{"product_id":"the-improbable-professor-an-autobiography-paperback","title":"The Improbable Professor: An Autobiography - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald C. Hambrick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Prominent Professor's Stirring Life-Journey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this heartfelt and revealing chronicle, Donald C. Hambrick, an internationally prominent management scholar, describes his personal life-journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis initial decades were not auspicious. A certifiably clueless kid raised in a middle-class suburb of Denver, he fathered a child at sixteen and later almost dropped out of college to elope with the baby's mother. Later still, he was drafted and fought in the jungles of Vietnam. As part of Hambrick's hodgepodge wanderings, he applied for doctoral programs four distinct times over an eight-year period before deciding that he indeed wanted to be a professor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rest, as they say, is history. Hambrick reports on his long tenures at Columbia and Penn State, providing a glimpse of two major American universities and their business schools in particular. He downplays his achievements, instead highlighting his shortcomings and setbacks, delivering an emotionally stirring book that will resonate for many.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Improbable Professor touched my heart and gave me a deeper appreciation for the persistence, self-reflection, and intellectual passion that fueled Don Hambrick's remarkable and impactful career. His story is inspiring and deeply human. It made me cry and laugh, and it will resonate with anyone who cares about scholarship, growth, and making a meaningful contribution to both research and practice.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHerman Aguinis, The George Washington University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...engaging, charming, inspiring, and often laugh-out-loud funny. It's a tour de force...\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJames D. Westphal, University of Michigan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald C. Hambrick, an internationally influential management scholar, is Evan Pugh University Professor and Smeal Chaired Professor of Management at the Smeal College of Business, the Pennsylvania State University. He is also emeritus professor of Columbia University. Hambrick has received numerous career achievement awards, including several honorary doctorates, as well as multiple teaching honors. Beyond his academic work, Hambrick has advised many business and government leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 164\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53246508564787,"sku":"9798994937419","price":34.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/rUpBbhJ9q79798994937419.webp?v=1776286799","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-improbable-professor-an-autobiography-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}