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Edson Spencer Endowed Chair in Strategy and Technological Leadership CSOM Strategic Mgmt & Org 3-406 CarlSMgmt 321 19th Ave S Minneapolis, MN  55455 Phone: 612/624-2812 Fax: 612/625-2873 amarcus@umn.edu Curriculum Vitae/Resume

Education
PhD, 1977, government, Harvard University
MA, 1973, political science, University of Chicago
BA, 1971, modern European history, University of Chicago

Expertise
Airlines
Board oversight
Boards of directors
Business regulation
Competition
Corporate governance
Corporate responsibility
Corporate strategy
Ethics
Fraud
Government industrial policies
Implementing strategic change
Minnesota businesses
Strategic management
Strategy
Sustainability
White-collar crime
Organizational capabilities
Organizational strategy

Major Publications

• E. Naveh., Meilich, O. and Marcus, A., "The Effects of Administrative Innovation Implementation on Performance: An Organizational Learning Approach," Strategic Organization, Aug 2006.
• A. Marcus and M. Anderson "A General Dynamic Capability: Does it Propagate Business and Social Competencies in the Retail Food Industry," Journal of Management Studies, January 2006.
• W.McEvily and A.Marcus, "Embeddedness and the Acquisition of Competitive Capabilities," Strategic Management Journal, November 2005.
• S. Majumdar & A. Marcus, "Rules Versus Discretion: The Productivity Consequences of Flexible Regulation," Academy of Management Journal, 2001.
• M.Starik & A. Marcus, "New Research Directions in the Field of Management of Organizations in the Natural Environment," Academy of Management Journal, 2000.
• A.Marcus & M.Nichols, "On the Edge: Heeding the Warning of Unusual Events," Organization Science, July-August, 1999.
• A. Marcus & D.Geffen, "The Dialectics of Competency Acquisition: Pollution Prevention in Electric Generation," Strategic Management Journal, 1998.
• I.Fox & A.Marcus, "The Causes and Consequences of Management Buyouts" Academy of Management Review, January, 1992.
• A.Marcus & R.Goodman, "Victims and Shareholders" Academy of Management Journal, June, 1991.
• A.Marcus & P.Bromiley, "The Market Deterrent to Dubious Behavior" Strategic Management Journal, Winter, 3, 1989.
• A.Marcus, "Implementing Externally-Induced Innovations: A Comparison of Rule-Bound and Autonomous Approaches," Academy of Management Journal, Summer, 1988.
• A.Marcus, "Responses to Externally-Induced Innovation: Their Effects on Organizational Performance," Strategic Management Journal, Spring, 1988.
• A.Marcus, "Policy Uncertainty and Technological Innovation," Academy of Management Review, June, 1981.

Books

• A.Marcus and S.Kaiser, Managing Beyond Compliance: The Ethical and Public Policy Dimensions of Business, Northcoast Publishers, 2006.
• A.Marcus, Big Winners and Big Losers: The Four Secrets of Long-Term Business Success and Failure, Wharton School Press, 2005.
• A. Marcus, Management Strategy: Sustaining Competitive Advantage, McGraw Hill/Irwin, 2005.
• A.Marcus, Winning Moves: A Casebook, Marsh Books, 2006.
• A.Marcus, D.Geffen, K.Sexton, Reinventing Environmental Regulation: Lessons from Project XL, Resources for the Future/Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.

Other Publications

• "Strategic Planning and Management," A. Marcus, Handbook of Decision-Making, eds. G. Morcol and M. Dekker (forthcoming).
• "Judaism and Decision-Making," A. Marcus, Handbook of Decision-Making, eds. G. Morcol and M. Dekker (forthcoming).
• "Research in Strategic Environmental Management," A. Marcus, Corporate Environmental Strategy and Competitive Advantage, eds. S. Sharma and J. A. Aragon-Correa (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005).
• "Cooperative Regulation," A. Marcus, D. Geffen, and K. Sexton, Industrial Transformation: Environmental Policy Innovation in the United States and Europe, eds. Theo de Brujin and Vicki Norberg-Bohm (MIT Press, 2005).

Courses

Fall, 2009

ESPM 5019 Business, Natural Environment, and Global Economy Sec.  001

MGMT 5019 Business, Natural Environment, and Global Economy Sec.  060

MBA 6300 Strategic Management Sec.  090

MBA 6300 Strategic Management Sec.  091

MOT 8233 Strategic Management of Technology Sec.  001

MOT 8910 Corporate Responsibility Sec.  001

Spring, 2010

MGMT 5019 Business, Natural Environment, and Global Economy Sec.  060

MBA 6315 The Ethical Environment of Business Sec.  090

MOT 8213 Macroenvironment of Technology Sec.  001

Fall, 2010

MOT 8233 Strategic Management of Technology Sec.  001

MOT 8910 Corporate Responsibility Sec.  001

Scholarly Service and Honors

• Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, Carlson School Part-Time MBA program, 2005
• Co-director of the Center for Integrative Leadership
• Academy of Management Program Chair Organizations and Natural Environment Interest Group

Community Relationships

• Marcus has made numerous professional presentations at academic conferences, including the Academy of Management, the Strategic Management Society, and the Association for Public Policy and Analysis annual meetings. He also has spoken to many trade and professional societies.
• Marcus has worked with many Twin Cities and national companies, including Northern States Power (now Xcel Energy), General Mills, Medtronic, Corning, IBM, and 3M.
• Marcus was a founder and board member of Minnesota Environmental Initiative (MEI) and of Energy Alley, an offshoot of MEI, which is dedicated to advancing the interests of energy-efficient and renewable energy businesses in Minnesota.