Philip Cochran
Associate Dean, Thomas Binford Chair in Corporate Citizenship and Professor of Management
"As a contributor to the growth and vitality of our region, Kelley Indianapolis is well positioned to serve Indianapolis and the Midwest. We're excited about the fact that most of our students – especially those in their 20s and 30s pursuing MBA degrees – plan to stay here and make individual contributions to this vibrant business community."
Philip Cochran joined the Kelley Indianapolis faculty in January 2003 as the school's first endowed chair – the Thomas W. Binford Chair in Corporate Citizenship. Four years later, he became director of the Randall L. Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence. A professor of management at Kelley Indianapolis, Cochran also is a professor of philanthropic studies at IU's Center on Philanthropy.
"I've always been interested in leadership – what it takes to be a leader and how leaders impact and contribute to the success of corporations," says Cochran. "In terms of ethical leadership, my research includes investigating how firms that are more ethical tend also to be somewhat more profitable."
Cochran's research primarily focuses on areas of leadership, corporate strategy, corporate citizenship, business ethics, corporate social responsibility and corporate governance. He is the recipient of the 1994 Howard Chase Award for his contributions to the theoretical framework of issues management and also received the Sumner Marcus Award for his contributions to the Social Issues in Management field in 2002. Kelley Indianapolis' associate dean was the first president of the International Association for Business and Society and is a past chair of the Social Issues in Management Division of the Academy of Management. He was also one of the first three fellows of the International Association for Business and Society and is currently president of the fellows.
More than a dozen journals have published Cochran's research, and he currently serves on the editorial boards of several journals, including Business Horizons, Business & Society, Corporate Governance: An International Review and the Journal of Corporate Citizenship.
