Dr. Trevor Hunter

Associate Professor

Phone: 519-433-3491
Email: thunter6@uwo.ca

Trevor Hunter is an Associate Professor of Governance and Management at King’s University College where he teaches Corporate Governance, Strategic Management and International Business. He holds an MBA and PhD from the Ivey Business School.  Trevor was awarded the 2009 Graduating Class Outstanding Professor, the 2017 King’s University College Award for Excellence in Teaching and was selected by the King’s University College Student’s Council to give the inaugural “Last Lecture” to the graduating class of 2021. Trevor’s research has been published in Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Cleaner Production, Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Journal of Non-profit Leadership and Education, and Ivey Business Journal, among others. He has presented research at the annual meetings of the Academy of Management, Academy of International Business, Strategic Management Society, Administrative Science Association of Canada, Greening of Industry Network, Association for Research on Non-profit Organizations and Voluntary Action and the Conference Board of Canada.

For nearly 25 years Dr. Hunter has been involved with corporate and not-for-profit governance as a director, professor, researcher and consultant., working with organizations including such as the Canadian Women’s Hockey League, the London Economic Development Corporation, Anago (Non) Residential Resources Ltd., Merrymount Children's Centre, Thames Valley District School Board, Pathways Employment Help Centre, Literacy Link South Central, London Children’s Museum, Woodstock Public Library, Reforest London, ISNA Schools and the University Students’ Council.  In the for-profit space, he has consulted for global executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates, Trudell Medical Marketing Limited, MCCG, and is a member of the advisory board for Try Recycling Inc.

Trevor has extensive board experience. He is currently vice-chair and chair of the Governance Committee for Museum London. Trevor was chair of the Governance Committee of the Middlesex-London Board of Health, on the board of Youth Opportunities Unlimited, board chair at the London Small Business Centre, a member of the Board of the Southwestern Ontario chapter of the Institute of Corporate Directors, a member of the King's University College Foundation Board and a member of the Governance Capacity Building Committee of the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies. In 2015, he co-founded and became vice-chair of Airshow London.

Education

• Ph.D., Richard Ivey School of Business, UWO
• MBA, Richard Ivey School of Business, UWO
• B.A. (Honors Sociology), King's University College, UWO

Teaching

• Corporate Governance
• Strategic Management
• International Business

Research

• Non-profit governance and leadership
• Corporate governance
• Organizational structure

Selected Publications

Refereed Journal Articles:

Martins, F., Cezarino, L., Liboni, L., Hunter, T., Batalhao, A., & Paschoalotto, M. 2023. Unlocking the potential of responsible management education through interdisciplinary approaches. Sustainable Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2757

Martins, F. P., Cezarino, L. O., Liboni, L. B., Botelho, A. B., Hunter T. 2022. Interdisciplinarity-based sustainability framework for management education. Sustainability, 14, https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912289

Porter, S. & Hunter, T. 2022, Boards and social media: The institutionalization of corporate social media policy, Journal of Communication Management, 26(3): 254-270. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCOM-06-2021-0066

Cezarino, L.O., Liboni, L. B., Hunter, T., Pacheco, L. M., & Martens, F. P. 2022. Corporate social responsibility in emerging markets: Opportunities and challenges for sustainability integration. Journal of Cleaner Production. 362.

Hunter, T. & Decker Pearce, B., (Forthcoming). Characteristics and Competencies Needed to Lead Human Service Organizations: What Boards Need to Know. Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership.

Hunter, T. & Bansal, P. 2007. How standard is standardized MNC environmental communication? Journal of Business Ethics, 71: 135-147.

Bansal, P. & Hunter, T. 2003. Explanations for the early adoption of ISO 14001. Journal of Business Ethics, 46: 289-299.

Conference Proceedings:

Weingartner, S. & Hunter, T. 2018. Examining social media governance in the age of big data. Presented at the Academy of Management Specialized Conference: Big Data and Managing in a Digital Economy, University of Surrey, UK.

Hunter, T. & Decker Pierce, B. 2017. Characteristics and competencies needed to lead non-profit organizations: What boards need to know. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, USA.

Hunter, T. & Bryant M. 2008. The Globalization of Canadian corporate leadership: 1987 – 2007.  Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada. International Business Division.

Hunter, T. & Bansal, P. 2005. How standard is standardized MNC environmental communication? Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Administrative Science Association of Canada. (Honorable Mention – IB Division)

Hunter, T. & Bansal, P. 2003. Parent firm foreignness and symbolic adoption of firm specific practices in MNE subsidiaries. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Administrative Science Association of Canada.

Practitioner Articles:

Hunter, T., 2024. How leader character can help non-profit boards protect organization missions. Amplify, 37(1). pp. 46-51.Weingartner, S. & Hunter, T. 2019. Creating effective corporate social media policies. Ivey Business Journal, May/June.

Hunter, T. 2017. Review of the governance structure of the resource productivity and recovery authority. Prepared for the Ontario Waste Management Association.

Hunter, T. 2011. Sector-based business costs study: A regional cost competitiveness analysis. Prepared for the London Economic Development Corporation.

Hunter, T. & Bryant, M. 2010. BP and Public Issues (Mis)-Management. Ivey Business Journal, September/October 2010. Also appeared in Economist Intelligence Unit - Executive Briefing, November 5, 2010

Hunter, T. 2010. A world of experience: A board perspective on CEO succession in an era of globalization. Russell Reynolds Associates white paper.

Hunter, T. 2010. Regional business cost competitiveness study. Prepared for the London Economic Development Corporation.

Hunter, T. 2009. Enhance London: A strategy for economic and societal prosperity.  Prepared for the London Economic Development Corporation.

Hunter, T. & Bryant M., 2008. The globalization of Canadian corporate leadership: 1987 – 2007. Russell Reynolds Associates white paper.

Conklin, D. W. & Hunter, T. 2001. Ontario Hydro:  Best practices for government and industry to ensure a successful privatization. Ivey Business Journal, 65(6): 59-65.

Hunter, T. 1999. Emerging from crisis: The Russian banking industry grew too quickly for its own good, but reform is on the way. The Globe & Mail

Hunter, T. & Conklin, D. W. 1998. Achieving global innovation through the economic web. The Globe & Mail