Prof Joseph Tidd
| Post: | Emeritus Professor (SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit) |
| Location: | JUBILEE BUILDING JUB-388 |
| Email: | J.Tidd@sussex.ac.uk |
Biography
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is a physicist with subsequent degrees in technology policy and business administration. He is Professor of technology and innovation management at SPRU, and visiting Professor at University College London, and previously at Imperial College, Bayes Business School, Copenhagen Business School, and Rotterdam School of Management. Dr Tidd was previously Deputy Director of SPRU, and Head of the and Director of the Programme at Imperial College, and co-creator of the
He has worked as policy adviser to the CBI (Confederation of British Industry), presented expert evidence to three Select Committee Enquiries held by the House of Commons and House of Lords, and was the only academic member of the UK Government Innovation Review.听He is a founding partner of Management Masters LLP.
He was a researcher for the five-year 听of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which identified Lean Production, and has worked on technology and innovation management projects for consultants Arthur D. Little, CAP Gemini and McKinsey, and numerous technology-based firms, including American Express Technology, Applied Materials, ASML, BOC Edwards, BT, Marconi, National Power, NKT, Nortel Networks and Petrobras, and international agencies such as UNESCO in Africa and . He is the winner of the Price Waterhouse Urwick Medal for contribution to management teaching and research, and the Epton Prize from the R&D Society.听
He has written and more than 100 papers on the management of technology and innovation, including (8th edition, 2024, with John Bessant), (4th edition, 2024, with John Bessant),听 (2023), 听(2021), and has more than听36,000听research citations听(), and hosts a popular听. Most of these publications are available from . He is part of the , a collaborative venture between Sussex, Bocconi and Renmin business schools.听
He is the founder and Managing Editor of the听听, established in 1997, which is the official journal of International Society of Professional Innovation Management (), and Managing Editor of the research series on Technology Management for听, currently with 44 titles.
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Role
Community and Business
Scientific Panel member,
Managing Editor,
