 | Dr. Matt MurphyAssistant Professor; Business Strategy and Sustainability | BBA, International Business, University of Texas at Austin; Master of Research in Management Sciences and PhD, ESADE Business School. |
| Office: BEC 216 Phone: 250-853-3868 Email: mmurph@uvic.ca |
Expertise
Cross-sector Social Interactions; Business and Human Rights; Social Entrepreneurship
Background
Matthew Murphy is an Assistant Professor of Sustainability and Strategy and teaches undergraduate courses in sustainability and social entrepreneurship.
Dr. Murphy’s primary research focus is on interactions between businesses and civil society organizations. He is also interested in issues of trade justice and social entrepreneurship. Recent and ongoing research projects include, among others: building capabilities for improvement of human rights performance in extractive industry companies; building capabilities for engagement with corporations in indigenous/campesino communities; institutional dynamics of extractive industry – indigenous community relations; opportunities and challenges for progressing beyond fair trade.
His work has been published in the Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Management Development, as well as in several practitioner-oriented journals and books.
Dr. Murphy is also a co-founder of the social enterprise Value Added in Africa and, prior to entering academia, worked for 12 years in the financial services industry in roles related to internationalization, strategic alliances, and project management.
Selected
publications
Murphy, M., & Arenas, D. (2010). Through indigenous lenses: Cross-sector collaborations with fringe stakeholders. Journal of Business Ethics, 94(1), 103-121.
Arenas, D., Fosse, J., & Murphy, M. (2011). Acciona: a process of transformation towards sustainability. Journal of Management Development, 30(10), 1027-1048.
Murphy, M., Perrot, F., & Rivera-Santos, M. (2012). A new perspective on learning and innovation in cross-sector collaborations. Journal of Business Research, 65, 1700-1709.
