Andrew B . Gustafson, PhD
Professor
Marketing and Management
Raised on a hog, corn and cattle farm in central Nebraska, Gustafson attended colleges in Canada and Israel before completing his B.A. in philosophy and english at UNL(1992). After an M.A. in Christian Thought at Trinity in Chicago(1994), and an M.A. in Philosophy at Fordham (1996) while surviving a bout with cancer, he completed his Ph.D in Philosophy at Marquette (2001) on a full ride while teaching 2-5 courses per semester at Marquette, Trinity College and Cardinal Stritch. From 2001-2005 Gustafson was employed at Bethel University in the philosophy department. Creighton contacted him for the Business Ethics position, and he came to Creighton in 2005. He achieved tenure in 2010, and has published articles or reviews in Business Ethics Quarterly, Teaching Ethics, British Journal for the History of Philosophy, International Philosophical Quarterly, Jesuit Higher Education Journal, Business Ethics: A European Review, UNLV Gaming Review Journal, Teaching Business Ethics Journal, Trinity Journal, Religious Studies Review, Faith and Philosophy, and Philosophia Christi, and has given more than 100 academic or professional presentations at conferences and workshops regionally, nationally, and internationally. He has also been invited to give keynotes or talks at a variety of schools including Darden (U. Virginia), U-Texas San Antonio, Rockhurst, Cairn U., Tehran University (Iran), and other universities in Iran.
Research Focus
Business Ethics, Ethics, John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism, Catholic Social Thought and Business, Business Faith and the Common GoodDepartment
Marketing and Management
Position
Professor
Books
- Handbook of Philosophy of Management
Gustafson Andrew, How Utilitarianism Can Inform Decent Managers in Plural and Culturally Diverse Contexts [Book Chapter] 2022 - Humanizing Business
Gustafson Andrew B., Business for the Greater Good: A Utilitarian Perspective on Humanizing Business [Book Chapter] 2022 - Encyclopedia of Business and Professional Ethics
Gustafson Andrew B., Pragmatism and Business Ethics [Book Chapter] 2021 - Ethical issues in business: A philosophical approach
Gustafson Andrew, Utilitarianism and business ethics [Book Chapter] 2006 - , Utilitarians and Religion 2003
- , God, the Gift, and Postmodernism 2000
General
- Gustafson Andrew, The Hermeneutics of charity: Interpretation, Selfhood, and Postmodern Faith - Edited by James K. A. Smith and Henry Isaac Venema (Book Review) 2006
Publications
- Pluralist (Champaign, Ill.)
Gustafson Andrew, Utilitarianism in the Early American Republic
19:2, p. 106 - 110 2024 - Business and society review (1974)
Gustafson Andrew, How many houses should one own?: A subsidiarity and distributist‐based critique of real estate investors accumulation of houses 2024 - Journal of academy of business and economics
Gustafson Andy, THE IMPACT ON FIRM VALUE FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD
23:4, p. 61 - 77 2023 - Humanistic management journal
Gustafson Andrew, From Profit to Purpose: The Distinctive Proposition of the Economy of Communion Approach 2023 - Humanistic management journal
Gustafson Andrew, The Economy of Communion Movement as Humanistic Management
8:2, p. 149 - 166 2023 - Gustafson Andrew, The Economy of Communion Movement as Humanistic Management 2022
- Business ethics journal review
Gustafson Andrew, Dating, the Ethics of
Competition, and Heath’s Market Failures Approach, p. 47 - 53 2018 - Gustafson Andrew, The Challenges of Capitalism for Virtue Ethics and the Common Good: Interdisciplinary Perspectives 2018
- Business Ethics Quarterly
Gustafson Andrew, Marketing and the Common Good: Essays from Notre Dame on Societal Impact
26:1, p. 146 - 149 2016 - Journal of religion and business ethics
Gustafson Andrew, Catholic Social Thought in Catholic Business Schools in the U.S. Today: A Survey and Conclusions
4:1 2015 - UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal
Gustafson Andrew, Chopsticks and Gambling
19:1, p. 63 - 65 2015 - Supplement Series for the Journal of Religion & Society
Gustafson Andrew, 15. Business in the Service of the Common Good: A Christian Perspective
Supplement 10, p. 242 - 256 2014 - Business and Society Review
Gustafson Andrew, In defense of a Utilitarian business ethic
118:3, p. 325 - 360 2013 - Business Ethics Quarterly
Gustafson Andrew, Business for the Common Good: A Christian Vision for the Marketplace [Review]
