Chris Bart

{{Short description|Canadian academic}}

{{BLP sources|date=October 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2011}}

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| nationality = Canadian

| occupation = Educator
Management consultant
Author

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| alma_mater = York University
Ivey School of Business

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Chris Bart is a Canadian business consultant, author and former university professor.

Early life and education

Bart was born in Canada. He holds a B.A. (Hons.Bus.) and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University.{{Cite web |url=https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/faculty/profiles/bart.html |title=Chris Bart biography |date=March 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322211935/https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/faculty/profiles/bart.html |archive-date=March 22, 2012 |access-date=January 23, 2024 |url-status=live }} He is also a chartered accountant certified by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario and has received a Ph.D. from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.

Career

Bart joined McMaster University in 1981.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thespec.com/news/canada/suspended-mac-profs-win-court-reprieve/article_89990bc6-39dd-52de-9bec-a81a0eb7f911.html|title=Suspended Mac profs win court reprieve|first=Steve Buist Spectator Reporter, The Hamilton|last=Spectator|newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator |date=October 5, 2016|via=www.thespec.com}} He served as a Professor of Strategy and Governance at DeGroote School of Business until 2013 after he and 5 other professors were suspended for harassing other faculty in an effort to deny their faculty's Dean a second term.{{cite news| url=http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4775265-special-report-appeal-shatters-secrecy-around-suspension-of-mac-faculty/| title=SPECIAL REPORT: Appeal shatters secrecy around suspension of Mac faculty| newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator| date=August 23, 2014}}{{cite news| url=https://www.thespec.com/news/canada/2016/10/05/suspended-mac-profs-win-court-reprieve.html| last=Buist| first=Steve| title=Suspended Mac profs win court reprieve| date=October 5, 2016| newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator}}

Bart, a co-founder, is currently Executive Chairman of the Caribbean Governance Training Institute and the Caribbean Institute of Directors.{{cite web|url=http://caribbeangovernancetraining.com/ |accessdate=October 2, 2011|title=Caribbean Governance Training Institute}}

Author

Bart has published more than 190 articles, cases and reviews.{{cn|date=November 2023}} He is the author of A Tale of Two Employees and the Person Who Wanted to Lead Them.{{cite news| publisher=CBC News| title=What the experts are reading| date=January 13, 2011| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/taxes/what-the-experts-are-reading-1.1001889| last=Demont| first=Philip}}

Bibliography

;Books

  • A Tale of Two Employees. Corporate Missions Inc. Press, 2002. {{ISBN|0-9732247-0-3}}.
  • A Tale of Two Employees and the Person Who Wanted to Lead Them
  • The Mission Driven Hospital: Turning Noble Aspirations into Accountability and Action
  • Achieving the Execution Edge: 20 Essential Questions Corporate Directors Need to get Answered About Strategy Execution
  • A Tale of Two Husbands and the Woman Who Wanted to Love Them
  • A Tale of Two School Principals and the Superintendent Who Wanted to Lead Them
  • A Tale of Two Team Members and the Insurance Agent Who Wanted to Lead Them

;Monographs

  • Twenty Questions for Directors Should Ask about Strategy. Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, 2003, {{ISBN|1-55385-031-9}}.
  • Twenty Questions Directors Should Ask about Strategy – Second Edition. Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, 2006. {{ISBN|1-55385-031-9}}.
  • Twenty Essential Questions Directors of Not-for-profit Organizations Should Ask about Strategy. Corporate Missions Inc. Press, 2009. {{ISBN|978-0-9732247-3-3}}.

Selected publications

  • "IT and the board of directors: An empirical investigation into the 'Governance questions' directors should ask about IT, JIS, 224, 2, Fall 2010, 147–172.
  • An exploration into the content of the compensation discussion & analysis document", Corporate Board, 5, 2, 2009, 6–15
  • The role of the board in IT governance: Current and desired oversight practices." International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, 4, 4, 2009, 316–329.
  • Leveraging human intellectual capital through an employee volunteer program and service-learning: The case of Ford Motor Company of Canada." Journal of Intellectual Capital, 10, 1, 2009, 121–134.
  • Improving the board's involvement in corporate strategy: Directors speak out", International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, V 3, no. 4, 2007, pp. 382–393.
  • A comparative analysis of mission statement content in secular and faith based hospitals", Journal of Intellectual Capital, Vol 8, No. 4, 2007, 682–694
  • Issues in Canadian board transparency", Corporate Board, Vol 3, No 1, 2007, pp. 43–48.
  • The performance impact of content and process in product innovation charters", Journal of Product Innovation Management, V24, No. 1, 2007, pp. 3–19.

Awards and recognition

  • 2011: TD Insurance Meloche Monnex Corporate Governance and Strategic Leadership Award.{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1zNcEqqjwA |title=2011 HR Summit Awards: Corporate Governance and Strategic Leadership Award | date=February 22, 2011 |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=October 2, 2011}}
  • 2012: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal on nomination from MP David Sweet.{{cite news |last1=Sweet |first1=David |title=Our community heroes receive Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medals |url=https://www.hamiltonnews.com/news-story/5425865-our-community-heroes-receive-queen-s-diamond-jubilee-medals/ |access-date=17 March 2023 |work=HamiltonNews.com |date=11 December 2012 |language=en-CA}}
  • Ontario Chamber of Commerce Award for Corporate Governance{{Cite web|url=https://thedirectorscollege.com/faculty/637/|title=Faculty|date=March 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323004404/https://thedirectorscollege.com/faculty/637/|archive-date=March 23, 2012|access-date=January 23, 2024|url-status=live}}
  • Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Award
  • McMaster's Innovation Award
  • McMaster's Research Recognition Award
  • McMaster's Theory to Practice Award

References

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