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Michael O'Fallon

Program Director and Assistant Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Office: 215 Zane Showker Hall
Phone: 540-568-5168
Fax: 540-568-3273
Email: ofallomj@jmu.edu
Mailing Address: JMU, College of Business, MSC 0202, Harrisonburg, VA 22807

Education

Ph.D., Washington State University
M.B.A., Washington State University
B.A., Hotel & Restaurant Management, Washington State University

Awards and Honors

Otto Brenner Memorial Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Business, James Madison University.  2008

Interests

Foodservice Management
Financial Management and Cost Controls
Individual Ethical Decision Making
Consumer Behavior towards Genetically Modified Foods
Organizational Behavior
Human Resource Management 

Current Courses Taught

HTM 250 Overview of Hospitality and Tourism Management
HTM 271 Introduction to Foodservice Management
HTM 434 Purchasing, Cost Controls, and Financial Management 

Key Publications

Book Chapters

Book, Textbook-Revised (Published)
Rutherford, D. G., O'Fallon, M. (2007). Hotel Management and Operations. New York: James Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Refereed Journal Articles

Journal Article, Professional Journal (Published)
Kulik, B.W., O'Fallon, M.J., Salimath, M.S. (2008). Do Competitive Environments Lead to the Rise and Spread of Unethical Behavior? Parallels from Enron. Journal of Business Ethics.
 
Journal Article, Professional Journal (Published)
O'Fallon, M., Gursoy, D., Swanger, N. (2007). To Buy or not to Buy: Impact of Labeling on Purchasing Intentions of Genetically Modified Foods. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 26, 117-130.

Journal Article, Professional Journal (Published)
O'Fallon, M., Butterfield, K. D. (2005). A Review of the Empirical Ethical Decision-Making Literature: 1996-2003. Journal of Business Ethics, 59, 375-413.

Journal Article, Professional Journal (Published)
Swanger, N., O'Fallon, M. (2005). Beverage Alcohol Sales to Minors: The Risk Environment for Retail Operations in the United States. Journal of Characteristicsiness Research, 8(3), 67-80.

Conference Proceedings

Conference Proceeding (Published)
O'Fallon, M.J., Butterfield, K.D.  (2008).  The Influence of Cheating Behavior on Observers' Cheating Behavior: A Social Cognitive Perspective.  Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
Received the MED Global Forum Best Paper Award (Sponsored by U. of Manchester, Manchester Business School).

Conference Proceeding (Published)
O'Fallon, M.J., Butterfield, K.D.  (2008).  Moral Differentiation: Influences of Individual and Interpersonal Characteristics.  Academy of Management Annual Meeting.

Conference Proceeding (Published)
Kulik, B. W., O'Fallon, M., Salimath, M. S. (2006). Intraorganizational Competition and Corruption: Emergence and Diffusion. Annual Meeting of Decision Sciences Institute.

Conference Proceeding (Published)
O'Fallon, M., Butterfield, K. D. (2005). A Review of the Empirical Ethical Decision-Making Literature: 1996-2003. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.

Conference Proceeding (Published)
Swanger, N., O'Fallon, M. (2004). Beverage Alcohol Sales to Minors: The Risk Environment for Retail Operations in the United States. Annual Hawaii International Conference on Business.

Other Intellectual Contributions

Instructor's Manual (Published)
O'Fallon, M., Rutherford, D. G. (2007). Hotel Management and Operations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.