Faculty Profile

Ian McCarthy

Professor, Canada Research Chair & Area Coordinator, Technology and Operations Management
B.Eng, M.Sc., Ph.D. C.Eng., IMechE.

Segal Phone: 778-782-5298
Segal Office: Segal 3955

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Biography

Dr. Ian McCarthy came to SFU from the University of Warwick, England where he was a Reader and Head of the Organizational Systems Strategy Unit. He worked for several years as a manufacturing engineer before earning his PhD in operations strategy from the University of Sheffield.

As the Canada Research Chair in Management of Technology and Operations Management in the Beedie School of Business at SFU, Ian's research focuses on the design and operational performance of technology-based organizations. He is particularly interested in operational complexity, customization, organizational networks and new product development. He is a specialist in taxonomy and uses evolutionary classification methods to map the operational and technology strategies in industries. He is also head of the new SFU Business Centre for Research in Biotechnology Management.

Ian enjoys Vancouver's ski hills and cycling opportunities. He also likes to monitor the progress of the biggest and best football club in England - Everton F.C.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/Toffeemen68#

My blog: http://itdepends4.blogspot.com/

Academia.edu: http://sfu.academia.edu/IanMcCarthy

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ian_McCarthy/

Specialization and Research Interests

Operations management.
Technology and innovation management.
Organizational design and change.
Taxonomy, evolution and complex systems.

Selected Publications

McCarthy, I.P., & Gordon, B.R. 2011. Achieving Contextual Ambidexterity in R&D Organizations: A Management Control System Approach. R&D Management, 41(3), 240-258. (Download PDF of the Paper)

Kietzmann, J.H., Hermkens, K., McCarthy, I.P., & Silvestre, B.S. 2011. Social Media? Get Serious! Understanding the Functional Building Blocks of Social Media. Business Horizons, 54, 241-251. (Download PDF of the Paper)

McCarthy, I.P., Pitt, L.F. & Berthon, P.R. 2010. Service Customization Through Dramaturgy. In Flavio S. Fogliatto, and Giovani J.C. da Silveria (Eds)., Mass Customization - Engineering and Managing Global Operations. p.43-64. Spinger, London. (Download PDF of the Chapter)