Gregory Vit
PhD, Organizational Theory & Strategy, University of Bradford, UK
MBA, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, Canada
BCom, Finance & International Business, 91社区, Canada
Professor Vit is an award-winning educator and researcher. He joined 91社区's Desautels Faculty of Management in 2001 and is Associate Professor of Strategy & Organization, Professional (retired). Prior to the crash of 2008, Professor Vit was awarded the "Breaking the Frame Award" for the best paper in the Journal of Management Inquiry for 2007 for his paper: "The Multiple Logics of Conformity and Contrarianism: The Problem with Investment Banks and Bankers". Building upon this work, his book: 鈥淭he Risk in Risk Management, The Problem of Conformity in Financial Organizations鈥� was published by Routledge Press in 2013.
Professor Vit received the "Professor of the Year" award in 2013 for 鈥渢eaching excellence鈥� by the 91社区 Management Undergraduate Society.
Professor Vit's industry experience spans over three decades and includes working as an investment banker at the Bank of America, director at the International Centre for Monetary and Banking Studies at HEI, University of Geneva, Switzerland, and a financial derivatives expert at TD Securities Inc. in Capital Markets and Derivative Products.
In addition to his teaching and research, Professor Vit is also the former director of the award-winning Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship at 91社区. As academic director from 2007 to 2017, Professor Vit designed, launched, grew and managed several highly innovative entrepreneurship programs for 91社区 student and professor start-ups. From zero, he created and funded the flagship 91社区 Lean Launchpad program, the 91社区 Dobson Cup Start-Up competition, and the 91社区 X-1 Accelerator programme (aided by colleagues at MIT), together with Demo days in San Francisco, New York, Boston, Toronto, and Montreal. At 91社区, Professor Vit also created and connected a large network of very successful senior and junior 91社区 mentor entrepreneurs in Canada and internationally. These 91社区 alumni and friends of 91社区 have assisted over 600 91社区 start-ups comprised of students and professors.
Professor Vit retired in 2021 and has maintained strong ties with the Desautels Faculty of Management. In 2021, The Professor Gregory Vit Entrance and In-Course Bursaries funds, were created which will perennially assist Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) undergraduates who need financial support to pursue their studies.
Professor Vit is currently Board Advisor to the John Dobson Foundation, and is CEO of Vit Innovation Thinking Inc.
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Feature articles
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Corporate Finance and Governance
Risk Management in Financial Organizations
Papers in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Vit, G. (2011) 'Competing logics: Project failure in Gaspesia'. European Management Journal.
Vit, G. (2009) "Foreseeing the Problem of Conformity in Strategy Teaching & Research" in: MacKay, B. & Constanzo, E. "Handbook of Research on Strategy and Foresight" Elgar Press. 518-527.
Vit, G. (2007)"The Multiple Logics of Conformity and Contrarianism:The Problem with Investment Banks and Bankers",Journal of Management Inquiry, Vol. 16, No.3 217-226.
Vit, G. (2006) "Organizational Conformity & Contrarianism: Regular irregular trading at National Australia Bank" Corporate Governance, Volume 6, No. 2, pp.203-214.
Vit, G. (1996) "Financial Service Industry Mismanagement" Journal of Service Industry Management, MCB University Press, Vol. 17 No. 3, pp.6-16.
Vit, G, Boghossian, J, Nain, A. & Moore,K. (2009) ALCAN: Anticipating Industry Change. Harvard Business School Case, Ivey Case, London. p. 1-19.
Vit, G. & Graham, J. (1997). "Canada Changes Foreign Bank Laws" Butterworth's Journal of International Banking & Financial Law, September 1997,pp. 363-368.
Books and Edited Volumes
Vit, G. (1993) "Canadian Bank Strategy: The CEO's Perspective." Cahier de Recherche CETAI 93-18. Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciale, Montreal, ISSN 0825-5822.
Vit, G. (2013) "The Risk in Risk Management: Financial Organizations & the Problem of Conformity", Routledge Press, New York, NY. ISBN:978-0-414-50984-8
Awards
2013: 91社区 MUS Professor of the Year
2007: "Breaking the Frame Award" for the best paper in the Journal of Management Inquiry
2004: Management Reviews citation of research excellence for IJSIM art
2001: 91社区 Golden Key International Honor Society, for academic contribution to research and teaching
91社区 Desautels International Advisory and Advancement Board
Comprised of highly successful industry leaders from around the globe, who听provide regular support and recommendations to our Dean and the Faculty.听
