee benefits.
August 2006 and 2009
20th International Summer UniversityWU 2009Guest Lecturer at Vienna University of Economics and Business, (Wirtschafts Universitat Wien) teaching Global Leadership Competencies to European students.
September 2003 to 2006
International University of MonacoMember of faculty, teaching human resources management, global management and leadership, career development, and negotiations and dispute resolution. Courses are taught on a comparison basis using EU and U.S. practices, laws, and customs. Levels include undergraduate, MBA, and EMBA students from over 40 different countries. In spring 2005, supervised and edited a special publication prepared by IUM MBA students called, "Global Security and Health Care Issues," which describes and analyzes the social security and health care practices of 18 European and Asian countries. Consistently received exceptionally high student evaluations.
January 1998 to June 1998
Fulbright FellowSeptember 1999 to May 2000 Fulbright Scholar and Senior Consultant on projects to link public universities and industries and to improve business performance in Jordan. Assignment involved matching resources on university faculties with diagnostic needs assessments of Jordanian companies. The objective was to enhance the quality of higher education and the competitiveness of Jordanian industry. Assigned to Jordan's National Center for Human Resources Development. On second tour in Amman, developed R&D linkages between business and universities. Reported to the Higher Council for Science and Technology. Both assignments achieved significant successes. During 1999-2000, worked as Senior Management Consultant for USAID funded project, Jordan-United States Business Partnership (JUSBP), to provide management consulting assistance to Jordanian companies and several NGOs in preparation for Jordan's admission into the WTO.
September 1995 to December 1997
University of CincinnatiXavier University Adjunct Professor in UC's and Xavier's graduate programs, teaching human resources management, compensation, and benefits courses.
September 1970 to June 1974
University of Cincinnati College of LawAssociate Professor of Law (tenured), teaching employment law subjects. Served as Associate Dean of the College from 1971-1974.
Professional Experience 1974-1997
The Kroger Co.Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kroger is a Fortune 26 company and the largest retail grocer in the United States with fiscal sales of $76 billion. The company employs approximately 290,000 full and part-time employees and operates over 2500 retail stores as well as over 40 food manufacturing plants.
Senior Officer and Group Vice President
Vice President and Senior Counsel
1969 to 1970
U.S. Department of LaborTrial Attorney for the U.S. Department of Labor, handling age and sex discrimination cases, wage and hour matters, and union misconduct and corruption investigations.
Education Bachelor of Arts, University of Cincinnati, Economics Juris Doctorate, University of Cincinnati
Memberships and Recent Awards "Distinguished Alumni Award," University of Cincinnati, College of Arts and Sciences, Economics (2002). Peer Review Committee, Fulbright International Scholar Program, Middle East and Arab Countries. Community and professional activities have included board memberships on the American Heart Association (Chair), Bethesda Hospital, Cincinnati Opera (Chair, Development Committee), Jobs for Cincinnati Graduates (Chair), The Business Roundtable Human Resources Task Force, International Society for Labor Law and Social Security, International Industrial Relations Association, and the American Bar Association's International Labor Law Committee.
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