Timothy G. Pollock

Timothy G. Pollock is the Haslam Chair in Business and Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville's Haslam College of Business. He previously held faculty positions at Penn State University, University of Maryland, and University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focuses on corporate reputation, organizational misconduct, celebrity dynamics in leadership, strategic alliance formation, and storytelling in academic writing. He is also a Research Fellow at the Neele Corporate Governance Center and International Research Fellow at Oxford University's Centre for Corporate Reputation.

Pollock's work bridges entrepreneurship and management, examining how firms navigate institutional pressures through strategic storytelling and sensegiving. His research emphasizes celebrity CEOs, misconduct scandalization, IPO market dynamics, and the interplay between reputation and strategic behavior. He has published extensively in top journals like Academy of Management Journal and Organization Science, with a particular focus on corporate governance and media effects.

His pedagogical contributions include authoring How to Use Storytelling in Academic Writing, a guide emphasizing narrative techniques to enhance scholarly communication. His awards include the Kinney Family Faculty Research Fellowship and the endowed Haslam Chair. Current projects explore media routines in scandal framing and the role of storytelling in managing organizational stigma.

• Educations:
  • PhD in Management (likely from a top-tier institution based on career trajectory)
  • Prior academic roles at Penn State, Maryland, and Wisconsin-Madison
• Key Research Themes: Corporate reputation mechanics, celebrity CEOs, IPO market signaling, moral markets, and institutional storytelling
• Recent Trends in Work: Increased focus on misconduct scandalization processes and media's role in shaping organizational outcomes
• Labs/Teams: Active in Haslam's Neele Corporate Governance Center, collaborating on governance and reputation projects