Faculty Biographies

Joel Goldhar

Professor

Office: DTC 410
E-Mail: goldhar@stuart.iit.edu
Phone: 312.906.6526
Fax: 312.906.6549

Education

• B.Ch.E., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1963
• M.B.A., Harvard University 1965
• D.B.A., George Washington University 1971

Affiliated Programs

Research Interests

• Computer-integrated manufacturing
• Impact of technology on business strategy

Biography
Professor Goldhar teaches business policy, operations and technology management, strategy, and competitive analysis. He served as the director of the Manufacturing Studies Board at the National Research Council in Washington, D.C., and with the National Science Foundation. He has published research in computer-integrated manufacturing and the impacts of technology on business strategy. He currently is a member of the R&D Council of the American Management Association and serves on the editorial boards of several research publications. Dr. Goldhar served as Dean of IIT Stuart from 1983 to 1988.