Research Areas
Organizational design; organizational change; institutional creation; health policy; managerial innovation
Current Projects
Innovation across national borders. Competition and collaboration among health care organizations in local markets. Organizational identity and its consequences. Structure and mobility of managerial elites. Competition and change in business education. The business of addiction treatment.
Representative Publications
(with G. de Pouvourville and Thomas D’Aunno)
The Globalization of Managerial Innovation in Health Care. Cambridge U.K. Cambridge University Press, 2008
(with H. Bouchikhi)
The Soul of the Corporation. How to Manage the Identity of Your Company. Upper Saddle River, N.J. Wharton School Publishing, 2007.
(with R. Martin)
“Back from the Brink: Managerial Lessons from the Turnaround at the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Organizational Dynamics (2008).
(with C. Rye)
“The Adoption of Innovations by Provider Organizations in Health Care.” Medical Care Research and Review (2007).
(with R. Corredoira)
“Industrial Evolution Through Consolidation: Implications for Addiction Treatment.” Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (2006).
Education
PhD, Cornell University, 1970; MS, Cornell University, 1967; BA, Yale University, 1964
Recent Consulting
Organizational consultant, several organizations in the public and private sectors; Directorate for Science, Technology, and Industry, and Directorate for Scientific Affairs, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France; Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress; Association of American Medical Colleges, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Science
Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1982-present (named Henry Bower Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, 1989; Chairperson, Management Department, 1986-89). Previous appointments: Yale University; University of Illinois; Cornell University. Visiting appointments: Ecole Polytechnique, France; University of Paris-Dauphine; Ecole Superieure en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC), Paris; Novartis Professor of Healthcare Management, INSEAD
Professional Leadership 2005-2009
Editorial Board, British Journal of Management, 1990-present; Editorial Board, M@n@gement, 1998-2006; American Journal of Medical Quality, 2005-present; International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 2007-present
Corporate and Public Sector Leadership 2005-2009
Board Member, Greentree Community Health Foundation; Board Member, St. Regis Foundation; Board Member OESO Foundation; Board
Board Member, Member, Arto Monaco Historical Society
