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Alison Mackey
Assistant Professor
Management
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Alison Mackey
Assistant Professor
Management
Current courses at UWL
MGT 449: CBA Capstone: Applied Business Strategies
Education
PhD Business Policy & Strategy, The Ohio State University (2006)
MBA (Master's in Organizational Behavior), Brigham Young University (2001)
BA Economics, Brigham Young University (1999)
Career
Teaching history
MGT 449: CBA Capstone: Applied Business Strategies
MGT 340: The Global Responsibility of Business
Professional history
Clarkson University (2019-2025)
Westminster College (2014-2018)
California Polytechnic State University (2007-2014)
Texas A&M University (2006-2007)
Research and publishing
Mackey, A., Mackey, T.B., "Seinfeld on Resources: Causal Ambiguity, the Perils of Imitable Re-
sources, and the Durability of Resource-based Advantages." Management Teaching Review, 2024.
Barney, J.B., Mackey, T.B., & Mackey, A. “Why has it been so hard to define competitive
advantage?” Strategic Management Review, 2023. 4(1-13).
Mackey, T.B., Mackey, A., Christensen, L.J., and Lepore, JJ. “Inducing Corporate Social Responsibility: Should Investors Reward the Responsible or Punish the Irresponsible?” Journal
of Business Ethics, 2022. 175: 59-73.
Barney, J.B. & A. Mackey. “Monopoly Profits, Efficiency Profits, and Teaching Strategic Man-
agement.” Academy of Management Learning & Education. 2018, 17(3):359-373.
Barney, J.B., & A. Mackey. “Text and Metatext in the Resource-Based View.” Human Resource
Management Journal. 2016, 26(4): 369-378.
Jones Christensen, L., Mackey, A., & D.A. Whetten. “Taking Responsibility for Corporate
Social Responsibility: The Role of Leaders in Creating, Implementing, Sustaining, or Avoiding
Socially Responsible Firm Behaviors.” Academy of Management Perspectives. 2014, 28:164-
178.
Mackey, A., Molloy, J., & S. Morris. “Scarce Human Capital in Managerial Labor Markets.”
Journal of Management. 2014, 40: 399-421.
Mackey, A. “The Effect of CEOs on Firm Performance.” Strategic Management Journal. 2008,
29: 1357-1367.
Mackey, A., Mackey, TB., & J.B. Barney. “Corporate Social Responsibility & Firm Performance: Investor Preferences and Corporate Strategies.” Academy of Management Review,
2007, 32(3): 817-835.