Discipline
Strategy
Supervisor
- Bob Andersen
Curtis is a 5th year Strategy PhD candidate at the Ivey Business School. He is interested in how micro and macro level economic factors influence attitudes and behaviours important to corporations and governments. His dissertation examines how individual social class, economic inequality, and public policy influence trust in corporations and the propensity to pursue entrepreneurship.
Curtis also has experience teaching Business Communications to both undergraduate students (at Michigan Ross) and master's students (at Ivey).
Education
- Honours of Business Administration, University of Windsor, 2018
- Minor in Applied Information Technology, University of Windsor, 2018
Research Interests
- Econommic inequality
- Institutional trust
- Cross-nation comparison
- Entrepreneurship
Publications
- Walker, Kent Dr. and Labutte, Curtis. (2017). The Living Wage as a Means to Address Social Inequality. Ivey Business Publishing.
Awards/Honours
- John F. Rankin Doctoral Scholarship, 2021
- Dean’s Renewable Entrance Scholarship, 2014
- First Year Achievement Award, 2014
Conferences
- "International business and public trust in freedom of the market: How and why economic inequality matters". Academy of International Business (AIB) Canada Chapter annual conference. August 2025.
- "The Dynamics of Confidence in Corporations: The changing impact of household income and social mobility". International Association for Business & Society (IABS) annual conference. June 2024.
- "A cross-national analysis of prosperity, inequality, and trust in the free market". Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Metting, STR Division. August 2024.
Academic Experience
- Lecturer & Communication Consultant, 2025-present, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
- Lecturer, 2024-present, Ivey Business School, Western University
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2022-present, Ivey Business School, Western University
- Research Assistant, Sustainability & Management, 2015-2017, Odette School of Business, University of Windsor
- Teaching Assistant, 2025-2017, Odette of Business, University of Windsor
Professional Experience
- Senior Account Manager, Business Development Bank of Canada, 2017-2021
- Board Member and Treasurer, Leamington District Chamber of Commerce, 2018-2021
