Faculty and Staff

MOT MBA faculty are among the top researchers in their fields, with careers and credentials that go beyond the academic. Backgrounds in business, engineering, psychology, law, IT, and biotechnology make them ideally suited to teach technology’s new leaders and entrepreneurs.

MICHAEL BRYDON, PhD

Associate Professor, Management Information Systems

Michael Brydon’s twin research interests in technology and applied decision making are a natural result of his graduate engineering degree and PhD in Commerce. His research straddles the disciplinary boundaries of computer science, economics and decision theory and examines the potential uses of information technology to support decision making in complex, uncertain environments. He teaches Information Technology.

ED BUKSZAR, PhD

Associate Professor, Strategy

Ed Bukszar has published articles in numerous journals in the areas of strategy and decision making. He has consulted, for high-tech companies in Vancouver and around the world and has twice won the Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award. He teaches Strategy.

GERVASE BUSHE, PhD

Professor of Leadership and Organization Development, & Area Coordinator, Management and Organization Studies

Gervase Bushe is a leading organization development scholar in Canada, with numerous publications and a long time consulting practice in leadership development and organizational change. He teaches Managing Self & Others.

CRAIG EMBY, PhD

Professor & Area Coordinator, Accounting

Professor Emby’s research focuses on audit judgment and audit decision making, and has been published in leading accounting journals. He is active in the educational programs of both the CA School of Business and the Certified General Accountants of Canada. He teaches Financial/Managerial Accounting.

IAN HAND, MBA, CHRP

Ian Hand is president of Northwest Strategies, a private consulting and investment firm focused on IT, media, communications, healthcare and industrial sectors. He has extensive experience in business planning, development and corporate finance. He teaches Finance.

ELICIA MAINE, PhD

Associate Professor, Technology Management & Strategy

Academic Director, MOT MBA program

Elicia Maine’s research interests are in technology management, technology entrepreneurship, and the commercialization of innovation.  Dr. Maine has published in leading technology management journals. She holds a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Innovations in the New Economy (INE) grant investigating the growth processes of early stage technology firms in the evolving advanced materials and fuel cell industries. She teaches Innovation.

IAN MCCARTHY, PhD, CEng

Professor, Canada Research Chair & Area Coordinator in Technology and Operations Management

Ian McCarthy’s research interests focus on understanding and designing competitive and sustainable organizational forms using systems methods, classification tools and evolutionary concepts. His work considers technology and operation management issues such as: managing operational complexity, mass customization, modeling decision making in new product development, and classifying drug discovery strategies. He is a qualified chartered engineer and a director of the Complexity Society. Ian teaches Business Operations Design.

AIDAN VINING, PhD

CNABS Professor of Business and Government Relations

Aidan Vining is the CNABS Professor of Business and Government Relations. His research is in the areas of public policy, business and government and business strategy. Currently, he is using research funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council to examine strategy making in high-tech firms. He supervises Applied Projects.

GARY WAGENHEIM, PhD

Adjunct professor, Management and Organization Studies

Gary Wagenheim is an adjunct professor in management and organization studies. He has extensive experience teaching international courses in organizational behaviour, leadership, and interpersonal skills. He has taught throughout the US, Canada, Singapore, Brazil, China, Germany, Taiwan, India, and Finland. Gary teaches Leadership.

MARK WEXLER, PhD

Professor, Business Ethics/ Management and Organization Studies/Policy Analysis

Mark Wexler is President of the Perimeter Group of Consultants and Trainers. His work appears in over 90 refereed journals and he is the author of four books. He has been awarded four teaching awards, numerous grants and research funds and was selected as PricewaterhouseCooper’s 2004 “Leader in Management Education.” Mark teaches Ethics.

Administration

Elicia Maine, PhD

Academic Director

Melissa McCrae, MBA

Executive Director

Charlie Parhar

Program Assistant