Dr. Francois Neville

Associate Professor / Principal, The Directors College / University Scholar

Department / Academic Area

Faculty, Strategic Management

Email

nevillef@mcmaster.ca

Phone

DSB: 21463

Available to Supervise PhD

Strategic Management

Biography

François Neville is an Associate Professor of Strategic Management at McMaster University, DeGroote School of Business, and a Research Fellow with the Pôle D - Top Executives and Strategic Management Hub, HEC Montréal. He received his Ph.D. in Strategic Management from Georgia State University. His primary research interests reside in the areas of strategic leadership, stakeholder strategy, and business and society. Specifically, he focuses on questions related to how strategic leaders (e.g., CEOs, executives, and/or entrepreneurs) influence their organizations’ strategies and are influenced by ever-changing stakeholder and societal landscapes. His work is forthcoming or published in leading academic journals, including Business & Society, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, and Strategic Management Journal. He has has been recognized as a University Scholar by McMaster and as a Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professor by Poets & Quants. He serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Management, on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Review and Business & Society, and has taken on various leadership and service roles within the Academy of Management, Southern Management Association, International Corporate Governance Society, Strategic Management Society, and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. His expertise and commentary have been sought out by national and international media outlets such as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), CityNews, Global News, The Globe and Mail, the Financial Post, and Radio-Canada. He has also appeared on several primetime news and current affairs programs, including Hanomansing Tonight, Le Téléjournal avec Céline Galipeau, and The National.