Donald C. Hambrick (born November 27, 1946) is Evan Pugh Professor and the Smeal Chaired Professor of Management,

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, at The

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. He is also Bronfman Professor Emeritus,

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. An internationally recognized scholar in the field of top management, Don Hambrick is the author of numerous articles, chapters, and books on the topics of strategy formulation, strategy implementation, executive staffing and incentives, and the composition and processes of top management teams.

Education

He holds degrees from the

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(B.S.),

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(M.B.A.), and The

(Ph.D.). He has been awarded honorary doctorates by the University of Paris (Panthéon-Assas) (Sorbonne) (2010), the University of Antwerp (2013),

Erasmus University Erasmus University Rotterdam (abbreviated as ''EUR'', nl, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam ) is a public research university located in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The university is named after Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, a 15th-century humanist ...

(Rotterdam) (2013), and the University of Passau (2019). He is a past president of the

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Current Research

Hambrick's current research focuses on executive psychology, top management team dynamics, and the history and evolution of the field of strategic management.

Expertise

Hambrick is an expert in topics related to CEOs and top management teams, executive leadership, corporate governance, and strategy formulation and implementation.

Selected publications

References

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