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About Francine Newth

Dr Newth is a professor of strategy (retired) in the School of Business MBA Program at Providence College (PCSB), Providence, Rhode Island, USA, and a Dean’s Office Global Fellow. She is a recent recipient of a Fulbright Specialist award. She has over 25 years of experience in teaching and management consulting. She holds a doctorate in business administration with a concentration in international management from the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University.
She has taught the undergraduate and graduate capstone courses in Strategic Management, International Business, Global Management, Global Project Management and the Real-World Internship Experience at Providence College where she invites executives to submit problem-solving projects for her courses. Her many leadership roles have included Acting Dean of the School of Business, Director of the Division of Business Administration, Director of the MBA Program, and Chair of the Department of Management.
Dr Newth’s research focuses on business models, corporate strategy and global management. Her publications include a book entitled “Business Models and Strategic Management: a New Integration” available in seven modules at Harvard Business School (www.hbsp.harvard.edu), and numerous articles on dynamic capabilities, business models, and transfer of knowledge. She has recently published a Brexit Report with a team of eight PCSB MBA students titled: Brexit Impact on Business Models of Scottish Companies - June, 2018. (https://digitalcommons.providence.edu/business_fac/8/)
She has received several grants to conduct research with international firms such as Unilever, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen in Australia, China, Germany, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Dr Newth has received the Innovation in Teaching Faculty Award from the Providence College School of Business andthe Business Partnership Faculty Awardfor creating partnerships and alliances with the business community including an innovative Global Learning Partnership with DSI (subsidiary of Bowater/Rexam, UK).
She was chosen by Prince Alwaleed of Saudi Arabia to teach global management to his wife Ameerah, daugther-in-law Moneerah and other princesses.
She has developed the Global Project Learningmodel(GPL) to create global teams of students and faculty to work on real life projects for corporate partners focused on STEM + Business. She has been a professional business advisor to US businesses on the importance of reviewing business models and selecting strategies to fit their business models.

Positions

2016 - Present Global Fellow & MBA Professor of Global Management and Global Project Learning, Providence College ‐ School of Business
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2010 - 2016 Associate Professor of Management, Providence College ‐ School of Business
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2008 - 2010 Assistant Professor of Management, Director of Graduate MBA Real World/Real Life Internships, Providence College ‐ School of Business
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1994 - 2010 Assistant Professor of Management, (Tenure, July 1994), Providence College ‐ School of Business
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2004 - 2008 Director and Acting Dean/Dean, Providence College ‐ School of Business
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2001 - 2004 Chair Department of Management, Providence College ‐ School of Business
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2000 - 2001 MBA Program Director (Interim/ Sabbatical replacement), Providence College ‐ School of Business
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1995 - 1997 Grant Director PC/DSI Global Learning Alliance – (University & Industry Partnership), Providence College ‐ School of Business
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1985 - 1994 Instructor, Providence College ‐ School of Business
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1984 - 1985 Instructor, University of Rhode Island ‐ College of Business
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2008 Teaching 3 assignments in Saudi Arabia for Prince Alwaleed
UNH Foundation
2003 Global Learning Partnerships & Networks
Committee on Academic Faculty Research (CAFR), Providence College
1998 Teaching Emerging Economies
Kellogg Graduate School of Management
1997 Faculty Development in International Human Resource Management
Center for International Business Education and Research. University of Colorado at Denver
1992 Global Strategic Alliances
Committee on Academic Faculty Research (CAFR), Providence College
1992 Strategic Alliances within the European Community
Bentley College & Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Conference Grant
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Professional Service and Affiliations

Present Member, AACSB-Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business International
Present Member, Academy of International Business
Present Member, Academy of Management
Present Member, Association for Global Business
Present Member, World Association of Case Research & Application
2013 - 2013 Reviewer, Conference Paper, World Association for Case Research and Application
2010 - 2011 Reviewer, Journal Article, Cornell Hospitality Quarterly
1971 - 1975 Banking Experience: Compensation Analyst, Bank of Boston
Reviewer, Business Policy and Strategy Initiative – INSEAD
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Honors and Awards

  • Fulbright Specialist
  • Best Paper Award
  • Book Publication
  • Strategic Business Partnerships Faculty Award
  • Acting Dean/ Dean of the School of Business
  • E Raider online competition to restructure company debt and develop a new Business Model, 3rd place after Duke and Northwestern Kellogg
  • Innovation in Teaching Faculty Award, PCSB

Courses

  • MBA Internships
  • MBA Seminar in Business
  • MBA Seminar in Global Management
  • MBA Global Project Management
  • MBA Capstone Seminar
  • Management Internships
  • Business Finance (Saudi Arabia)
  • Principles of Management
  • Human Resources Management
  • International Business
  • Capstone Seminar in Strategy

Education

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1989 - 1995 Doctorate in Business Administration Concentration: International Management/Strategy, Nova Southeastern University ‐ Business Administration
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1991 - 1991 Certificate in International Management, Pacific Rim Management Program: Doing Business with Thailand, Malaysia & Indonesia, University of Southern California ‐ International Management
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1976 - 1980 M.B.A., Providence College ‐ School of Business
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1968 - 1971 B.A. Double major, Foreign Student Scholarship/French Teaching Assistant, Defiance College ‐ Political Science and History
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1967 - 1968 St. Lawrence College
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Books (1)

Conference Proceedings (4)

Book Chapters (4)

Refereed Journal Articles (4)