MSc in Strategy

Goce Andrevski’s research interests are in the areas of competitive dynamics, alliance networks, strategic entrepreneurship and organizational learning. His current research examines how allaince networks leverage firms’ internal capabilities to pursue strategic entrepreneurship. Goce is also interested in understanding the antecedents of firms’ capacity to compete aggressively. His recent studies have shown that managerial racial diversity, IT capability and access to network resources increase a firm’s capacity to introduce competitive actions more frequently than rivals.

Scott Carson conducts research in the tradition of analytic philosophy on topics mainly in business ethics. He has published articles on a wide range of themes that include moral character in business, drug testing, vulture investors and business-government relations. Carson’s most recent article addresses the ethical obligations of a government, whose environmental policies harm remote resource-based communities (Business and Society Review, in press). Currently he is researching the ethical issues associated with for-profit corporations that own educational institutions with legally sanctioned degree-granting powers.

Jean-Baptiste Litrico’s research examines how socially innovative management practices diffuse in organizations and industries. His first research stream focuses more specifically on the mechanisms of adaptation of management concepts to local contexts. For example, he has studied how the concept of sustainability has been interpreted in the civil aviation sector, and how professional services firms have integrated alternative work arrangements in their practice. In a second research stream, he examines the dynamics of diffusion of hybrid organizational forms, such as social enterprises that aim at creating social value through market-based strategies.

Peter Richardson teaches both introductory and advanced strategy courses in the School of Business on the Executive MBA programs and on a number of the School’s one and three week Continuing Education programs. Through his research and associated consulting activities, he has developed a unique concept of Strategy as Action, and has written several papers on this topic. During his 30-plus years at Queen’s University, Peter has authored over 90 papers and case studies on strategic management. Together with Elspeth Murray, Peter has authored a new book, entitled Fast Forward: Organizational Change in 100 Days, published by the Oxford University Press in 2002. An accompanying Guide was published early in 2003. In his previous book, Cost Containment: The Ultimate Strategic Advantage, one of the few books written on cost improvement, Peter described a novel strategic approach to cost improvement that has been adopted in many organizations in both the public and private sectors. At present, he is exploring the impact of the increasing demand for speed in business, which he believes has profound implications for organization change, strategy implementation and organization processes. Peter consults widely with both public and private sector organizations, working closely with senior executives on strategy development and deployment. Recent clients include Codelco, CVRD-Inco, Alcoa, BHP Billiton, Barrick Gold, Bell Canada, CIBC, CIBC-Mellon, De Beers Canada, Ivanhoe Mines, Xerox, The Supreme Court of Canada, The Office of the Auditor General for Canada , The Surveyor General of Canada, Health Canada, Natural Resources Canada and Health Canada. He has also been retained as a consultant on a number of major international mining projects including the successful development and construction of the Collahuasi copper mine in Chile which is to-date the world’s largest and highest single mining project.

Tina Dacin’s research intersects micro- and macro-organizational behaviour. She examines institutional change and the role of traditions, culture and identity in individual careers, organizations and society. Tina also writes on the topic of alliances and the social dimensions of collaboration. More recently, she is focusing her interests towards the study of social entrepreneurship and the cultural, institutional and social resources leveraged by social entrepreneurs. She currently serves as Departmental Editor at the Journal of International Business Studies and as a Senior Editor at Organization Science. She has served as Division Chair of OMT Division in the Academy of Management and various roles including program track chair for the Academy of International Business, College of Organization Science and the Corporate Strategy and Governance Interest Group for the Strategic Management Society.

Kelley Packalen is broadly interested in how career histories of founders may influence firm level outcomes. First, she looks at how people’s prior work experiences, affiliations and their status may interact to help or hinder them in subsequent career decisions. Second, she considers the regional differences in the types of individuals who become involved in an industry. Professor Packalen also evaluates the emergence of networks with a particular focus on the temporal relationship between different types (i.e. individual, organizational) of networks as well as the changing regional dynamics in the network structure of an industry over time.