Gary Whitney

Professor of Management

Ph.D. University of Washington, Administrative Theory and Organization Behavior
MBA University of California, Los Angeles
B.S. California Polytechnic State University, Mechanical Engineering

Gary Whitney teaches Management, Business Strategy, and Managing Technology at the University of San Diego. He was on the faculty at Washington State University before coming to San Diego. He was the associate dean in the USD School of Business from 1989 until 2000. In recognition of his contribution, he was awarded a University Professorhip in 1998. Current activities include working with the Executive Program for Scientists and Engineers (EPSE) at the University of California at San Diego and the Master of Science in Executive Leadership jointly offered by USD and the Ken Blanchard Companies. He is a staff member at the Institute for Quality and Productivity in San Diego. He consults and leads seminars on Total Quality, Team Facilitation, Strategic Negotiation, Decision Making, and Team Building. Past clients include Coca-Cola, Pacific Bell, and Bumble Bee Seafood.

Selected Current Research

Journal Article, Academic Journal

Whitney, G., Pavett, C. (2010). Found Money. Journal of Organizational Behavior Education, 3 (2010), 41-44.

Whitney, G., Dalton, T. (2008). A non-profit university and a for-profit consulting company partner to offer a new master's degree. American Journal of Business Education, 1 (1), 9-17.

Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-Revised

Whitney, G., Cook, E. (2008). Intuit (A) and (B), Case and teaching note. Technology Management, by Tesar and Anderson (2)

Written Case with Instructional Material

Pavett, C., Whitney, G., Barkacs, L., Barkacs, C. (2010). Putting the Fun in Teaching Cross-Discipline Negotiation Principles. Western Academy of Management (2010)

Whitney, G., Standifird, S. (2010). Sliver Sales Company and Silver Sales Company Teaching Note. Ivey Publishing