University of Colorado Denver Business School, offering Bachelor, MBA, MS, and PhD degrees

• Strategic Management
• Healthcare Strategic Management
• Managing Physician-Administrator Relations

Academic Experience

• 2002-present Professor of Strategic Management, University of Colorado Denver
• 1995-2002 Associate Professor of Strategic Management, University of Colorado Denver
• 1991-1995 Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, University of Colorado Denver
• 1986 1991 Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, New York University
• 1984 1986 Instructor of Management, Pace University
• 1979 1984 Instructor of Business Policy, Business and Technical Writing, and French, University of Illinois
• 1979 Instructor of Spanish, Millikin University

My primary student-related teaching objective is to provide students with multiple perspectives on the behaviors and performance of organizations and organizational members. I do not tend to propose a "right" answer to questions posed in the classroom, but rather encourage students to see the possibility of multiple answers, depending on one's perspective. Another teaching objective is to foster a learning environment in which every class member's ideas and concerns are a valuable part of our learning experience. I believe that I have been successful in reaching these objectives. My students have brought and continue to bring a rich and varied set of experiences and concerns to class discussions. Class discussions tend to be highly interactive.

Another set of teaching objectives has to do with my own development as a teacher. I want to stay fresh and up-to-date. I believe that I have been successful in moving toward this objective as well. I continuously try to improve my teaching by refining and updating material and by expanding into new areas. My courses are heavily based on current materials from the business press, and I replace over half of all academic articles in my reading packets every few years to remain on the cutting edge of management theories.

• 2009 Mehalchin Term Professorship, The Business School. University of Colorado Denver.
• 2009 IDEA Foundational Paper Award from the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy for a paper co-authored with Howard Aldrich: “Fools rush in? The institutional context of industry creation.” The paper was described as “representative of a classic and highly influential contribution to entrepreneurship research that serves as a legacy for scholarly work in the field.”
• 2009 Distinguished Scholar, Organizational and Managerial Cognition Division, Academy of Management.
• 2009 Distinguished Speaker, Health Care Management Division, Academy of Management.
• 2008 Cited in Journal of Management as one of the “Most Influential Scholars in the field of Management in the past 25 Years.”
• 2007 Selected as Outstanding Teacher for Executive Healthcare Program.
• 2004 Finalist, Academy of Management Review Best Paper.
• 2004 College of Business Outstanding Researcher Award.
• 2001 Courtesy Faculty Appointment, University of Oregon.
• 1995 College of Business Outstanding Service Award.
• 1995 College of Business Outstanding Faculty Award.
• 1993 Chair - Managerial and Organizational Cognition Interest Group, Academy of Management.
• 1992 Chair-Elect - Managerial and Organizational Cognition Interest Group, Academy of Management.
• 1991 Program Chair - Managerial and Organizational Cognition Interest Group, Academy of Management.
• 1979 1983 Included on University of Illinois' List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students.
• 1983 1984 Recipient, University of Illinois Fellowship for Academic Excellence.
• 1981 1982 Recipient, American Association of University Women Academic Fellowship.

