Ph. D. 1970, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Major: Organization Theory
Minors: Operations Management
Organization Behavior
Dissertation: "Some characteristics of the interaction between budgets and people."

M. Comm. (Hons.)1966, University of Otago, New Zealand
Major: Accounting, Operations Management

B. Comm. 1963, University of Otago, New Zealand
Major: Accounting

ACA (NZ) 1971, Chartered Accountant, New Zealand.

New York University, Stern School of Business Administration
Undergraduate Management and Organizational Analysis
Business Policy

Graduate MBA Business Strategy and Policy
Industry and Corporate Strategy Studies
International Business Negotiation Exercise
Management Assistance Project
Management and Organization Behavior
The Global Manager and Negotiator

Graduate Ph.D. Introduction to Organization Theory
Advanced Topics Seminar
Research Methods

Executive MBA Management Simulation Experience Modules

 "Steinway: A Case of "Reputation by Design," (with Raghu Garud & Suresh Kotha) Corporate Reputation Review (1998) 1 (3) 283-287
Appreciating cultural differences: The case of German reunification," (with Rudi F. K. Bresser) Administration and Society (1997) 29 (4) 440-470

"Run, rabbit, run! But, can you survive?" (with Raghu Garud & Sumita Raghuram) Journal of Management Inquiry (1996) 5 (2): 168-175.

"A frame for deframing in strategic analysis," (with Raghu Garud & Sumita Raghuram) Journal of Management Inquiry (1996) 5 (1): 23-34.

"Intergrations-Zirkel," (Rudi K. F.. Bresser) Personalwirtschaft (1995) 10: 34-40.

"Strategic action generators: A comparison of emphasis placed on generic competitive methods by US and Japanese managers," (with Suresh Kotha & Allan Bird) Strategic Management Journal (1995) 16: 195-220.

"Seeking the institutional balance of power: Avoiding the power of a balanced view," (with David Ahlstrom) Academy of Management Review (1995) 20 (1) 171-192.

"A conceptual model of the effects of areas studies training programs and a preliminary investigation of the model’s hypothesized relationships," (with Allan Bird, Susan Heinbuch & Marian McNulty) International Journal of Intercultural Relations (1993) 17: 415-435.

"Preparing managers for foreign assignment: The Expatriate Profile program," (with Allan Bird) Journal of Management Development (1992) 11(7): 58-66.

"Teaching the expatriate experience: A computer-based approach," (with Allan Bird) Journal of Teaching in International Business (1992) 4(1): 69-85.

"A psychoanalytic reading of hostile takeover events," (with Susan C. Schneider) Academy of Management Review (1992) 17(3): 537-567.

"Management development: Choosing the right leadership simulation for the task," (with Stephen A. Stumpf, Thomas P. Mullen & Maria Arnone) Journal of Management Education (1992) 16(2): 220-230.

"The effects of personality type on choices made in strategic decision situations," (with Stephen A Stumpf) Decision Sciences (1991) 22(5): 1047-1072.

"International renegotiations: The case of the Dominican Republic and Falconbridge," Natural Resources Forum (1991) 15(4): 258-269.

"Developing entrepreneurial skills through the use of behavioral simulations," (with Stephen A. Stumpf & Thomas P. Mullen) Journal of Management Development (1991) 10(5): 32-46.

"Getting the job done over there: Improving expatriate productivity," (with Allan Bird) National Productivity Review (1991) 10 (Spring): 145-156.

"Using behavioral simulations in teaching strategic management processes," (with Stephen A. Stumpf) Organizational Behavior Teaching Review (1990) 14(2): 43-62.

"Trainings that demystify strategic decision making processes," (with Stephen A Stumpf), Journal of Management Development (1989) 8 (1): 36-42.

"Comment: The concept of ideology in organizational analysis," (with Janice M. Beyer & Alan D. Meyer), Academy of Management Review (1988) 13: 483-489.

"Recognizing contexts and managing processes in universities," (with Rudi K. F. Bresser) Organization Studies (1988) 9: 257-261.

