Strat. Change, 9, 513 (2000)

Strategic Change, December 2000Copyright Þ 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Announcement David Hussey

I am very pleased to report that David Hussey, the editor of StrategicChange from its foundation in 1992 to the end of 1999, has receiveda considerable academic endorsement for his contributions to thetheory and practice of strategic management through his publishedbooks. Nottingham Trent University conferred the degree ofDoctor of Letters on him in August 2000.

The higher doctorate was based on a detailed evaluation andassessment of the original contributions made during the 35 yearshe has been writing on this subject, during which time he hasproduced some 30 books (half as author or co-author and half aseditor/contributor) and over 100 articles. His two earliest books,originally published in 1971 and 1974, are still in print, having gonethrough several editions and somewhat changed titles, reflectingboth the development and the changing emphasis of the subject.

Regular readers of Strategic Change will remember that hereceived the Ansoff Award of the Japan Society of Strategic Man-agement in 1999 for his role as editor and contributor to the January1999 issue of the Journal. This was his second award for his pub-lications; his second book gained the John Player ManagementAuthor of the Year Award.

David has been involved in strategic management since the begin-nings of the subject in the mid-1960s, first as a practitioner andlater as managing director of a management consultancy. His maincontributions have grown from his concern with the application ofthe concepts leading to the development of new thinking in almostevery aspect of the subject. His MBA textbook (Strategic Man-agement: From Theory to Implementation, 4th edition, But-terworth-Heinemann) is one of a minority of books that givesreaders a solid and broad grounding in the concepts of strategy aswell as clear guidance on their application.

His reputation as a leading authority on strategic management ishard earned and well deserved. The doctorate is another milestonein a long career. I am sure that readers will join with me in offeringDavid our sincere congratulations.

Graham BeaverEditor