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Christopher Marquis

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Christopher Marquis
NationalityAmerican
Known forImprinting theory, social innovation and change, sustainable business, business in China
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Michigan, University of Notre Dame, University of Pittsburgh
Academic work
Sub-disciplineorganization theory, sustainability, social innovation, China
InstitutionsCambridge University
Websitechrismarquis.com

Christopher Marquis is the Sinyi Professor of Chinese Management at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge,[1] England, and a Fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge.[2]

Marquis's research takes a sociological perspective and focuses on corporate strategies, entrepreneurship and social innovation, building sustainable businesses, and doing business in China.[3]

Career

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Marquis received his Ph.D. in sociology and business administration from the University of Michigan in 2005.[4] He has a B.A in history from Notre Dame and an M.A. in history and M.B.A. with a concentration in finance from the University of Pittsburgh.[4] Prior to his career in academia, Marquis was a Vice President at J.P. Morgan Chase.[4]

From 2005 to 2015, Marquis taught at Harvard Business School,[5] and from 2017 to 2018, he was a Visiting Professor of Social Innovation and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. He has also held visiting professorships at a number of leading Chinese universities. From 2015 to 2022, he was the Samuel C. Johnson Professor in Sustainable Global Enterprise at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.[5] He was an associate editor of Administrative Science Quarterly from 2014-2020.[6]

Academic Research

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Marquis's research in academic journals examines the interactions between corporations, government bodies, and society, and how these interactions can lead to socially and environmentally beneficial outcomes.[5] He has especially focused on how these processes unfold in China.[5]

Teaching

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Marquis's teaching is in the areas of strategic management and leadership and includes topics such as social entrepreneurship and innovation, sustainability, digital transformation, and doing business in China. He has also published over 50 Harvard case studies on these topics[5] For PhD’s he regularly offers a course in strategic processes and organization theory.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Christopher Marquis". Cambridge Judge Business School. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  2. ^ "Professor Christopher Marquis". www.jesus.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  3. ^ "Research". chrismarquis.com. Chris Marquis. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Christopher Marquis". Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. Cornell University. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Professor Christopher Marquis".
  6. ^ "Administrative Science Quarterly". SAGE Publications Inc. 2015-10-28. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
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