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David Jacobs

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1973

Publications

80

Citations

820

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

53

Publishing since 1973

Research summary
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David Jacobs writes about business ethics, labor unions and management theory, often examining how ideas like Catholic social thought, pragmatism, and Marxist theory relate to organizations and workplace democracy. Much of the recent output consists of book reviews covering topics such as labor law, executive pay, business ethics, and the philosophy of management, alongside occasional empirical pieces on unionism, gender equality, and public opinion surveys in African countries.

Business ethics and moral philosophy in managementLabor unions and workplace democracyOrganizational and management theoryBook reviews on labor, finance, and corporate governancePublic opinion and social policy topics

Publication output rose to a peak around 2019-2020 but has become sparse and irregular since 2021, averaging less than one publication per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.8/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 5 publications5192020: 5 publications520212022: 2 publications22232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Management Learning×2
  • Journal of Macroeconomics×1
  • Journal of Management History×1
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×1
  • Organization Studies×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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