Hannah J Stolze

Professional Summary

Hannah Stolze, PhD, holds the inaugural William E. Crenshaw Endowed Chair in Supply Chain Management in the Department of Management at Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business, a nationally recognized institution for business education. She serves as co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Supply Chain Management, one of the field's premier peer-reviewed publications, distinguished by its rigorous, high-impact empirical scholarship.

A scholar, author, and speaker at the intersection of transformative supply chain strategy, sustainability, and values-driven leadership, Stolze's work advances both academic understanding and real-world application of transformative and sustainable supply chain research.

Stolze founded and directed the Wheaton Center for Faith & Innovation at Wheaton College and is a 2020 Fulbright Scholar, having taught and conducted research in Indonesia. Her background includes service in the U.S. Army in the Ordnance Corps and Army Public Affairs, as well as experience leading import operations in international business — a foundation that informs her multidisciplinary, globally minded research perspective.

Her empirical research spans collaborations with more than 50 organizations across transformative supply chain research, faith-and-business strategy integration, and social and environmental sustainability. Her peer-reviewed work has appeared in leading journals such as the Journal of Supply Chain Management, the Journal of Operations Management, and the Journal of Business Logistics, as well as in the Harvard Business Review, where she authored "Are You Prepared for Bad Press About One of Your Suppliers?"

Stolze is the author of Wisdom-Based Business: Applying Biblical Principles and Evidence-Based Research for a Purposeful and Profitable Business, endorsed by prominent industry leaders including Kristin Colber-Baker, former Global Head of Talent at Mars, Inc., Dr. Philip Ryken, President of Wheaton College, and Phillip M. Pfeffer, president and CEO of Treemont Capital Inc. and retired president of Random House, Inc.

Education

• 2019 – MA Biblical Studies, Wheaton College, Wheaton Illinois

• 2012 – PhD Business Administration Emphasis in Logistics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee

• 2005 – MBA Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri

• 2003 – BA in International Political Economics and Chinese, Minor: Asian Studies, Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin

Courses

• MGT 5320 – Operations & Supply Chain Management

• MGT 4377 – Global Logistics Experience: Southeast Asia

Research Interests

• Transformative Supply Chain Management: well-being, human flourishing
• Sustainable Supply Chain Management
• Faith & Business Strategy Integration
• Marketing and Supply Chain Integration 

Selected Publications

• Lee, M. D. P., Stolze, H., & Daniels, D. (2025). Can For-Profit Organizations Practice Religion? Theorizing Faith Integration in Business. Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, 22(2), 183-207.
• Mollenkopf, D. A., Esper, T. L., Stolze, H. J., & Ozanne, L. K. (2024). Transformative supply chain research: A new frontier for SCM scholars. Journal of Business Logistics, 45(3), e12389.
• Stolze, H. J. (2024). A Biblical Perspective on Wisdom and the Way of the Firm. Christian Scholar's Review, 53(3), 41-63.
• Nichols, B. S., Kirchoff, J. F., Confente, I., & Stolze, H. (2023). When brands behave badly: signaling and spillover effects of unethical behavior in the context of triple bottom line sustainability. Journal of Product & Brand Management, 32(6), 908-926.