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Before joining the university sector some eight years ago, Adrian worked
in Fortune 500 companies - Silicon Systems and AT&T - and served in
the public sector to provide strategic planning and manage budgets up
to £100 million. The latter successfully brought him to work alongside
major environmental consultancy firms such as Fichtner, CH2M Hill, and
Parsons Brinckerhoff to support a long-term programme in national competitiveness.
His PhD, awarded by the Manchester Business School and the Manchester
Institute of Innovation Research, examined the determinants of national
competitiveness. He obtained his MBA from the Strathclyde Graduate Business
School, with academic background including a professional Bachelor of
Engineering degree from Singapore, a Diploma in International Law from
the University of Helsinki, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Professional
Development from the University of Huddersfield.
Adrian is an occasional reviewer for peer-assessed journals such as the
Academy of Management Journal and Business Ethics: A European Review.
His work on regional competitiveness has received support from the European
Science Foundation and Nokia Foundation, and more recently he has been
commissioned by the Government to investigate the competitiveness, productivity
and innovation in successful small open economies of New Zealand, Singapore
and Ireland.
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Teaching:
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Adrian contributes to courses on International Competitiveness, Strategic
Management, Business Simulation at the M-level, and Applied Strategic
Management (UG3) at the School of Management. Previously, he has designed
and taught other M-level modules, including international business environment,
business research methods, and international business strategy. He also
engages with executives on strategy, business simulation and international
competitiveness programmes.
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Administration:
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Director of Undergraduate
Studies - Business and Management Studies (4 year programme).
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Professional
associations:
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Fellow of the Higher
Education Academy. Member of the Strategic Management Society, Strategic
Planning Society, European Regional Science Association, Regional Studies
Association, and International Network for Economic Research.
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Research
interests:
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He researches on comparative cross-national studies of clusters and how
clustering of industries brings competitive advantage for regions, countries
and firms. Research methodologies undertaken include case studies, questionnaire
and interview surveys, econometric modeling and statistical techniques.
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Research
projects:
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His research on clusters and regional competitiveness has won awards
at conferences in 2002 and 2003, and his work has received significant
funding totaling more than £175,000 from both the public and private
sectors.
More recently, Adrian focuses his attention to successful small open
economies and is working on a major research grant (Principal Investigator,
together with D Ward, E Doyle and P Shapira) to support an evidence-based
policy approach in enhancing productivity, innovation and competitiveness
in local and foreign businesses of small economic regions.
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