Schulich School of Business
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Dr. Jean Adams is currently Special Assistant Professor (Policy Specialization) at Schulich School of Business and Associate Co-Director at York University’s Institute for Research on Digital Learning (IRDL). Her research and articles focus on using new technologies to promote innovative learning, particularly by fostering a “learner in control” pedagogical approach. Other research interests include the study of organizational learning, the role of e-learning, leadership and management education, high performing teams, critical thinking, creativity and innovation. Research grants include: Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) / MaRS Innovation Proof of Principle (65K); Hewlett Packard (HP) Technology for Teaching Leadership research grant (250K); Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) Adult Learning Research Grant (70K). Jean holds a doctorate from York University. She received the President’s University-Wide Teaching Award for Teaching Excellence (2009) and the Governor General’s Gold Award (2005) for exceptional academic distinction. Current project Two challenges colleges and universities face in achieving quality education is driving effective student engagement necessary for lasting learning and equipping students with the soft skills critical to successful career launch and build. While institutions are attempting to integrate current technology trends into curricula to help drive student engagement (e.g., collaboration tools and interactive features such as in-class polling), there does not yet exist a fully integrated total learning solution that embeds self-organizing quality content with collaboration tools and interactive features while seamlessly working with institutional learning management systems (LMS) to effectively engage students in directed and self-directed learning. In short, this research project funded by Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) through MaRS Innovation aims to commercialize a soft skills online total learning solution (i.e., the NewMindsets Management Education Project) built on an award-winning pedagogical approach developed at YorkU and implemented over the past ten years in business education at Schulich School of Business by Drs. Gareth Morgan and […]
Graeme leads the Canadian Operational Transaction Services practice, focusing on merger integration planning and implementation, and divestiture management services. Graeme has over 25 years of management consulting experience in mergers and acquisitions and business strategy across several industries. Selected Transaction and Management Consulting Experience in the Financial Services Industry. Assisted a large Canadian property and casualty insurer to integrate a major acquisition. Assisted all aspects of the integration program management office. Specific areas of focus included integrating brokerage organizations across Canada, combining underwriting organizations and methodologies, and merging administrative functions, including Finance, HR, Procurement and IT. Assisted a leading US property and casualty insurance company to transform its distribution strategy by reducing the cost and improving the efficiency of its nation-wide sales force of over 10,000 agents. Realigned the company’s regional management structure, implemented agent training and productivity improvement programs, and helped the client to launch a parallel direct channel and suite of auto and home insurance offerings. For a large Canadian bank, assisted with the integration of an acquisition of a global asset management and custodial business. Integration comprised four major lines of businesses and over 30 countries worldwide. Assisted client to identify and execute major synergy projects and to merge major administrative functions, including IT, Finance, HR and Risk Management. Adjunct Professor of Mergers and Acquisitions at York Univerisity’s Schulich School of Business and co-author of “Winning The Merger Endgame” (McGraw-Hill, 2002). International Experience Lived and worked as a management consultant in China and Southeast Asia for seven years Education M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College B.Sc. From Queen’s University in chemical engineering
