Andrew Inkpen, Ph.D.
Professor of Management and J. Kenneth and Jeannette
Seward Chair in Global Strategy
Areas of Expertise:
Joint ventures and strategic alliances, Global strategy, International knowledge
management.
Courses:
Corporate Strategy, Global Energy Industry, Selected Topic: Energy Sector, Strategic
Management
Professional Bio:
Dr. Andrew C. Inkpen is professor of management and the J. Kenneth and Jeanette
Seward Chair in Global Strategy at Thunderbird. His research focuses on global strategy,
the management of multinational firms, and the management of strategic alliances and
international joint ventures. In recent years he has been focused on the global energy
industry.
ABOUT THUNDERBIRD:
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business with nearly 70 years of experience
in developing leaders with the global mindset,
business skills and social responsibility
necessary to create real, sustainable value
for their organizations, communities and the
world. Dedicated to preparing students to be
global leaders and committed global citizens,
Thunderbird was the first graduate business
school to adopt an official Professional Oath of
Honor. Thunderbird’s global network of alumni
numbers 45,000 graduates in 147 nations
worldwide. The school is sought out by graduate
students, working professionals and companies
seeking to acquire the skills necessary for
success in today’s global economy.
Educating global leaders
who create sustainable
prosperity worldwide.
Andrew is co-director of the Thunderbird Center for Global Energy Studies. He teaches
various courses including Competitive Strategy, Corporate Strategy, and the Global
Energy Industry. He is actively involved in executive education programs and has been
academic director on programs for various firms including ExxonMobil, RasGas, CEMEX,
Ericsson, Teleflex, Volvo Penta, Brunswick, DENSO and Cisco Systems. He has taught in
programs developed for other firms including Alcatel, Alticor, Apache, Baker Hughes, BP,
Pfizer, Caremark, Dow AgroScience, General Motors, Goodyear, Honeywell, Integra, LG
Electronics, Mattel, McDonald’s, Pharmacia & Upjohn, Phelps Dodge, Raytheon, SABIC,
Solar Turbines, Textron, TRW, Vitro, and Warner-Lambert.
He is a co-author of The Global Oil and Gas Industry: Management, Strategy, and Finance
(Pennwell). He is the author of a book examining automotive supplier alliances titled
The Management of International Joint Ventures: An Organizational Learning Approach
(Routledge) and a book on global strategy called Global Strategy: Value Creation and
Advantage in the International Arena (Oxford).
Articles by Andrew have been published in various academic and practitioner
publications including Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management
Executive, California Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of
International Business Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Long Range Planning,
Organizational Dynamics, Organization Science, Decision Sciences, Journal of Applied
Behavioral Science, and European Management Journal. He is actively involved in
teaching case development and has written more than 40 cases. He is on the editorial
boards of various journals including Strategic Management Journal, Organization
Science, Journal of International Business Studies, and Journal of Management Studies.
Andrew has a B. Comm. from St. Mary’s University and was a Chartered Accountant
in Canada. He earned an MBA and Ph.D. from the Ivey School, University of Western
Ontario. He has taught at the National University of Singapore, Ivey School, Temple
University, and Nanyang Technological University.
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