23:1, p. 145 - 147 2013 - Business Ethics
Gustafson Andrew, Rorty, Caputo and business ethics without metaphysics: ethical theories as normative narratives
19:2, p. 140 - 153 2010 - Journal of international business
Gustafson Andrew, Global pharmaceutical marketing incentive
2:1, p. 29 - 50 2010 - Gustafson Andrew, What Would Jesus Deconstruct? The Good News of Postmodernism for the Church 2008
- Teaching ethics
, Art and Poetry as the Basis of Moral Education
6:1, p. 1 - 14 2005 - Philosophia Christi
, Pocket Dictionary of Apologetics and Philosophy of Religion
5:1, p. 331 - 331 2003 - Business ethics quarterly
Gustafson Andrew, In support of ethical holism
10:2, p. 441 - 450 2000 - Business ethics quarterly
Gustafson Andrew, In suppport of ethical holism: A response to 'Religious Perspectives in Business Ethics'
10:2, p. 441 2000 - Gustafson Andrew, Scott Rae and Kenman L. Wong. Beyond Integrity: A Judeo-Christian Approach to Business Ethics 1999
Presentations
- Business Leadership for the Common Good Invited Keynote Speaker at Leadership and Authentic Community conference at Foster Center for Responsible Leadership at St. Bonaventure University, Allegany New York, April 8, 2022. 2022
- An Ignatian Approach to Big Data Ethics Inauguration of Marquette Universitys Center for Data, Ethics and Society, April 4, 2022. 2022
- Nuts-and Bolts: Economy of Communion Business Operations and Governance at conference sponsored by Fordham Law School Institute on Religion, Law and Lawyers Work and CUNY School of Law and Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding. October 2021 2021
- Big Data Ethics at New Media Sciences conference, Sharif University, Tehran, Iran (Online) October 2021 2021
- Transformational Entrepreneurship presentation for the North American Conference for the 30th Anniversary of the Economy of Communion, June 2021 2021
- Being a Christian Entrepreneur a talk for Global U students studying in the Dominican Republic. March 2021 2021
- "The British Utilitarianism and the Common Good of Catholic Thought: Is There Any Reconciliation Possible Between Utilitarianism and CST?" 26th annual Vincentian Business Ethics Conference, Dublin City, Ireland, October, 2019 2019
- "How the Very Vocation of Entrepreneurship Supports the Common Good—Particularly Those Who Wish to Get a Paycheck" CJBE Conference, Santa Clara, CA July 11-13, 2019 2019
- "Pope John Paul II's Fides et Ratio: Its Application to Business" International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference, St. John's, NY Oct 25-27, 2018 2018
- "Catholic Social Thought at Catholic Business Schools: Current State of Training for Students and Faculty-Initial Report Findings" with Don Lux (presenting) International Association of Jesuit Business Schools World Forum/Colleagues in Jesuit Business Education conference at Seattle University, July 22-24, 2018 2018
- "The British Utilitarians and the Common Good of Catholic Thought: Is There Any Reconciliation Possible Between John Stuart Mill and CST?" Building Institutions for the Common Good: The 10th International Conference on Catholic Social Thought and Business Education, St. Thomas University, MN June 21-23, 2018 2018
- "Is Risk Taking Beneficial?: An Analysis of John Hobson's "The Ethics of Gambling" (1905) and Frank Kight's Risk, Uncertainty, Profit (1921)" at International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking, Las Vegas, NV May, 2019 2018
- "J.S. Mill and Frank Kight: How Ethical Utility Differs from Economic Utility, And What that Means for Michael Jensen and Joseph Heath's Market-Based Ethics" at Society of Business Ethics Annual Meeting, Atlanta GA 2017
- "Popes On Private Property as a Basis of Dignity" at the Colleagues in Jesuit Business Education conference, Creighton University 2017
- Economy of Communion: A Transformative Way of Doing Business" (Invited presentation) at the 2017 Economy of Communion Workshop and Conference, Hyde Park, NY 2017
- "The Societal Value of Casinos: A Utilitarian Analysis" 16th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking (UNLV International Gaming Institute) June 7, 2016 2017
- West Chester University talks: 1. "In Praise of Eccentricity: Why Authentic Freedom of Speech Benefits All of Us (According to John Stuart Mill)" 2. Beyond the Profit Motive of Business: Transformative Entrepreneurship 2017
