Dr. Philip Walsh

Dr. Philip R. Walsh (P.Geo)

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Walsh is currently an Associate Professor of Strategy and Project Management at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, Toronto. He is also a registered Professional Geoscientist. Prior to joining Ryerson University, Dr. Walsh was the MBA Programme Director and Lecturer in Corporate Strategy at the University of Surrey in the U.K. He continues to provide consulting services to the North American and European energy industries having spent the previous 27 years as a petroleum geoscientist, strategic energy planner and project manager. In 1981, Dr. Walsh began his career working in the exploration division of a major Canadian oil and gas company in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In 1984, he returned to Ontario, Canada to take a gas supply operations position with a major gas utility and underground natural gas storage company. Dr. Walsh managed the geology department and contributed to the evaluation and development of various natural gas storage and production projects.

In 1987 he formed a consultancy to provide technical services to natural gas utilities and producers and his clientele have included many of North America’s major utilities, a number of governmental and municipal agencies, and various Canadian and British energy consuming organizations.

Dr. Walsh holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Geological Sciences from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada; a Certificate in Business Management from the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada; a Masters in Business Administration from the Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada and a Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the University of Bradford, U.K.

He is a member of the Association of Geoscientists of Ontario, the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta, the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain, the Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists, and the International Association of Energy Economics.

Research

Peer Reviewed Journal Publications
Walsh, P. “Is Sustainability Sustainable? Testing the Relationship between Sustainability and Sustainable Competitive Advantage.” Journal of Business Ethics (Submitted January 2009 pending feedback).
Walsh, P. “Honest Leadership and its Role in Preparing an Organization for Strategic Change” International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, Vol. 8(1) (2008)
Sanderson and Walsh “Hybrid Strategic Thinking in Deregulated Retail Energy Markets”
International Journal of Energy Sector Management, Vol. 2(2), (2008)
Walsh and Akinci, “Honesty Incorporated: Can the Development of a Trust Culture Create Sustainable Competitive Advantage?” International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, Vol.7(1), 2007
Adcroft, A., Dhaliwal, S., Miller, G., Walsh, P. “Theory and Practice, Strategy and Sustainability” Management Decision, Vol. 45(1), 2007
Walsh, P., “Dealing with the Uncertainties of Environmental Change by Adding Scenario Planning to the Strategy Reformulation Equation” Management Decision, Vol. 43(1), 2006
Walsh, P., “An Applied Approach to Environmental Change: The Use of Customer Driven Scenarios to Facilitate Strategic Change Management in a Deregulating Market”, International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, Vol. 4, 2005

Business Cases

Walsh, P. and Walters, R. “Getting into Hot Water: The Case of EnerWorks Ltd.” Currently being written up
Walsh, P., Miller, G., Akinci, C. “Changing Lanes and Shifting Gears: The Case of Duncton PLC” ECCH Case 308-046-1M (2008)
Walsh and Todeva “Vertical and Horizontal Integration in the Utilities Sector: The Case of RWE” ECCH Case 306-482-1 (2006)

Refereed Conference Proceedings

Walsh, P. and Walters, R. “The Importance of Distribution Channel Design Choice in the Face of Sequential Innovation: The Case of a Solar Thermal Solutions Provider” The European Association for Education and Research in Commercial Distribution Conference, University of Surrey Faculty of Management and Law, Guildford, U.K. July 2009 (Submitted)

Teaching

Professor Walsh teaches the following courses:
BUS 800 Strategic Management
Project Management