J. Lee is Professor of Management at the University of Dallas. He focuses his teaching, research, and consulting in the areas of Leadership, Organizational Behavior, and Spiritual Leadership. His research has been published in The Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Management, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Journal of Managerial Issues, Journal of Business Strategy, and the Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management. He is also a co-author with Tim Galpin and Greg Bell of the book, Leading the Sustainable Organization.
Prior to joining the Graduate School of Management, he served on the faculty at Texas Wesleyan University and The University of Texas at Arlington. He has received multiple awards for his excellence in teaching and research. While at UTA he was twice recognized as the Outstanding Undergraduate Professor and nominated for The Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. At Wesleyan, J. Lee was named the MBA Professor of the Year, received the Heads Above the Crowd award, and named a Guardian of the Golden Shears.
At the University of Dallas he has been recognized for his Commitment to Excellence in Research. He has been recognized as a Distinguished Scholar in Organizational Behavior by the Southwestern Academy of Management. In 2011, he was selected by students and alumni to receive the Haggerty Teaching Excellence Award at the University of Dallas. While serving as Dean, J. Lee led the effort for accreditation of the University of Dallas College of Business by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).
J. Lee’s industry experience includes over twenty years in manufacturing and distribution. He has held executive positions in marketing, logistics, and general management. As president of the Bedford Consulting Group, his consulting experience includes engagements with Nokia, FedEx-Kinko’s, RadioShack, Penson Financial Services, Vendor Resource Management, Reynolds Metals, Ball Container, Camp Fire Boys and Girls, Valor Telecom, City of Arlington, City of Southlake, US Army Corps of Engineers, Martin Sprocket & Gear, and Siemens ElectroCom.
He attended Austin College where he graduated with a BA in Economics and Political Science. He received his MBA and Ph.D. (Organizational Behavior) from The University of Texas at Arlington. J.Lee lives in Bedford with his wife Laura. They have four children and five precious grandchildren.
