John Voyer
(207) 780-4597
Professor
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (1986), Policy and Administration, University of Massachusetts
M.B.A. (1981), Organization Studies, Clark University
A.B. (1973), Sociology, Harvard University
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Academic:
- Strategic management, organization theory, entrepreneurship
- System dynamics (a computer modeling approach to systemic phenomena)
Research Interests:
- Systemic phenomena in organizations
- The links among organizational learning, organizational strategy and entrepreneurship, with particular focus on dialogue, scenario planning and system dynamics
Media Talking Points:
- Business and corporate strategy
- Organizational theory
- Corporate Venturing
- Systems Thinking
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
A frequent adviser to public and private concerns, such as AAA of Northern New England, Fairchild Semiconductor, National Semiconductor, the Camden and Rockland Water Company, the MaineMedicalCenter, Wang Laboratories, various colleges at USM, J.E. Goold & Co., Olamon Industries, and Mountain Valley Property, Dr. Voyer is also the author or co-author of many monographs and journal articles. He co-authored the book The Strategy Process: Collegiate Edition, as well as the Instructor's Manual for that and other editions of that text, and also jointly wrote the Strategy Process Analyzer, an electronic publication. Professor Voyer has made numerous refereed presentations before professional organizations in his field, among them the Academy of Management, the Strategic Management Society, the Midwest Academy of Management, and the System Dynamics Society. He serves as a reviewer for a number of academic journals in management as well as for conference papers and is a member of the editorial board of Problems and Perspectives in Management and a former member of the editorial board of Group and Organization Management. Dr. Voyer has held the title of Price-Babson Fellow (2000) and Sam Walton Fellow (2003) and has participated (2003) and taught (2005) in the executive course in the Art and Practice of Leadership Development (J.F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University). He served as interim dean of USM’s School of Business during the 2005-2006 academic year.
