Background
Gordon, Paul John was born on October 14, 1921 in New York City. Son of Arthur L. and Georgiana (McDonough) Gordon.
Gordon, Paul John was born on October 14, 1921 in New York City. Son of Arthur L. and Georgiana (McDonough) Gordon.
Bachelor of Business Administration, City College of New York, 1945; Master of Business Administration, Cornell Univercity, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Syracuse University, 1958.
With Brooks Brothers, New York City, 1941-1943, Lago Oil & Transportation Limited company, Netherlands W. Indies, also Bayway Refinery, Linden, New Jersey and Standard Oil Corporation New Jersey, 1943-1948. Assistant professor Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1949-1954. Professor, chairman department management School Business Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, 1954-1955.
Research consultant Sloan-Kettering Memorial Center for Cancer, New York City, 1955-1956. Associate professor business administration, planning director graduate program hospital administration School Business Administration Emory University, Atlanta, 1956—1959. Associate professor Graduate School Business Indiana University, 1959-1963, professor, chairman department management administrative studies Graduate School Business, 1963-1967, professor management Graduate School Business, 1963-1989, chairman administrative and behavioral studies Graduate School Business, 1980-1983, professor emeritus management Graduate School Business, 1989—2009.
Distinguished professor management St. John's University, New York City, 1990-1993. Fulbright/FLAD chair in strategic management Technology University Lisbon, Portugal, 1997. Chief United States Department State-Ford Foundation party Ljubljana University, Yugoslavia, 1967.
Visiting professor Trinity College, Dublin, 1967. Visiting professor, Fulbright lecturer Instituto Post-Universitario Per Lo Studio Dell Organizazzione Aziendale, Turin, Italy, 1963. Fulbright lecturer, consultant National University Republic Uruguay, 1970.
Distinguished guest Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, 1980. Visiting Fulbright professor Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration, Finland, 1990. Member United States Agency for International Development Management Education Reconnaissance Survey, India, also Pakistan, 1971.
Consultant Internal Revenue Service, 1956-1963, American College Hospital Administrators, since 1957. With Institute Higher Studies of Administration, Caracas, Venezuela, 1973-1979.
Member Catholic Commision on Intellectual and Cultural Affairs, since 1973, chairman,1980-1981. Chairman United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization multi-national business conference Indiana U., 1972. Chairman advisory screening committee in business management Council for International Exch. of Scholars, Fulbright-Hays Program, 1979-1980, 90-93, chairman, 1991-1993.
Board directors Indiana Newman Foundation, 1971-1982. Member of advisory board Abbey Press, St. Meinrad, Indiana, 1991-1995. Fellow Academy Management (vice president program 1967, president 1969, Distinguished Svc. award 1992), International Academy Management, American Academy Medical Adminstrs.
(honorary); member Fulbright Association (life).
Married Mary Brigid Keany, January 28, 1950. Children: Brian Joseph, Peter Christopher, Martha Ann, Hugh John, Paul John.