William H. Starbuck
William
Starbuck is professor-in-residence at the Lundquist College of Business of the
He
has published over 140 articles on accounting, bargaining, business strategy,
computer programming, computer simulation, forecasting, decision making,
human-computer interaction, learning, organizational design, organizational
growth and development, perception, scientific methods, and social revolutions.
He has also written two books and edited seventeen books, including two-volume
the Handbook of Organizational Design, which was chosen the best book on
management published during the year ending May 1982.
WILLIAM HAYNES STARBUCK
Born: September 20, 1934 - Portland,
Indiana
Degrees:
1956 Harvard College - A.B. in
Physics
1959 Carnegie Institute of Technology
- M.S. in Industrial Administration
1964 Carnegie Institute of Technology
- Ph.D. in Industrial Administration
Positions Held:
1960-64 Instructor in Industrial Management
and Economics,
1964-65 Assistant Professor of Administrative
Sciences and Economics,
1965-67 Associate Professor of Administrative
Sciences and Economics,
1966-67 Visiting Associate Professor of
Social Relations, The
1967-71 Professor of Administration,
1968-71 Professor of Sociology, College of
Arts and Sciences,
1970-71 Visiting Professor of Administration
and Fulbright Fellow,
1971-74 Senior Research Fellow, International
Institute of Management,
1974-75 Research Professor, University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
1974-84 Evan and Marion Helfaer Professor of
Business Administration, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
1977-78 Visiting Professor, Norwegian
1977-78 Visiting Professor and Fulbright
Research Fellow,
1977-78 Visiting Professor,
1985-05 ITT Professor of Creative Management,
1985-89 Director, Doctoral Program, Graduate
1998 Visiting
Professor, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
1999 Visiting Erskine Fellow,
1999 Visiting
Professor, Université de Paris IX - Dauphine
1999
Visiting
Professor,
2000
Visiting Professor,
Université de Aix-Marseille III
2001
Visiting
Researcher, Université de Paris I – La Sorbonne
2003 Visiting
Professor, Université de Aix-Marseille III
2004 Visiting International Fellow,
Advanced Institute for Management Research program, UK, and Visiting Fellow,
Said Business School, University of Oxford
2005- Professor-in-Residence, Lundquist
2005- Professor emeritus,
2006 Visiting Professor,
2006 Visiting
Professor, Université Paul Cézanne (Aix-Marseille III)
2007 Visiting Erskine Fellow,
2008 Visiting Scholar, University of
South Florida
2008 Visiting Professor, ESSEC Business
School
Honors:
1975- Fellow, American Psychological
Association
1986- Fellow, Academy of Management
1987 Distinguished Scholar Award,
Organization and Management Theory Division, Academy of Management
1989- Fellow, Association for
Psychological Science
1989-
Fellow,
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
1995
Ph.D.
in social science honoris causa,
1996
"William H.
Starbuck" par Philippe Baumard. Revue
Française de Gestion, No. 110, pp. 56-68.
1998-
Honorary
Fellow, British Academy of Management
2001 Jack Rudin & John G. Driscoll Distinguished
Visiting Professor,
2004 Docteur honoris causa de
l’Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II)
2004 Distinguished Scholar Award, Managerial and
Organizational Cognition Division,
2005 Award for Distinguished Scholarly Achievement,
2006 Docteur honoris causa de
l’Université Paul Cézanne (Aix-Marseille III)
2007 “(Un)learning and (mis)education through the eyes of
Bill Starbuck: An interview with Pandora’s playmate” by Michael L. Barnett. Academy
of Management Learning and Education, 6(1): 114-127.
2007 “Produire la connaissance et
éduquer les managers: Entretien de William H. Starbuck,” par Jean-Claude
Tarondeau. Revue Française
de Gestion, 33(178-179): 71-89.
