Education
BA, Accounting, University of Washington
MBA, Finance and General Management, University of Michigan
PhD, Strategic Management, University of Minnesota
Positions Held
At Haas since 2005
2005 - present, Lecturer, Haas School of Business
2004 - 2007, Adjunct Faculty, The Advisory Board Company, Physician Leadership Academy
2000 - 2005, Visiting Instructor/Assistant Professor, Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, Michigan State University
2000 - 2002, Visiting Adjunct Instructor/Assistant Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
External Service and Assignments
Board Member, Academy of Management Managerial and Organizational Cognition Division
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Academy of Management Journal
Member, Academy of Management
Member, Strategic Management Society
Adjunct Faculty, The Advisory Board Company Current Research and Interests
- Expertise and deliberate practice
- Strategic leadership
- Strategic decision making
- Strategic management of healthcare organizations
- Stakeholder management
Selected Papers and Publications
- "Who Should Lead a Healthcare Organization: MDs or MBAs?" with S. Pal and D. A. Swan. Journal of Healthcare Management 49, no. 2 (2004): 103-117.
- "Top Managers And Institutional Stakeholders: A Test of Two Models of Adaptation and Performance," with M. V. Russo and F. C. Schultz, in Unfolding Stakeholder Thinking, edited by J. Andriof, et al. Sheffield, UK: Greenleaf, 2003.
- "Stakeholder Theory and Managerial Decision Making: Constraints and Implications of Stakeholder Balancing Decisions," with S. Reynolds and D. Hekman. Journal of Management.
- "Executive Decision-Making Expertise: A Cognitive Reinterpretation of Environmental Turbulence, Information Use and Organizational Performance." (Working paper.)
- "An Executive Decision-Making Expertise Perspective on Strategic Decision-Making Speed." (Working paper.)
- "The Impact of Organizational Slack on Strategic Decision Making." (Working paper.)
Teaching
- Executive Leadership, XMBA 257-11
- Competitive Strategy, EWMBA 299E-11
- Leadership, EWMBA 257-11
- Leadership, EWMBA 257-11
- International Seminar -- Brazil, EWMBA/MBA 298S.1
- Competitive Strategy, UGBA 157
Honors and Awards
- Best Dissertation Award Finalist – Academy of Management Business Policy and Strategy Division
- Carlson School of Management PhD Fellowship
- Juran PhD Fellowship in Quality Leadership
- Larry L. Cummings Award for Outstanding Doctoral Student Teaching
- Allina Health System PhD Fellowship
- Richard Ellis DuPuy Jr. Fellowship in Strategic Management

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