Shad Morris

Shad Morris is the William F. Edwards Distinguished Fellow and Professor of Management at the Marriott School of Business, Brigham Young University. He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University. In addition to co-authoring 5 books on people management and international business, he has over 30 scholarly publications in journals such as Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science and Harvard Business Review. In addition, Professor Morris conducts research and consults on how to align people and teams with global strategies. He has been a visiting professor at the Indian School of Business, China Europe International Business School, the Copenhagen Business School, and the Sloan School of Management at MIT. He has been a Fulbright Scholar and a Research Fellow at Cambridge University. He has also received numerous awards for his international research, including one of the top research awards from the Academy of Management. Prior to becoming an academic, he worked for the World Bank, for Management Systems International, and for Alcoa.

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Kennedy Center International Research Grant—Kennedy Center, BYU, 2022
• William F. Edwards Distinguished Fellowship—Brigham Young University, 2021
• Georgia White Fellowship—Brigham Young University, 2018
• Management Department Researcher of the Year—Brigham Young University, 2017
• Scholarly Excellence Award—Brigham Young University, 2016
• MEG Grant Recipient—Brigham Young University, 2016
• Temple/AIB Best Paper Award—finalist, Academy of International Business, 2014
• Haynes Prize for the Most Promising Scholar under 40 years of age—finalist, Academy of International Business, 2012
• CIBER Global Competence Research Award, 2012, 2010, 2009
• International HRM Scholarly Research Award, Academy of Management, 2010
• Academic Fellow, Cambridge University, Centre for International Human Resource Management, 2010 – 2018
• Finalist for the Strategic Management Society Best Conference Paper, 2007
• Dissertation Award from the Academy of Management, Human Resource Division and SHRM, 2005
• Sanyo Corporation Research Grant for the Global HR Strategy Project (with members from INSEAD, Cambridge, Erasmus, and Cornell), 2004-2006
• CIPD research grant (with members from Bath, Cornell, and Korea University), 2004-2006
• Cornell University Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS) research grant (with members from Cornell), 2002-2004
• J. William Fulbright Scholarship, 2000-2001
• Institute of International Education (IIE) “Nancy Petry” Scholarship for international business research (one nationally awarded per year), 1999
• National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Fellowship, 1999
• Kauffman Foundation/Center for Entrepreneurship Scholarship for business development research, 1999