PhD, MA, MPhil, MEng (Cantab.)
Surrey Room: SUR 5028Email Address: simon_ford@sfu.ca
After a two-year academic visit from the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge, Simon joined the Beedie School of Business full-time in September 2018.
At Beedie he teaches courses within the Innovation & Entrepreneurship concentration. During the 2018-19 academic year he's teaching:
In addition to teaching, during 2018-19 Simon is also:
Simon's most recent research explores the impact of 3D printing on society. His papers on this topic include:
If you're interested, you can see Simon talk about 3D printing as part of Beedie's Inside Innovation series; read his research papers on ResearchGate; and connect with him on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Ford, S., & Despeisse, M. (2016). Additive manufacturing and sustainability: An exploratory study of the advantages and challenges. Journal of Cleaner Production, 137(20), 1573-1587. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.04.150
Srai, J. S., Kumar, M., Graham, G., Phillips, W., Tooze, J., Ford, S., ... Tiwari, A. (2016). Distributed manufacturing: Scope, challenges and opportunities. International Journal of Production Research, 54(23), 6917-6935. http://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2016.1192302
Thiesse, F., Wirth, M., Kemper, H., Morar, D., Piller, F., Buxmann, P., ... Minshall, T. (2015). Economic implications of additive manufacturing and the contribution of MIS. Business and Information Systems Engineering, 75(2), 139-148.
Ford, S. (2015). Co-evolutionary processes and positive feedbacks in the growth of the ultimate fighting championships. Sport, Business and Management: an International Journal, 5(1), 31-49. http://doi.org/10.1108/SBM-11-2011-0083
Ford, S., Routley, M. J., Phaal, R., & Probert, D. R. (2014). The industrial emergence of commercial inkjet printing. European Journal of Innovation Management, 17(2), 126-143. http://doi.org/10.1108/EJIM-01-2013-0002
Mortara, L., Ford, S., & Jaeger, M. (2013). Idea competitions under scrutiny: Acquisition, intelligence or public relations mechanism? Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 80(8), 1563-1578. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2013.01.008
Ford, S., Mortara, L., & Probert, D. R. (2012). Disentangling the complexity of early-stage technology acquisitions. Research Technology Management, 55(3), 40-48. http://doi.org/10.5437/08956308x5503048
Phaal, R., O'Sullivan, E., Routley, M., Ford, S., & Probert, D. (2011). A framework for mapping industrial emergence. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 78(2), 217-230. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2010.06.018
Ford, S., Garnsey, E., & Probert, D. (2010). Evolving corporate entrepreneurship strategy: technology incubation at Philips. R and D Management Journal, 40(1), 81-90. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9310.2009.00580.x