Timothy Rowley
Visiting Professor of Strategy
Timothy Rowley
Tim is faculty member at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto and a Visiting Scholar at INSEAD. His research interests include corporate governance, strategic alliances and stakeholder and social issues management. His publications appear in the Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly and Organization Science. Recently, Tim and his co-author Shawn Berman were awarded “Business & Society Article of Decade 2000-2010,” from the International Association for Business and Society. He is also the Co-Editor of the journal Strategic Organizations. Tim Rowley directs the Leading from the Chair Programme, and the International Directors Programme.
Tim is also the Canadian National Academic Director of the Institute for Corporate Directors’ various Governance Programs, developing and overseeing governance training for over 3,000 directors in five Canadian cities. He is also the Director of the Clarkson Centre for Board Effectiveness. At INSEAD, he is the Co-Director of the International Directors Program.
Honours and Awards include: Best Paper Award at the Annual Academy of Management Conference 2003, Deloitte and Touche Professor of Strategy, Social Science and Humanities Research Council Grant - $110,000,1999, Connaught New Faculty Research Grant, University of Toronto and 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 Rotman School Teaching Excellence Award.
Tim is also the Canadian National Academic Director of the Institute for Corporate Directors’ various Governance Programs, developing and overseeing governance training for over 3,000 directors in five Canadian cities. He is also the Director of the Clarkson Centre for Board Effectiveness. At INSEAD, he is the Co-Director of the International Directors Program.
Honours and Awards include: Best Paper Award at the Annual Academy of Management Conference 2003, Deloitte and Touche Professor of Strategy, Social Science and Humanities Research Council Grant - $110,000,1999, Connaught New Faculty Research Grant, University of Toronto and 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 Rotman School Teaching Excellence Award.
Latest posts
What Your Board Needs to Know About Its Own Role
Timothy Rowley
Most boards know they're there to oversee management. Fewer know how to do it well.
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Is Your Board Stuck in the Wrong Gear?
T. Rowley, L. Capron
Effective boards shift between passive, mentor, partner and control modes to optimise engagement.
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How Boards Are Coping With Covid-19
Enrico Diecidue & Timothy Rowley
A new survey provides a snapshot of corporate boards’ resilience to challenges and risks posed by the pandemic.
Boards Under the Influence
H. Greve, A. Shipilov, T. Rowley
Directors need to carefully manage their reactions to what they read in the business press.
European Board Directors Lag North American Counterparts
Survey of board directors in Europe uncovers startling shortcomings that could be undermining their effectiveness.
What Makes a Good Chairman?
S. Shekshnia, T. Rowley
Good chairs know whom they are accountable to and it’s not shareholders or employees.
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