Dr M Gordon Hunter was appointed Professor Emeritus upon his retirement in July 2016 Gordon has held academic positions at universities in Canada, Hong Kong, and Singapore He has held 23 visiting positions where he has conducted over 150 invited presentations at universities in Australia, England, Germany, Monaco, New Zealand, Poland, Turkey, and USA Gordon has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and a PhD from Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland He has extensive experience as a systems analyst and manager in industry and government organizations in Canada. Gordon has written 4 academic books, edited 16, and published over 110 combined peer reviewed chapters, journal articles, and conference papers Gordon's research approach takes a qualitative perspective to conduct in-depth interviews He applies qualitative techniques in interdisciplinary research such as small business and cross-cultural investigations His research interests in the information systems (IS) area include the effective management of IS with emphasis on the personnel component; the role of Chief Information Officers; and the use of IS by small business In his retirement Gordon has employed the same qualitative research techniques to investigate various aspects of hockey players and their teams.