John Tichenor

Professor of Management; Eugene M. Lynn Chair in Business

Before coming to Stetson in 1996, John worked in applied social research settings for the East Carolina University School of Medicine, the State of Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, the Vanderbilt University Institute for Public Policy Studies and the Florida Office of Comprehensive Health Planning.

  • PhD, Sociology, Florida State University
  • MA, Sociology, Baylor University
  • BA, Sociology, Baylor University

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John Tichenor

Biography

John Tichenor is the Eugene M. Lynn Chair in Business and Professor in the Department of Management and Organizations in the School of Business Administration. He teaches a wide variety of courses at Stetson, including business ethics, leadership, a first-year seminar on the power of tradition and a junior seminar on corporate social responsibility. Before coming to Stetson in 1996, John worked in applied social research settings for the East Carolina University School of Medicine, the State of Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, the Vanderbilt University Institute for Public Policy Studies and the Florida Office of Comprehensive Health Planning. John has worn many Stetson hats over twenty-seven years, teaching statistics courses and serving as director of institutional research and university registrar. John is also an avid drummer in local jazz and rock bands (you can currently hear him in the DaVinci Jazz Experiment). His academic background includes a BA and an MA from Baylor University and a PhD in sociology from Florida State University. John and his family enjoy traveling and currently lead Stetson's study abroad program in Innsbruck, Austria.

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Areas of Expertise

  • Business Ethics
  • Organizational Culture and Leadership

Course Sampling

  • Business Ethics
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Advanced Leadership Development
  • First Year Seminar - Bells, Balls, Fountains, & Hats: Searching for Meaning in Stetsons Traditions
  • Junior Seminar - Social Justice and the Bottom Line

  • Corporate social responsibility
  • Female leadership in corporations
  • Business ethics
  • Pedagogy
  • K-16 education policy

  • Taylor, K., Tichenor, J., Carrick, J., Croom, R. (2023). To pursue B Corp certification as a startup? A view through the lens of the business model canvas. SAM Advanced Management Journal, accepted for publication on May 24, 2023, in volume 88, edition 2.
  • Tichenor, J., Green, A., West, J., Croom, R. (2022). Moving beyond the business case for female leaders: A longitudinal panel study of the impact of female leadership on corporate social responsibility. Business and Society Review, 127(3), 639-661.
  • DeMoss, M., Subramanian, R., Beasley, J., Tichenor, J. (2021). Nestle Waters North America: Accessing water from the Floridan aquifer. Case Research Journal, 41(2), 65-80.
    Subramanian, R., Tichenor, J. (2019). Boom, bust, and the lack of trust: When stakeholder priorities collide. International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies, 10(4), 376-393.
  • Thorne, B. and J. Tichenor (2011). "Assessing Business Statistics Learning Outcomes Under Two Curricular Models." Proceedings of Academy of Business Disciplines 13th Annual Meeting, Ft. Myers Beach, Florida. (November 10 - 12, 2011).
  • Thorne, B. and J. Tichenor (2009). "Using Inter-Class Teams in Teaching Business Statistics" Academy of Business Disciplines Journal, 1:30-43.
  • Tichenor, M., and Tichenor, J. (2009). "Comparing Teacher and Administrator Perspectives on Multiple Dimensions of Teacher Professionalism." SRATE Journal, 18(2), 9-18.
  • Tichenor, M. S., and Tichenor, J. M. (2005). "Understanding Teachers' Perspectives on Professionalism." Professional Educator, 27(1-2), 89-95.