Newcastle University

Introduction

Roles and Responsibilities

Director of the Management of Operations and Strategy Research Group (MOST)

Chair of the Undergraduate Exam Board

Member of the Work Allocation Model (WAM) group.

Member of the Research and Ethics Committee. 

Chair of the Academic Research Group for the ERIP project
Member of the Strategic Steering Committee for the ERIP project

Qualifications

BSc Economics, Loughborough University
MSc Economics, London School of Economics
PhD, Warwick University

Memberships

Academy of Management
Strategic Management Society
European Operations Management Association (EUROMA)
Logistics Research Network
Institute for Supply Management
British Nuclear Energy Society

Honours and Awards

An Honourable Mention Award for Business History (2006) from the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada.

Informal Interests

Weight training, Kettlebell training, Qigong, Taekwondo

Research Interests

Member of the Management of Operations, Strategy and Technology (MOST) research group. My research interests are in organisational decline and failure, the role of change agents, supply chain management, Lean manufacturing, and capital goods and project-based industries.

Current Work

I am currently conducting research on (i) organisational decline and failure (ii) the implementation of Lean manufacturing in SMEs as part of a European funded project, European Regions for Innovative Productivity(iii) an evaluation of the North East Transformation System. This project is funded by the National Institute for Health Research and is investigating managing change in the NHS in North East England; (iv) historical research on the growth and decline of companies in North East England.

Research Roles

Director of MOST

Principal Investigator and chair of the Academic Research Group for the ERIP project.

Postgraduate Supervision

Rispiand Rispiand (Full-time MPhil, graduated June 2008).
Lu Hsin-Che (Full-time MPhil, graduated June 2008).
Teerawut Tunnukij (Full-time PhD, graduated in December 2008).

Wen Xie (Full-time PhD, to graduate in December 2011).
Oradee Preutisrunyanont (Full-time PhD).
Nan Supajit Panichsakpatana (Full-time PhD).
Jie Ma (Full-time PhD).
Fokion Oikonomidis (Part-time PhD).
Andy Hills (Part-time PhD).
Sergio Brambila Marcias (Full-time PhD).

Iain Smith (Part-time PhD).

Esteem Indicators

Chair of the Academic Research Group for the ERIP project.
Member of the Strategic Steering Committee for the ERIP project.
Honourable Mention Award for Business History (2006) from the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada.

External Examiner Manchester Metropolitan University 

Referee:
Business History
Critical Perspectives on International Business
International Journal of Production Economics
International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications
International Journal of Technology Management
Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations E-Commerce Research and applications

Funding

1. European Regions for Innovative Productivity (ERIP) 3.3 million Euros (£2.6 million) from the Interreg IVB North Sea Region Programme. In conjuction with One NorthEast and academic, regional development agencies, and industrial partners in Belgium, Holland, Germany, Norway and Sweden.

2. An Evaluation of the North East Transformation System: A Scoping Study (£120,000 grant from the North East Strategic Health Authority). A collaborative project between Newcastle University Business School, the Institute for Health and Society, and the Wolfson Research Instititute at Durham University.

3.An Evaluation of the North East Transformation System (£500,000 grant from the NHS SDO). A collaborative project between Newcastle University Business School, the Institute for Health and Society, and the Wolfson Research Instititute at Durham University.

4. Previous grants totalling £191,863 from the Teaching Company Directorate, Arts and Humanities Research Fund, and from industrial companies.

Industrial Relevance

My current research supports the Business School's internationalisation strategy and its objective of contributing to the economic prosperity of the North East. The ERIP project aims to establish Innovative Productivity Centres (comprising company exemplars, regional development agencies and universities) in North East England, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Norway and Sweden. This project stems from the work of the NorthEast Productivity Alliance (NEPA) in implementating Lean manufacturing in local companies. I am a member of a research team that is working with One NorthEast on evaluating the NEPA project. Three of my PhD students have been conducting research on Lean in NEPA supported companies. One of my part-time PhD students is a manager in a company that has received Lean training and expertise from NEPA. The research with the Strategic Health Authority is investigating the implementation of change management and Lean across the region. The research provides an opportunity to learn from best practice in exemplar companies, to encourage learning across sectors, and to learn on an international basis.

