DBA (Technology and Operations Management), Harvard University, 1996

MPPM (Strategy), Yale University, 1986

BSc (Physics), Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1979

Academic Positions Held

Current Appointment:

Assistant Professor of Management, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (2004–Present)

Previous Appointments:

INSEAD, Affiliate Professor in Strategy and Technology Management and Senior Research Fellow (2000–2004)

The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Visiting Assistant Professor (1999–2000)

Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, Assistant Professor (1996–2000)

Other Positions:

McKinsey and Company, New York, Engagement Manager (1986–1990)

First National Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Intern, Energy Project Finance (Summer, 1985)

Amoco Production Company (now BP), Senior Geophysicist (1979–1984)

Honors & Awards

Invited Speaker, “What Can Medical Discovery Learn From Other Industries?” at 5th HUGO Pacific Meeting and 6th Asia Pacific Conference on Human Genetics, Singapore November 2004

Best Teacher Award 2004 (Nominee for Core Teaching), INSEAD

McKinsey/SMS Best Conference Paper Prize, (Finalist) 2002 Strategic Management Society Meeting, September

Best Paper, 1999 Academy of Management Meeting, Technology and Innovation Management Division

Best Case 1999 Decision Sciences Institute Annual Case Studies Award Competition Annual Meeting, November

Nominee, Newman Award 1999 (Academy-wide award) Academy of Management Meeting

Dean's Commendation for outstanding teaching - core and elective (1999), Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario

Dean's Commendation for outstanding teaching (1998), Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario

Courses Taught in SMU

Technology and World Change

Editorial Activities:

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management Ad hoc reviewer; Academy of Management Meeting, Technology and Innovation Management and Operations Management Interest Groups

Research Areas

Technology Strategy, Management of Technological Change, Product Development Performance

Consulting/Public Service Activities

Faculty Senate, Singapore Management University, 2005-2006

UNIFEM, Pro Bono Facilitator, Extraodinary Strategy Planning Meeting, 2006

CitiGroup-INSEAD Financial Education Exchange, Pro Bono Strategy Advisor, 2006

Villa Foundation, Pro Bono Executive Teaching in Strategy, Maldives 2005

Judge, Adaptive Enterprise Awards, Asia Pacific. Business Week, November 2004 (sponsored by HP)

Executive Education and consulting engagements with a wide variety of firms, including Nokia, 3M, 3i, BOC, Shell, SAP, DKSH, Hewlett-Packard, Alcatel, United Technologies, Unilab, NOL, J&J, United Technologies

Invited speaker at "Discussion Learning: Using the Case Method in your Classroom" Case Teaching Professional Development Workshop, Academy of Management, 1999, Chicago

International Representative for the Technology and Innovation Management Division of the Academy of Management (1997-1998)

Selected Book, Journal and Other Publications

C. Gehlin, N. Jones and P. Lasserre, "Mass Retailing in Asia (B): Competition" INSEAD Case reprinted in Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalization (Concepts and Cases) 7th ed., Hitt, Ireland, and Hoskisson, Thomson 2007

Jones, Neil R. (2005), "Robust Capabilities? An Empirical Study of Incumbent-Entrant Product Development Capabilities after Radical Technological Change", in Old Barriers Crumbling, New Barriers Rising, Cool, K. (ed.), (Strategic Management Society Book Series)

Jones, Neil R. (2003), "Competing After Radical Technological Change: The Significance of Product Line Management Strategy", Strategic Management Journal.

Jones, Neil R. (2002), "Developing and Assessing Radical Technological Changes: Lessons from the PBX Industry", International Journal of Technology Management.

Jones, Neil R. and Mavrinac, Sarah C., Commentary in Champion, David (2001), "Too Soon to IPO?", Harvard Business Review, February.

Jones, Neil R. and Robert Klassen (2001), "Management of Pollution Prevention: Integrating Environmental Technologies in Manufacturing", in Greener Manufacturing and Operations: From Design to Delivery and Back.

Jones, Neil R., Mavrinac, Sarah C. and Michael Vitale (2000), "Counting Change: Performance Measurement Systems in the Information Age, in Guide to Cost Management", Brinker, B., ed., John Wiley & Sons.

Jones, Neil R. (1999), "Beyond Incumbents and Entrants: An Empirical Exploration of Product Line Management Strategy After Radical Technological Change", Best Papers Proceedings, Academy of Management.

Jones, Neil R., Mavrinac, Sarah C. and Marshall Meyer (1995), "High Performance Work Practices and Firm Financial Performance", United States Department of Labor Monograph.