Ian C. MacMillan Faculty Profile

Ian C. MacMillan
The Dhirubhai Ambani Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Professor of Management
Director, Sol C. Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center

DBA, University of South Africa, 1975; MBA (cum laude), University of South Africa, 1972; BS, University of Witwatersrand, 1963

Research Areas
Organizational competence; new venture management; entrepreneurship; strategic management

Recent Consulting
Microsoft, Air Products, Citibank, Greenwich Pharmaceuticals, Chubb and Sons, NYSE, Dupont, General Electric, GTE, IBM, Metropolitan Life, American Re-Insurance, Matsushita (Japan), Olympus (Japan), L.G. Group (Korea), Texas Instruments, KPMG, Hewlett Packard, Intel, Fluor Daniel; Workout initiative, GE, 1989-92

Current Projects
Technology strategy, rapid growth firms, societal wealth enterprising.

Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1986-present (named the Dhirubhai Ambani Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2005; named Fred R. Sullivan Professor, 1999-2005; Director, Sol C. Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center, 1986-present; Director, Goergen Entrepreneurial Management Program, 1998-present; George W. Taylor Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, 1986-99; Academic Director, Advanced Management Program, 1988-89). Previous appointments: New York University; Columbia University; University of South Africa. Visiting appointment: Northwestern University

Other Positions
Chief Chemical Engineer, Consolidated Oil Products, Republic of South Africa, 1965-70; Scientist, Atomic Energy Board, Government Metallurgical Labs, Republic of South Africa, 1963-64

Professional Leadership 2003-2007
Academy of Management Fellows, 1997-present; Editorial Board, Strategic Management Journal, 1980-present; Editorial Board, Human Resource Management, Long Range Planning

Representative Publications
(with R.G. McGrath)
“Marketbusting: Strategies For Exceptional Business Growth.” Harvard Business Review pp. 80-92, (March 2005).

(with M. Boisot)
“Crossing Epistemological Boundaries: Managerial and Entrepreneurial Approaches to Knowledge Management.” Long Range Planning Volume 37, Issue 6, pp. 505-524, (December 2004).

(with A.B. van Putten)
“Making Real Options Really Work.” Harvard Business Review pp. 134-141, (December 2004).

(with R.G. McGrath)
"Nine Integrated Roles of Technology Development Managers." Research-Technology Management. Vol 47, no. 3, pp. 6-26, (May-June 2004).