Richard L. Daft
Encyclopedia
Richard L. Daft is the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Professor of Management at the Owen Graduate School of Management
, Vanderbilt University
. He has made fundamental contributions to the study of organization behavior and organization design
, and authored several books in these areas. Daft co-developed media richness theory
, with Robert H. Lengel, and is one of the most widely cited scholars in the field of management.
Daft holds a B.S. from the University of Nebraska, an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago
, and a Ph.D.
from the University of Chicago. He developed and managed the Center for Change Leadership at the Owen Graduate School of Management
, Vanderbilt University
, where he also served as Associate Dean for Academic Programs. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Management
.
Owen Graduate School of Management
The Owen Graduate School of Management is the graduate business school of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1969, Owen awards six degrees: a standard 2-year Master of Business Administration , an Executive MBA, a master's of finance, a master's of accountancy, a HealthCare...
, Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
. He has made fundamental contributions to the study of organization behavior and organization design
Organization design
Organization design can be defined narrowly, as the process of reshaping organization structure and roles, or it can more effectively be defined as the alignment of structure, process, rewards, metrics and talent with the strategy of the business...
, and authored several books in these areas. Daft co-developed media richness theory
Media Richness Theory
Media richness theory, sometimes referred to as information richness theory, is a framework to describe a communications medium by its ability to reproduce the information sent over it. It was developed by Richard L. Daft and Robert H. Lengel. For example, a phone call will not be able to reproduce...
, with Robert H. Lengel, and is one of the most widely cited scholars in the field of management.
Daft holds a B.S. from the University of Nebraska, an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, and a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
from the University of Chicago. He developed and managed the Center for Change Leadership at the Owen Graduate School of Management
Owen Graduate School of Management
The Owen Graduate School of Management is the graduate business school of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1969, Owen awards six degrees: a standard 2-year Master of Business Administration , an Executive MBA, a master's of finance, a master's of accountancy, a HealthCare...
, Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
, where he also served as Associate Dean for Academic Programs. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Management
Academy of Management
The Academy of Management is a professional association for scholars dedicated to creating and disseminating knowledge about management and organizations. The Academy of Management was established in 1936...
.
Publications
Daft's many scholarly books include- Leadership (in press, 2011)
- Leadership and Management (2010)
- The Executive and the elephant (2010)
- Management: The New Workplace (2009)
- Principlews of Management (2009)
- Understanding the Theory and Design of Organizations (2007)
- The Leadership Experience (2006)
- Organizational Behaviors (2001)
- Talking about Organization (2000)
- Fusion Leadership (1998)