Mastering the Processes of Strategic Management

Margaret A. White, Ph.D.

Margaret A. White is an emeriti professor. She retired as The Fleming Companies Professor in Technology Management in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University. She most recently taught full-time at Maynooth University, Ireland. She has a Ph.D. in strategic management with a minor in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University. Her undergraduate degree in mathematics and her MBA are from Sam Houston State University.

Her research interests are in the areas of strategic process and systems, management of technology and research methods. She has published in a number of journals including Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Strategic Organizations, Organization Studies, Organizational Psychology Review. In addition, she has co-authored several books including the Management of Technology and Innovation: A Strategic Approach with Garry Bruton (Publisher-Cengage). She has served in a number of roles for international management organizations-she is currently Chair of the Ethics Adjudication Committee of the Academy of Management and was the first Chair of the Research Methods Group of the Strategic Management Society.

Dr. White has served and serves on several non-profit board of directors. In addition, she has been a serial entrepreneur/small business owner. Currently, she is a minority owner of Fusion DataNet LLC and serves on the Board of Directors as the Chief Strategy Officer.

Geraldine Lavin, BComm, MSc, CMC,

Geraldine is an Education and Learning Consultant with over 25 years experience managing programmes, designing and delivering modules, training courses and business solutions to third level, private and public organisations. Through combining a career in third level and working with businesses she merges research-led critical thinking and academic rigor with a solid focus on practical application. She