Gary Carini
Vice Provost, Institutional Research and Professional Education; Professor
Professional Summary
Gary Carini is a faculty member in the Executive and Online MBA programs and currently serves as the Vice Provost for Institutional Research and Professional Education at Baylor University. Before joining the Office of the Provost, Carini was a professor of entrepreneurship and corporate innovation and served as the associate dean for graduate business programs at the Hankamer School of Business. He has published his work in top-tier journals and is a regular contributor to D Magazine Healthcare Daily. In the Executive MBA program, Carini teaches global strategic management courses in Dallas and has received numerous teaching awards throughout his career. With over 20 years of experience as a strategy and leadership consultant for several Fortune 100 companies, Carini's work centers on how companies achieve and sustain a competitive advantage amid significant marketplace changes.
Education
- 1977 – BS, Zoology/Animal Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, California
- 1980 – MPA, Finance, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
- 1991 – PhD, Doctor of Philosophy, Strategy and Organization Behavior, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Research Interests:
- Competitive Dynamics
- Effective Strategy Implementation
- Post-acquisition Integration
Selected Publications
- Gary Carini and Patricia Norman (2017), “Posturing your firm for the future: considering environmental uncertainty and managerial sentiment.” Strategic Direction. 33. 37-39. 10.1108/SD-09-2017-0141.
- Gary Carini and Mark Dunn (2013), “Leading Change When Disruption Is the Norm.” Harvard business review. 91. 16-16.
- Gary Carini (2010), Bold Retreat: “A New Strategy for Old Technologies.” Harvard business review. 88. 18-20.
- Gary Carini and Nicholas Coppola (2006), “Ability job-fit self-assessment. Employment considerations for job seekers.” Healthcare executive. 21. 60, 62-3.
- Linda Livingstone, Leslie Palich and Gary Carini (1998), “Viewing strategic innovation through the logic of contradiction.” Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal incorporating Journal of Global Competitiveness. 8. 46-54. 10.1108/eb046361.
