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Christine Oliver

Christine Oliver

Professor Emeritus of Organization Studies; Senior Scholar

MBA & PhD (Toronto)
BA (Queen's)
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    coliver@schulich.yorku.ca

    (416) 736-2100, ext. 77916

    Office: Room N303D, SSB

    Area(s) of Expertise

    • Organization Studies ›
    • Responsible Business ›

    Research Interests

    • Organizational Strategy
    • Organizational Theory
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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

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    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
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