Paul Myers
Assistant Professor of Management
P: 617-521-3391
F: 617-521-3880
paul.myers@simmons.edu
Ph.D. Organizational Behavior, Harvard University, M.A. Sociology, Harvard University, B.A. Cum Laude Sociology, Yale University
Specialization
Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, Governance, Joint Ventures
Bio
Dr. Myers brings an eclectic mix of research, management, consulting, and entrepreneurial experience to Simmons. A trained pastry chef, he opened, ran, and then sold his own bakery, Paul’s Bake Shop & Café, in Boulder, CO. His business experience also includes four years as director of new product development at ICEX (www.icex.com), an IT research and content management firm with Fortune 100 clients, and he was a research leader at CapGemini/Ernst &Young LLP’s Center for Business Innovation. His teaching, research, and consulting interests include process design and management in small businesses, autonomy and dependence in collaborative relationships, and social networks in corporate governance.
Current Course(s)
- Leadership, Governance & Accountability (MBA)
- Technology & Operations Management (MBA, UG)
Research
Dissertation
Strategic and Operational Autonomy in the Governance of Multiparty Ventures
Work in Progress
2007 – “Paths to Leadership: Women’s Experiences and Aspirations for Service on Governing Boards” (forthcoming CGO Insight)
Professional Memberships
Academy of Management; POM'S; Decision Sciences Institute