Stephen R. Barley
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Stephen R. Barley is an American organizational theorist and The Richard W. Weiland Professor in the School of Engineering
at Stanford University
and the Stanford University School of Education
. Barley's research focuses on the role of technology in organizational change and organizational/occupational culture.
in 1975, a M.A. in Student Personnel Administration from the Ohio State University
in 1977, and a Ph.D. from the MIT Sloan School of Management
in 1984. His dissertation was entitled "The Professional, the semi-professional, and the machine: The social implications of computer based imaging in radiology." His 1986 paper "Technology as an occasion for structuring" has been cited over 1000 times.
Barley was a professor in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations
at Cornell University
between 1984 and 1994 and joined the Department of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University in 1994. The National Research Council
and the National Academy of Science's committee on the changing occupational structure was co-chaired by Barley in 1998 and 1999.
Barley was editor of the Administrative Science Quarterly
from 1993–1997 and has served on the editorial boards for the Academy of Management Journal
, the Journal of Managagement Studies, and Organization Science. Barley currently co-directs the Center for Work, Technology, & Organization at Stanford University.
Stanford University School of Engineering
Stanford University School of Engineering is one of the schools of Stanford University. The school has had eight deans; the current is James D. Plummer.-Previous Deans:# Theodore J. Hoover 1925-1936# Samuel B. Morris 1936-1944...
at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
and the Stanford University School of Education
Stanford University School of Education
The Stanford University School of Education , is one of the seven schools of Stanford University. It is the second-oldest school of education in the United States, after NYU...
. Barley's research focuses on the role of technology in organizational change and organizational/occupational culture.
Biography
Barley received his A.B. in English from the College of William and MaryCollege of William and Mary
The College of William & Mary in Virginia is a public research university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States...
in 1975, a M.A. in Student Personnel Administration from the Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
in 1977, and a Ph.D. from the MIT Sloan School of Management
MIT Sloan School of Management
The MIT Sloan School of Management is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
in 1984. His dissertation was entitled "The Professional, the semi-professional, and the machine: The social implications of computer based imaging in radiology." His 1986 paper "Technology as an occasion for structuring" has been cited over 1000 times.
Barley was a professor in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations
The New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations is an industrial relations school at Cornell University, an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, USA...
at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
between 1984 and 1994 and joined the Department of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University in 1994. The National Research Council
United States National Research Council
The National Research Council of the USA is the working arm of the United States National Academies, carrying out most of the studies done in their names.The National Academies include:* National Academy of Sciences...
and the National Academy of Science's committee on the changing occupational structure was co-chaired by Barley in 1998 and 1999.
Barley was editor of the Administrative Science Quarterly
Administrative Science Quarterly
Administrative Science Quarterly is an academic journal covering the broad field of organizational studies. The journal was founded in 1956 and is published by SAGE Publications for the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University...
from 1993–1997 and has served on the editorial boards for the Academy of Management Journal
Academy of Management Journal
The Academy of Management Journal a is peer-reviewed academic journal on management. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal's 2009 impact factor is 6.483, ranking it second in the categories "Management" and "Business" .- External links :*...
, the Journal of Managagement Studies, and Organization Science. Barley currently co-directs the Center for Work, Technology, & Organization at Stanford University.