Rate My Professor Andrew Cavanagh

Dr. Andrew Cavanagh serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management at Monash Business School, Monash University, within the broader Business & Economics discipline. Having obtained his PhD from Monash University, he joined the department in July 2014 upon completing his doctoral studies. Cavanagh's academic interests center on international business, business history, and higher education pedagogy. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, which include units like MGX3121 International Business Strategy and MGF2351 International Business, he holds the position of Teaching Associates Coordinator for the Department of Management. His work contributes to the understanding of management practices in global contexts.

Cavanagh's scholarly output includes several impactful publications in top-tier journals. Notable among them is "Creating strategic fit: aligning servant leadership with organizational structure and strategy," published in 2018 in Personnel Review, which has received 179 citations. This paper examines how servant leadership can be strategically aligned within organizations. Other significant contributions are "How do subsidiaries assume autonomy? A refined application of agency theory within the subsidiary-headquarters context" (2017, Global Strategy Journal, 66 citations), focusing on subsidiary-headquarters dynamics; "The development of subsidiary roles in the motor vehicle manufacturing industry" (2012, International Business Review, 64 citations); and "Assigned versus assumed: Towards a contemporary, detailed understanding of subsidiary autonomy" (2017, International Business Review, 54 citations). Recent works include "“Dark” student volunteers: commitment, motivation, and leadership" (2019, Personnel Review, 50 citations), "Developing successful assumed autonomy-based initiatives: an attention-based view" (2021, Global Strategy Journal, 27 citations), and "Developing and harnessing historical sensibility to overcome the influence of dominant logics: a pedagogical model" (2023, Academy of Management Learning & Education, 14 citations). With over 260 citations across his publications, Cavanagh has influenced discussions on subsidiary initiatives, leadership effectiveness, and innovative teaching methods in business education.