Sean Jasso

Sean D. Jasso (born 1971) is a political economist, author, professor, and consultant in the fields of political economics, public policy, strategic marketing, management and business ethics. Jasso worked for several years in the health care and hospitality industries, including the Ritz Carlton hotel in Pasadena, and currently offers professional consultation services to private firms and governmental agencies. He delivers seminars, workshops and speeches on the global economy, leadership and ethics. As a professor and consultant, Jasso is known for his trans-disciplinary approach to political and management theories, known as Jassonian theory, synthesizing strategies for organizations and individuals to reach their full potential. Those theories are developed in his latest book "The New Corporation". Jasso's studies examine how policies have shaped the political economy and behavior of today's society and addresses how public policy, business and economics impact the future.
Jasso currently serves on the faculty of economics in the Graziadio School of Business & Management of Pepperdine University and as a lecturer in management at the University of California, Riverside.
Jasso was most recently presented with the Brother Mel Anderson, FSC Alumni Award for Excellence in Academics at the La Salle Academic Awards Ceremony on September 24, 2009.
Early life
Sean Jasso graduated from La Salle High School in Pasadena, CA in 1988. At La Salle, Jasso participated in Water Polo and Track while also serving on the editorial staff of the school publication, The Lance. After graduating from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts in Literature, Jasso proceeded to earn an MBA from Pepperdine University, as well as a Masters in Public Policy and a doctorate in Political Economy from Claremont Graduate University While much is being written and debated about the phenomenon known as 'globalization', Jasso argues that students and business practitioners alike tend to take polarized and ideological positions on the complex topic. The objective of the paper is to offer a communal starting point for the new decade ahead and to encourage participatory discussions and exchanges among economists, political scientists, and the business community in order to better understand the challenges the world faces in the decade ahead. The idea expounded by the paper is what Jasso believes globalization really is, and what is its true impact on society. The paper introduces a new philosophy to help simplify the diversification of globalization's meaning in order to establish a framework for better understanding of the political, economic and business environment of the next decade.
"From the Old Corporation to the New" is a paper published in "Philosophy for Business" an e-journal published by the International Society for Philosophers. In the paper, Jasso writes about the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a well-known piece of US legislation enacted in July 2002 as United States federal law. The new law was a reaction to major corporate and accounting scandals involving firms such as Enron and WorldCom. Jasso analyzes how effective it is to try to legislate all aspects of behavior in business. Jasso further elaborates on the same topic in his book, "The New Corporation". He refers to the Aristotelian argument arguing that being ethical really does pay off. Additionally, he argues appropriate legislation is necessary to help enforce proper ethical behavior in the business environment and society in general. Jasso also wrote "A Public Policy Analysis of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act" an extensive paper analyzing the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, evaluating the efficacy of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and also calling for a new dedication to ethics and morals in public corporations.
In Jasso's paper, "The Ethic of Capitalism: Peace, Prosperity, and the Good Life through Microfinancing" he argues the foundation of the peaceful, prosperous, and flourishing society is not only a democratic social contract between the state and its citizens, but also the service infrastructure of an institution that enables access to capital for all its people, including the poor. Building on ideas from economist Muhammad Yunus who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to create economic and social development from 'below', Jasso extends the discussion that peace and prosperity are attributed to economic growth through capitalism fueled by entrepreneurship and funded with credit. Jasso also spoke on the same topic at the University of Redlands in 2007.
The New Corporation
Sean Jasso's book, The New Corporation, published in 2008, explores the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on business and society, analyzing its efficacy from the perspective of ethics, rather than economic, legislative and other classifications of the Act that have been examined by other recent publications.The book is an in-depth study of the 'spirit of the law' and examines whether the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is effective as a public policy response to market failure. The book also attempts to establish to what extent does the Aristotelian credo of arete, human excellence, serve the future manager and corporation.
Events
Jasso spoke at the annual meeting of the Western Economic Association International in Waikiki, Hawaii, July 2008.
He gave a lecture at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena entitled, "The New Corporation: The Enterprise as Social Advocate" on June 26, 2009.
Jasso will be speaking at a business conference in Mexico City, Mexico in December, 2009.
Jassonian Quotes
*“Management is the heart and soul of success”
*“Organizing has one purpose - effective results.”
*“Globalization allows us to be transnational teams.”
*“Organizational structure should be designed around the intended strategy of the firm.”
*“Management is the tool that enables an organization to produce results.”
*“Goals need to be clear and concise, even if they are not achievable.”
*“Organizational culture is about keeping the flame alive. The board of directors and CEO hold the torch and they must maintain the flame.”
*“Management should be inspiring, leading, using a behaviorist approach, using resources, using political power and technology to get things done.”
*“Organizational change comes whether you like it or not because change is inevitable.”
*“Groups are managed in a more artificial way. Teams are more dynamic.”
*“Organizational behavior is a general management course that uses behavior as a framework of study.”

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