Timothy M. Devinney

Timothy M. Devinney
Born	Pittsburgh, PA USA
Citizenship	USA, Australia, UK
Academic background
Alma mater	Central Catholic High School, Pittsburgh PA Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA University of Chicago, Chicago IL
Thesis	A General Equilibrium Analysis of the Borrower-Lender Relation: An Examination of Credit Rationing Hypotheses
Doctoral advisors	John P. Gould, Albert Madansky, Merton Miller, Edward Lazear, Dennis Carlton, Douglas Diamond
Academic work
School or tradition	Carnegie School, Chicago School
Institutions	Alliance Manchester Business School (2019-) Leeds University Business School (2013-2019) University of Technology, Sydney (2009-2013) Australian Graduate School of Management (1993-2009) University of California, Los Angeles (1989-1993) Vanderbilt University (1983-1989)

Timothy M. Devinney, FBA is an Australian-American-British management scholar. He holds the position of Chair and Professor of International Business and Strategy at Alliance Manchester Business School.^[1] Born in the Lawrenceville district of Pittsburgh PA, he attended Central Catholic High School and subsequently graduated from Carnegie Mellon University (with a BSc magna cum laude – Psychology and Applied Mathematics). He attended the University of Chicago and received three degrees – MA (Public Policy Studies), MBA (Economics and Statistics), PhD in Economics. His dissertation was entitled "A General Equilibrium Analysis of the Borrower-Lender Relationship: An Examination of the Credit Rationing Hypothesis".^[2] He held a variety of permanent and visiting positions at Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM), UCLA, Vanderbilt University, University of Chicago, London Business School, Copenhagen Business School, The Humboldt University of Berlin, Trier University, Hamburg University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and City University - Hong Kong.

Area of Scientific Endeavor

Devinney's main areas of research are based on key ideas in psychology^[3] and economics and span Corporate Strategy,^[4]International Business,^[5] Innovation,^[6]Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR),^[7] Political Risk,^[8] and Ethical/Social Consumption.^[9] He has added to existing research by the application of new and unique methodologies, particularly with respect to the measurement of performance^[10] and the unique application of experimental methods.^[11]

Awards & Recognitions

Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)^[12]

Fellow of the Academy of Management.^[13]

Forschungspries and Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH).

Fellow of the Academy of International Business.^[14]

Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.^[15]

Fellow of the European Academy of International Business (EIBA).

Distinguished Member of the Australia-New Zealand Academy of Management.

References

1. "Prof Timothy Devinney | The University of Manchester". www.research.manchester.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
2. Devinney, Timothy M. (2012-12-06). Rationing in a Theory of the Banking Firm. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-3-642-82649-8.
3. Bhattacharya, Rajeev; Devinney, Timothy M.; Pillutla, Madan M. (1998). "A Formal Model of Trust Based on Outcomes". The Academy of Management Review. 23 (3): 459–472. doi:10.2307/259289. ISSN 0363-7425. JSTOR 259289.
4. Wilden, Ralf; Devinney, Timothy M.; Dowling, Grahame R. (2016). "The Architecture of Dynamic Capability Research Identifying the Building Blocks of a Configurational Approach". Academy of Management Annals. 10 (1): 997–1076. doi:10.5465/19416520.2016.1161966. ISSN 1941-6520.
5. Kafouros, Mario; Cavusgil, S. Tamer; Devinney, Timothy; Ganotakis, Panagiotis; Fainshmidt, Stav (2021-07-27). "Cycles of De-Internationalization and Re-Internationalization: Towards an Integrative Framework". Journal of World Business. ISSN 1090-9516.
6. Chaney, Paul K.; Devinney, Timothy M.; Winer, Russell S. (1991). "The Impact of New Product Introductions on the Market Value of Firms". The Journal of Business. 64 (4): 573–610. doi:10.1086/296552. ISSN 0021-9398. JSTOR 2353294.
7. Devinney, Timothy M. (2009). "Is the Socially Responsible Corporation a Myth? The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Corporate Social Responsibility". Academy of Management Perspectives. 23 (2): 44–56. doi:10.5465/amp.2009.39985540. ISSN 1558-9080. S2CID 41178730.
8. Hartwell, Christopher A.; Devinney, Timothy (2021-04-09). "Populism, Political Risk, and Pandemics: The Challenges of Political Leadership for Business in a Post-COVID world". Journal of World Business. 56 (4) 101225. doi:10.1016/j.jwb.2021.101225. hdl:11475/22378. ISSN 1090-9516. S2CID 234816213.
9. Devinney, Timothy M.; Auger, Pat; Eckhardt, Giana M. (2010-07-29). The Myth of the Ethical Consumer Hardback with DVD. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-76694-4.
10. Richard, Pierre J.; Devinney, Timothy M.; Yip, George S.; Johnson, Gerry (2009). "Measuring Organizational Performance: Towards Methodological Best Practice". Journal of Management. 35 (3): 718–804. doi:10.1177/0149206308330560. ISSN 0149-2063. S2CID 143585204.
11. Crouch, Geoffrey I.; Devinney, Timothy M.; Louviere, Jordan J.; Islam, Towhidul (2009-06-01). "Modelling consumer choice behaviour in space tourism". Tourism Management. 30 (3): 441–454. doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2008.07.003. ISSN 0261-5177.
12. "Professor Timothy Michael Devinney FBA". The British Academy. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
13. "Professor Timothy Devinney elected a Fellow of the Academy of Management | Alliance MBS". www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
14. "AIB Fellows: Timothy Devinney". Academy of International Business (AIB). Retrieved 2025-07-21.
15. Sciences, Academy of Social. "Fellows". Academy of Social Sciences. Retrieved 2025-07-21.