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Dr Tim O'Shannassy
Dr Tim O’Shannassy is a Senior Lecturer in the Graduate School of Business and Law at RMIT University. His teaching and research interests include strategic management, corporate governance and entrepreneurship.
Tim received his PhD in strategic management from Monash University. Tim teaches Creating Business Strategies in the MBA Executive, Strategy in the MBA and the MBA programs elective Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation. Tim has a particular professional interest in Harvard Business School Case Study teaching methods.
He is co-author of the text book Strategic Management: The Challenge of Creating Value 3rd Edition (Routledge Publishing), and an author in the edited book Management Through Collaboration: Teaming in a Networked World (Routledge Publishing).
Tim is Associate Editor of Journal of Management & Organization (Cambridge Publishing). Tim has published two book chapters, one teaching case study, 18 journal articles and 18 refereed conference papers published in proceedings. His well cited research appears in Journal of Business Research, Journal of Strategy and Management, Journal of Management & Organization, Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations and Singapore Management Review. Tim has presented his work at major international conferences including Academy of Management, Strategic Management Society and British Academy of Management. He is a three-time winner of the Outstanding Reviewer Award at the prestigious Strategic Management Society Conference and has numerous internal and external research grants to his credit.
Tim’s most notable internal research grants include:
- RMIT University, 2010, College of Business, Early Career Researcher Publication Grant, $4,958
- RMIT University, 2009, College of Business, Australian Research Council Discovery Grant Application Seed Fund, $5,931
- RMIT University, 2008, Institutional Grants Scheme, Competitive Research Funding Award, $2,500
- Graduate School of Business and Law Executive 2015-2016
- Director MBA Programs 2015 – 2016
- RMIT University, Academic Board 2015 - Present
- RMIT University, College of Business, Business Board 2014-2015
- Senior Lecturer, RMIT University 2007 - Present
- Visiting Scholar, Robert H. Smith Business School, University of Maryland, 2007
- Lecturer, RMIT University 1999-2006
- RMIT Ford MBA Program Manager 2002 - 2007
- Mentor RMIT Graduate School of Business 2006 - 2008
- Deputy Director RMIT MBA Programs 2002 – 2005
- Director RMIT MBA International Management 2001
- Deputy Director RMIT MBA International Management 2000
- Sessional Lecturer and Tutor, 1997-1998, School of Management RMIT University
- Doctor of Philosophy, 2005, Monash University
- Master of Business Administration, 1996, Monash University
- Postgraduate Diploma in Economics, 1991, University of Melbourne
- Bachelor of Commerce, 1988, University of Melbourne
Industry Experience
- slowVoice Limited Advisory Board 2013 - Present
- T F O’Shannassy and Associates Management Consulting 1997 - Present
- Senior Credit Analyst, 1997, Westpac Banking Corporation.
- Manager Business Banking, 1994-1995, ANZ Banking Group Limited
- Corporate/Business Banking Officer, 1990-1994, ANZ Banking Group Limited
- Graduate Trainee/Credit Analyst, 1989-1990, ANZ Banking Group Limited
Other Academic Experience
- Residential Adviser, University College, 1998, University of Melbourne
- Tutor, 1997, Department of Management and Industrial Relations, 1998, Department of Management, University of Melbourne
Academic and Professional Memberships
- Fellow Australian Institute of Management
- Member, Strategic Management Society
- Member, Academy of Management (USA)
- Member, Southern Management Association (USA)
- Member, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management
Community Service
- President, Dendy Park Tennis Club Inc., 2011 – Present
- Treasurer, Dendy Park Tennis Club Inc., 1994-1997, 2006 – 2010
- Jasper, S.,Leenders, M.,O'Shannassy, T. (2022). Travel across time zones and the implications for human performance post pandemic: Insights from elite sport In: Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 1 - 12
- O'Shannassy, T. (2020). Using ethics of governance to sooth tensions on strategic intent: Artfully managing an age old source of war in organisations In: Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations, 24, 31 - 43
- Jasper, S.,Leenders, M.,O'Shannassy, T. (2019). The dramatic breakdown of the market orientation concept in the pharmaceutical industry: lessons from Vioxx In: Journal of Strategic Marketing, 27, 227 - 247
- O'Shannassy, T. (2017). Gift giving, guanxi, bribery and corruption challenges in Australia-China business: An ethical tension between the global south and the east In: Ethics in the Global South (Volume 18), Emerald Group Publishing, United Kingdom
- O'Shannassy, T. (2016). Strategic intent: The literature, the construct and its role in predicting organization performance In: Journal of Management and Organization, 22, 583 - 598
- O'Shannassy, T.,Leenders, M. (2016). Avoiding the "too comfortable in the saddle" syndrome: Obtaining high performance from the chairperson, CEO and inside directors In: Journal of Business Research, 69, 5972 - 5982
- Taniman, C.,O'Shannassy, T. (2015). Exploring the influence of chief executive officer professional development and work context on organisation performance: A multi-theoretic perspective In: Journal of Management and Organization, 21, 675 - 694
- O'Shannassy, T. (2015). The importance of the ethics of governance regime for the corporation and the connection to corporate governance practice In: Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations, 14, 41 - 55
- O'Shannassy, T. (2015). Strategic management research in the journal of management and organization: international in orientation with an Australasian edge In: Journal of Management and Organization, 21, 551 - 557
- O'Shannassy, T. (2014). Investigating the role of middle managers in strategy-making process: An Australian mixed method study In: Journal of Management & Organization, 20, 187 - 205
1 PhD Current Supervisions4 PhD Completions