East Lansing, MI 48825-1210
Ph.D., Emory University; Political Science
Associate Professor
Bryan K. Ritchie’s research and teaching focus on the political economy of development, especially for Southeast Asia. Particular areas of expertise include innovation, technological development, skills education and training, and social capital. His research has been published by the OECD and journals such as International Organization, World Development, and Journal of East Asian Studies. He has received several awards and grants, including Michigan State’s Teacher-Scholar award, the Council of Graduate School’s Distinguished Dissertation in the Social Sciences award for 2002, and grants from the U.S. Department of Education and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Dr. Ritchie received an MBA from Brigham Young University and has had extensive experience in the computer industry, including management and consulting roles for firms such as Novell, Iomega, 3Com, USRobotics, and Megahertz.
Professor Bryan Ritchie will present "Is Economic Development Probable? Labor and Skills Formation in a State-Coordinated, Liberal Market Economy" on December 11th, 2007 for the Asia Pacific Journal of Management at the School of Business, Brisbane University, Australia.
Bryan Ritchie, Madison Professor and co-director of the Michigan Center for Innovation and Economic Prosperity, talks about his role in expediting the commercialization process for intellectual property, and gives his plan for connecting researchers with business and government leaders.
Professor Bryan K. Ritchie was named the associate director for external strategies of the MSU Office of Biobased Technologies October 1, 2007:
Bryan Ritchie, Ross Emmett and Louise Jezierski are conducting a special research seminar that focuses on identifying the key public policy option that will help improve Michigan’s economic future. The seminar involves twelve hand-picked students that have an interest in studying the public policy of economic development. That class will first research the economic public policies of eight U.S. states and four international countries. Students will then compare the public policies of these regions in order to determine what is working to foster demand for high tech, high paying jobs and what is not. Next, students will compare their findings to the decisions being made in Michigan. Finally, they will prepare new policy proposals that will be presented to the MSU Board of Regents, the State of Michigan, and to private economic actors.
Professor Ritchie published, "Coalitional Politics, Economic Reform, and Technological Upgrading in Malaysia," World Development , Vol. 33, No. 5 (May 2005).
Professor Ritchie (along with Richard F. Doner and Dan Slater) published "Systemic Vulnerability and the Origins of Development States: Northeast and Southeast Asia in Comparative Perspective," International Organization , Vol. 59, No. 2 (Spring 2005).
Bryan Ritchie published, with Rick Doner and Dan Slater, “Systemic Vulnerability and the Origins of Developmental States: Northeast and Southeast Asia in Comparative Perspective.” International Organization. Vol. 59:2 (Spring 2005). 2005; "Progress Through Setback or Mired in Mediocrity? Crisis and institutional change in Southeast Asia." Journal of East Asian Studies. Vol. 5, No 2 (June 2005); and, "Coalitional Politics, Economic Reform, and Technological Upgrading in Malaysia." World Development. Vol. 33, No. 5 (May 2005).
