Kimberlee Josephson
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Dr. Josephson’s academic background is in international studies and strategic management. She teaches courses covering topics on organizational behavior and international marketing. She holds a doctorate in Global Studies and Commerce from La Trobe University in Australia, a Master’s in Political Science from Temple University, another Master’s in International Policy from La Trobe, and a Bachelor’s in Business Administration with a minor In Political Science from Bloomsburg University.
Before serving in academia, Dr. Josephson’s professional career spanned from working in sales in Manhattan and as a producer for a web marketing firm to freelancing for on-air promotions at QVC and as a research assistant for an international NGO. Her research and op-eds have appeared in various outlets and at AIER and on FEE.
Conferences, Workshops, and Presentations
Presenter, Mercatus Center Markets & Society Conference, VA
October 2023 – From Value Creation to Ethical Certification: The Impact of Conscious Consumption
Presenter, The Pennsylvania Chautauqua Program, PA
June 2023 – The Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility
Presenter, Troy University’s Enterprise Scholars Program, AL
February 2023 – The Complex History of ESG
Presenter, Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce, PA
September 2022 – Recruiting and Retaining Gen Z
Presenter, AIER, Great Barrington MA
July 2022- Stakeholder Capitalism: Critiques and Considerations
Presenter, Freedom Fest, Las Vegas, Nevada
July 2022 – Session presenter on Social Entrepreneurship
Presenter, Pennsylvania Economic Association Conference, Erie, Pennsylvania.
June 2022 – The Eras of Fair Trade Applied to the Product Life Cycle Theory.
Presenter, Association for Private Enterprise Education 45th Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.
April 2022 – Implications for the Standardization of Ethical Claims
Presenter, “Minding the Competency Gap: From College to Career”. IGI International Webinar on Virtual Learning and Employability. December 2021.
Presenter, “Ready for Success in College, Career and Citizenship”. PA Education Policy Fellowship Program. November 2021.
Presenter, Exploring Virtual Learning Environments in Practice, Employability, and Development: A Webinar Series. October 2021.
Presenter, Association for Private Enterprise Education 45th Annual Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
April 2021 – The Long-Term Implications for Seemingly Well-Intentioned Interference
Presenter, Academy of Business Research. Online New Orleans.
March 2020 – The Risky Business of Social Labeling
Presenter, Academy of Business Research. San Antonio, Texas.
November 2017 – Trade and Development
Presenter, NABET Conference. State College, Pennsylvania.
October 2017 – The Relevancy of Fair Trade
Participant, World Trade Center Denver Workshop. Denver, Colorado.
November 2015 – Developing Your Export Strategy
Presenter, NASBITE International Conference. Memphis, Tennessee.
2014 – From Fragmentation to Legalization: An Assessment of Alternative Trade
Presenter and panelist, Temple’s Center for International Business and Research Global Conference.
2012 – “Alternative Trade Organizations”
2011 – “Transnational Organizations and Development”
2010 – “ICBL: An inside look at an NGO”
Presenter for the Northeast E‐Learning Consortium conference
2012 – Structure in the Virtual Realm
Participant, George Washington’s International Business Faculty Development Workshop
2009 – Succeeding in Emerging Markets: How Institutions Impact Firms & Managers.
Academic Publications
Pennsylvania Economic Review 2022
Implications for the Mainstreaming of Fair Trade: Applying the Eras of Fair Trade to the PLC.
Association of Private Enterprise Education Proceedings 2022
Considerations for the Formation of Standardized Ethical Claims
Book chapter in Developments in Virtual Learning Environments and the Global Workplace. April 2021
Minding the Competency Gap From College to Career: The Value of Virtual Teaming and VLEs for Skill Development
Association of Private Enterprise Education Proceedings 2021
The Long-Term Implications for Seemingly Well-Intentioned Interference
Academy of Business Research (ABR) Proceedings 2020
The Risky Business of Social Labelling and Ethical Consumption
Academy of Business Research (ABR) Proceedings 2017
The Legitimacy and Inefficacy of Fair Trade *Best Paper Award
NorthEastern Association of Business, Economics, and Technology (NABET) Proceedings 2017
The Mainstreaming and Marketing of Fair Trade
National Association of Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE) International Conference Proceedings 2014
Fair Trade: From Fragmentation to Legalization
- BUS130 Modern Business Organizations
- BUS240 Principles of Marketing
- BUS330 Managing Diversity
- MBA815 Marketing Management