Thomas "Tom" Fewer is an American author, business researcher, and political strategist. He currently is an Assistant Professor of Strategy, International Business, and Entrepreneurship at Rutgers University's School of Business–Camden[1] and Vice President at NobleReach Foundation.[2]

Fewer giving lecture at Drexel University, 2021

Academic and Professional Career

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Fewer received his PhD in Business Administration with a specialization in Strategic Management from Drexel University's LeBow College of Business in 2021. After graduating, he joined Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business as a postdoctoral fellow working with Prof. Gerry George.[3] The two then went on to write the bestselling book, Venture Meets Mission: Aligning People, Purpose, and Profit to Innovate and Transform Society, with Arun Gupta.

In 2023, Fewer decided to leave Georgetown to co-found NobleReach Foundation alongside CEO Arun Gupta.[4] This decision, which he later went on to write about in an essay,[5] was motivated by his belief that business schools had become too antithetical from the public sector. In fall 2024, he returned to academia as an Assistant Professor at Rutgers.

Research Activity and Awards

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Fewer's research explores questions at the nexus of business, ethics, politics, and government.[6] His work has been featured in top academic and professional publications like Journal of Management,[7] Journal of Management Studies,[8] Stanford Social Innovation Review,[9] BigThink,[10] and Fast Company.[11] In 2024, Fewer published an article on CEO political partisanship and corporate misconduct in Academy of Management Journal, finding that politically extreme CEOs are more prone to wrongdoing than moderates.[12] He frequently publishes independent pieces on business and politics.[13]

Fewer has been acknowledged for his academic research and instruction. His paper on the Boeing 737-MAX accidents received the 2021 Responsible Research Paper Award by the Academy of Management[14] and his paper with Gerry George on business and the common good received the 2024 Best Business Ethics Paper Award.[15] Fewer received Georgetown's Entrepreneurship Faculty Excellence Award[16] and was named as one of Drexel University's 40-under-40.[17]

In January 2024, Fewer became a national bestselling author when Venture Meets Mission debuted as the 11th top-selling book on USA TODAY's Best-selling Booklist[18] and number 11 on Publishers Weekly Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller Booklist.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Dr. Thomas Fewer – Rutgers School of Business – Camden". Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  2. ^ "Thomas Fewer, PhD". NobleReach Foundation. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  3. ^ "Fewer, Thomas - Georgetown Entrepreneurship". Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  4. ^ "Turning a Vision for Government-Industry Collaboration Into Action | Drexel University's LeBow College of Business". www.lebow.drexel.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  5. ^ Fewer, Thomas J. (2024-05-29). "The Road Less Travelled: Sabbaticals as Pathways for Engagement and Impact". Journal of Management Studies. doi:10.1111/joms.13110. ISSN 0022-2380.
  6. ^ "Thomas Fewer". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  7. ^ George, Gerard; Fewer, Thomas J.; Lazzarini, Sergio; McGahan, Anita M.; Puranam, Phanish (January 2024). "Partnering for Grand Challenges: A Review of Organizational Design Considerations in Public–Private Collaborations". Journal of Management. 50 (1): 10–40. doi:10.1177/01492063221148992. ISSN 0149-2063.
  8. ^ Fewer, Thomas J. (2024-05-29). "The Road Less Travelled: Sabbaticals as Pathways for Engagement and Impact". Journal of Management Studies. doi:10.1111/joms.13110. ISSN 0022-2380.
  9. ^ "A World of Purpose (SSIR)". ssir.org. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  10. ^ "How "intersectional leadership skills" harness trust as the currency of collaboration". Big Think. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  11. ^ "Mission-driven capitalism has the potential to fix our most pressing challenges". Fast Company.
  12. ^ Fewer, Thomas J.; Tarakci, Murat (2024-08-23). "CEO Political Partisanship and Corporate Misconduct". Academy of Management Journal. doi:10.5465/amj.2022.0909. ISSN 0001-4273.
  13. ^ "Thomas J. Fewer". Medium. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  14. ^ "Interview with Responsible Research Paper Award Winner - Organization and Management Theory". omt.aom.org. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  15. ^ George, Gerard; Fewer, Thomas John; Dupont, Quentin (2024). "Business and the Common Good: A Moral View of Corporate Purpose". Academy of Management Proceedings. doi:10.5465/AMPROC.2024.150bp.
  16. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/DrThomasJFewer/status/1655611018515496960. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ^ "Six LeBow Alumni Earn Drexel 40 Under 40 Recognition | Drexel University's LeBow College of Business". www.lebow.drexel.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  18. ^ "Best-selling Booklist". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  19. ^ "Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lists". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.