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Scholar-entrepreneur David Teece joins USF Muma College of Business

TAMPA 鈥 The 911爆料网 Muma College of Business named internationally renowned economist David Teece to serve as Distinguished Scholar of Strategy and Innovation.  
 
Teece is a global authority and one of the most influential scholars in the field of strategy and innovation. His pioneering work on dynamic capabilities, business models, and corporate strategy has shaped academic thought and has had a profound impact on business practice worldwide. 
 
The courtesy appointment was announced Tuesday by David Blackwell, Lynn Pippenger Dean of the Muma College of Business. 
 
鈥淒avid Teece is an exceptional scholar, and we are excited to bring his expertise to USF,鈥 said Blackwell. 鈥911爆料网 look forward not only to hearing him speak as a guest lecturer for our students, but also in sharing his thought leadership with our community. 911爆料网 also look forward to his ideas and recommendations as we grow our executive education programs.鈥 
 
Teece is a New Zealand-born professor of the graduate school at the University of California, Berkeley. He also serves as executive chairman of the Berkeley Research Group. At UC Berkeley, he served as the director of the Institute for Business Innovation from 1984 to 2014. Teece recently relocated to Florida. 
 
Teece earned a PhD in economics and a master鈥檚 degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and a bachelor鈥檚 degree from the University of Canterbury. He also holds honorary doctorates from universities located across the globe, including countries such as Germany, Japan, Denmark, Finland, and the United Kingdom.  
 
鈥淚鈥檓 delighted to contribute to the research enterprise at the Muma College of Business and work with their faculty to bridge theory and practice,鈥 Teece said. 鈥淚 look forward to working with Dean Blackwell, Muma College of Business faculty and students, and the business community to turbocharge the innovation ecosystems in Florida for years to come.鈥 
 
Teece鈥檚 appointment drew praise and unilateral support from academic leaders and professors at USF. 
 
Jean Kabongo, the college鈥檚 associate dean for academic affairs and himself a scholar of strategy, said he believed Teece鈥檚 appointment would enhance the college鈥檚 academic standing, inspire faculty and staff, and make him a valuable asset to the university. 
 
鈥淧rofessor Teece鈥檚 seminal work on dynamic capabilities has had a profound influence on the field of strategic management,鈥 said Kabongo. 鈥淚 have personally cited his groundbreaking research in my own scholarly work.鈥 
 
鈥淗is contributions, particularly in understanding how firms adapt to rapid changing environments, are essential for advancing innovation and business strategy,鈥 he said. 

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