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About Christine Oliver
My research interests are institutional processes, poverty alleviation in least developed economies, and research questions that addresses the interface among institutional theory, poverty, and strategy.
Honours
2014 Inducted as Fellow of the Academy of Management
2009 Distinguished Scholar Award - Organization and Management Theory (OMT) Division of the Academy of Management
2009 Distinguished Scholar Award, Academy of Management Organization Theory and Management Division.
2008 Invited Participant to NOBEL SYMPOSIUM, Stockholm Sweden, on Organization and Strategy
2007 Cited by Academy of Management Review Committee as one of the seven top articles published in the journal’s 30 years.
2005 Named as Top-Cited Business School Professor in Canada (Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences).
1999 ANBAR Winner Golden Page Award
1997 ANBAR Citation of Excellence for (1997) article in Journal of Management Studies
1996 Research Award: Schulich School of Business, York University
1994 Best Paper Award: Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences
1992 Best Paper Award: Academy of Management Review
1991 Best Paper Award: ASAC OB Division
1990 Honorable Mention Award: ASAC OB Division
Recent Publications
Books:
Greenwood, R., Oliver, C., Lawrence, T., & Meyer, R. (2017). The Sage Handbook of Institutional Theory. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Greenwood, Royston, Oliver, Christine, Sahlin, Kerstin, and Sudday, Roy (2012), Institutional Theory in Organization Studies, Five (5) Volume Series, Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks CA.
Greenwood, Royston, Oliver, Christine, Sahlin, Kerstin, and Suddaby, Roy, (2008) Sage Handbook of Organizational Institutionalism, Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks CA. (available in soft cover effective February 2013).
Publications in Journals and Books:
Valente, M. and Oliver, C. (Forthcoming). Meta-Organization Formation and Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa, Organization Science.
Toubiana, M. and Oliver, C. (2017). Beyond Differentiation and Integration: The Challenges of Managing Internal Complexity in Federations, Organization Studies, 38(8), 1013-1037.
McKague, K. and Oliver, C. (2017). Network Bricolage as the Reconciliation of Indigenous and Transplanted Institutions in Africa. African Journal of Management, 2(3), 300-329.
Greenwood, R., Oliver, C., Meyer, R. and Lawrence, T. (2017). Introduction: Into the Fourth Decade. In the Sage Handbook of Organizational Institutionalism, Greenwood, R., Oliver, C., Lawrence, T. and Meyer, R. (Eds.), 1-23.
McKague, Kevin, Zeitsma, Charlene, and Oliver, Christine (2015) Building the Social Structure of a Market, Organization Studies, 36(8): 1063-1093.
Helms, Wesley and Oliver, Christine (2015) Radical Settlements to Conflict: Conflict Management and Its Implications for Institutional Change, Journal of Management and Organization, 21: 471-494.
Dhalla, Rumina and Oliver, Christine (2014) “Oligopolistic Industry Identity and Firms’ Responses to Institutional Pressures” Organization Studies, 34(12): 1803-1834.
McKague, Kevin and Oliver, Christine (2012) “Enhanced Market Practices: Poverty Alleviation for Poor Producers in Developing Countries” California Management Review, 55(1): 98-129.
Helms, Wesley and Oliver, Christine (2012) “Antecedents of Settlement on a New Institutional Practice: Negotiation of the ISO 26000 Standard on Social Responsibility,” Academy of Management Journal, 55(5): 1120-1145.
Oliver, Christine (2010) “The Goals of Scholarship,” Journal of Management Inquiry, 19(1): 26-32.
Courses Taught
ORGS 4350 Management of Change
ORGS 7020 Advanced Topics in Organization Theory
ORGS 5010 Behavioral Components of Organizations
ORGS 5020 Organizational Analysis
ORGS 3000 Behavioral Problems and Issues in Organizations
Grants
Project Title Role Award Amount Year Awarded Granting Agency Project TitleThe Strategic Management of Regulation: Impact on Firm Performance RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$52,862.00 Year Awarded1997-2000 Granting AgencySocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council - Standard Research Grant Project TitleCultural Differences, Communication and the Success of Strategic Alliances (with Theo Peridis) RoleCo-Investigator Award Amount$46,000.00 Year Awarded1996 Granting AgencySocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council Project TitleThe Strategic Management of Regulation: Impact on Firm Performance RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$2,000.00 Year Awarded1995 Granting AgencyFaculty of Administrative Studies - Research Grant Project TitleProcesses of Organizational Entry: Competition, Mutualism, and Legitimation RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$1,500.00 Year Awarded1993 Granting AgencyFaculty of Administrative Studies - Research Grant Project TitleStrategic Relationships: Impact on Organizational Performance RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$26,739.00 Year Awarded1989 Granting AgencySocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council Project TitleInterorganizational Dependencies: Perceptions and Performance RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$1,000.00 Year Awarded1989 Granting AgencyFaculty of Administrative Studies - Research Grant Project TitleLoss of Autonomy in Interorganizational Relations RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$1,000.00 Year Awarded1988 Granting AgencyFaculty of Administrative Studies - Research Grant Project TitleProject of Collective Strategy RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$1,000.00 Year Awarded1988 Granting AgencyFaculty of Administrative Studies - Research Grant
Christine Oliver
Professor and Henry J. Knowles Chair in Organizational Strategy
MBA & PhD (Toronto)BA (Queen's)