• In press. Fiol, C.M. Acting as if we were new. Journal of Management Inquiry.
• 2009 Fiol, C.M., M.G. Pratt, and E.J. O’Connor. Managing intractable identity conflicts. Academy of Management Review. 34(1): 32-55.
• 2008 Romanelli, E. and C.M. Fiol. Before identity: The emergence and objectification of new organizational forms. In G.T. Solomon (Ed.), Proceedings of the Sixty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (CD), ISSN 1543-8643.
• 2007 Brower, H.H., C.M. Fiol, & C.G. Emrich. The language of leaders. Journal of Leadership Studies, 1(3): 67-80.
• 2006 Corley, K.G., C.V. Harquail, M.G. Pratt, M.A. Glynn, C.M. Fiol, & M.J. Hatch. Guiding organizational identity through aged adolescence. Journal of Management Inquiry, 15(2): 85-99.
• 2005 Fiol, C.M. and E.J. O’Connor. Identification in face-to-face, hybrid, and virtual teams. Organization Science, 16(1): 19-32.
• 2004 Fiol, C.M. and E.J. O’Connor. The Power of mind: What if the game is bigger than we think? Journal of Management Inquiry, 13(4): 342-352.
• 2003 Fiol, C.M. and E.J. O’Connor. Waking up! Mindfulness in the face of bandwagons. Academy of Management Review, 28: 54-70.
• 2002 Fiol, C.M. Capitalizing on paradox: The role of language in transforming organizational identities. Organization Science, 13(6): 653-666.
• 2002 Fiol, C.M. and E.J. O’Connor. When hot and cold collide in radical change processes: Lessons from community development. Organization Science, 13(5): 532-546.
• 2001 Fiol, C.M. Revisiting an identity-based view of sustainable competitive advantage. Invited paper for Journal of Management, 27: 691-699.
• 2001 Fiol, C.M., E.J. O’Connor, and H. Aguinis. All for one and one for all? The development and transfer of power across organizational levels. Academy of Management Review, 26,2: 224-242.
• 1999 Fiol, C.M., D. Harris, and R. House. Charismatic leadership: Strategies for effecting social change. Leadership Quarterly, 10, 3: 449-482.
• 1997 Fiol, C.M. and S. Kovoor-Misra. Two-way mirroring: Identity and reputation when things go wrong. Corporate Reputation Review, 1: 147-151. Invited submission.
• 1996 Fiol, C.M. Squeezing harder doesn’t always work: Continuing the search for consistency in innovation research. Academy of Management Review, 21,4: 1012-1021.
• 1995 Fiol, C.M. Thought worlds colliding: The role of contradiction in corporate innovation processes. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 19, 3: 71-90.
• 1995 Fiol, C.M. Corporate communications: Comparing executives' private and public statements. Academy of Management Journal, 38, 2: 522-536.
• 1994 Fiol, C.M. Consensus, diversity, and learning in organizations. Organization Science 5, 3:403-420.
• 1994 Aldrich, H.E. and C.M. Fiol. Fools rush in? The institutional context of new industry creation. Academy of Management Review 19, 4:645-670.
• 1992 Fiol, C.M. and A.S. Huff. Maps for managers: Where are we? Where do we go from here? Journal of Management Studies 29:267-285.
• 1991 Fiol, C.M. Seeing the empty spaces: Toward a more complex understanding of the meaning of power in organizations. Organization Studies 12:547-566.
• 1991Fiol, C.M. Managing culture as a competitive resource: An identity-based view of sustainable competitive advantage Journal of Management 17:191-211.
• 1989 Fiol, C.M. A semiotic analysis of corporate language: Organizational boundaries and joint venturing. Administrative Science Quarterly 34:277 303.
• 1985 Fiol, C.M. and M.A. Lyles. Organizational learning. Academy of Management Review 10:803 813.

ARTICLES IN HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONER REFEREED JOURNALS

• 2004 O’Connor, E. J. and Fiol, C. M. Expand your practice … carefully. MGMA Connexion. 4, February, 51-54.
• 2004 O’Connor, E. J., Liebscher, L. A., & Fiol, C. M. Beating them or joining them: Your radiology group’s path to the future. Journal of the American College of Radiology. 1, 10, 755-761.
• 2003 O’Connor, E. J. and Fiol, C. M. Plant the seeds for success: Peace Corps provides lessons for building leadership support. MGMA Connexion. 3, August, 17-18.
• 2002 O’Connor, E. J. and C.M. Fiol. Diving into white lightning: Herd behaviors in group practices. MGMA Connexion, October 2, 22-24.

