Peter J. Buckley was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, at the 9:30 a.m. ceremony on Thursday, June 14, “in recognition of his extraordinary contribution to international business education and research.”
He is the founding director of the Centre for International Business at the University of Leeds. He is the founding director of the university’s Business Confucius Institute, which promotes understanding of Chinese culture and language in business.
Buckley has taught at various universities across the globe, including the University of Paris, the University of Groningen, Hong Kong City University and University of Lancaster.
In 1985, he was appointed a fellow of the Academy of International Business and remains the youngest person to be elected to the position. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2012 for “services to higher education, international business and research” and was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 2014.
Buckley has published nearly 30 books and has edited 20, focusing mainly on multinational enterprises and the complexities of international business.