Matthew A. Douglas

Professional Summary

Matthew (Matt) A. Douglas serves as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and is an associate professor in the Department of Management. In 2018, he retired from a 22-year career in the U.S. Air Force. During his Air Force career, he served as an aviation maintenance and staff officer at multiple U.S. and overseas locations. Douglas joined the Management faculty in 2018, where he serves in the Supply Chain Management major.

Education

• 2009 – PhD, Marketing, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
• 2003 – MS, Logistics Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
• 1996 – BS, Mathematics, Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas

Courses

• MGT 3325 – Operations Management
• MGT 4345 – Global Supply Chain Management

Research Interests

• Supply Chain Integrity
• Workplace Safety (with a focus on transportation)
• Sustainable Transportation Solutions

Selected Publications

• Douglas, M.A., Ford, J.L., & Thomas, H. (2026). Preservation orientation to safety: linking protectionist managerial motives to worker attitudes and behaviors. Safety Science, 195, 107075.
• Douglas, M.A., Quade, M.J., Dickey, E.C., & Neubert, M.J. (2025). The Ethics of Sustainability in Supply Chain Relationships: Through the Lens of Supply Chain Integrity. Journal of Business Logistics, 46(4), e70043.
• Douglas, M.A., Roberts, M.D., & Ford, J.L. (2024). People first, mission always: A tension-centered approach to conducting safe, effective logistics. Journal of Business Logistics, 45(4), e12393.
• Roberts, M.D., Douglas, M.A., & Overstreet, R.E. (2024). Safety in context: Routines and the effect of a balanced safety and operations focus on worker perceptions and performance. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 54(4), 333-354.
• Douglas, M.A., Mollenkopf, D.A., Castillo, V.C., Bell, J.B., & Dickey, E.C. (2022). Journeys, not destinations: Theorizing a process view of supply chain integrity. Journal of Business Ethics, 181, 195-220.
• Douglas, M.A. & Swartz, S.M. (2017).  Knights of the road: Safety, ethics, and the professional truck driver. Journal of Business Ethics, 142(3), 567-588.