Faculty Bio

Joe Francis

Professor of Development Sociology

235 Warren Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-7801
Email: jdf2@cornell.edu
Phone: (607) 255-1687

Training

Ph.D. 1970 University of Missouri at Columbia (Sociology)
M.A.  1964 Wichita State University (Sociology)
B.A.   1962 Wichita State University (Sociology)

Areas of Interest

» research methods and statistics
» social psychology
» environmental sociology

Research

My research program during the last quarter century has been concentrated in the areas of environmental systems and economic development in rural areas. I am currently involved in a project to assess economic development among communities located along the New York State Canal System.

Selected Publications

Young, Ruth C., Joe D. Francis and Christopher H. Young, 1999. Entrepreneurship, Private and Public. University Press of America, Lanham Maryland.

Young, Ruth C. and Joe D. Francis. 1997. Secrecy as a Factor in the Spread of New Technology: Photonics in the Rome Labs. Focus 44(1):7-9.

Young, Ruth C., Francis, Joe and Christopher H. Young. 1994. Small Manufacturing Firms and Regional Business Networks. Economic Development Quarterly 8(1): 77-82.

Young, Ruth C., Francis, Joe and Christopher H. Young. 1993. Innovation, High-Technology Use, and Flexibility in Small Manufacturing Firms. Growth and Change 24:67-86.

Young, Ruth C. Francis, Joe and Christopher H. Young. 1993. Flexibility in Small Manufacturing Firms and Regional Industrial Formations. Regional Studies 28(1):27-38.

Young, Ruth C. and Joe D. Francis. 1993. The Role of Self Help, Private Help and Community Assistance for Small Manufacturing Firms. Journal of the Community Development Society 24(1):15-29.

Young, Ruth C. and Joe D. Francis. 1992. Comparing Benefits: A Sample of Small Manufacturing Firms. HR Focus. September, 1992.

Young, Ruth C. and Joe D. Francis. 1991. Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Small Manufacturing Firms. Social Science Quarterly 72(1): 149-162.