BOOKS

• In press O'Connor, E. J. and C.M. Fiol. Creating Readiness for Change: Preparing Physicians and Administrators for Collaboration. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. (Self-Study Course)
• In press O'Connor, E. J., C.M. Fiol, and P.H. Panico. Working Together while Maintaining Distinctiveness: Healthy Hospital-Physician Relations. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. (Self-Study Course)
• 2009 Fiol, C.M. and E.J. O’Connor. Separately Together: A New Path to Healthy Hospital-Physician Relations. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.
• 2002 O'Connor, E., J. and C.M. Fiol. Reclaiming Your Future: Entrepreneurial Thinking in Health Care. Tampa, FL: American College of Physician Executives.

ACADEMIC AND PRACTITIONER NON-REFEREED ARTICLES/CHAPTERS

• In pressFiol, C.M. & E.J. O’Connor. Separately together: Managing intractable identity conflicts. In The Encyclopedia of Peace Psychology. Wiley-Blackwell.
• 2010 O’Connor, E. J. and C.M. Fiol. Separately Together: Achieving Physician-Administrator Collaboration through a Single Purpose. Healthcare Executive. January-February, 25, 72-75.
• 2009 Fiol, C.M. & E.J. O’Connor. Hollow at the top: (re)claiming the responsibilities of leadership in strategising. In L. A. Costanzo & R. B. MacKay (Eds.), The Handbook of Research on Strategy and Foresight. Edward Elgar: 297-308.
• 2008 Fiol, C. M. & O’Connor, E. J. Nurturing the divide: Toward maximizing the value of management research from both sides of the Atlantic. In D.Barry & H. Hansen (Eds.), Handbook of New & Emerging Approaches to Management & Organizations. London: Sage: 251-254.
• 2007 O’Connor, E. J. and C.M. Fiol. Carrying the Load Together. Physician Executive. January-February, 33, 68-70.
• 2006 O’Connor, E. J., & Fiol, C. M. Reclaiming physician power:Your role as a physician executive. The Physician Executive. November-December, 32: 46-50.
• 2006 Fiol, C. M. and O’Connor, E. J. Stuff matters: Artifacts, social identity, and legitimacy in the U.S. medical profession. In A Rafaeli & M. Pratt (Eds.), Artifacts and organizations: Beyond mere symbolism. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum: 241-257.
• 2006 O’Connor, E. J., Fiol, C. M., & Guthrie, M. Separately together—Build unity by strengthening physician groups. The Physician Executive. July-August, 32, 16-21.
• 2006, O’Connor, E. J., & Fiol, C. M. Do your people want to do what Is needed? The Physician Executive. July-August, 32, 58-61.
• 2006 Connor, E. J., & Fiol, C. M. Creating organizational support for change. The Physician Executive. May-June, 32, 76-78.
• 2006 O’Connor, E. J., & Fiol, C. M. Building the relationships required to Influence others. The Physician Executive. March-April, 32, 68-69.
• 2006 O’Connor, E. J., & Fiol, C. M. Focusing your people: The power of entrepreneurial thinking. The Physician Executive, January-February, 32, 18-23.
• 2006 O’Connor, E. J., & Fiol, C. M. Creating readiness and involvement. The Physician Executive, January-February, 32, 72-74.
• 2005 O’Connor, E. J., & Fiol, C. M. Moving into and through transitions. The Physician Executive, September-October, 31, 64-65.
• 2005 O’Connor, E. J., & Fiol, C. M. Resistance to patient safety initiatives. The Physician Executive, November-December, 31, 64-67.
• 2005 O’Connor, E. J. and Fiol, C. M. Following a proven path to success. The Physician Executive. May-June, 31: 77-78.