"Context, structure and academic effectiveness: Evidence from West Germany," (with Rudi K. F. Bresser) Organization Studies (1986) 7: 1-24.

"Regulating external threats: The case of the cigarette industry," (with Nikolai Wasilewski) Administrative Science Quarterly (1985) 30: 540-559.

"Towards an applied administrative science," Administrative Science Quarterly (1983) 28: 129-144.

"Crossing mother: Ideological constraints on organizational improvements," Journal of Management Studies (1982) 19: 91-108.

"Business administration and organization studies in the Federal Republic of Germany," (with Rudi K. F. Bresser) International Studies of Management and Organization (1981) 9: 3-16.

"Measuring industrial stagnation: The case of the US railroads," (with Marshall Sarnat) Journal of Industrial Economics (1980) 28: 255-268.

"Testing Mintzberg’s managerial roles classification using an in-basket simulation," (with Zur Shapira) Journal of Applied Psychology (1980) 65: 87-95.

"Crisis development and strategic response in European corporations," (with Walter H. Goldberg) Journal of Business Administration (1978) 9: 139-149. Reprinted in Studies in Crisis Management, Chapter 6, edited by Caroline Smart & William T. Sandburg (Montreal: Canada: Butterworth, 1978).

"Transactional analysis in an alcohol safety program," (with Susan H. Clayton) Social Work (1977) 209-213.

"A method for short-term profit analysis," (with Walter H. Goldberg et al. ) Omega (1977) 5: 309-315.

"Strategies for profit: An exploratory study of a behavioral model of Swedish firms," (with Walter H. Goldberg et al.) Management International Review (1977) 17: 35-44.

"Managers’ influence on subordinates’ thinking about safety," Academy of Management Journal (1975) 27: 34-38.

"Student learning in a restructured environment," (with John M. Dutton) Journal of Research and Development in Education (1972) 27: 6:26-37.

"Budgeting for control," Administrative Science Quarterly (1971) 16: 88-96.

"Competitive and collective strategies: An empirical examination of strategic groups," (with Rudi K. F. Bresser & T. J. Jithendranathan). In P. Shrivastava, J. Dutton & A. Huff (Eds.) Advances in Strategic Management, Volume 10B, (Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1994). pp. 187-211.

"Managerial skills," In Lawrence K. Jones (Ed.) The Encyclopedia of Career Change and Work Issues Phoenix, Oryx, 1992. pp. 177-180.

"Designs for organizational control," In Paul C Nystrom & William H. Starbuck (Eds.) Handbook of Organizational Design New York: Oxford, 1981 pp. 85-115.

"Fear of failure in project management," (with Pierre Guillet de Montheux). In Bo Persson (Ed.) Surviving Failures Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Humanities Press, 1979. pp. 199-217.

"Infrastructures of decision-making: critical assessments," In Anant Negandhi & Bernhard Wilpert (Eds.) Work Organization Research: European and American Perspectives Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1978. pp. 121-125.

"Organization studies in the Federal Republic of German," (with Rudi K. F. Bresser) International Studies of Management and Organization 1981. Complete Issue.

"Managing strategy in academic institutions: Learning from Brazil" by Cynthia Hardy. In: Organization Studies (1992) 13: 480-482.

"Leadership and management in universities," by Titus Oshagbemi. In: Organization Studies (1990) 11: 456-457.

"Conceptual foundations of organization theory," by Edwin M. Hartman. In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review (1989) 43 (2): 331-333.

"Control in business organizations" by Kenneth Merchant. In: Administrative Science Quarterly (1987) 22: 471-472.

Educational and Executive Training Programs - Co-author

Expatriate Profile A computer training program designed to increase managers’ awareness of cross cultural issues. New York: Park Li, 1991, 1996.

Global Directions. A Program to increase managers’ awareness of how cross cultural issues impact strategic decisions. New York and Chicago: Park Li, 1993.

Foodcorp: A simulated company in the consumer products industry.
New York: New York University, 1988.

