Michael Brimm
at Tepper School of Business
Emeritus Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD Business School
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- INSEAD Business School
- Tepper School of Business
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Tepper School of Business
Michael Brimm is Emeritus Professor of Organization and Management at INSEAD. He has long been active as a researcher and consultant in designing strategies for improving individual and organizational performance. These interests have led to a focus in recent years upon leadership and organizational transformation in large multinational businesses. His current research extends from studies of organizational change to a project that focuses upon leadership and innovation in achieving organizational excellence in outstanding French restaurants.
Professor Brimm has been a leader in the design of innovative processes to link organizational change with executive development activities. With companies as well as in consortium programs at INSEAD and the University of Michigan, he has been active in the development of action learning and other new pedagogical methods. He has also received a number of awards for teaching excellence.
Born in the United States and holding a doctorate from Harvard University, Professor Brimm has lived in France for the past twenty five years with the exception of a three year period as one of the founding faculty of the Jerusalem Institute of Management. He has also taught at the University of Bordeaux, and prior to leaving the United States, at Northeastern University and Harvard Business School. Prior to entering an academic career, he has worked as a divisional general manager in Cerro Corporation. Professor Brimm consults with a variety of business and governmental organizations on issues of large scale transformation and serves as a "coach" to a number of senior business leaders.
INSEAD Business School
Michael Brimm is Emeritus Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD. He has been active as a researcher and consultant in designing strategies for improving individual and organisational performance. In recent years, he focuses on leadership and organisational transformation in large multinational businesses. His current research extends from studies of organisational change to a project that focuses on leadership and innovation in achieving organisational excellence in outstanding French restaurants.
Professor Brimm has been a leader in the design of innovative processes to link organisational change with executive development activities. Working with companies, as well as in consortium programmes at INSEAD and the University of Michigan, he has been active in the development of action learning and other new pedagogical methods. He has also received a number of awards for teaching excellence.
Professor Brimm was born in the United States and holds a doctorate from Harvard University. He has lived in France for the past twenty-five years, with the exception of a three-year period when he served as a founding faculty at the Jerusalem Institute of Management. He has also taught at the University of Bordeaux, and, prior to leaving the United States, at Northeastern University and Harvard Business School. Before starting his academic career, he worked as a divisional general manager at Cerro Corporation. Professor Brimm consults a variety of business and governmental organisations on issues of large-scale transformation and serves as a 'coach' to a number of senior business leaders.
PUBLICATIONS
- BOOK CHAPTERS - American Express Philanthropy: Developing an Academy of Travel and Tourism in Hungary
- JOURNAL ARTICLES - Cognitive Systems Engineering - Organization Studies
- BOOK CHAPTERS - Pierre Dux: A Case Study in Organizational Change
- BOOK CHAPTERS - Pierre Dux: A Case Study in Organizational Change
- BOOK CHAPTERS - Risky Business: Why Sponsoring Innovations can be Hazardous to Career Health
- JOURNAL ARTICLES - Autonomy in Work - Organization Studies
- CASE STUDIES - Global Citizenship Case: American Express Philanthropy Travel & Tourism Academy in Hungary
- JOURNAL ARTICLES - Information Strategies in Public Administration - Organization Studies
RESEARCH AREAS
Artist-Leaders: The Role of the Chef in Three-Star French Restaurants, Organisational Transformation and Leadership
TEACHING AREAS
Organisational Behaviour and Management
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