• 2005 O’Connor, E. J., & Fiol, C. M. Clarifying your vision and objectives. The Physician Executive, July-August, 31: 64-65.
• 2005 O’Connor, E. J. and Fiol, C. M. Getting from here to there in healthcare. The Physician Executive. March-April, 31: 56-58.
• 2004 O’Connor, E. J., and Fiol, C. M. Spinning your winning web: Investing in attracting and retaining top performers. The Physician Executive. September-October, 30: 40-43.
• 2003 Fiol, C.M. Organizing for knowledge-based competitiveness: About pipelines and rivers. In Jackson, S., Hitt, M., & DeNisi, A. (Eds.) Managing Knowledge for Sustained Competitive Advantage: Designing Strategies for Effective Human Resource Management. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass: 64-93.
• 2003, O’Connor, E. J. and Fiol, C. M. Reclaiming your future: Entrepreneurial thinking in health care. The Physician Executive. January-February, 29, 48-49.
• 2003, O’Connor, E. J. and Fiol, C. M. Putting your money where your people are: Investing in enduring success. The Physician Executive. July-August, 29, 12-15.
• 2003, O’Connor, E. J. and Fiol, C. M. From them to us: Going where others have gone before. Michigan Health and Hospitals. July-August, 39, 34-36.
• 2003 O’Connor, E. J., Fiol, C. M., and Dewil, G. Naked reverse: Unexpected plays for exceptional results. The Physician Executive. September-October, 29, 28-33.
• 2003 O’Connor, E. J. and Fiol, C. M. Time and your future. Michigan Health And Hospitals. September-October, 39, 30-31.
• 2003 O’Connor, E. J. and Fiol, C. M. Making conflict work for you: Its value, sources, and opportunities. In W. Curry & B. Linney (Eds.), Essentials of medical management. Tampa, Fla.: American College of Physician Executives, 231-245.
• 2002, O’Connor, E. J. and C.M. Fiol. Mindful over mindless: Learning to think like an entrepreneur. The Physician Executive. July-August, 4, 18-23.
• 2002, O’Connor, E. J. and C.M. Fiol. When hot and cold collide: Riding the spirals of emotions and logic. The Physician Executive. November-December, 6, 18-21.2002 Fiol, C.M. Intraorganizational cognition and interpretation. In J.A.C. Baum (Ed.) Companion to Organizations, pp. 119-137. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
• 2000 Fiol, C.M. and E.J. O’Connor. Making the most of conflict: Its value, sources and opportunities. In J. Hammon (Ed.) Fundamentals of Medical Management. Tampa, FLA: American College of Physician Executives.
• 1998 Fiol, C.M., M.J. Hatch, and K. Golden-Biddle. Organizational culture and identity: What’s the difference anyway? In Identity in Organizations: Building Theory Through Conversations, pp. 56-59. D.A. Whetten & P.C. Godfrey (Eds.). Sage Publications.
• 1997 O’Connor, E.J. and C.M. Fiol. Leading the way. The Physician Executive, 23(8): 6-13.
• 1997 O’Connor, E.J. and C.M. Fiol. Creating a roadmap to lead people through change In Culture Shift: A Leader’s Guide to Managing Change in Health Care, J.E. Lowery (ed.), American Hospital Publishing.
• 1992 Cowan, D., C.M. Fiol and J. Walsh. A mid-range theory of strategic choice processes. In Leadership: A Multi-organizational-level Perspective, R.L. Phillips and J.G. Hunt (eds.), Quorum Books.
• 1990 Fiol, C.M. Explaining strategic alliance in the chemical industry. In Mapping Strategic Thought, A.S. Huff (ed.), Wiley.
• 1990 Fiol, C.M. Narrative semiotics: Theory, procedure and illustration. In Mapping Strategic Thought, A.S. Huff (ed.), Wiley.

