Sydney Finkelstein

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Sydney Finkelstein
Alma mater Concordia University
London School of Economics
Columbia University
OccupationAuthor, management consultant

Sydney Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management [1] and faculty director of the Tuck Executive Program (TEP) at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He is also the faculty director of the Center for Leadership at Tuck. His specialty is business leadership and strategy.

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Finkelstein earned a B.Comm degree from Concordia University in 1980 and later an M.Sc. at the London School of Economics followed by a Ph.D. in Management of Organizations from Columbia University in 1988. He taught at Concordia University and the University of Southern California. He was named a Fellow of the Academy of Management in 2007, [2] and also contributes to BBC.com [3] and Forbes . [4]

Books and articles

Finkelstein has published 20 books and 79 articles. He has edited the series Advances in mergers and acquisitions. (Emerald Press).

Academic books

Management and Leadership

Finkelstein urges leaders to handle direct reports like educators. The Management professor and author said the teacher-leader meets subordinates face to face on a regular basis and convey lessons regarding life, how to become professional, and points of dexterity. [7] Sydney Finkelstein considers revival of the talent pool as among the most essential achievements of a leader in helping the organization to survive and grow. His Book, “Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent" reviews the persons in various industries capable of growing human capital efficiently more than others. [8]

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References

  1. James Nelson (2005). "THOUGHT LEADERSHIP ; Sydney Finkelstein - Lifting the darkness around leadership failures". New Zealand Management. Mediaweb Ltd. Archived from the original on 2015-03-23. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  2. Current AOM Fellows, Academy of Management
  3. "Sydney Finkelstein at BBC.com".
  4. "Sydney Finkelstein at Forbes".
  5. WorldCat book entry
  6. WorldCat book entry
  7. "Why Leaders Should Make a Habit of Teaching". Harvard Business Review. 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  8. "Secrets of the Superbosses". Harvard Business Review. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2018-05-30.