The Department of Management and Entrepreneurship is pleased to welcome Gerry McNamara for a Management and Entrepreneurship Speaker Series lecture on Friday, October 4. McNamara is the John H. McConnell Professor of Management at Michigan State University.

The lecture is open to the public with no charge for admission.

About the speaker

Gerry McNamara is the John H. McConnell Professor of Management at Michigan State University. McNamara received his PhD from the University of Minnesota. His research examines the effect of leader attributes, organizational characteristics, and market pressures on strategic perceptions, impression management actions, and strategic decisions.

McNamara’s research has been published in leading journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, the Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Personnel Psychology, the Journal of Management, the Academy of Management Annals, and the Journal of International Business Studies. His research on mergers and acquisitions has been abstracted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Economist, Harvard Business Review Daily Stat, and Business Week. He is a co-author of the textbook Strategic Management: Creating Competitive Advantages with Greg Dess, Alan Eisner, and Steve Sauerwald.

McNamara is the incoming senior editor for macro-organizational research at the Journal of Management. He previously served as an associate editor for the Academy of Management Journal and the Strategic Management Journal.

About the series

The Ivy College of Business Management and Entrepreneurship Speaker Series features scholars from around the country who visit campus to present their research in the fields of management and entrepreneurship. The series allows faculty and students to strengthen their scholarly network, encouraging discussion and dialogue on research and other shared interests. The Management and Entrepreneurship Speaker Series is sponsored by the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship and the Ivy College of Business.

For more information about the speaker series, contact Laura D’Oria.