Undergraduate Teaching

Business Strategy (BUS3002)

Postgraduate Teaching

Developing and Implementing Corporate Strategy (NBS8126)
Advanced Operations Management (NBS8221)
International Business Strategy (NBS8060)

• McGovern T. The decline of the British tyre industry: an evaluation of the policies of the Tyre Industry Sector Working Party. Business History 2011, 53(4), 600-616.
• McGovern T. Why do Successful Companies Fail?: A Case Study of the Decline of Dunlop. Business History 2007, 49(6), 830-851.
• McGovern T, Hicks C. How political processes shaped the IT adopted by a small make-to-order company: a case study in the insulated wire and cable industry. Information & Management 2004, 42(1), 243-257.
• McGovern T, Hicks C. Deregulation and restructuring of the global electricity supply industry and its impact upon power plant suppliers. International Journal of Production Economics 2004, 89(3), 321-337.
• McGovern T, Hicks C. Specifications and supplier development in the UK electrical transmission and distribution equipment industry. International Journal of Production Economics 2006, 104(1), 164-178.
• Hicks C, Heidrich O, McGovern T, Donnelly T. A functional model of supply chains and waste. International Journal of Production Economics 2004, 89(2), 165-174.
• Hicks C, McGovern T, Earl CF. A Typology of UK Engineer-to-order Companies. International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications 2001, 4(1), 43-56.
• McGovern T, Hicks C. An analysis of the impact of the restructuring of the UK civil nuclear industry on tier 1 and tier 2 suppliers. In: 8th International Research Conference on Quality, Innovation and Knowledge Management. 2007, New Delhi, India.
• Hicks C, McGovern T, Herron C. An evaluation of the implementation of lean manufacturing by the North East Productivity Alliance. In: Logistics Research Network Annual Conference 2006 : Sustainable logistics in an intermodal setting. 2006, Newcastle, UK: Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
• McGovern T. Dominance to decline: a case study of the demise of Dunlop. In: Administrative Sciences of Canada. 2006, Banff, Canada.
• McGovern T, Hicks C. Specifications and supplier development in the UK electrical transmission and distribution equipment industry. In: 13th International Working Conference on Production Economics. 2004, Igls Innsbruck, Austria.
• Hicks C, Braiden PM, McGovern T. Knowledge management in the design and manufacture of capital goods. In: 12th International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2002, Igls, Austria.
• Hicks C, Heidrich O, McGovern T, Donnelly T. Waste management: a strategic supply chain issue. In: 12th International Working Seminar on Production Economics.2002,Innsbruck, Austria
• Hicks C, Earl CF, McGovern T. An analysis of company structure and business processes in the capital goods industry in the U.K.. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 2000, 47(4), 414-423.
• McGovern T, Earl CF, Hicks C. Product and knowledge networks in engineer-to-order projects. In: International Annual IPSERA Conference on Perspectives on Purchasing. 2000, Canada.
• Hicks C, McGovern T, Earl CF. Supply chain management: A strategic issue in engineer to order manufacturing. International Journal of Production Economics 2000, 65(2), 179-190.
• Hicks C, McGovern T, Earl CF. A methodology for supporting internal and external supply chains through the use of information technology: a case study in the insulated wire and cable industry. In: 8th International Annual IPSERA Conference on Perspectives on Purchasing and Supply for the Millenium. 1999, Belfast and Dublin.
• Hicks C, McGovern T, Earl CF. Modelling supply chain management processes in engineer-to-order companies. International Journal of logistics: Research and Applications 1999, 2(2), 147-159.
• Hicks C, McGovern T, Herd ME. The control of internal supply chain: a case study in the insulated wire and cable industry. In: Conference on the Control of Industrial Processes: Proceedings of the Second International Conference. 1999, University of Newcastle upon Tyne: University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
• McGovern T, Hicks C, Earl CF. A review of supply chain management issues in engineer-to-order supply. In: 7th International Annual IPSERA Conference on Supply Strategies: Concepts and Practice at the Leading Edge. 1998, London.
• Preutisrunyanont O, Hicks C, McGovern T, Small A. An analysis of the development of the capability to implement and sustain Lean: a case study based approach. In: 25th Annual Australian and New Zealand Management Conference. 2011, Wellington, New Zealand.
• O'Neill P, Hicks C, McGovern T, Small A. Comparisons of Lean in Healthcare: Comparing UK and Australian Hospitals’ Experiences. In: 25th Annual Australian and New Zealand Management Conference. 2011, Wellington, New Zealand.
• Erskine J, Hicks C, Hunter D, McGovern T, Scott E, Lugsden E, Kunonga E, Whitty P. The North East Transformation System: A Scoping Study of the Background and Initial Steps. Durham, UK: Joint Research Team from the School of Health and Medicine, Durham University and Newcastle University Business School, 2008.