BOOK REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES

• 1997Book Review: Creative Action in Organizations: Ivory Tower Visions and Real World Voices by Cameron Ford and Dennis Gioia (Eds.), Sage Publications. In Administrative Science Quarterly.
• 1995 Commentary: Textual analysis in technology research by Robert Gephart and Robert Pitter. In Technology Studies 2,2: 357-360.
• 1993 Book Review: How Does Social Science Work: Reflections on Practice by Paul Diesing, University of Pittsburgh Press. In Administrative Science Quarterly 38:142-144
• 1992 Commentary: Strategy theorizing: Expanding the agenda by J.-C. Spender. In JAI Advances in Strategic Management 8:33-37.
• 1991 Book review: Organizational Symbolism by Barry A. Turner, Walter de Gruyter. In Administrative Science Quarterly 36:504-507.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• 2000 Reprint - Aldrich, H.E. and C.M. Fiol. Fools rush in? The institutional context of new industry creation, reprinted in The Foundations of Entrepreneurship, S. Shane (ed.), UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
• 1996 Reprint – Fiol, C.M. Consensus, diversity, and learning in organizations, reprinted in Cognition Within and Between Organizations, J.R. Meindl, C. Stubbart, and J.F. Porac, (eds.), Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• 1995 Reprint - Fiol, C.M. Managing culture as a competitive resource: An identity-based view of sustainable competitive advantage, reprinted in Business and Society: Advanced Readings, S. Prakash Sethi, C.M. Falbe, and P. Steidlmeier, (eds.), Prentice Hall.

