Norman Bishara

Professor of Business Law and Ethics

Education
MPP University of Michigan 2004
JD Cornell University 1999
BA Colgate University 1996
Biography

Scholarly Interests:   

human capital law and policy, including employee noncompete agreements and the Future of Work,
corporate governance with a focus on corruption control 

Teaching Areas:
BL 488: Business and Public Policy (Washington Campus, 2018-present); BL 300: Business Law & Ethics; BL 536/NRE 512: Ethics of Corporate Management, BL 512: Foundations of Business Law, and BL 309: Business Ethics & Accountability; BA 100 (Introduction to Ross - Foundations in Learning Business) and BA 102 (Business Foundations)

Norm Bishara's research interests include the areas of corporate governance and corruption as a constraint on business activity, international legal reform and business ethics in the developing world with a focus on the Middle East, and covenants not to compete as an obstacle to employee mobility and knowledge transfer.  His academic field research includes a position as the principal researcher and project consultant with the Lebanese Transparency Association (LTA) in Beirut, an affiliate of Transparency International, where he coauthored the first Lebanese Code of Corporate Governance.  Professor Bishara's recent research is focused on corporate governance in the Middle East to circumvent a business ethics glass ceiling, the evolving role of the corporation and the employee relationship to Benefit Corporations and B Corps, corruption as a human rights issue, corporate corruption in the executive suite, and noncompete agreement enforcement variations across the United States and the implications for highly skilled labor mobility, including CEO contracts.  
 
Professor Bishara is a staff editor in the American Business Law Journal and a recent past president of the Employment Law Section of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business. He has also previously taught Business Enterprises at Michigan State University College of Law and worked with the United Nations Development Programme-RBEC.  While in private practice in New York State he represented a diverse group of corporate and individual clients in corporate, insurance, and commercial litigation matters.  He is a past chairperson of the Alumni Board of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan and a former Social Enterprise Research Fellow with the William Davidson Institute.  During the 2016-17 academic year he was a Visiting Professor at IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain.

Professor Bishara’s work has recently appeared in or is forthcoming in the Vanderbilt Law Review, Indiana Law Journal, the American Business Law Journal, the Journal of Law and Economics, the Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, the NYU Journal of Law & Business, the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law, the Berkeley Journal of Employment & Labor Law, and the Journal of Business Ethics, as well as in compilation volumes on business law, human rights, and corruption topics. His professional recognitions include the ALSB Early Career Faculty Award, an Outstanding Proceedings Award, the Mauer Award for Best Submitted Ethics Paper and Distinguished Proceedings Paper Awards, as well as Holmes-Cardozo Award Competition finalist awards, from the Academy of Legal Studies in Business.

Latest Faculty News & Research
Managerial Career Concerns and the Content of Corporate Disclosures: An Analysis of the Tone of Earnings Press Releases
Authors
Arslan-Ayaydin, Ö, Bishara, N., Thewissen, J. & Torsin, W.
Published Date
2021
Authors
Arslan-Ayaydin, Ö, Bishara, N., Thewissen, J. & Torsin, W.
Source
International Review of Financial Analysis
Volume
72
Issue
1
Pages
1-16
Benefit Corporations and the Psychological Contract with Employee-Stakeholders
Authors
Bishara, N.
Published Date
02/2020
Authors
Bishara, N.
Source
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law
Volume
22
Issue
2
Pages
303-345
Beyond Peace Doves: Respecting Human Rights and Combating Corruption in Mega-Sporting Events
Authors
Hess, D. and Bishara, N.
Published Date
2019
Authors
Hess, D. and Bishara, N.
Source
Boston University International Law Journal
Volume
37
Issue
2
Pages
2019
A Corporate Governance Perspective on the Franchisor-Franchisee Relationship
Authors
Bishara, N. & Schipani, C.
Published Date
2015
Authors
Bishara, N. & Schipani, C.
Source
Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance
Volume
19
Issue
2
Pages
303
Linking Workplace Practices to Community Engagement and Peace: The Case for Employee Voice Practices
Authors
Milliken, F., Schipani, C., Bishara, N., & Prado, A.
Published Date
11/2015
Authors
Milliken, F., Schipani, C., Bishara, N., & Prado, A.
Source
Academy of Management Perspectives
Volume
29
Issue
4
Pages
405-421
Combating Corruption to Respect Human Rights: Understanding the Ethical Responsibilities of Corporations
Authors
Norman D. Bishara & David W. Hess
Published Date
07/2013
Authors
Norman D. Bishara & David W. Hess
Source
Academy of Legal Studies in Business Proceedings, Maurer Best Ethics Paper Award
Volume
2013
Issue
1
Pages
1-13
The Evolution of Employee Restrictive Covenant Legislation.
Authors
Norman Bishara
Published Date
08/01/2012
Authors
Norman Bishara
Source
Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Outstanding Proceedings Paper Award
Volume
2012
Issue
00
Pages
00
Strengthening the Ties that Bind: Preventing Corruption in the Executive Suite
Authors
Norman Bishara and Cindy Schipani
Published Date
2009
Authors
Norman Bishara and Cindy Schipani
Source
Journal of Business Ethics
Volume
88
Issue
00
Pages
765
Music, Business, and Peacebuilding
Authors
Hess, D. and Bishara, N.
Published Date
12/2021
Authors
Hess, D. and Bishara, N.
Source
Routledge
Pages
29 total
Reprint (with edits) "Beyond Peace Doves: Respecting Human Rights and Combating Corruption in Mega-Sporting Events"
Constance Cook Glen and Timothy L. Fort
Executive Directors? Remuneration in Comparative Corporate Perspective
Authors
Thomas, R. and Bishara, N.
Published Date
2015
Authors
Thomas, R. and Bishara, N.
Source
Wolters Kluwer Publishers
Pages
30
U.S. CEO Employment Agreements and Non-Competition Provisions: A Literature Survey
Christoph Van der Elst
Managing the Legal Nexus Between Intellectual Property and Employees: Domestic and Global Contexts
Authors
Bishara, N.
Published Date
2015
Authors
Bishara, N.
Source
Edward Elgar Publishing
Contracts for Knowledge Protection Across a Global Workforce
Oswald, L. & Pagnattaro, M.
Bridging the Gap Between Business and Human Rights
Authors
Bishara, N. & Hess, D.
Published Date
09/2014
Authors
Bishara, N. & Hess, D.
Source
Edward Elgar Publishing
Human Rights and a Corporation's Duty to Combat Corruption
Bird, R., Cahoy, D. & Prenkert, J.