Gerard J. Lewis

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Gerard J. Lewis (born March 6, 1959 ) is a British economist .

Life

Lewis worked for over 15 years in various branches of industry and worked for companies such as Imperial Chemical Industries (1975–1980), Northern Engineering Industries (1983–1987), Holec Nederland (1987–1989) and Sulzer AG (1991–1995) .

He studied at the University of Bristol , where he obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in 1983. He received his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 1991 and his Doctor (Ph.D.) in 1998, both at Manchester Business School .

Since 1998 Lewis has been teaching at the Dresden University of Applied Sciences in the Faculty of Economics as Professor of International Strategic Management .

His main research interests are in the following areas:

Further areas of work are strategic decisions in SMEs in the German textile and food industry as well as the effects of technical innovations (e.g. digitalization ) on the supply chain of the music industry .

Lewis has published in the Journal of Management Studies , the International Journal of Operations and Production Management, the Journal of Marketing Communications and Business Strategy and the Environment , among others . He is a member of the editorial review boards of Business Strategy and the Environment and South Asian Business Review .

Fonts (selection)

  • A Cybernetic View of Environmental Management: The Implications for Business Organizations. Business Strategy and the Environment, 6 (5), November 1997, pp. 264-275.
  • Integrating the 'green' environment into business strategy. (PhD dissertation) The Manchester Business School, England, UK. 1998, pages 303.
  • Perceived environmental uncertainty: The Extension of Miller's Scale to the Natural Environment. Journal of Management Studies. 38 (2), March 2001, pp. 201-233, with B. Harvey.
  • Measurement of Environmental Performance: An Application of Ashby's law. Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 20, 2003, pp. 31-52 with N. Stewart.
  • Perceived environmental insecurity in the food industry. Journal for business administration. 53 (3), 2003, pages 92-103, with E. Müllner.
  • Research into strategic decision-making in small and medium-sized companies. Reports and information, HTW Dresden. 1, 2004, pages 71-83, with E. Schubert.
  • The changing music industry - an investigation of the claims made on independent musicians in Germany. Reports and information, HTW Dresden. 1, 2004, pages 60-69, with C. Haase.
  • Uncertainty and Equivocality in the Commercial and Natural Environments: The Implications for Organizational Design. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 11, 2004, pages 167-177
  • The Transformation of the Music Industry Supply Chain: A Major Label Perspective. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 24 (11), 2004, pages 1087-1103, with G. Graham, B. Burns and J. Langer.
  • Creative Destruction: Transformation in the Music Industry. Huddersfield, Beyond Labels Press, 2004, 189 pages, with G. Graham, G. Hardaker, M. Lewis.
  • Evaluating the Impact of the Internet on Barriers to Entry in the Music Industry. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal. 10 (5), 2005. Pages 349-356, with G. Graham and G. Hardaker.
  • Analytical investigation of the perception of decision-makers with regard to the environment and surroundings. Journal for Applied Environmental Research. 17 (1). Pages 92-109, 2005, with S. Rattei and E. Schubert.
  • Segmentation and marketing in new markets: The example of the e-music market. Reports and information, HTW Dresden. 2, 2005. Pages 125-131, with D. Sommer.
  • Crisis communication in the age of cyberspace. Reports and information, HTW Dresden. 2, 2005. Pages 118-124, with A. Bernhardt.
  • Strategic decision-making on environmental issues in small and medium-sized companies. Scientific publication series Management, Eipos and the TU Dresden, 1, 2006, pages 25–50, with E. Schubert and S. Rattei.
  • The impact of content digitization on the music retail business. Reports and information, HTW Dresden. 2, 2006, pages 56-67, with A. Kühn.
  • Internet Crisis Potential: The Importance of a Strategic Approach to Marketing Communications. Journal of Marketing Communications, Vol. 13, No. 3, September 2007, pages 213-228, with T. Conway, M. Ward, A. Bernhardt.
  • Strategy finding under uncertainty in SMEs, in management skills in medium-sized companies . AK Haubold et al, Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden, 2014.
  • Responsibility, Sustaiability and Moral Judgment in International Business: A Review and Critique . In: Ethik im Mittelstand, I. Gestring et al. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden, 2016.
  • A project based approach to learning and doing 'International Business Strategy, in Teaching with Team Projects in Higher Education . J. Whatley and C. Nerantzi (eds.), Informing Science Press, 2016.

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SURNAME Lewis, Gerard J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British economist
DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1959