John H. McArthur

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| name = John Hector McArthur

| image = Dean Emeritus John H McArthur and John C Whitehead.png

| image_size = 150px

| caption = McArthur (right) and John C. Whitehead (left) in 2014

| birth_date = March 31, 1934

| birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|8|20|1934|3|31}}

| death_place = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

| alma_mater = University of British Columbia
Harvard Business School

| occupation = Professor emeritus
Administrator

| spouse = Natty Ewasiuk

| children = 2

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John Hector McArthur (March 31, 1934 – August 20, 2019) was a Canadian-American organizational theorist. He served as Professor of Business Administration and the 7th Dean of the Harvard Business School (1980–1995).{{Cite web |url=http://www.hbs.edu/about/history.html |title=Our History |access-date=7 January 2009 |publisher=hbs.edu |archive-date=18 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218170344/http://www.hbs.edu/about/history.html |url-status=dead }}

Personal life

McArthur was born on March 31, 1934[https://web.archive.org/web/20090214000346/http://www.ukdata.com/samples/GLAXOSMITHKLINE-SERVICES-UNLIMITED.html GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited, UK Data Ltd Full Report] in Vancouver, McArthur grew up in nearby Burnaby, British Columbia. His father was a government grain inspector and his mother was a nurse.{{cite web |url=https://www.hbs.edu/about/Pages/john-h-mcarthur.aspx |title=John H. McArthur |publisher=President & Fellows of Harvard College |date=2019-08-26 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826133618/https://www.hbs.edu/about/Pages/john-h-mcarthur.aspx |archive-date=2019-08-26 |access-date=2019-08-27 }} He graduated from Burnaby South High School, attended the University of British Columbia and earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Forestry in 1957.[http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/bulletin/2008/december/mcarthur.html A Force for Good, Harvard Business School Alumni Bulletin, December, 2008] He earned MBA and doctorate (DBA) degrees from the Harvard Business School in 1959 and 1963, respectively.

McArthur died on August 20, 2019, at the age of 85.[https://www.asiapacific.ca/apf-canada-mourns-loss-former-chair-dr-john-h-mcarthur APF Canada Mourns Loss of Former Board Chair, Dr. John H. McArthur]{{Cite web|url=https://www.hbs.edu/about/Pages/john-h-mcarthur.aspx|title = John H. McArthur - About - Harvard Business School}}

Professional career

McArthur started his academic career as faculty member of the Harvard Business School in 1962. In 1973 he became Professor of Financial Management, and in 1980 Professor of Business Administration. From 1980 through 1995 he served as seventh dean of the Harvard Business School. During his tenure, the Business School fundamentally redesigned its programs and campus which were highlighted in a Business Week cover story and The Harvard Crimson. According to a review of Thomas K. McCraw, Jeffrey L. Cruikshank's book The Intellectual Venture Capitalist: John H. McArthur and the Work of the Harvard Business School, 1980-1995, McArthur's trademark was "his commitment to creating a collaborative community.".[http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/bulletin/1999/april/theory.html New Releases, Theory and Practice, Harvard Business School Alumni Bulletin, April, 1999] From 1995 to 2005 McArthur was also Senior Advisor to the President of The World Bank.

McArthur also served as the founding Co-Chair of Partners HealthCare after his successful effort to unite two prominent Harvard University Teaching Hospitals: Brigham and Women's and Massachusetts General Hospital. McArthur had previously served as Chair of the Board for the Brigham and Women's Hospital.{{cite news |url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1994/6/9/is-john-h-mcarthur-the-most/?print=1|title=Is John H. McArthur the Most Powerful Man at Harvard?|publisher=The Harvard Crimson|date=June 9, 1994}} He had served on numerous boards and as Chair of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He also served as a key member on the Canadian Advisory Board for the Harvard Business School since it was founded in the early 1990s.[http://drfd.hbs.edu/fit/public/facultyInfo.do;jsessionid=JkwHGvDCvxNKLNy79T2LKpsg1ytq8Gt1QHqXtQQJL3Vsr26nxJM2!1996370678!1184177505?facInfo=bio&facEmId=jmcarthur%40hbs.edu John H. McArthur Harvard Business School biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717211806/http://drfd.hbs.edu/fit/public/facultyInfo.do;jsessionid=JkwHGvDCvxNKLNy79T2LKpsg1ytq8Gt1QHqXtQQJL3Vsr26nxJM2!1996370678!1184177505?facInfo=bio&facEmId=jmcarthur@hbs.edu |date=2011-07-17 }}, accessed April 24, 2011 McArthur was Co-Chair of the Venly Institute.[http://www.venly.com/our-team/harvard-business-school-dean-emeritus-john-mcarthur/ John McArthur Venly biography], accessed May 27, 2016

Recognition and awards

In 2015, McArthur was named Officer of the Order of Canada "[f]or his accomplishments as a leader in business education and for his ongoing engagement as an advisor in Canada’s public and private sectors".{{cite news |title=Mr. John H. McArthur |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-2478 |access-date=April 17, 2022 |publisher=Governor General of Canada |date=May 2, 2013}}{{cite news |title=Dean Emeritus John H. McArthur Receives High Honor from Canada |url=https://www.hbs.edu/news/releases/Pages/john-mcarthur-receives-high-honor.aspx |access-date=April 17, 2022 |publisher=Harvard Business School |date=July 2, 2013}} In 2016, he received The Harvard Medal for distinguished service to the university.[http://www.hbs.edu/news/releases/Pages/john-mcarthur-harvard-medal.aspx Former HBS Dean John McArthur to Receive Harvard Medal], accessed May 27, 2016

The [https://www.hbs.edu/global/mba-experience/Pages/the-john-h-mcarthur-fellowship-for-canadian-mba-students.aspx John H. McArthur Canadian Fellowship] was established in 1998 at the Harvard Business School. The Fellowship is named in honor of the former dean, who is a British Columbia native, and is funded by the generous support of Canadian alumni.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hbs.edu/global/mba-experience/Pages/the-john-h-mcarthur-fellowship-for-canadian-mba-students.aspx|title=The John H. McArthur Fellowship for Canadian MBA Students - Global Initiative - Harvard Business School|website=www.hbs.edu|access-date=2019-08-21}}