Dr James Wilson

  • Senior Lecturer (Management)

telephone: 01413305041
email: James.Wilson@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns: He/him/his

R408C Level 4, Management, Gilbert Scott Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ

Import to contacts

ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3810-9434

Biography

James Wilson has been a Senior Lecturer in Management at the University of Glasgow since 1996. Prior to that, he held a joint appointment from 1984, split between the Accountancy & Finance and Management Studies departments. Before joining the University of Glasgow, he completed his PhD at the University of Houston in the USA; having a PhD in Operations Management, an MBA in Finance and an MA in Economics, with undergraduate degree in Politics and in Electrical Technology. He has worked in an engineering capacity for an electrical generation and distribution company and as a production planner for an oil field equipment manufacturer.

Research interests

James is a member of the Services and Operations Management research cluster.

Areas of expertise:

  • Project management 
  • Production management systems 
  • Inventory management & control systems
  • Management history‌

Publications

Selected publications

Wilson, J. M. (2015) Management in the Portsmouth Block Mill, 1803-1812. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015(1), 10033. (doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2015.122)

All publications

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2024

Ding, R., Chen, B. , Wilson, J. M. , Yan, Z. and Huang, Y. (2024) SRNI-CAR: A Comprehensive Dataset for Analyzing the Chinese Automotive Market. In: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (IEEE BigData 2023), Sorrento, Italy, 15-18 December, pp. 3405-3412. ISBN 9798350324457 (doi: 10.1109/BigData59044.2023.10386203)

2023

Wilson, J. and Favotto, A. (2023) From seedlings to ships: supply chain and production management in the Venice Arsenale, 1400-1800. Journal of Management History, (doi: 10.1108/JMH-10-2022-0056) (Early Online Publication)

2021

Wilson, J. M. (2021) Implementing and operating the Portsmouth Block Mill, 1803-1812. Business History, 63(5), pp. 795-825. (doi: 10.1080/00076791.2019.1645125)

2020

Wilson, J. M. and Favotto, A. (2020) Industrial topiary: bending trees for building ships. Topiarius, 24(Summer), pp. 32-35.

2018

Wilson, J. M. (2018) Deconstructing the re-invention of operations management. Journal of Management History, 24(2), pp. 128-155. (doi: 10.1108/JMH-06-2017-0028)

2016

Wilson, J. M. and Favotto, A. (2016) From Seedlings to Ships: Supply Chain Management in the Venice Arsenale, 1320-1800. British Academy of Management Conference (BAM2016), Newcastle, UK, 06-08 Sep 2016. (Unpublished)

Wilson, J. M. (2016) The origin of materials requirements planning in Frederick W. Taylor's planning office. International Journal of Production Research, 54(5), pp. 1535-1553. (doi: 10.1080/00207543.2015.1092616)

2015

Wilson, J. M. (2015) Management in the Portsmouth Block Mill, 1803-1812. In: Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 6-11 Aug 2015,

Wilson, J. M. (2015) Performance-based pay: alternative interpretations of the Portsmouth Block Mills’ Savings. Journal of Management History, 22(3), pp. 269-297. (doi: 10.1108/jmh-04-2016-0019)

Wilson, J. (2015) Ford’s development and use of the assembly line, 1908–1927. In: Bowden, B. and Lamond, D. (eds.) Management History: Its Global Past and Present. Series: Management history: global perspectives. Information Age Publishing Inc: Charlotte, NC, pp. 71-92. ISBN 9781681231853

Wilson, J. M. (2015) Management in the Portsmouth Block Mill, 1803-1812. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015(1), 10033. (doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2015.122)

2014

Wilson, J.M. (2014) Henry Ford vs. assembly line balancing. International Journal of Production Research, 52(3), pp. 757-765. (doi: 10.1080/00207543.2013.836616)

2012

McKinlay, A. and Wilson, J. (2012) ‘All they lose is the scream’: Foucault, Ford and mass production. Management and Organizational History, 7(1), pp. 45-60. (doi: 10.1177/1744935911427219)

2011

Wilson, J. and Moutinho, L. (2011) Financial impact of tourism marketing. In: Moutinho, L. (ed.) Strategic Management in Tourism. CABI: Wallingford, pp. 219-235. ISBN 9781845935887

Wilson, J.M. (2011) Reconsidering Ford’s Highland Park assembly line: new data vs. old ideas. In: 71st Annual Academy of Management Meeting, San Antonio, TX, USA, 12-16 Aug 2011, pp. 1-6. (doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2011.65869138)

Wilson, J. M. and Moutinho, L. (2011) Financial Management in Tourism. In: Moutinho, L. (ed.) Strategic Management in Tourism. CABI: Wallingford, England, pp. 207-218. ISBN 9781845935887

2010

Wilson, J. and McKinlay, A. (2010) Rethinking the assembly line: organization, performance and productivity in Ford Motor Company, c. 1908-1927. Business History, 52(5), pp. 760-778. (doi: 10.1080/00076791.2010.499425)

Wilson, J. and Moutinho, L. (2010) Marketing & resource allocation in financial management. In: Moutinho, L. and Southern, G. (eds.) Strategic Marketing Management: A Business Process Approach. Cengage Learning EMEA: Hampshire, UK. ISBN 9781844800001

Wilson, J. and Moutinho, L. (2010) Marketing and its implications for financial management. In: Moutinho, L. and Southern, G. (eds.) Strategic Marketing Management: A Business Process Approach. Cengage Learning EMEA: Hampshire, UK. ISBN 9781844800001

2003

Wilson, J.M. (2003) Gantt charts: A centenary appreciation. European Journal of Operational Research, 149(2), pp. 430-437. (doi: 10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00769-5)

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Articles

Wilson, J. and Favotto, A. (2023) From seedlings to ships: supply chain and production management in the Venice Arsenale, 1400-1800. Journal of Management History, (doi: 10.1108/JMH-10-2022-0056) (Early Online Publication)

Wilson, J. M. (2021) Implementing and operating the Portsmouth Block Mill, 1803-1812. Business History, 63(5), pp. 795-825. (doi: 10.1080/00076791.2019.1645125)

Wilson, J. M. and Favotto, A. (2020) Industrial topiary: bending trees for building ships. Topiarius, 24(Summer), pp. 32-35.

