Paul A. L. Evans is a British academic. He is a professor emeritus of organisational behaviour at

INSEAD INSEAD, a contraction of "Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires" () is a non-profit business school that maintains campuses in Europe ( Fontainebleau, France), Asia (Singapore), the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, UAE), and North America (San ...

, where he holds the Shell chair of human resources and organisational development.

Early life

Paul A. L. Evans graduated from

Pembroke College, Cambridge Pembroke College (officially "The Master, Fellows and Scholars of the College or Hall of Valence-Mary") is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college is the third-oldest college of the university and has over 700 ...

in 1967. He earned an MBA from

in 1970 and a PhD from the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

in 1974.

Career

Evans joined the faculty at INSEAD in 1974, where he was assistant professor of organisational behavior until he was promoted to tenured associate professor in 1978. From 1983 to 2011, he was a full professor. During that time, he was also a visiting professor at the

London Business School London Business School (LBS) is a business school and a constituent college of the federal University of London. LBS was founded in 1964 and awards post-graduate degrees (Master's degrees in management and finance, MBA and PhD). Its motto is " ...

from 1998 to 1999, at the

Haas School of Business The Walter A. Haas School of Business, also known as Berkeley Haas, is the business school of the University of California, Berkeley, a public research university in Berkeley, California. It was the first business school at a public university i ...

in 2008, and at the

China Europe International Business School China Europe International Business School (CEIBS; ) is a business school located in Shanghai, China. Established under an agreement between the Chinese government and the European Commission in Shanghai in November 1994, CEIBS was the first bus ...

from 2010 to 2012. He was awarded the Shell chair of human resources and organisational development at INSEAD in 2001, and he retired as professor emeritus in 2011. Evans is the co-author of several books. In ''Must Success Cost So Much?'', Evans and Bartolomé found that managers were more likely to reach the top of the career ladder if they invested their time and energy equity not only in their work, but also in their families and hobbies.

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References

Living people Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge INSEAD alumni MIT Sloan School of Management alumni Academic staff of INSEAD English expatriates in France Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-academic-stub