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Senior Lecturer in International Business, Birkbeck, University of London

Neil Pyper is Senior Lecturer in International Business at Birkbeck, University of London. He is a specialist in international business strategy, and is especially interested in emerging markets.

He has particular expertise on country risk in Latin America. This comes from some 20 years' experience as an analyst and consultant. He continues to write frequently on the region for the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Oxford Analytica and others.

Neil is the co-author of the textbook Technology Strategy, which was published by Red Globe Press in 2019. He has also published papers the area of strategic foresight, particularly scenario analysis. In addition, he has a strong interest in business school pedagogy. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Senior Lecturer in International Business, Birkbeck, University of London
  • 2014–2020
    Associate Professor in Business/Management, Coventry University
  • 2012–2014
    SAMS/ESRC/UKCES Management and Business Development Fellow, University of Liverpool
  • 2003–2012
    Senior Analyst, Oxford Analytica
  • 2001–2003
    Research Analyst, IHS

Education

  • 2013 
    University of Liverpool, Certificate in Professional Studies in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
  • 2009 
    Open University, BA, Economics
  • 2002 
    University of Liverpool, PhD, Latin American Studies
  • 1997 
    University of Liverpool, BA, Latin American Studies

Publications

  • 2020
    Scenario planning and foresight: Advancing theory and improving practice, Technological Forecasting and Social Change
  • 2019
    Technology Strategy, Red Globe Press
  • 2018
    Forward looking analysis: Investigating how individuals ‘do’foresight and make sense of the future, Technological Forecasting and Social Change
  • 2017
    Improving scenario methodology: theory and practice, introduction to the special issue, Technological Forecasting and Social Change
  • 2015
    Enacting a new approach to scenario analysis: the potential of a pragmatist account, Foresight
  • 2015
    Applying actor network theory and pragmatist thinking to the process of implementing scenarios, International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Management

Professional Memberships

  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
  • Certified Management and Business Educator