Dr. Donald W Harper

Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai, College of Global Talents, Faculty Member

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Donald completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting at Brooklyn College in the City University of New York. Since then, his career spanned a twenty year period as a senior executive with several Fortune 500 companies in the USA as well as working as a consultant with a number of start-up entities. Subsequently, his industry background includes advertising, retail, health-care, real estate and entertainment. Donald also founded Jamstar Productions in 1990, an entertainment marketing firm that worked with some of Jamaica's premier performing artists on an international basis. Donald holds an Executive MBA degree from Purdue University's Krannert School of Management in the USA and from TIAS School for Business and Society in the Netherlands. He also holds a PhD in Management from the University of Leicester (UK).

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Donald's research centers on learning from failures as well as examining decision-making processes in highly uncertain and dynamic environments. He is also interested in alternative organizational forms, global business strategies and entrepreneurship.
Supervisors: Prof. Mike Saren and Dr. Robert Cluley
Address: University of Leicester
School of Management
Ken Edwards Building
University Road
Leicester LE1 7RH

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REVIEW | The Creative Echo Chamber: Contemporary Music Production in Kingston, Jamaica

IASPM@Journal, 2016

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A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY'S 'DIGITAL MUSIC REPORT'

Given these points, the aim of this paper is to draw attention to the DMR and offer some thoughts... more Given these points, the aim of this paper is to draw attention to the DMR and offer some thoughts on some of the piracy-related data contained therein. I hold the view that the current emphasis on digital piracy was based on a number of contingent events that precipitated the industry decline. Advancement in digital technology exposed the frailty of the music industry's business model. However, it is apparent that efforts to promulgate questionable statistics via the Digital Music Report are indicative of vain attempts to sustain it.

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20 Business Survival Strategies for tough economic times without laying off employees.

As a business owner or manager confronting a global economic crisis you have been faced with shri... more As a business owner or manager confronting a global economic crisis you have been faced with shrinking profit margins and fewer customers lining up to purchase your once thought to be "hot products or services." The question of how to survive these seemingly tough times usually results in answers such as…"we have to lay off more workers" or, "…let's close the office located in Suburbia".

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STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONALISM: GRAND THEORY OR METHODOLOGY?

Despite the fact that, during the 60s and 70s, social tensions exposed weaknesses in its foundati... more Despite the fact that, during the 60s and 70s, social tensions exposed weaknesses in its foundational precepts, themes from the Structural-Functionalist school of thought continue to underpin contemporary approaches to organizational and societal challenges.

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REVIEW | The Creative Echo Chamber: Contemporary Music Production in Kingston, Jamaica

International Association for the Study of Popular Music, 2016

Howard’s treatise on music production techniques in Jamaica is a comprehensive scholarly work w... more Howard’s treatise on music production techniques in Jamaica is a comprehensive scholarly work with the bold agenda, “to examine the Jamaican music business from its inception in the early 1950s to ascertain the economic, social, legal and international structures which affected its development” (xv).

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