Jonathan Doh, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Research, Faculty Advancement and Global Engagement; Herbert G. Rammrath Endowed Chair in International Business; Professor, Management & Operations
- Villanova PA UNITED STATES
Jonathan Doh, PhD, is an expert in international business, global leadership and corporate social responsibility.
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Biography
Dr. Doh is an author or co-author of more than 75 refereed articles published in leading scholarly and practitioner journals, 35 chapters in scholarly edited volumes and a dozen teaching cases and simulations—and a co-author or co-editor of eight books. Since 1998, he has presented more than 80 papers and organized or served as a chair or discussant for more than 30 panel sessions at meetings of the Academy of Management (AOM), the Academy of International Business (AIB) and the Strategic Management Society (SMS).
Education
State University of New York - Plattsburgh
BA
State University of New York - Albany
MA
The George Washington University
PhD
Select Accomplishments
Ranked 12th Most Prolific International Business Scholar
2001–2010
Elected Fellow, Academy of International Business
2015
Elected Executive Committee Member, Academy of Management (AOM) Organizational and Natural Environment Division (ONE)
Served as PDW Chair (2012), Program Chair (2013), Division Chair-Elect (2014), Division Chair (2015) and Past Division Chair (2016).
Grand Prize, Dr. Alfred N. and Lynn Manos Page Prize for Sustainability Issues in Business Curricula
2014
Richard Beckhard Prize for Outstanding Paper in Change and Organizational Development
Awarded for "The High Impact of Collaborative Social Initiatives," published in Sloan Management Review.
Second Place, Oikos Foundation Award for Corporate Sustainability
2013
Gold Medal Award
Awarded by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Affiliations
- Fellow, Academy of Management (AOM)
- General Editor, Journal of Management Studies
- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of World Business
- Consulting Advisor, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu International (DTTI), Global Energy Resources Group
- Consulting Editor, Long Range Planning
- Co-Editor-in-Chief, MRN International Environment of Global Business
- Consulting Editor, Journal of International Business Studies
- Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
- Senior Nonresident Fellow, Emerging Markets Institute, China-Europe International Business Schools (CEIBS) (Shanghai, China)
- Affiliate, Emerging Markets Internationalization Research Group, University of Sydney Business School (Sydney, Australia)
Select Media Appearances
Alcohol, Whey and Motorcycles Are in the Crosshairs of the U.S. Import Ban on Canada Products
Associated Press
2026-09-09
The trade war between the U.S. and Canada escalated again this week as the U.S. announced import bans on most alcoholic beverages from Canada, along with other products... Import bans are "extremely unusual as a artifact of trade policy," said Jonathan Doh, professor of international business at Villanova University. "I can't remember any action in the modern era that involved an absolute ban."
U.S. Announces Bans on Canadian Imports Including Alcohol, Motorcycles
The Washington Post
2026-09-08
A senior Trump administration official said the U.S. trade bans would affect Canadian imports worth "single-digit billions" of dollars... "It's extraordinarily unusual, and especially for what had been a very close ally and trading partner," said Jonathan Doh, an international business professor at Villanova University.
Trump Says Sanctions Bill Should Include Tariffs on Iran, Despite "Trivial" Trade With U.S.
CNBC
2026-07-30
President Donald Trump wants Congress to add tariffs on Iran to a sanctions bill against Russia and Tehran that has bipartisan support... "The Administration's threat to impose tariffs on imports from Iran is entirely symbolic," Jonathan Doh, professor of international business at Villanova School of Business, said in an email to CNBC. "U.S. imports from Iran are trivial."
Trump May Have Broken Wall Street
CNN
2025-07-17
"Markets appear to be getting accustomed to a pattern, most notable in the area of tariffs, in which the administration threatens fairly radical action, only to dial it back when the initial market reacts negatively," Jonathan Doh, professor of management at Villanova School of Business, said in an email. "In each successive round, the responses have been increasingly muted."
Trump Tariffs to Bring "Dramatic" Price Increases: Business Professor
ABC News
2025-04-03
Villanova University's Jonathan Doh explains potential impacts the tariffs could have on U.S. industries, global trade and markets.
Trump's Tariffs: Will They Help or Harm Americans?
Studio 2 From WHYY
2025-04-01
"Tariffs are taxes, plain and simple," said Villanova University's Jonathan Doh. "So, it's a great question: Are tariffs now and in the past being used to rearrange economic relationships, or are they being used to try to gain leverage over other countries to do something we want them to do?... Using tariffs to try to rearrange both domestic and global economies I think is a more questionable tactic."
