 | Dr. Richard WolfeProfessor and Francis G. Winspear Fellow; Business Strategy | BA (Sir George Williams), MA Physical Education (Michigan), MBA (Pennsylvania State), PhD (Michigan), |
| Office: BEC 470 Phone: 250-853-3870 Email: rwolfe@uvic.ca |
Expertise
- Business Strategy
- Sport Management
Background
In August 2009, Dr. Richard Wolfe returned to teach UVic Business students about business strategy. As a former football player and coach, he uses sports as a lens through which he studies and teaches corporate strategy, innovation, and leadership.
From 2001 to 2007 he served as the director of the Sport Management Masters Program at the University of Michigan, and from 2001 to 2007, he was the director of the Michigan Centre for Sport Management also at the University of Michigan. Prior to that, he taught in the Leisure and Sport Management Program at UBC, School of Human Kinetics; Western Kentucky University College of Business; UVic, and the University of Alberta.
Richard was drawn back to Victoria because of the beauty and very agreeable lifestyle, and because of the innovative nature of UVic Business. He shares his passion for management and sports with his wife, cat and two dogs.
Selected
publications
Shaw, S., Wolfe, R. & Frisby, W. (2011). A critical management studies approach to sport management education: Insights, challenges and opportunities. Sport Management Education Journal, 5(1) 1-13.
Babiak, K. & Wolfe, R. (2009). Determinants of corporate social responsibility in professional sport: Internal and external factors. Journal of Sport Management, 23, 717-742.
Wolfe, R., Wright, P. & Smart, D. (2006). Radical HRM Innovation and Competitive Advantage: The Moneyball Story. Human Resource Management Journal, 45, 111-126.
Wolfe, R., Weick, K., Usher, J., Terborg, L., Poppo, A., Murrell, J., Dukerich, D., Core, K., Dickson, and Jourdan, J. (2005). Sport And Organizational Studies: Exploring Synergy, Journal of Management Inquiry, 14, 182-210
Smart, D. & Wolfe, R. (2003). The Contribution of Leadership and Human Resources to Organizational Success: An Empirical Assessment of Performance in Major League Baseball. European Sport Management Quarterly, 3(3), 165-188.
Wolfe, R. & Putler, D. (2002). How Tight Are The Ties That Bind Stakeholder Groups? Organization Science, 13, 64-80.
Smart, D. & Wolfe, R. (2000). Examining Sustainable Competitive Advantage In Intercollegiate Athletics: A Resource-Based View. Journal of Sport Management, 14, 133-153.
Wolfe, R. (1995). Human Resource Management Innovations: Determinants of Their Adoption and Implementation. Human Resource Management Journal, 34, 313-327.