- "Playing the Fiddle While Rome Is Burning: What is it that we do, again? (Christian Philosophy and Public Engagement)" at the Society of Christian Philosophers conference (midwest), Evangel University, Springfield, MO. 2016
- The 2016 LaCroix Philosophy Lecture at Rockhurst University "In Praise of Eccentricity: Why Authentic Freedom of Speech Benefits All of Us (According to John Stuart Mill)" 2016
- Merry-Go-Round and Other Innovative African Economic Ideas for Economy of Communion" at International Association of Jesuit Business Schools Annual Conference, Nairobi, Kenya 2016
- How Catholic Are Catholic Business Schools?: A Study" at International Association of Jesuit Business Schools Annual Conference, Nairobi, Kenya. 2016
- "Business Transforming Culture and Society for the Greater Good: Teaching Resources and Ideas from the 'Economy of Communion' and Other Examples" Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY 2016
- "How Catholic Are Catholic Business Schools?: A Study"at 19th Annual Colleagues in Jesuit Business Education Conference, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY 2016
- "Maximizing Utility In Business: How Ethical Utility Differs from Economic Utility (The Limits of Joseph Heath's 'Market Failures' Approach)" at the 2016 International Society of Utilitarian Studies annual conference at Catholic University in Lille, France 2016
- "The History of Gambling in Omaha: From the Stockyards to Carter Lake" (co-presenter with Seth Goodwin) 16th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking (UNLV International Gaming Institute) 2016
- CPCU Ethics Speaker, Omaha, NE 2015
- "The State of CST on Poverty and Prosperity in Catholic Business Schools in the U.S." at Prosperity, Poverty, and the Purpose of Business Conference, Manilla, Philippines. 2015
- Business for the Common Good: Beyond Profit Maximization at World Business Ethics Forum, University of Macau. 2014
- "Business Ethics and the Common Good" Society of Business Ethics Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA. 2014
- "Do Casinos Contribute to the Greater Good?: A Utilitarian Ethical Analysis of Casinos", Twntieth Annual International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference, Chicago, IL. 2013
- "Business and the Common Good: Philanthropy and Positive Unintended and Intended Internalities", Twentieth Annual International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference, Chicago, IL. 2013
- "The Commonplace Pedestrian Paths to Unethical Business Behavior", 20th Annual Conference on International Business and Contemporary Issues in Business, Rapid City, SD. 2013
- "Christian Living in a Liquid Modernity: Faith Affections and Habits in the Face of Uncertainty", Philosophy Conference, California Baptist University. 2013
- "Business and the Common Good: A Christian Perspective", Invited paper at Kripke Symposium, Creighton University. 2013
- "Ethics for Lunch", Smith Hayes Financial 2012
- Invited Presentation for Department of Religion and Philosophy, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China. 2010
- "Do Casinos Contribute to the Greater Good?: A Utilitarian Ethical Analysis of Casinos", World Business Ethics Forum, University of Macau. 2010
- "Some Utilitarian Considerations Regarding Discouraging Pharmaceutical Incentivizing in Emerging Markets: A Look at Pakistan, India, and Others" International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference, Chicago, IL. 2010
- "A Utilitarian Argument in Favor of Pharmaceutical Companies Incentivizing Doctors in Developing Countries", Society of Business Ethics Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2010
- "Jesuit Education in Vegas: CaSINos and Other Education Opportunities", 13th Annual Meeting of Colleagues in Jesuit Business Education. 2010
- "Christian Philosophers as Public Intellectuals", Society of Christian Philosophers Conference (Midwest), Calvin College. 2010
- "Zygmunt Bauman on the Art of Life in Liquid Modernity: A Critique of Consumer Society Values as They Permeate our Lives", Conference on Value Inquiry, Carbondale, IL. 2010
- CPCU Ethics Speaker, Omaha, NE. 2010
- A Response to Marvin Brown's Civilizing the Economy: A New Economics of Provision, Pacific APA Meeting, Society of Business Ethics Session, San Francisco, CA. 2010
- Rebuilding Home and Work Opportunities A talk for students and others at Sophia University Institute, Italy, March 2021 0021
Awards
- Honorary Inductee
Jesuit Honor Society
Alpha Sigma Nu