Tom Dowling

Instructor
Dowling@bus.oregonstate.edu

Office: 541-737-6013

Austin Hall

Austin Hall 486

2751 SW Jefferson Way

2751 SW Jefferson Way
Corvallis, OR 97331
Credentials: 
MS University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1978 Recipient of Provost Scholarship and Graduate Fellowship (1976-78)

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At OSU
Affiliated with: 
College of Business
Research/Career Interests: 

Book Chapters:

T. Dowling, E. Larson & L. Piecuch. “Out of Africa: A business case study.” In. Jan Targalski (Ed) Case Studies on Polish Businesses. Krakow Academy of Economics press, Krakow, Poland, 56-73, 1993.

Case Studies:

Larson, E. W. & T. Dowling. "URKI, a case study in Entrepreneurship." (A - B) &Teaching Notes. 1995. Polish and English versions available from Free Enterprise Transition Center, Krakow, Poland.

Larson, E. W. & T. Dowling. "Out of Africa: A business case study." (A -B) & Teaching Notes. 1995. Polish and English versions available from Free Enterprise Transition Center, Krakow, Poland.

Beyond OSU
Employment: 

Oregon State University, College of Business

1982 - present Adjunct Instructor, Department of Management· Acting Director, Small business Institute (SBI), and· Venture Management Program (1988-89)(Course areas: Managerial & Organizational Behavior, Organizational Change & Design, Innovation & Entreneurship, Management Consulting)(Research areas: Managerial Behavior & Decision Making, and Organizational Behavior Impacts on Information Systems Performance)

Oxford Centre for Management Studies, Oxford UniversityOxfordshire, England

1/81 - 6/81 Visiting AssociateParticipated in seminar presentation for corporate management in MIS strategic planning and development and implementation of information systems.

Dowling Consulting Services, Inc., Corvallis, ORPresident

1978 - present Management and information systems consultant to more than 200 clients since 1975, including: · Fortune 100 and 500 firms - natural resources, manufacturing, insurance, and financial services· Professional service firms - medical, engineering, architectural, accounting, and legal· Small business and new venture - retail, service, and manufacturing· Government agencies - federal, state, and local· Not-for-profit organizations - health, child and family welfare, vocational training and rehabilitation, agricultural cooperatives

American Computer & Electronic Services Corp., Corvallis, OR, Principal

8/88 - present Partner in information systems planning and c9omputer engineering consulting firm. Client base regional and national specializing in insurance companies, financial services, professional services firms, and government aencies.

IML Publishing, Inc., Division of American International Printing, Inc., Washington, D. C.

4/73 - 2/5 Assistant to PresidentOperations supervisor, MIS system project manager, government and foreign contracts, client and external relations, and publication rights negotiation.

Professional Affiliations: 

American Management Association (AMA)

Academy of Management

American Society for Training & Development (ASTD)

American Society of Public Administration (ASPA)

Phi Kappa Phi

Corvallis Chamber of Commerce

My Publications

Presentations


T. Dowling, “Workshop presentation on strategic planning and competitive strategies”, Meeting of the Oregon Data Processing Managers Association. Portland, OR, 2005.

T. Dowling, “Seminars presented on strategic planning processes and techniques including use and implementation of the Balanced Scorecard.”. 2005.

T. Dowling and Kleinsorge, I., “Topic presentation on entrepreneurship in Oregon and how the OSU-COB is key to economic development in the state”, Oregon in Business Conference. Portland, OR, 2003.

T. Dowling, “Presentation on strategic planning concepts and a framework for self evaluation of DPMA organizations”, Workshop for Oregon Data Processing Managers Association. 2003.

T. Dowling, “Presentation to CWEST Futures Group”, Presentation at CWEST Futures Group. 2002.

T. Dowling, “Presentation to the OSU Native American Institute”, Presentation at the OSU Native American Institute. Corvallis, OR, 2002.

T. Dowling, “Business plan application to new ventures in the field of energy efficiency”, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy National Meeting. Monterey, CA, 2000.

T. Dowling and Hewes, T., “Performance Tested Comfort Systems: Creating a Business Model for Northwest HVAC/Weatherization Contractor Training & Certification”, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy National Meeting. Monterey, CA, 2000.