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Thomas Debbink, Ph.D.

Professor of Management

If you’re a dedicated professional aiming to excel in management, organizational leadership, or business operations, Professor Thomas Debbink, Ph.D., offers exceptional expertise and scholarly insight at Tiffin University.

Biography

Like most of his colleagues, Dr. Debbink has a thorough grounding in his academic and professional topic. Before beginning his doctoral education in 1992, Dr. Debbink worked at General Motors for 13 years. His experience was largely in Manufacturing and Quality Engineering but also included significant assignments in Salaried Personnel Administration and Purchasing. As a Certified Quality Engineer, Dr. Debbink worked with over 100 of the Division’s suppliers to remedy specific quality issues and improve the overall performance of their manufacturing systems.

Dr. Debbink has also served as a consultant to NCR Corporation, the United States Navy, and General Motors. Academically, Dr. Debbink’s interests are in corporate governance, deception within organizations, and make-buy decision-making. His dissertation explored the motivations behind outsourcing components in the auto industry. He is a member of the Academy of Management and has presented papers at numerous conferences. Dr. Debbink teaches strategic management in undergraduate and graduate courses at Tiffin, as well as graduate courses in the school’s EMBA curriculum in Bucharest, Romania.

Off campus, Dr. Debbink is a twenty-plus-year member of Rotary International and serves on the Board of the Foundation of the Tiffin Rotary Club.

Education

  • Ph.D., Accounting & Finance, University of Strathclyde, Scotland
  • M.S.F., Finance, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2006
  • M.B.A., Taxation, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA, 1983

Skills

Lecture Delivery100%
Organizational Leadership100%
Management Theory100%
Strategic Planning90%
Leadership Development85%