PRESENTATIONS AT MEETINGS OR SEMINARS PRESENTED

• 2010 Identity and Careers. Presentation at Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden.
• 2010 Before Identity. Presentation at Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden.
• 2010 Separately together: A new path to healthy hospital-physician relations, with E. O’Connor. Presentation at the Rutt Bridges seminar, Denver, CO.
• 2009 Acting as if we were new. MOC Division Distinguished Scholar presentation, Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.
• 2009 Managing intractable conflicts: The case of hospital-physician relations, with E.J. O’Connor. Healthcare Division Distinguished Speaker Lecture, Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.
• 2009 A new path to healthy hospital-physician relations, with E. O’Connor. American College of Healthcare Executives Congress on Healthcare Leadership, Chicago, IL.
• 2009 Managing intractable conflicts, with E. O’Connor. Presentation at Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia.
• 2009 Intractable conflicts in the healthcare system, with E. O’Connor. Presentation at Bocconi University, Milano, Italy.
• 2009 Intractable identity and reputation conflicts. Keynote address at the Reputation Institute Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
• 2009 Managing intractable identity conflicts, with E. O’Connor. Presentation at the Front Range Research Seminar, Denver, CO.
• 2008 Research model, with E. O’Connor. Presentation at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland.
• 2008 From “fools” to “fooling around.” Presentation at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland.
• 2008 The emergence of organizational forms, with E. Romanelli. Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim, CA.
• 2008 Identity conflicts and leadership. Invited presentation at the Leadership Research Conference, Wharton-INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.
• 2007 Identity conflicts and identity change processes in organizations. Invited presentation at an NSF-HCIT sponsored conference on organizational change, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland.
• 2007 Research model, with E. O’Connor. Presentation at INSEAD, Singapore.
• 2007 From “fools” to “fooling around.” Invited presentation, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.
• 2007 Intractable identity conflicts, with M. Pratt & E.J. O’Connor, Academy of Management Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
• 2006 Research model, with E. O’Connor. Presentation at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland.
• 2006 Managing entrenched identity conflicts, with M. Pratt, & E.J. O’Connor. Identity conference, Stockholm, Sweden.
• 2005 Identity work in health care, with E.J. O’Connor, Academy of Management Meeting, Honolulu, HI.
• 2005 Language and identity in organizations, Academy of Management Meeting, Honolulu, HI.
• 2005 Organizational Identity, with E.J. O’Connor, Academy of Management Meeting, Honolulu, HI.
• 2005 Divided and together we stand, Social Identity in Organizations Conference, Amsterdam Netherlands.
• 2005 Why strategies don’t matter. Invited presentation, New York University, NY.
• 2005 Collective identity and legitimacy, with E.J. O’Connor. Invited presentation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
• 2005 Entrepreneurial thinking: Focusing attention for future success, with E.J. O’Connor, ACHE Congress, Chicago, IL.
• 2005 Leading people. Skills for sustained success, with E.J. O’Connor. Financial Management Association International Meeting, Denver, CO.
• 2004 Stuff matters: Artifacts, social identity, and legitimacy in the U.S. medical profession. Annual International Conference on Organizational Discourse, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• 2004 Conducting actionable research, with E.J. O’Connor. Academy of Management Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
• 2004 Power of mind: What if the game is bigger than we think? With E.J. O’Connor, Academy of Management Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
• 2004 Identity and legitimacy: Built, borrowed, and broken down, with E.J. O’Connor and E. Romanelli. Invited presentation, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL.
• 2004 Focusing forward: Creating your future, with E. O’Connor. Beta Gamma Sigma Meeting, Denver, CO.
• 2004 Fads or focus? Responding strategically to healthcare trends, with E. O’Connor. ACHE Congress, Chicago, IL.
• 2004 Leading people. Skills for sustained success, with E.J. O’Connor. Financial Management Association International Meeting, Denver, CO.
• 2003 The language of leaders, with C. Emrich and H. Brower. Academy of Management Meeting, Seattle, WA.
• 2003 Managing the unsolvable problems of incompatible islands in multi-identity organizations, with E.J. O’Connor. Academy of Management Meeting, Seattle, WA.
• 2003 Organizational identity revisited, Academy of Management Meeting, Seattle, WA.
• 2003 Field-configuring events, Academy of Management Meeting, Seattle, WA.
• 2003 The timeless way of organizing: The Planetree philosophy, with E.J. O’Connor. Organization Science Winter Conference, Steamboat Springs, CO.
• 2002 Collectivity: What does it mean? Presented at the Collectivity Workshop, Glasgow, Scotland.
• 2002 Identity formation in virtual teams. Seminar presented at Cranfield School of Management, UK.
• 2002 Identity formation in virtual teams, with E.J. O’Connor. Seminar presented at University of Strathclyde Graduate School of Business, Glasgow, U.K.
• 2002 Future planning + present mindfulness = strategic foresight, with E.J. O’Connor. International Conference at the University of Strathclyde Graduate School of Business, Glasgow, U.K.
