Bert Spector
Associate Professor, International Business and Strategy at D'Amore-McKim School of Business
Schools
- D'Amore-McKim School of Business
Expertise
Links
Biography
D'Amore-McKim School of Business
Profile
Education
PhD in American History, University of Missouri
MA in American History, University of Missouri
BA in American History, University of Missouri
Research & Teaching Interests
Professor Spector has research and teaching interests in strategic leadership, change management, and business model innovation.
Industry & Academic Experience
Professor Spector was co-director of the FBI''s Emerging Executive program. He has consulted with organizations such as Arbella Insurance, James River, Motorola, the Radisson Edwardian Hotels, Coloplast of North America, and Ricoh, U.K. on issues relating to leadership, strategy, and change. He has also been a Visiting Senior Lecturer at MIT''s Senior Executive Program, a visiting professor at INSEAD (France), MIT''s Sloan School of Management, and an Associate of the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiations.
Services to the Profession
Professor Spector is a member of the Academy of Management. He is on the editorial board of Leadership.
Awards & Recognition
Humanities Fellow, Northeastern University Humanities Center (2014-2015).
Best Paper, Academy of Management, Human Resources Division (August 2010).
Best Paper, Academy of Management, Management History Division. (August 2007).
Research Grant, National Science Foundation, “Barriers to Global Innovation" (2004-2006).
Publications
Selected Publications
Spector, B. (2016). Discourse on Leadership: A Critical Appraisal. Cambridge University Press.
Spector, B. (2016). "Executive Incentives as an Instrument of Leadership – Says Who?" Leadership.
Spector, B. (2013). Implementing Organizational Change: Theory into Practice, 3rd edition. Pearson.
Spector, B. (2013). Understanding Your Business Client. American Bar Association.
Presentations
Selected Presentations
"Reconsidering Leadership Discourse." International Studying Leadership Conference. London (2015).
"Business Model Innovation: An Organizational Perspective," with José Santos and Ludo van der Hayden. The Organizational Dimension of Business Model Innovation Conference. Copenhagen Business School, (2013).
"Billy Wilder''s ''The Apartment'' and the Changing Popular Image of Corporate Life." Academy of Management. Anaheim (2008).
Selected Media Appearances
February 16, 2017
White House in turmoil shows why Trump''s no CEO
Bert Spector recently authored the post, ''White House in turmoil shows why Trump’s no CEO'', for The Conversation, an independent source of news and views from the academic and research community.
December 05, 2016
Race Matters
Bert Spector explores how race factors into leadership roles and opportunities in this Cambridge University article.
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Videos
Understanding Design, 10/16/14: Bert Spector
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