About Marianne

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Professor Marianne Jennings served as a professor of legal and ethical studies in business in the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University from 1977-2015. She has been an emeritus professor at Arizona State University since 2015. In addition to serving as an associate dean and director of the Executive MBA program, she served as director of the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics at Arizona State University from 1995-1999. She continues to teach graduate courses in business ethics and ethical culture at ASU and other colleges around the country. . She is an instructor and mentor for Wiley’s CPAExcel review course.

Professor Jennings has hundreds of articles in academic, professional and trade journals. In 2006, Emerald Management Review named her article, “Ethics and Investment Management,” one of the top 50 articles in 2005. She was named a Top 100 Thought Leader by Trust Across America and one of the 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics by Ethisphere. She is a contributing editor for Ethikos and the Real Estate Law Journal.

She has six textbooks and monographs in circulation. The ninth edition of her Business Ethics was published in 2017 and its 10th edition will be published in 2022. The twelfth editions of her texts, Real Estate Law and Business: Its Legal, Ethical, and Global Environment, will also be published in 2022. Her Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse is used as an audit tool and a primer on corporate culture.
Her columns have been syndicated, and her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times, and Washington Post. During 1984-85, she served as then-Governor Bruce Babbitt’s appointee to the Arizona Corporation Commission. In 1999 she was appointed by then-Governor Jane Dee Hull to the Arizona Commission on Character. She served on the board of directors for Arizona Public Service (now Pinnacle West Capital Corporation), the owner of the Palo Verde Nuclear Station, from 1987 through 2000.

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BIO April 2020 Marianne M. Jennings

Professor Marianne Jennings is an emeritus professor of legal and ethical studies in business from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. She was named professor of the year in the College of Business in 1981, 1987, 2000, and 2010 and was the recipient of a Burlington Northern teaching excellence award in 1985. She served as director of the Joan and David Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics at ASU from 1995-1999. From 2006-2007, she served as the faculty director for the MBA Executive Program. She took emeritus status in 2015, but continues to teach graduate courses in business ethics and ethical culture at ASU and other colleges around the country. She is an instructor and mentor for Wiley’s CPAExcel review course.

Professor Jennings has authored hundreds of articles in academic, professional and trade journals. She was given best article awards by the institute of Internal Auditors and the Association of Government Accountants in 2001 and 2004. In 2006, her article, “Ethics and Investment Management: True Reform,” was selected by the United Kingdom’s Emerald Management Review from 15,000 articles in 400 journals as one of the top 50 articles in 2005. She was named one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders by Trust Across America in 2010. In 2012 she was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics by Ethisphere magazine.

She served on the board of directors for Arizona Public Service (now Pinnacle West Capital Corporation), the owner of the Palo Verde Nuclear Station, from 1987 through 2000. She served on the boards of Zealous Capital Corporation from 1996-1998 and the Center for Children with Chronic Illness and Disability at the University of Minnesota. She served as chair of the Bonneville International Advisory Board for KHTC/KIDR from 1994-1996. She was appointed to the board of advisors for the Institute of Nuclear Power Operators in 2004. From 2015-2019, she was an affiliated scholar with the Center for the Study of Economic Liberty at Arizona State University.

Currently she has six textbooks and monographs in circulation. The ninth edition of her textbook, Case Studies in Business Ethics, and the eleventh edition of her textbook, Business: lts Legal, Ethical and Global Environment were published in January 2017. New editions of both books will be published in 2022. Her first textbook, Real Estate Law, had its 11th edition published in January 2017, and its 12th edition will be published in 2022. Her text, Anderson’s Business and the Legal Environment had its 23rd edition published in January 2016 and its 24th edition will be published in 2022.

Her book, Business Strategy for the Political Arena, was selected in 1985 by Library Journal as one of its recommended books in business/government relations. A Business Tale: A Story of Ethics, Choices, Success, and a Very Large Rabbit, a fable about business ethics, was chosen by Library Journal in 2004 as its business book of the year. A Business Tale was also a finalist for two other literary awards for 2004. In 2000, her book on corporate governance was published by the New York Times MBA Pocket Series. Professor Jennings’ book on long-term success, Building a Business Through Good Times and Bad: Lessons from Fifteen Companies, Each With a Century of Dividends, was published in October 2002 and has been used by Booz, Allen, Hamilton for its work on business longevity. Her book, The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse is used by auditors for advance detection of fraud and is a primer on corporate culture, including analysis of board efficacy. Her books have been translated into five languages.

