Understanding Global Strategy

David Faulkner is an Oxford educated economist, who prior to becoming an academic twenty years ago spent much of his career as a strategic management consultant with McKinsey and Arthur D. Little. He is Professor of Strategy at Royal Holloway, University of London, and Visiting Research Professor at the Open University. Until recently he was a Tutorial Fellow at Christ Church, Oxford and Member of the Governing Body, and an Oxford University Lecturer in Management Studies (Strategic Management). He still teaches management at Exeter College, Oxford and taught the MBA at Warwick Business School. He has been in recent years Deputy Director of the Oxford University Said Business School, Director of the MBA programme for the University, Director of Undergraduate Programme, Chief Examiner for the MBA, Chairman of the Graduate Studies committee, and Chairman of the Faculty of Management. Prior to that he lectured in strategy at both Cambridge and Cranfield. During his academic career, in addition to lecturing, he has focused strongly on research output, and in addition to his doctoral thesis, has published twelve books mainly on co-operative strategy, mergers and acquisitions and international business.