Sean O'Hagan
Associate Professor

Dr. Sean O'Hagan

He/him/his

Positions

Full-time Faculty
Faculty of Arts and Science - Biology and Chemistry and Geography - Geography and Geology

Education

BA (Honours), University of Western Ontario
MA, McMaster University
PhD, University of Western Ontario
Areas of specialization
Corporate Geography
Economic Geography

Teaching Areas

Undergraduate Programs

  • Geography and Geology

Research

Research Interests

  • Geography of corporate boards of directors and their educational affiliations
  • Overall study of corporate headquarters location
  • Competitiveness of small and medium sized cities in a knowledge economy


 

Open to Media Inquiries

Publications

100 Years of Interlocking Directorates in the Canadian Urban System. Canadian Journal of Regional Science 41, no. 2: 43-52.

The Geography of Canadian Interlocking Directorates: How Do They Relate to Brain Circulation? Urban Geography 36, no. 6: 823-843. Read more

The Geography of Corporate Directors: Personal Backgrounds, Firm, and Regional Success. The Professional Geographer 64: 586-601.

A Comparison of Canada’s Small, Medium, and Large Cities in the Knowledge Economy. Canadian Journal of Urban Research 17, no. 1: 130-154.

Corporate Knowledge Transfer via Interlocking Directorates: A Network Analysis Approach. Geoforum 35, no. 1: 127-139.

Tacit Knowledge via Interlocking Directorates: A Canadian and U.S. Comparison. Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography 84, no. 1: 49-63.