Metrobank: A simulated company in the financial services industry.
New York: New York University, 1985.

Investcorp: A simulated company in the financial services industry
New York: New York University, 1985.

Steinway & Sons: A Multimedia Business Case (with Suresh Kotha),
New York University, 1997

Bridging Cultures (with Allan Bird & Tom Mullen) Park Li, 1998.

"Technological Changes in the Workplace," Presentation at the Conference on Technological Innovations in Business Education, University of Virginia, April 17-18, 1998.

"Best practices in the virtual workplace," (with R. Garud) Presentation at the Workshop on Achieving Strategic Advantage from Telework, Telecommute America Week, October 20-24, 1997 at New York University.

"The role people play in technological development processes: The case of the Steinways," The International CISTEMA Sponsored Workshop on Path Creation and Dependence, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 19-22, 1997.

"Local, regional and global maxima and the valleys in between: Lessons from NCR’s virtual work initiative," (with R. Garud & D. Accrocco) The Academy of Management Conference, Boston, August 1997

"Quantum physics and career populations," (with J. King & A Hurley) The Academy of Management Conference, Boston, August 1997

"Cultural diversity and the process of German reunification," (with R F. K. Bresser) The Academy of Management Conference, Boston, August 1997

"The quantum mechanics of career paths and trajectories," (with Amy Hurley). Pre-conference meeting of the Careers Division, The Academy of Management Conference, Cincinnati, August, 1996.

"Improbable invasions: United States firms in Japan and Japanese firms in the United States," Symposium presented at The Academy of Management Conference, Vancouver, Canada, August, 1995.

"A frame for deframing in strategic analyses," (with R. Garud and S. Raghuram) The Academy of Management Conference, Dallas, August, 1994.

"Deframing in strategic analyses," (with R. Garud and S. Raghuram) In: Strategic Management Society Program Chicago, September, 1993.

"Exploring patterns in business strategy: An empirical comparison of US and Japanese managers," (with S. Kotha & A. Bird). In: The First IFSAM Conference Proceedings, Tokyo, Japan. September, 1992.

"‘Situated’ learning for managers preparing to live abroad: An example of a personal computer approach," (with A Bird). In: The Academy of Management Conference, Las Vegas, NA, August, 1992.

"Teaching the expatriate experience: A computer-based approach," (with A. Bird) The Eastern Academy of Management Conference Baltimore, May, 1992.

"Matching managers and international assignments," (with A. Bird) The Conference of the Association of International Business, Miami, October 1991.

"Simulations in entrepreneurship education: Oxymoron or untapped opportunity?" (with S. A. Stumpf & T. P, Mullen) The Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference Babson College, Wellesley, MA, 1991.

"Using behavioral simulations in teaching strategy implementation" (with S. A. Stumpf) Symposium paper: The strategy Implementation Challenge: What to teach? How to teach it? The Proceedings of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA 1988.

"The language of takeovers," (with S. C. Schneider) The Second Meeting, International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations. Pace University, New York, 1987.

"Takeover attempts: What does the language tell us?" (with S. C. Schneider) The Third International Conference on Organizational Symbolism and Corporate Culture Milan, Italy, 1987.

"The impact of crises on industry: The case of the tobacco industry" The First Conference on Industrial Crisis Management. New York University, New York, 1986.

"Policy-making perspectives: Contrast between problem-setting and problem-solving," (with John M. Dutton) The Proceedings of the Academy of Management, Chicago, 1986.

"Researching corporate entrepreneurship: Methodological issues and directions," (with A. Ginsberg & I. MacMillan) First Biennial Conference, US Affiliate, International Council for Small Business, Orlando, FL, 1985.

"Narcissistic dilemmas and studies of organizations," The Conference on Alternative Perspectives on Organizations Baruch College, New York, 1985.

"Managing innovation" (with S. A. Stumpf & K. Hartman) In: The Proceeding of the Southern Management Association (New Orleans) 1982. pp. 325-327.

