Dr. Charles Davis

Charles H. Davis (BA, MA, PhD)

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Biographical Sketch

Charles Davis has more than 25 years of professional experience in Canada and internationally in the area of innovation policy and management, with a focus on SMEs, regional development, R&D management, and development of technology-intensive or creative industries, especially the information and communication technology (ICT) and media sectors.

Davis is the author or co-author of more than 100 scientific publications and reports, and has received numerous research grants from federal scholarly granting agencies, international agencies, and private firms. Davis’ current research focuses on digital cinema, the development of firm-level capabilities in Toronto’s cultural economy, entrepreneurship in creative industries, and management of firms in the creative content and internet technology industries. Davis’ list of consulting clients includes the World Bank, UNESCO, Industry Canada, ACOA, other national governmental agencies, and various private firms. He earned his PhD from the Université de Montréal.

Research

IT, media, and creative industries.
New firm formation, internationalization, and product and service innovation practices.
Innovation and industrial policy.
Consumer behaviour with respect to digital technologies and services.
Work practices and occupations in creative industries.
Management practices in media industries.

Selected Publications

C.H. Davis and J. Kaye (2009). “International Production Outsourcing and the Development of Indigenous Film and Television Capabilities – the Case of Canada,” in G. Elmer et al., eds.,Locating Migrating Media. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield, in press.

F. Vladica and C.H. Davis (2009). “Business Innovation and New Media Practices in Documentary Film Production and Distribution: Conceptual Framework and Review of Evidence,” in P. Faustino, ed., The Media as a Driver of the Information Society. Lisbon: Media XXI Collection (Formalpress Group) for the World Media Economics Conference, in press.

D. Arthurs, E. Cassidy, C.H. Davis, and D. Wolfe (2009). “Indicators in Support of Innovation Cluster Policy,” International Journal of Technology Management,in press.

C.H. Davis, F. Vladica, and I. Berkowitz (2008). “Business Capabilities of Small Entrepreneurial Media Firms: Independent Production of Children’s Television in Canada,” Journal of Media Business Studies 5(1): 9-40.
C.H. Davis (2008). “Organizational Culture in Scanlon Firms,” pp. 171-190 in P. Davis and L. Spears, eds., Scanlon E.P.I.C. Leadership: Where the Best Ideas Come Together. East Lansing: Scanlon Leadership Network.

C.H. Davis and F. Vladica (2007). “Value of Internet Technologies and e-Business Solutions to Microenterprises in Atlantic Canada,” pp. 125-156 in Stuart Barnes, ed., e-Commerce and V-Business. Butterworth-Heinemann, Amsterdam.

K. Dewar, W. Li, and C.H. Davis (2007). “Photographic Images, Cul ture, and Perception in Tourism Ad vertising: a Study of Canadian and Chinese University Students using Q-Methodology,” Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing22(2): 36-44.

C.H. Davis and E. Sun (2006). “Business Development Capabilities in Information Technology SMEs in a Regional Economy,” Journal of Technology Transfer 31: 145-161.

Teaching

Professor Davis teaches the following courses:
MT8412 – Core Issues in Media Management
MP8110- Innovation, Competition, and Growth in Media Industries
CC8952- Political Economy of Media: globalization and technology
BDC913- Media Entrepreneurship
MBA7111- Strategic Management