Michael is assistant professor, strategy and organization, at the Richard Ivey School of Business. He previously taught MSc., executive and corporate MBA programs at Leeds University Business School in the United Kingdom and undergraduate, CIMA, ACCA, MBA and DBA programs at De Montfort Universit...
Michael is assistant professor, strategy and organization, at the Richard Ivey School of Business. He previously taught MSc., executive and corporate MBA programs at Leeds University Business School in the United Kingdom and undergraduate, CIMA, ACCA, MBA and DBA programs at De Montfort University, UK. He has taught on the HBA (honours business administration) and Executive MBA programs here at Ivey, and he currently teaches strategic analysis and action on Ivey's MBA program. He also teaches HBA and MBA electives in Biotechnology/ pharmaceutical Strategy and an elective in Global Strategy at Ivey.
Michael brings a wealth of international experience, having taught business courses and management development seminars internationally in the United Kingdom, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa.
Michael was in business for 25 years before moving to academia and completing his PhD at the University of Calgary in 2000. His expertise is strategy, specializing in organizational learning and knowledge translation for competitive advantage in global business and health contexts. His current research explores the linkage between organizational learning and performance in the international health sector including biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical instruments and devices manufacturing.
His work has been published in high impact business journals including the Strategic Management Journal, the Journal of Public Health Policy, Management Learning and the Journal of World Business. He has served as guest editor of two journals and has co-authored three books. He also sits on two private sector boards.
Michael's research combined with his international and practical experience in business provides integrative insights for designing and executing domestic and global strategies.