Professional
Activities:
1966-68 Member, Editorial Board,
Administrative Science Quarterly
1966-69 Member, Research Advisory
1968-71 Editor, Administrative Science
Quarterly
1970-78 Member, Editorial Board, Journal of
Applied Social Psychology
1973-74 Chairman, College on Organization,
The
1974 Member, Advisory Panel, Research
Management Improvement Program, National Science Foundation
1978- Member, Editorial Board, Journal
of Management Studies
1981-83 Member, Advisory Screening Committee
for Senior Fulbright Awards in Business Management, Council for International
Exchange of Scholars
1981-86 Member, Editorial Review Board,
1982-85 Member, Editorial Board,
Administrative Science Quarterly
1983-84 Chairman, Advisory Screening
Committee for Senior Fulbright Awards in Business Management, Council for International
Exchange of Scholars
1984-85 Editor, The Programmer's Corner, ICON
1984- Member, Editorial Board,
Scandinavian Journal of Management
1988-95 Member, Editorial Board, Journal of
Behavioral Economics/Journal of Socioeconomics
1989- Member, Editorial Board, British
Journal of Management
1989-00 Member, Editorial Board, Accounting,
Management and Information Technologies
1990 Chair, Interest Group on
Managerial and Organizational Cognition,
1991- Member, Editorial Board, Journal
of Management Inquiry
1991-99 Member, Board of Governors, Academy
of Management
1993- Member, Editorial Board,
Organization
1994-95 Vice President and Program Chair
Elect,
1995-96 Vice President and Program Chair,
1996-97
Vice
President and President Elect,
1997-98 President,
1998-99 Past President,
1997- Member, Editorial Board, Asian
Case Research Journal
1997-? Member, Editorial Board, Knowledge
Management and Information Studies
1998- Member, Editorial Board,
International Journal of Management Reviews
1998-? Member, Management of Healthcare
Technology Advisory Board
2001- Member, Editorial Board,
Information and Organization
2001-03 Member, Review Panel, Innovation and
Organizational Change Program, National Science Foundation
2002- Member, Society for the
Advancement of Management Studies
2003- Member, Advisory Board,
Organization Management Journal
2003 Advisory Editor, Blackwell Encyclopedia
of Management, second edition
2004 Member, Committee of Visitors,
Economics Decision and Management Sciences Cluster, National Science Foundation
2004 Participant,
Workshop on Cyberinfrastructure and the Social Sciences, National Science Foundation
2006 Advisory
Board, United Nations and
2006- Advisory
Board, Managerial Issues in Theory & Practice
Publications:
1.
"Computing
machines: Rent or buy?" Journal of Industrial Engineering, 1958, 9:
254-258.
2.
"Two
experiments on bias and conflict in organizational estimation," with
Richard M. Cyert and James G. March, Management Science, 1961, 7: 254-264.
3.
"Testing
case-descriptive models." Behavioral Science, 1961, 6: 191-199. Reprinted
in Computer Simulation of Human Behavior; Wiley, 1971.
4.
"A
generalization of Terborgh's approach to equipment replacement."
International Journal of Production Research, 1962, 1(3): 29-38.
5.
"Level
of aspiration." Psychological Review, 1963, 70: 51-60.
6.
"Level
of aspiration theory and economic behavior." Behavioral Science, 1963, 8:
128-136.
7.
"Sales
volume and employment in British and American retail trade." Pages 212-219
in W. S. Decker (ed.), Emerging Concepts in Marketing; American Marketing
Association, 1963.
8.
Contributions
to A Behavioral Theory of the Firm, by Richard M. Cyert and James G. March.
Prentice-Hall, 1963.
9.
"Discussion
of 'Measurement of behavior structures of means of input-output data,'"
with Philip G. Herbst. Human Relations, 1963, 16: 385-389.
10.
"On
managers and theories," with John M. Dutton. Management International,
1963, No. 6: 25-50.
11.
"The
aspiration mechanism." General Systems, 1964, 9: 191-203.
12.
"Mathematics
and organization theory." Pages 335-386 in J. G. March (ed.), Handbook of
Organizations;
13.
"Organizational
growth and development." Pages 451-583 in J. G. March (ed.), Handbook of
Organizations;
14.
"Eve
with 28 faces." Contemporary Psychology, 1966, 11: 119 and 122.
15.
"Mathematics
and the social sciences." Tenth Muse, Spring, 1966.
16.
"The
effects of advisors on business game teams," with Ernest Kobrow. American
Behavioral Scientist, 1966, 10(3): 28-30. Reprinted in S. S. Boocock and E. O.
Schild (eds.), Simulation Games in Learning; Sage Publications, 1967, 232-239.
17.
"The
efficiency of British and American retail employees." Administrative
Science Quarterly, 1966, 11: 345-385. Reprinted in Organizational Growth and
Development; Penguin Books, 1971.
18.
"On
teaching business policy."
19.
"An
experimental study of risk-taking and the value of information in a new product
context," with Frank M. Bass. Journal of Business, 1967, 40: 155-165.
20.
Review
of R. E. Brown's Judgment in Administration. Administrative Science Quarterly,
1967, 11: 697-699.
21.
"How
Charlie estimates run-time," with John M. Dutton. Pages 48-63 in M. P.
Hottenstein and R. W. Millman (eds.), Research Toward the Development of
Management Thought; Academy of Management, 1967.
22.
"Organizational
metamorphosis." Pages 113-132 in R. W. Millman and M. P. Hottenstein
(eds.), Promising Research Directions;
23.
"Some
comments, observations, and objections stimulated by 'Design of proof in
organizational research.'" Administrative Science Quarterly, 1968, 13:
135-161.