Mexico to Announce Measures on U.S. Amid Tariff Talks
LiveNow From Fox
2025-03-08
Mexico's president is expected to announce "retaliatory" measures against the U.S. following threats of tariffs from President Trump. Dr. Jonathan Doh at Villanova University joined LiveNow From Fox's Josh Breslow to explain what's next.
A South Philly Produce Distributor Is Girding for Pain From Trump's Tariffs on Mexico
The Philadelphia Inquirer
2025-03-07
The trade war unleashed by Trump—slapping 25% tariffs on most imports from putative allies Canada and Mexico, while also increasing levies on China to 20%—has deepened uncertainty across the economy... "It's really quite an expansive and profound approach, and one that we really have literally never seen in recent history," said Jonathan Doh, professor of international business at Villanova University.
Who's Got Trump's Ear on Tariffs?
The New York Times
2025-03-06
President Trump's tariff policy has given corporate chiefs and investors a serious case of whiplash... Trump seems to be taking an ad hoc approach here, according to Jonathan Doh, a professor of international business at the Villanova School of Business and a former trade official with the Commerce Department. "There is not a single, unified perspective regarding the efficacy and impact of tariffs," he told DealBook, adding that it doesn't look like Trump has "a clear long-term strategy or end game."
Trump Tariffs: Villanova Professor Weighs in on Potential Impact
6 ABC
2025-03-03
The Trump administration is implementing a 25% tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada... Tariffs of this magnitude would likely increase prices paid by U.S. shoppers since importers typically pass along a share of the cost of those higher taxes to consumers, experts said. "The impacts could be quite immediate and quite profound," Jonathan Doh, the Rammrath Chair in International Business at Villanova University, told Action News.
New U.S.-Japan Trade Deal Benefits Some Farmers and E-Commerce
APM's Marketplace
2019-10-08
American beef and pork farmers will be some of the big winners. So will companies that sell digital software, content and data... But one sticking point isn't covered by the new agreement, says Jonathan Doh, a professor at Villanova University. "It doesn't address the largest share of U.S.-Japan trade, which is in the auto sector."
Bummed by Starbucks' Price Hike? Here's How Much It Costs to Make Your Coffee
NBC News Digital
2018-06-11
The timing of Starbucks' price increase had me skeptically raising a brow. On May 29, Starbucks closed 8,000 locations for anti-bias training, an initiative that followed the wrongful arrest of two Black men in a Philadelphia Starbucks last April... "I highly doubt the price increase is directly related to the diversity initiatives," says Villanova University's Jonathan Doh. "I think these things are on two different tracks. My strong suspicion is these price increases are designed to recoup expenditures on employee benefits."
Why Are We Afraid of Cuba?
Huffington Post
2017-02-22
"Cuba is at a crossroads. Yet it seems some in the United States are hesitant to take the next step, fearful of what could happen if we actively engage and participate in what will undoubtedly be a profound transition. Some of this hesitation appears to emanate from fear. In my view, this fear is wholly unfounded. On the contrary, Cuba poses no threat to the United States, but may provide opportunity, with great potential for commercial interactions, educational exchange and broader social integration between our two countries."
Don't Scapegoat Trade
Huffington Post
2016-09-08
"This presidential election cycle has emerged as one of the most unusual in recent years, and not only for the obvious reasons. For the first time since before World War II, both candidates are seriously questioning the benefits of freer trade."
The World Is Their Workplace
The New York Times
2013-01-30
International work-study is most common in business schools. Jonathan Doh, an associate professor of business at Villanova and director of the Center for Global Leadership, tells students to start early and intern often—at home or abroad. Promising freshmen are invited to take part in the Global Citizens Program, which includes a yearlong course geared toward understanding business practices in either London or Singapore, where they spend 10 weeks in classes (15 credits) and 6 weeks at a full-time internship (3 credits) during their second semester.
Select Academic Articles
International Business Responses to Institutional Voids
Journal of International Business StudiesJonathan Doh, Suzana Rodrigues, Ayse Saka-Helmhout, Mona Makhija
2017
Corporate Political Activity and Regulatory Capture
Journal of ManagementMichael Hadani, Jonathan Doh, Marguerite A. Schneider
2016
Guest Editors' Introduction: Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility and Developing Country Multinationals
Business Ethics QuarterlyJonathan Doh, Bryan W. Husted, Xiaohua Yang
2016
Absorptive Capacity of Emerging Economy Firms: Rationalization, Professionalism and Isomorphism
Academy of ManagementKathleen Yi Jia Low, Jonathan Doh, James A. Robins
2016