Clinical Professor of International Business; Director, Center for Global Business Studies; Associate Dean for International Programs, Penn State
Terrence Guay is Clinical Professor of International Business at the Smeal College of Business at Pennsylvania State University. He also serves as Associate Dean for International Programs and Director of the Center for Global Business Studies. Previously, he was a faculty member in the School of International Service at American University and the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. Prior to earning his PhD, Guay worked in commercial and international banking as an Assistant Loan Officer. He holds a BS in Engineering & Management from Clarkson University, MBA from Ohio State University, and MA and PhD from Syracuse University. At Penn State, Guay teaches undergraduate and MBA international business courses. Guay's research focuses on the competition between governments, international organizations, NGOs, and other non-state actors to shape business behavior and the international business environment. He has published or co-authored seven books and over 25 journal articles and book chapters on: the effects of government policies on the global defense industry; cooperation and competition in transatlantic economic relations; the impact of economic sanctions on international business; NGOs and corporate codes of conduct; corporate social responsibility; and corporate political strategy.
Experience
2004–present
Clinical Professor of International Business, Pennsylvania State University
2021–present
Director, Center for Global Business Studies, Pennsylvania State University
2022–present
Associate Dean for International Programs, Pennsylvania State University
2003–2004
Assistant Professor, American University
1996–2003
Assistant Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Syracuse University
Publications
2017
Emerging Powers and Future Threats: Implications for the U.S. and Global Defense Industry, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute
2016
European Competition Policy and Globalization , Co-author Chad Damro (Palgrave Macmillan)
2014
The Business Environment of Europe: Firms, Governments, and Institutions, Cambridge University Press
2006
Corporate Social Responsibility, Public Policy, and NGO Activism in Europe and the United States: An Institutional-Stakeholder Perspective, Co-author Jonathan Doh (Journal of Management Studies)
2006
The Role of Multinational Corporations in Transnational Institutional Building: A Policy-Network Perspective, Co-authors Nicolas Dahan and Jonathan Doh (Human Relations)
2004
Nongovernmental Organizations, Shareholder Activism, and Socially Responsible Investments: Ethical, Strategic, and Governance Implications, Co-authors Jonathan Doh and Graham Sinclair
2004
Globalization and Corporate Social Responsibility: How Nongovernmental Organizations Influence Labor and Environmental Codes of Conduct, Co-author Jonathan Doh (Management International Review)
2000
Local Government and Global Politics: The Implications of Massachusetts’ ‘Burma Law’, Political Science Quarterly
1999
The United States and the European Union: The Political Economy of a Relationship, Sheffield Academic Press
1998
At Arm’s Length: The European Union and Europe’s Defence Industry, Macmillan Press and St. Martin’s Press
1997
The European Union, Expansion of Policymaking, and Defense Industrial Policy, Journal of European Public Policy
Professional Memberships
American Political Science Association
European Union Studies Association
International Association for Business and Society
Academy of International Business
Honours
Recipient of the Fred Brand, Jr. Outstanding Teacher Award – the Smeal College of Business’s highest honor for teaching.