Olivier P. Roche, PhD

Olivier P. Roche, PhD

Associate Professor
Head, Stephen Zuellig Graduate School of Development Management
C.V. Starr Chair in Corporate Governance

EXPERTISE

Strategy, Corporate Governance, and International Business

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Corporate Governance, Employee-Owned Companies, Senior Management Teams, And Decision-Making Processes

Olivier P. Roche, PhD

Associate Professor
Head, Stephen Zuellig Graduate School of Development Management
C.V. Starr Chair in Corporate Governance

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND 

  • PhD in Strategy, McGill University Montreal, QC, Canada
  • Master in Common Law Studies, Georgetown University Washington DC
  • Master of Business Administration, University of North Texas Denton, Texas
  • Bachelor in Civil Law & International Law, University of Paris, France

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

  • Dean of the School of Business and Economics, Westminster International University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
  • Associate Dean, Salisbury University, USA
  • Director of Global Programs, Salisbury University, USA
  • Professor of Management, Salisbury University, USA
  • Director of International Business & Global Programs, Salisbury University, USA
  • Assistant-Associate Professor, Salisbury University, USA
  • Associate Academic Director, McGill University, Canada
  • Director/Head of Regional Research (Energy), ABN AMRO Asia Limited, Hong Kong
  • Director/Equity Research, Schroders Asia Limited, Hong Kong
  • Investment Officer, World Bank- International Finance Corporation, Washington DC
  • Assistant to Vice-President of Finance, Pechiney Corporation, Greenwich, CT

AFFILIATIONS, AWARDS AND HONORS

  • Fulbright Scholar: Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus 
  • Admitted to the New York Bar: Counselor-at-law, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

  • Wahab, S.N., Tan, A., & Roche, O. P. (2024). Identifying supply chain manager leadership skills and competencies gaps in Malaysia. Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning. https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-07-2023-0179.
  • Siebold, N., Oelrich, S. & Roche, O. P. (2023). “I Am Your Partner, Am I Not?” An inquiry into stakeholder inclusion in platform organizations in times of crisis. Journal of Business Research, 160, 113776.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.113776.
  • Wahab, S., Tan, A., & Roche, O. P. (2023). Comparison of cross-border reverse logistics of a fast fashion brand in China. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 16(1), 25-35.
    http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm0520370.
  • Roche, O. P., Freundlich, F., Shipper, F. & Manz, C. (2018). Mondragon’s amorphous network structure: Making the whole truly greater than the sum of its parts. Organizational Dynamics, 47(3), 155-164.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgdyn.2018.01.001.

BOOK AND BOOK CHAPTERS

  • Calo, T. J., Roche, O. P., & Shipper, F. (2014). TEOCO (The Employee Owned Company): Principled entrepreneurship and shared leadership. In F. Shipper (Ed), Shared entrepreneurship: A path to engaged employee ownership (pp. 179-208). USA: Palgrave Macmillan.
    https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137405807_11.
  • Roche, O. P., Hoffman, R., & Brown, M. (2014). Shared governance: Structure and processes. In F. Shipper (Ed.), Shared entrepreneurship: A path to engaged employee ownership (pp. 43-56). USA: Palgrave Macmillan.
    https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137405807_4.
  • Roche, O. P. (2009). Corporate governance & organization life cycle: The changing role and composition of the board of directors. USA: Cambria Press.
  • Roche, O. P. (2009). The corporatization of the Chinese oil and petrochemical industries: Evolution without revolution. In I. Alon, J. Chang, M. Fetscherin, C. Lattemann, & J. McIntyre (Eds.), China Rules: Globalization and Political Transformation (pp. 101-131). United Kingdom: Palgrave MacMillan.
    https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230274181_5

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