24.
"Coordination,
output markets, and collective action." Pages 312-321 in M. Zald (ed.),
Power in Organizations;
25.
Organizational
Growth and Development (edited); Penguin Books, 1971.
26.
"Concerning
a misspecified specification." Sociometry, 1971, 34: 214-226.
27.
"Computer
simulation models of human behavior: A history of an intellectual
technology," with John M. Dutton. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and
Cybernetics, 1971, SMC-1: 128-171.
28.
"The
history of simulation models," with John M. Dutton. Pages 9-102 in
Computer Simulation of Human Behavior; Wiley, 1971.
29.
"Finding
Charlie's run-time estimator," with John M. Dutton. Pages 218-242 in
Computer Simulation of Human Behavior; Wiley, 1971.
30.
Computer
Simulation of Human Behavior, edited with John M. Dutton; Wiley, 1971.
31.
"Bargaining
strategies with asymmetric initiation and termination," with Dorothy F.
Grant. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 1971, 1: 344-363.
32.
"A
critique" (of a paper by Robert J. Swieringa and Joel S. Demski). Pages
458-474 in T. J. Burns (ed.), Behavioral Experiments in Accounting; The
33.
Review
of H. C. White's Chains of
34.
"Computer
simulation as a tool for descriptive behavioral science," with John M.
Dutton. Pages 257-289 in W. Goldberg (ed.), Computer Simulation Versus
Analytical Solutions for Business and Economic Models, Volume I: Simulation
Methodology; BAS, Business Administration Studies, No. 17, 1973.
35.
"Tadpoles
into Armageddon and Chrysler into butterflies." Social Science Research,
1973, 2: 81-109.
36.
"Designing
adaptive organizations," with John M. Dutton. Journal of Business Policy,
1973, 3(4): 21-28.
37.
"Trends
in the growth and development of computer simulation," with John M.
Dutton. Pages 47-52 in W. G. Yost and M. H. Mickle (eds.), Modeling and
Simulation, Volume 4; Instrument Society of
38.
"The
current state of organization theory." Pages 123-139 in J. W. McGuire
(ed.), Contemporary Management: Issues and Viewpoints; Prentice-Hall, 1974.
39.
Review
of J. Hage's Techniques and Problems of Theory Construction in Sociology.
Administrative Science Quarterly, 1974, 19: 262-264.
40.
"Systems
optimization with unknown criteria." Pages 67-76 in Proceedings of the
1974 International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics; Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1974.
41.
"Information
systems for organizations of the future." Pages 217-229 in E. Grochla and
N. Szyperski (eds.), Information Systems and Organizational Structure; de
Gruyter, 1975.
42.
"Organizations
and their environments." Pages 1069-1123 in M. D. Dunnette (ed.), Handbook
of Industrial and Organizational Psychology;
43.
"Camping
on seesaws: Prescriptions for a self-designing organization," with Bo L.
T. Hedberg and Paul C. Nystrom. Administrative Science Quarterly, 1976, 21:
41-65.
44.
"Interacting
processes as organization designs," with Paul C. Nystrom and Bo L. T.
Hedberg. Pages 209-230 in R. H. Kilmann, L. R. Pondy, and D. P. Slevin (eds.),
The Management of Organization Design, Vol. I, Strategies and Implementation;
Elsevier North
45.
"Why
prescription is prescribed," with Paul C. Nystrom. Pages 1-5 in
Prescriptive Models of Organizations; North-Holland, 1977.
46.
"Designing
organizations to match tomorrow," with Bo L. T. Hedberg and Paul C.
Nystrom. Pages 171-181 in Prescriptive Models of Organizations; North-Holland,
1977. Reprinted in M. R. Weisbord (ed.), Organizational Diagnosis;
Addison-Wesley, 1978, pages 115-123; and in P. E. Connor (ed.), Organizations;
SRA, 1980, pages 501-507.
47.
Prescriptive
Models of Organizations, edited with Paul C. Nystrom; North-Holland, 1977.
48.
"Saving
an organization from a stagnating environment," with Bo L. T. Hedberg.
Pages 249-258 in H. B. Thorelli (ed.), Strategy + Structure = Performance: The
Strategic Planning Imperative;
49.
"Responding
to crises," with Arent Greve and Bo L. T. Hedberg. Journal of Business
Administration, 1978, 9(2): 111-137. Also pages 111-137 in C. F. Smart and W.
T. Stanbury (eds.), Studies on Crisis Management; Institute for Research on
Public Policy, 1978. Reprinted in S. J. Andriole (ed.), Corporate Crisis
Management; Petrocelli Books, 1985, pages 155-188.
50.
"Diffusion
of an intellectual technology," with John M. Dutton. Pages 489-511 in K.
