Home DR. THOMAS W. SHARKEY
Chair Department: Marketing and International Business
Office: Stranahan Hall – 3014
Telephone: (419) 530 – 2285
Email: thomas.sharkey@utoledo.edu
Office: Stranahan Hall – 3014
Telephone: (419) 530 – 2285
Email: thomas.sharkey@utoledo.edu
Tom Sharkey did his undergraduate work at the University of Akron. He received his M.S. in government from Florida State University and his MBA in management from the University of Akron. He received his Ph.D. from Indiana University in international business and management.
Dr. Sharkey has been a member of the faculty of the University of Toledo’s College of Business since 1984. He has taught a wide variety of graduate and undergraduate courses in international business, strategic management, and general management. He is a recipient of the University of Toledo’s Outstanding Teaching Award.
Dr. Sharkey’s research has appeared in the Journal of Operations Management, Management International Review, Management Decision, Journal of Business Strategy, and Business Horizons. His current research interests include long range planning, organizational learning and business failure, and international business.
Dr. Sharkey has held a number of administrative positions including, Executive Director of Enrollment Management Services, Associate Dean, Assistant Dean and Director of the International Business Institute. He has Interim Dean of the College of Business and Innovation at the University of Toledo three times. Since 2014, he has been the Chair of the Marketing and International Business Department.