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Morgen Witzel (born 1960) is a Canadian
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, consultant, lecturer and author of management books, especially known from his work on "Doing business in China" and on "Managing in virtual organizations".Fineman, Stephen, Yiannis Gabriel, and David Sims. ''Organizing & organizations''. Sage Publications, 2009.


Biography

Witzel grew up in
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in the Canadian province of
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, and received his BA in History in 1982 and his MA in Renaissance History in 1984 both from the
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.Morgen Witzel biography
at ''morgenwitzel.com'', 2013
Witzel had started as journalist at a Weekly newspaper in
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. After graduation, he started as independent researcher and writer, and started some research and publishing partnerships. In 1995 he moved to the United Kingdom, where he was lecturer at the
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from 1995 to 1999. With Tim Ambler he participated in the Doing Business in China course on the MBA Programme, which eventually also resulted in their 2008 book ''Doing business in China''. Early 2000s Witzel focussed on research, editing and writing books, among other for
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and
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. He has been lecturer at other business schools, and consultant for many companies. Since 2011 he is Fellow at the University of Exeter Business School in the Centre for Leadership Studies.


Selected publications

Books * Tarbell, Ida Minerva, and Morgen Witzel. ''New ideals in business''. Thoemmes, 2002. * Warner, Malcolm, and Morgen Witzel. ''Managing in virtual organizations''. CengageBrain. com, 2004. * Witzel, Morgen. ''Fifty key figures in management''. Routledge, 2004. * Ambler, T., Witzel, M., Xi, C., & Chao, X. I. ''Doing business in China''. Routledge, 2008. * Witzel, Morgen, and Malcolm Warner (editors). ''The Oxford Handbook of Management Theorists''. Oxford University Press, 2013, 2014. Articles, a selection: * Witzel, Morgen L. "The failure of an internal market: The universities funding council bid system." ''Public Money & Management'' 11.2 (1991): 41-48. * Witzel, Morgen.
A short history of efficiency
" ''Business Strategy Review'' 13.4 (2002): 38-47.


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External links


Morgen Witzel
at morgenwitzel.com

University of Exeter Business School, Centre for Leadership Studies (CLS) {{DEFAULTSORT:Witzel, Morgen 1960 births Living people Canadian business theorists Academics of London Business School University of Victoria alumni Academics of the University of Exeter People from Salmon Arm