Selected Presentations
McDonough, E., Lin, S. (Author Only), The International Academy of Management and Business, "An Investigation into the state of Chinese management and its impact on China’s ability to compete on the basis of innovation," IAMB, San Diego, CA. (January 30, 2008).
Spital, F., McDonough, E., Athanassiou, N., IFSAM World Congress 2006: Berlin, Germany, September 2006., "Managing the Transfer of Knowledge in the Context of a Radical Innovation," IFSAM, Berlin, Germany.
McDonough, E. F., Featured Speaker at Nanjing University, "Turning Innovation Into A Strategic Weapon," Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
McDonough, E. F., Invited Speaker at The Center For Innovation Management Studies, "Leading Global Product Development Teams," The Center For Innovation Management Studies, Corning, NY.
McDonough, E., Barczak, G., Pan Pacific Association Conference, "Understanding the Impact of Contexts on Factors Leading to Global Team Performance," Anchorage, Alaska.
McDonough, E. F., Athanassiou, N., Spital, F. C., Academy of Management Meeting, "Knowledge Access In the Process of Global New Product Innovation of An MNC: A Social Capital Perspective," Seattle, WA.
Spital, F., McDonough, E., Athanassiou, N., Academy of Management Meeting, Seattle WA, August, 2003., "Knowledge Access In The Process Of Global New Product Innovation Of An MNC: A Social Capital Perspective," Academy of Management, Seattle, WA.
McDonough, E., Athanassiou, N., Spital, F. C., R&D Management Conference, "Managing Knowledge In the Global Innovation Process," Manchester, England.
McDonough, E., Barczak, G., 2003 PICMET International Conference, "The Role of Trust and Project Commitment in New Product Development Teams," Portland, Oregon.
McDonough, E. F., Barczak, G., 2001 PICMET International Conference, "An Investigation of Global, Virtual and Co-located NPD Projects," Portland, Oregon.
McDonough, E., R&D Management Conference, "Managing Global Product Innovation," Wellington, New Zealand.
McDonough, E., Lane, H., Athanassiou, N., Spector, B., Barczak, G., AIB Conference, "Implementing New Product Development Strategies Globally," Phoenix, AZ.
McDonough, E., Lane, H., Athanassiou, N., Spector, B., Barczak, G., R&D Management Conference, "Managing New Product Development Globally," Manchester, England.
McDonough, E., Lane, H., Spector, B., Barczak, G., Athanassiou, N., ION Conference, "Managing New Product Development Globally," Richmond, VA.
Industry and Academic Experience
Professor McDonough has been a visiting scholar in the R&D Research Unit of the Manchester Business School in England. He held administrative positions in two start-up companies prior to joining Northeastern in 1979 and has consulted with numerous companies on organizing and managing their new product development and innovation efforts. Some of the companies that Dr. McDonough has worked with include: Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Eastman Kodak, Corning, Phillips, Black & Decker, ITT Hartford, NYNEX, EG&G, Litton Industries, Northern Trust, Bay State Gas, Quebecor Providence Printing, Basic American Foods, Modine Manufacturing Corporation, New Pig, Sabanci Holding, Arcelik, Eczacibasi, and Akbank.
Professor McDonough has conducted executive training and given speeches in China, Mexico, Turkey, France, Germany, England, The Netherlands, and the US on a variety of topics including, creating innovative organizations, speeding up the product development process, leading high performance new product development, leading transformational change, creating high performance new product development teams, managing the global product development process, improving the R&D/Manufacturing interface, effectively controlling new product development projects, and others.
Professional Services
Professor McDonough has served as the Vice President of Research for the Product Development & Management Association and was the President of the College of Technology and Engineering Management in The Institute of Management Sciences. He is a founding member of the Institute for Global Innovation Management (IGIM) at Northeastern University, a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, and Department Editor for the People and Organizations and IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.
Mailing Address
Edward McDonough, III
304 Hayden Hall
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5000