J. Bradley Morrison

At a Glance

Assistant Professor Ph.D., Sloan School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Specializations Implementation, Innovation, Organizational Change, Process Improvement, System Dynamics, Technology And Operations Management

Contact Information

Lemberg, 251
(781) 736 - 2246 [Tel]
(781) 736 - 2269 [Fax]
bmorriso@brandeis.edu

Courses Taught at IBS this Semester
Applications of System Dynamics
Operations Management

Profile

Brad Morrison is fascinated with the challenges people face in accomplishing what they set out to do in organizations. His research focuses on implementation, which he as studied in several contexts, such as process improvement settings and firms adopting the practices of lean manufacturing. He examines the paradoxes of building organizational capability and implementing innovations. For example, why do the actions some managers take foster the very problems they are attempting to solve? His methods blend organization theory with tools of system dynamics, feedback theory, mathematical modeling and computer simulation to elucidate the relationships between structure in systems and the patterns of dynamic behavior they exhibit over time.

Brad has previously taught at the Sloan School at M.I.T. and in executive education in a variety of settings. He has been a partner at a leading global management consulting firm and has more than 15 years of consulting experience in the retail and consumer products and healthcare industries. He has assisted dozens of organizations wrestling with change in areas such as product development, sourcing, and supply chain management. He has extensive experience in Asia where he has worked in 11 countries for his clients from North America, Asia, and Europe. He has also worked in cancer research and in banking.

Brad holds an S.B. in Chemistry and an S.B. in Management Science from M.I.T., an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and a Ph.D. in Management from the Sloan School of Management at M.I.T.