"Paradigm development: A promising construct for organization theory" (with D. Dodge & R. F. K. Bresser) The Proceedings of the Midwest Academy of Management, Chicago, 1981. pp. 431-432.

"Rules, achievements and control: Attempting to control a college faculty," (with J. M. Dutton), The ORSA/TIMS Joint National Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, 1979.

"Socialwissenschaftliche Ausbildung und Modelle," (with M. Patzak) in Konferenzdokumentation: Bedingungen des Lebens in der Zukunft und die Folgen fuer die Erziehung. Berlin: Technische Universitaet, 1978. pp. 482-498.

"One man, two organizations: The fool on the hill" The Conference on Entrepreneurship sponsored by The European Group for Organization Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1977.

"The management science implementation gap" (with I. Vertinsky) The International Meeting of the Institute of Management Science, Athens, Greece, 1977.

"The employment of women in universities - trends evident in affirmative action plans," The Proceedings of the American Institute of Decision Science, Atlanta, GA, 1974, p 266.

"The allocation decisions of business school faculty," (with N. Crandall & J. L. Tartar), The Proceedings of the Midwest American Institute of Decision Sciences, Minneapolis, MI, 1974.

"Research in business schools" (with J. L. Tartar & N. Crandall). In: The Proceedings and Abstracts, The American Institute for Decision Sciences, San Francisco, CA 1974. p. 68.

"Design of a faculty" In: The Proceedings of the 20th International Meeting of the Institute of Management Science Tel Aviv, Israel, 1973. pp. 393-398.

"Action research and student learning" The Conference on Action Research London Business School, London, England, 1972.
 

Stern School of Business
Management Department

Management Area Undergraduate Director, 1998 -
Coordinator, Management and Organizational Analysis, 1998 -
Management Area Recruiting Committee 1980-1986; 1991-1992; 1996 -
Management Area Doctoral Committee 1982-1984; 1988 -1992; 1997-
Coordinator, Management and Organization Behavior Course 1994-1996
Management Area Doctoral Advisor 1991-1992
Management Area Climate Advisory Committee 1990 -1992
Management Area Promotion and Tenure Committee 1985 -
Graduate Business Policy Course Committee 1989 -1992
Management Area Tier VI Coordinating Committee 1986 -1987
Member, Management Simulations Project Group 1981-1991

Stern School Disciplinary Committee 1991-1992
Stern School Admissions and Placement Committee 1994 -1997
Stern School P&T Committee 1995-1996

New York University
New York University Faculty Council, 1993 Faculty Benefits Committee
Personnel and Affirmative Action Committee

The Academy of Management
Co-Director for Electronic Media, 1997 -

Academy of Management Journal
Academy of Management Review
Administrative Science Quarterly,
Human Relations
Journal of Management
Journal of Management Education
Journal of Management Inquiry
Journal of Strategic Information Systems
Management Science
Organizational Behavior and Human Performance
Organizational Behavior Teaching Review
Organization Science
Organization Studies

The Academy of Management
The Institute of Management Science
The International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations
The Strategic Management Society

The International Advisory Network on Organizational Discourse

1994 The Free University Berlin, Visiting Scholar Grant.
1990 US. Department of Education: Business and International Education Program (with Allan Bird). Grant No. P153A00028.
1988-1991 Four Research Grants, Management Simulations Project
1986 University of Auckland, Visiting Faculty Research Fellowship

The "Breaking the Frame" Award, Journal of Management Inquiry, 5, 1997
Executive Training Programs and Consulting Activities

USA
American Express
American Institute of Banking
AT&T
Dow Jones & Company
Honeywell, Inc.
Indiana University
National Council of Savings Institutions
Northern Telecom, Inc.
Park Li, Inc.
Pratt Institute
Waterford-Wedgewood, Ltd.

 New Zealand
Cording Young (NZ) Ltd.
Databank (NZ) Ltd.
DFC (NZ) Ltd.
Fletcher Challenge Ltd.
Nathan Finance (NZ) Ltd.
Unisys-Linc (NZ) Ltd.