Krippendorff (ed.), Communication and Control in Society; Gordon and Breach,
1979.
51.
"Organisationstheorie
- Mathematische Modelle einer einzelnen Organisation." Pages 309-314 in M.
J. Beckmann, G. Menges, and R. Selten (eds.), Handworterbuch der Mathematischen
Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Volume 1; Th. Gabler, 1979.
52.
Review
of L. L. Cummings and B. M. Staw (eds.), Research in Organizational Behavior.
Administrative Science Quarterly, 1980, 25: 533-536.
53.
"A
trip to view the elephants and rattlesnakes in the
54.
"Designing
and understanding organizations," with Paul C. Nystrom. Pages ix-xxii in
Volume 1 of Handbook of Organizational Design; Oxford University Press, 1981.
55.
Handbook
of Organizational Design, two volumes, edited with Paul C. Nystrom; Oxford
University Press, 1981. The
56.
"Why
the world needs organisational design," with Paul C. Nystrom. Journal of
General Management, 1981, 6: 3-17. Reprinted in R. Wolff (ed.), Organizing
Industrial Development; de Gruyter, 1986, pages 355-370.
57.
"Congealing
oil: Inventing ideologies to justify acting ideologies out." Journal of
Management Studies, 1982, 19(1): 3-27.
58.
Edited
special issue on "Ideologies within and around organizations."
Journal of Management Studies, 1982, 19(1).
59.
"Epson
MX-80 print-control program for the Apple II." BYTE, 1982, 7(3): 166-170.
60.
"Doing
it with a naked Apple: Relocating machine language." Call-A.P.P.L.E.,
1982, 5(12): 15-21.
61.
"Amplifying
uncertainty." Contemporary Psychology, 1982, 27: 726-727.
62.
"Pursuing
organizational effectiveness that is ambiguously specified," with Paul C.
Nystrom. Pages 135-161 in K. Cameron and D. A. Whetten (eds.), Organizational
Effectiveness; Academic Press, 1983.
63.
"Organizations
as action generators." American Sociological Review, 1983, 48: 91-102.
Reprinted in D. B. Gutknecht (ed.), Meeting Organization and Human Resource
Challenges; University Press of
64.
"Computer
simulation of human behavior." Behavioral Science, 1983, 28: 154-165.
65.
"To
avoid organizational crises, unlearn," with Paul C. Nystrom.
Organizational Dynamics, 1984, 12(4): 53-65. Reprinted in K. Cameron, R.
Sutton, and D. Whetten (eds.),
66.
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//e; Apple Puget Sound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.), 1984.
67.
"Managing
beliefs in organizations," with Paul C. Nystrom. Journal of Applied
Behavioral Science, 1984, 20(3): 277-287.
68.
"Organizational
facades," with Paul C. Nystrom.
69.
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][+; Apple
70.
"Acting
first and thinking later: Theory versus reality in strategic change."
Pages 336-372 in Organizational Strategy and Change, by J. M. Pennings and
Associates; Jossey-Bass, 1985.
71.
"Fuhrung in
Krisensituationen" (Leadership in crisis situations), with Paul C.
Nystrom. Pages 1274-1283 in A. Kieser, G. Reber, and R. Wunderer (eds.),
Handworterbuch der Fuhrung; C. E. Poeschel Verlag, 1987.
72.
"Sharing
cognitive tasks between people and computers in space systems." Pages
418-443 in T. B. Sheridan, D. S. Kruser, and
73.
"Theory
building in industrial and organizational psychology," with Jane Webster.
Pages 93-138 in C. L. Cooper and
74.
"Surmounting
our human limitations." Pages 65-80 in R. Quinn and K. Cameron (eds.),
Paradox and Transformation: Toward a Theory of Change in Organization and
Management; Ballinger, 1988.
75.
"Challenger:
Changing the odds until something breaks," with Frances J. Milliken.
Journal of Management Studies, 1988, 25: 319-340.
76.
"Executives'
perceptual filters: What they notice and how they make sense," with
Frances J. Milliken. Pages 35-65 in D. C. Hambrick (ed.), The Executive Effect:
Concepts and Methods for Studying Top Managers; JAI Press, 1988.
77.
"Why
organizations run into crises ... and sometimes survive them." Pages 11-33
in K. C. Laudon and J. Turner (eds.), Information Technology and Management
Strategy; Prentice-Hall, 1989.
78.
"Innocents
in the forest: Forecasting and research methods," with P. Narayan Pant. In
Yearly Review of Management, Journal of Management, 1990, 16(2): 433-460.
79.
"Creating
effective symbioses of computers and people." Pages 395-399 in K. M.
Kaiser and H. J. Oppelland (eds.), Desktop Information Technology.