Robert Kazanjian
Vice Dean of Programs; Professor of Organization & Management
Phone: (404) 727-6359
Fax: (404) 727-6313
Email: kazanjian@emory.edu
Mailing Address:
Goizueta Business School
Emory University
1300 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
Biography
ROBERT K. KAZANJIAN is currently a Professor of Organization and Management at the Goizueta Business School of Emory University. Prior to his appointment at Emory, Rob was a faculty member at the Graduate School of Business, University of Michigan. More recently, he was a Visiting Professor at the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Rob received his Ph.D. in Organization and Strategy from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Rob has authored a number of articles in such journals as Management Science, Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Business Venturing, and the Columbia Journal of World Business.
He is the co-author, with Jay R. Galbraith, of Strategy Implementation: Structure, Systems and Process (West Publishing). Rob is a member of the Editorial Board of the Strategic Management Journal and the Journal of Business Venturing. He is also an active member of the Strategic Management Society and of the Academy of Management.
His current research work falls into two areas. First, he is initiating several projects pertaining to the implementation of strategy and the management of change in large, diversified firms. Particular interests here center on issues of capability creation and exploitation, innovation processes, and broad-scale organizational transformations. Second, he has a continuing research interest in the organizational issues associated with growth in firms at various stages of development.
Rob has consulted and done executive education work in the areas of strategy, technology, and innovation and strategic change with firms such as General Electric, General Motors, The Home Depot, Singapore Airlines, IBM, Acer, Westinghouse, Abbott Labs, Exxon, Norwest Inc., Lockheed-Martin, Honeywell, and Siemens North America. He has regularly taught in senior executive programs across the US, as well as in Asia.
Publications
- Creativity and Sense Making by Robert Drazin, Mary Ann Glynn and Robert K. Kazanjian, Handbook of Organizational Creativity, edited by C. Ford (Forthcoming)
- Designing Organizations for Large Scale Product Development: The Role of Cooperative Work Teams, by Robert Drazin, Robert K. Kazanjian and Maureen Blyler, International Handbook of Organization Teamwork and Cooperative Working, edited by M. West, D. Tjosvold and K.G. Smith. Wiley, 2003
- Dynamics of Structural Change by Robert Drazin, Mary Ann Glynn and Robert K. Kazanjian, Handbook of Organization Change, edited by Marshall Scott Poole and Andrew Van de Ven (Forthcoming)
- Creativity and Technological Learning: The Roles of Organization Architecture and Crisis in Large-Scale Projects by Robert K. Kazanjian, Robert Drazin and Mary Ann Glynn, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, 17, pp. 273-298, 2000
- Creativity in Large-Scale Projects: A Multi-Level Sensemaking Perspective, by Robert Drazin, Mary Ann Glynn and Robert K. Kazanjian, Academy of Management Review, 24(2), pp 286-307, 1999
- The Creation of Capabilities in New Ventures: A Longitudinal Study by Robert K. Kazanjian and H. Rao, Organization Studies, 20 (1), pp 125-142, 1999
Working Papers
- Identity, Interdependence and Creativity: How Identity Threats Deflect Creative Intentions with Mary Ann Glynn and Robert Drazin
- When Does an Acquirer Choose To Use an Investment Bank? A Resource Dependence Perspective with Maureen Blyler and Robert Drazin
- Organizational Birthing in Three Environments: Organization Design Choices for New Business Incubation with Robert Drazin
Areas of Specialization
- Growth and Development of Technology-Based New Ventures
- Management of Technology in Large, Complex Organizations
- Strategy Implementation and Large Scale Strategic Change
Achievements and Honors
- Executive MBA Distinguished Educator Award for 2003, 2002, 2000, Goizueta Business School, Emory University
- MBA Teaching Excellence Award for 2001, 1999, Goizueta Business School, Emory University
- Evening MBA Distinguished Educator Award for 2000, Goizueta Business School, Emory University
- Donald R. Keough Award for Excellence for 2000, Goizueta Business School, Emory University
- Outstanding Faculty Member, BusinessWeek Guide to the Best Business Schools (1990-2003)
- Organization and Management Area Distinguished Service Award, 1993, Goizueta Business School, Emory University
- Outstanding Service Award from the MBA Class of 1992, Goizueta Business School, Emory University
- Recipient, 1984 Heizer Award for Outstanding Research in New Venture Development, conferred by the Business Policy and Planning Division of the Academy of Management
- Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation: Administrative Fellow, 1975-1977
Memberships and Activities
- Editorial Boards for Strategic Management Journal and Journal of Business Venturing
- Academy of Management
- Strategic Management Society
Education
| 1983 | Ph.D. | Organization and Strategy | The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania | |
| 1979 | A.M. | Organization and Strategy | The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania | |
| 1975 | MBA | Organization and Strategy | The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania | |
| 1973 | A.B. (Honors) | Economics | Hamilton College |