She is a contributing editor for the Real Estate Law Journal, Ethikos, and New Perspectives. She served on the Board of Editors for the Financial Analysts Journal from 2007-2012. She served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Legal Studies Education during 2003-2004. During 1984-85, she served as then-Governor Bruce Babbitt’s appointee to the Arizona Corporation Commission. In 1999 she was appointed by then-Governor Jane Dee Hull to the Arizona Commission on Character.
Her columns have been syndicated around the country, and her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times, Washington Post, and the Reader’s Digest. A collection of her essays, Nobody Fixes Real Carrot Sticks Anymore, first published in 1994 is still being published. She was given an Arizona Press Club award in 1994 for her work as a feature columnist. She has been a commentator on business issues on All Things Considered for National Public Radio. She has appeared on CNBC, CBS This Morning, the Today Show, and CBS Evening News.
Professor Jennings earned her undergraduate degree in finance and her J. D. from Brigham Young University. She has done consulting work for law firms, government agencies, businesses and professional groups including AES, AICPA, Allstate, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bell Helicopter, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Boeing, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Certified Financial Analysts Institute, CoBank, Coca-Cola, Department of Energy, Department of Interior, Dial Corporation, DuPont, Hy-Vee Foods, IBM, Institute of Internal Auditors, Mattel, Motorola, Southern California Edison, Pfizer, Sutter Health, Raytheon, Tenet, Toyota, U.S. Navy, Veterans Administration, and VIAD.

Personal: Married since 1976 to Terry H. Jennings, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Deputy County Attorney; five children: Sarah, Sam, and John, and the late Claire and Hannah Jennings.

17 Responses to About Marianne

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  2. Jessa Turner says:

    Would you be interested in speaking at a monthly luncheon for the Southern Arizona Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). The PRSA’s Southern Arizona Chapter is a group of business professionals dedicated to the strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics.

    Our luncheon is on September 26. The month of September is ethics month and we would like to develop a program that reinforces the importance of this theme. As you might guess, we value your ethics commitment.

    Would you have a presentation that is geared toward communication ethics. Possible topics could include the growing problem of fake news, the price for truth in journalism, political correctness in audience targeting, mass media in a segmented audience world, what is fair news coverage, etc.

    Please contact me directly with any questions. You can reach me at (520) 382-2485.

  3. mmjdiary says:

    I think my assistant has contacted you. Thank you for the invitation.

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  5. james McAleer says:

    Marianne , thank you for listening. I am a 37 year employee ( RN) who was told in a meeting by our CNO before our move to a new hospital that this would be an ideal opportunity to change departments. I put in 135 job applications to various departments at this hospital and got zero responses. I went to that CNO and asked her if this was a age, gender or personal issue and I was assured it wasn’t but was still turned down by 4 different managers. Since I have such a long and ecemplary record here I can only assume this must be a Sutter directive. Please comment. Again thank you for your valuable time. Jim McAleer SN III

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  7. Dear Professor Jennings,

    I am instructing a class on ENM602 Management of Risk, Contracts and Legal Issues in National University (https://www.nu.edu/OurPrograms/SchoolOfEngineeringAndTechnology/AppliedEngineering/Programs/720-810.html). I am using your text book Anderson’s Business Law and the Legal Environment by Twomey & Jennings. I am looking for case studies in this book (a case that illustrates many perspectives). I dont see one. Perhaps, you may have one or two. If so, May I borrow such a case study for teaching purposes. The students are engineering students who do not have any legal background and hence teaching with a couple of case studies would help. I can be reached at (858-309-3416 or 858-442-1586). Thank you
    Shekar Viswanathan, PhD.,M.B.A. P.E.
    Professor, Department of Applied Engineering
    National University
    3678 Aero Court,
    San Diego, CA 92123-1788.
    Tel: 858-309-3416
    Fax: 858-309-3420

  8. mmjdiary says:

    Sent you an e-mail with information on my cases from another book that I think you can use for your purposes.

  9. john says:

    I took a Business Law class at asu in about 1980. You were fabulous. I loved coming to your class and you were terrific. To this day one of the most impressive and admirable people I’ve come across. Peace

  10. mmjdiary says:

    Now there is a comment that makes a day, week, month, and possibly year. Thank you – I have had the privilege of being a teacher for 41 years. No better job in the world. You are kind to post to my blog. Marianne

  11. John Bunch says:

    I literally left a few hours ago from the ACFE fraud conference in Indiana you just presented all day and I have to say, you were fabulous! Your passion and mastery of business, ethics, and fraud is amazing; and, although you squeezed in every second of your time, I am certain you could have continued on all night – and I would still be sitting there enthralled! You may have been there quite a while anyway with the line that stayed to talk to you after. I have been to multiple fraud classes and fraud conferences every year for the past 5 years and you by far have been the most fascinating and most memorable! Thank you!

  12. mmjdiary says:

    Mark Twain said that a nice compliment can get us through a month. Your kind words might get me through the next year. Thank you for taking the time to post this lovely note.

  13. FRANK G ZAVISCA says:

    HIGH AGAIN

    FROM A RETIRED ANESTHESIOLOGIST WHO CONTACTED YOU FOR A LONG TIME WHEN YOU WROTE FOR JWR.

    PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCH

  14. mmjdiary says:

    Hello, dear correspondent! I responded to your e-mail in my AOL account. Good to hear from you.

  15. Ken Reagan says:

    Professor Jennings, Several years ago you and I corresponded concerning some unethical activities at Texas Southern University. Well, it is at it again and I would like to update you. If you are interested, please contact me at the email address I provided. I hope you and your family are doing well. Ken Reagan

  16. mmjdiary says:

    I remember — please use my mmjdiary@aol.com e-mail.

  17. Mabel says:

    So original, I love you

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