Wilson, J. M. (2018) Deconstructing the re-invention of operations management. Journal of Management History, 24(2), pp. 128-155. (doi: 10.1108/JMH-06-2017-0028)

Wilson, J. M. (2016) The origin of materials requirements planning in Frederick W. Taylor's planning office. International Journal of Production Research, 54(5), pp. 1535-1553. (doi: 10.1080/00207543.2015.1092616)

Wilson, J. M. (2015) Performance-based pay: alternative interpretations of the Portsmouth Block Mills’ Savings. Journal of Management History, 22(3), pp. 269-297. (doi: 10.1108/jmh-04-2016-0019)

Wilson, J. M. (2015) Management in the Portsmouth Block Mill, 1803-1812. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015(1), 10033. (doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2015.122)

Wilson, J.M. (2014) Henry Ford vs. assembly line balancing. International Journal of Production Research, 52(3), pp. 757-765. (doi: 10.1080/00207543.2013.836616)

McKinlay, A. and Wilson, J. (2012) ‘All they lose is the scream’: Foucault, Ford and mass production. Management and Organizational History, 7(1), pp. 45-60. (doi: 10.1177/1744935911427219)

Wilson, J. and McKinlay, A. (2010) Rethinking the assembly line: organization, performance and productivity in Ford Motor Company, c. 1908-1927. Business History, 52(5), pp. 760-778. (doi: 10.1080/00076791.2010.499425)

Wilson, J.M. (2003) Gantt charts: A centenary appreciation. European Journal of Operational Research, 149(2), pp. 430-437. (doi: 10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00769-5)

Book Sections

Wilson, J. (2015) Ford’s development and use of the assembly line, 1908–1927. In: Bowden, B. and Lamond, D. (eds.) Management History: Its Global Past and Present. Series: Management history: global perspectives. Information Age Publishing Inc: Charlotte, NC, pp. 71-92. ISBN 9781681231853

Wilson, J. and Moutinho, L. (2011) Financial impact of tourism marketing. In: Moutinho, L. (ed.) Strategic Management in Tourism. CABI: Wallingford, pp. 219-235. ISBN 9781845935887

Wilson, J. M. and Moutinho, L. (2011) Financial Management in Tourism. In: Moutinho, L. (ed.) Strategic Management in Tourism. CABI: Wallingford, England, pp. 207-218. ISBN 9781845935887

Wilson, J. and Moutinho, L. (2010) Marketing & resource allocation in financial management. In: Moutinho, L. and Southern, G. (eds.) Strategic Marketing Management: A Business Process Approach. Cengage Learning EMEA: Hampshire, UK. ISBN 9781844800001

Wilson, J. and Moutinho, L. (2010) Marketing and its implications for financial management. In: Moutinho, L. and Southern, G. (eds.) Strategic Marketing Management: A Business Process Approach. Cengage Learning EMEA: Hampshire, UK. ISBN 9781844800001

Conference or Workshop Item

Wilson, J. M. and Favotto, A. (2016) From Seedlings to Ships: Supply Chain Management in the Venice Arsenale, 1320-1800. British Academy of Management Conference (BAM2016), Newcastle, UK, 06-08 Sep 2016. (Unpublished)

Conference Proceedings

Ding, R., Chen, B. , Wilson, J. M. , Yan, Z. and Huang, Y. (2024) SRNI-CAR: A Comprehensive Dataset for Analyzing the Chinese Automotive Market. In: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (IEEE BigData 2023), Sorrento, Italy, 15-18 December, pp. 3405-3412. ISBN 9798350324457 (doi: 10.1109/BigData59044.2023.10386203)

Wilson, J. M. (2015) Management in the Portsmouth Block Mill, 1803-1812. In: Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 6-11 Aug 2015,

Wilson, J.M. (2011) Reconsidering Ford’s Highland Park assembly line: new data vs. old ideas. In: 71st Annual Academy of Management Meeting, San Antonio, TX, USA, 12-16 Aug 2011, pp. 1-6. (doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2011.65869138)

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Supervision

  • Ding, Ruixin
    Data Analytics and Decision Support for Auto Marketing Strategies in the Chinese Market
  • Li, Weiyuan
    Adapting to the New Disruption: A Comprehensive Analysis of Challenges and Strategies in the Automotive Industry Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis

Teaching

  • Project management
  • Operations management

Additional information

  • Associate Editor, Journal of Management History (2015 – present)
  • Associate Editor, Management Decision (2013 – present)
  • Chair, Management History Division, Academy of Management (August 2018 – August 2019)
  • 2011: Best reviewer prize, Academy of Management
  • 2011: John F. Mee prize for the Best Contribution to Management History, Academy of Management
  • 2015: Best Paper Prize, Academy of Management
  • 2016: Best Developmental Paper Prize, British Academy of Management
  • 2018 - present: External Examiner, University of Aberdeen Business School

James Wilson