• 2002 Knowledge transfers between different worlds: From innovation to competitiveness, with E.J. O’Connor, G. Colbert, & D. Ruderman. Babson Entrepreneurship Conference, Boulder, CO.
• 2002 Virtual team identity formation, with E.J. O’Connor. Academy of Management Meeting, Denver, CO.
• 2001 Organizational image and identity: Putting theory to work, Academy of Management Meeting, Washington D.C.
• 2001 Interpreting organizations as space, Academy of Management Meeting, Washington D.C.
• 2001 From bricks to clicks. Paper presented at INSEAD, France.
• 2000 Divestiture: Threat or opportunity, with E.J. O’Connor & R. Zammuto, ANZAM, Australia.
• 2000 Rigor and relevance in research, Academy of Management Meeting, Toronto.
• 2000 When hot and cold collide: The roles of identity and reputation in managing collective change, with E.J. O’Connor. Paper presented at the International Conference in Management Science, Taipei, Taiwan.
• 2000 All for one and one for all? The development and transfer of power across organizational levels, with O’Connor, E. J. & Aguinis, H. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Corporate Reputation, Identity, and Competitiveness, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• 2000 Doing research on cognition, invited presentation to faculty and students of the Instituto para o Desenvolvimento da Gestao Empresarial, Lisbon, Portugal.
• 1999 Capitalizing on paradox: The role of language in transforming organizational identities, International Conference on Language in Organizational Change and Transformation: What Makes a Difference? Columbus, OH.
• 1999 Cognition’s evolution in the Academy: Journeys into a pluralistic world, Academy of Management Meeting, Chicago.
• 1998 The state of innovation theorizing, Academy of Management Meeting, San Diego.
• 1998 Healthy community development. International Executive Roundtable, Denver, CO.
• 1997 Organizational change and learning, invited presentation to faculty and students of the University of Buenos Aires and business people from the Buenos Aires area.
• 1997 Identity and reputation under fire, Academy of Management Meeting, Boston.
• 1997 Publishing with impact, invited presentation to the International Management Junior Faculty Consortium, Academy of Management Meeting, Boston.
• 1996 Organizational learning, invited presentation to faculty and PhD students of the Wharton Business School, Philadelphia.
• 1996 Conflict management in the operating room, National Association of Anesthesiologists, Phoenix.
• 1996 Identity and reputation under fire, Identity Conference, Salt Lake City.
• 1996 The craft of writing, Academy of Management Meeting, Cincinnati.
• 1996 Women working together as friends and collaborators, Academy of Management Meeting, Cincinnati.
• 1996 What makes us see opportunities (and act on them?): Perspectives from cognitive mapping, Academy of Management Meeting, Cincinnati.
• 1995 Designing from the inside out, with E.J. O’Connor, Conference on Organizations, Managers, and Design: Exploring the Aesthetic Dimension of Design, Luxembourg.
• 1995 Linguistic analysis for uncovering mental model content and structure, Academy of Management Meeting, Vancouver.
• 1995 Social identity theory as a bridge to micro and macro definitions of organizational o identity, with Yolanda Sarason, Academy of Management Meeting, Vancouver.
• 1994 Breaking barriers between rigor and relevance - Session chair, Academy of Management Meeting, Dallas.
• 1994 Textual analysis - Preconference workshop, Academy of Management Meeting, Dallas.
• 1993 Dancing partners: Seeing the world from inside and out, with R. Zammuto - Western Academy of Management meeting, San Jose, CA.
• 1993 When worlds collide: Exploring the boundaries of family business, with H.E. Aldrich - Conference on Family Business, Los Angeles, CA.
• 1992 Doing business with Latin Americans - Institute for International Business executive seminar, Denver, CO.
• 1991 Organizational learning - Invited presentation at the Strategic Management Society Conference on Organizational Learning, INSEAD, France.
• 1991 Managerial thought and strategic action - Symposium chair and presenter -Academy of Management Meeting, Miami.
• 1990 Organizational discourse as fiction: Truth, lies, and the untold - Chair and presenter of Showcased Symposium, Academy of Management Meeting, San Francisco.
• 1990 Who's "in" and who's "out" in the battle to control TWA? A semiotic perspective Academy of Management Meeting, San Francisco.
• 1990 Strategic sense-making and action-taking - Strategic Management Society Conference, Stockholm.
• 1990 Threat, opportunity, and strategic investments in two U.S. industries, 1979-1988 - Strategic Management Society Conference, Stockholm.
• 1989 Corporate new ventures: What you do depends on what you see - Academy of Management Meeting, Washington D.C.
• 1989 Interpretive strategic barriers - Invited presentation at the Conference on Managerial Thought and Cognition, Washington D.C.
• 1989 The changing meaning of leadership - SCOS Dr. C. International Conference on The Symbolics of Leadership, INSEAD, France.
• 1988 The semiotics of organizational communication - Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim.
• 1987 Entrepreneurial learning - Managerial Thinking Workshop, Boston.
• 1987 Alternative methods for strategy research - Academy of Management Meeting, New Orleans.
• 1985 Underlying the motivation to form a domestic joint venture: A semiotic analysis - Academy of Management Meeting, San Diego.
• 1984 Joint ventures, R&D, and profitability: A simultaneous equation model - Strategic Management Society Conference, Philadelphia.
• 1984 A search for relevance in the study of strategic groups - Academy of Management Meeting, Boston.
• 1984 The role of strategy formulation in an organized anarchy - Midwest Academy of Management Meeting, Notre Dame.