Jack Denfeld Wood
Leadership and Organizational Behavior, PhD Yale University at IMD Business School
Schools
- IMD Business School
- Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
Links
Biography
IMD Business School
Dr. Jack Wood is Professor of Management Practice at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS). He was previously Emeritus Professor of Leadership and Organisational Behaviour at the International Management Development Institute (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland, and is a Visiting Professor at the Moscow School of Management (Skolkovo) in Russia. His academic publications and areas of special interest include leadership development and the role of unconscious processes in leadership, followership, group dynamics, and ideology. Along with his academic work and organisational consultation, Jack is an accredited analyst with a Diploma from the C.G. Jung Institute in Zürich. He is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the American Academy of Management (AOM), the A.K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems (AKRI), the International Transactional Analysis Association (ITAA), and the International Association of Analytical Psychology (IAAP).
Dr. Wood majored in Government at Colby College where he was a U.S. Air Force Distinguished Military Graduate, Cadet Commander, ATO fraternity president, co-captain of the varsity soccer team and played varsity ice hockey. Following five years of active duty in the Air Force as an officer and pilot, he continued to fly for the Air National Guard while earning an MA in social psychology at Syracuse University, and an M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Organisational Behaviour at Yale University. His doctoral dissertation was "A Theory of Small Group Structure" which combined field and multivariate statistical research, and developed and refined methods for conceptualising ideology and its influence on the structure, dynamics, leadership and decision-making of small groups. Dr. Wood has Swiss and American nationality, is married with four children, and presently lives in Shanghai.
- 2014 Diploma in Analytical Psychology,C.G.Jung Institute, Zürich
- 1987 Ph.D., M.Phil., M.A., Organisational Behaviour, Yale University
- 1978 M.A., Social Psychology, Syracuse University
- 1970 B.A., Government, Colby College
Videos
IMD - Professor Jack Wood, insights on Global Recession
Read about executive education
Other experts
Eric Klinenberg
Eric Klinenberg is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University. He also serves as Research Director of Rebuild by Design, which began as a federal competition to generate innovative infrastructure plans for the region affected by Hurricane San...
Scott Masten
Professor Masten's research focuses on issues at the intersection of law, economics, and organization. He has published numerous articles relating to contracting, vertical integration, and antitrust, and his work has made him a leading scholar in the area of transaction cost economics.
Looking for an expert?
Contact us and we'll find the best option for you.