Jim Webb, D.Mgt.

Jim Webb, D.Mgt.

Clinical Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Director of Master of Science in Manufacturing Management and Doctor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering Programs

Office Location: Embrey 200F

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Education

  • Doctor of Management, University of Maryland

  • M.S. Engineering Management, 51²è¹Ý

  • MBA, University of Dallas

  • B.S. Engineering and Applied Science, U.S. Military Academy at West Point

Biography

After serving his country as a Special Forces Officer, Dr. Webb was an R&D engineer on the top-secret Strategic Defense Initiative. After receiving his MBA, he worked as a strategy and innovation consultant with Price Waterhouse, Deloitte, and AT Kearney for two decades. Leaving consulting to be the VP-Engineering of a global manufacturing company, he was eventually lured to serve as a strategist for the Department of Defense and subsequently manage their $6 billion pension fund. He is currently the Program Director of Lyle’s Master of Science in Manufacturing Management program and serves on the board of the U.S. Olympic Committee’s National Governing Body. His most recent book is Innovators Who Changed the World.

Publications

  • Webb, J. R. (2022). Innovators Who Changed the World. New York: Breakthrough Strategy Press. 

  • Webb, J. R. (2020). An Innovative Road to Paradigm Shifts. International Journal of Advanced Engineering and Management Research, 5(2). 
  • Webb, J.R. (2016) Scrapping New Product Development Efforts: When to Keep Going, When to Fold. Journal of Business Strategy 37(4), p. 32-40. 
  • Tanner, T. Kirkwood, H. Webb, J. Tanner, Y. (2019). A Systematic Review on Influences Of R&D Teams and The Driving Forces of Innovation. International Journal of Advanced Engineering and Management Research, 4(2). 
  • Brache, A. Webb, J. (2000) The Eight Deadly Assumptions of e-Business. Journal of Business Strategy, 21(3), p.13-17.

Personal Website

www.breakthroughstrategy.org