Haridimos "Hari" Tsoukas (born 1961) is a

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theorist on organization and leadership. Tsoukas currently is The Columbia Ship Management Professor of Strategic Management at the

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, and Distinguished Research Environment Professor of Organization Studies at the

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. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Editor-in-chief of

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, a major management journal. He has conducted pioneering research in the fields of knowledge-based perspectives on organizations, the

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of practice, epistemological issues in organization theory, and management of organizational change and social reforms. The

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honored his work in 2009 with their

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Career

Tsoukas obtained his BSc in Electrical Engineering (1983) from the

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Aristotle (; grc-gre, Ἀριστοτέλης ''Aristotélēs'', ; 384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Peripatetic school of phil ...

, his MSc in Industrial Engineering (1985) from

Cranfield University , mottoeng = After clouds light , established = 1946 - College of Aeronautics 1969 - Cranfield Institute of Technology (gained university status by royal charter) 1993 - Cranfield University (adopted current name) , type = Public research uni ...

, and his PhD in Organizational Sociology (1989) from the

Manchester Business School Alliance Manchester Business School (Alliance MBS) is the business school of the University of Manchester in Manchester, England. One of the most prestigious business schools in the United Kingdom, it is also the second oldest in the UK, and pro ...

at the

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. From 1988 to 1990, Tsoukas taught at

, 1990 to 1995 at

, 1995 to 1998 at the

, 1998 to 2000 at the

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, 2000 to 2003 at the

University of Strathclyde The University of Strathclyde ( gd, Oilthigh Shrath Chluaidh) is a public research university located in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1796 as the Andersonian Institute, it is Glasgow's second-oldest university, having received its royal chart ...

, and 1999 to 2009 at the

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. Besides his work in research and education, Tsoukas contributed to different publications amongst which an assignment as Editor-in-chief (2003–2008) of

, the renowned peer-reviewed academic journal. Further, Tsoukas maintains a personal blog in Greek entitled "Enarthre Kravge" (Articulate Howl), on which he regularly comments on Greek and Cypriot politics.

Selected publications

Tsoukas published more than 65 works in 200 publications, held in more than 3400 libraries worldwide. * (2009) ''A dialogical approach to the creation of new knowledge in organizations'', Organization Science, 2009, 20/6: 941-957 * (2005) ''Complex Knowledge: Studies in Organizational Epistemology'', Oxford University Press * (2003) ''The Oxford Handbook of Organization Theory: Meta-theoretical Perspectives (Oxford Handbooks)''; Oxford University Press

References

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External links

Personal website of Haridimos Tsoukas
1961 births Living people Aristotle University of Thessaloniki alumni Academics of the University of Warwick Academic staff of the University of Cyprus People from Karpenisi {{Greece-academic-bio-stub