Mariann Jelinek is an American

organizational theorist Organizational theory refers to the set of interrelated concepts that involve the sociological study of the structures and operations of formal social organizations. Organizational theory also attempts to explain how interrelated units of organiz ...

, and Emeritus Professor of Strategy at the

College of William & Mary The College of William & Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, abbreviated as William & Mary, W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William III ...

, considered an icon for her contributions in the field of management of technology and innovation.

Biography

Born in 1942, in 1960 Jelinek started to study English, French, Modern European history at the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

, where she received her A.B. in 1967, her M.A. in English literature in 1968 and her Ph.D. in English literature in 1973. In 1977 she obtained his D.B.A. in administrative systems from

Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA p ...

with the thesis, entitled "Institutionalizing innovation." Jelinek started her academic career with appointments at the

Tuck School of Business The Tuck School of Business (also known as Tuck, and formally known as the Amos Tuck School of Administration and Finance) is the graduate business school of Dartmouth College, a private research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Founded in ...

, the

McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill Universit ...

, and the

University at Albany, SUNY The State University of New York at Albany, commonly referred to as the University at Albany, UAlbany or SUNY Albany, is a public research university with campuses in Albany, Rensselaer, and Guilderland, New York. Founded in 1844, it is one ...

. In 1984 she was appointed professor at the

Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio. Case Western Reserve was established in 1967, when Western Reserve University, founded in 1826 and named for its location in the Connecticut Western Reser ...

, and in 1989 moved to the

, where she was Professor of Strategy for 22 years. Since 2001 she is fellow at the Center for Innovation Management Studies (CIMS) at the

North Carolina State University North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The universit ...

, becoming academic fellow in 2002. In the years 2007–2010 she was also visiting research scholar at the

Eindhoven University of Technology The Eindhoven University of Technology ( nl, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven), abbr. TU/e, is a public technical university in the Netherlands, located in the city of Eindhoven. In 2020–21, around 14,000 students were enrolled in its BSc a ...

in The Netherlands, and was visiting research scholar at the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb nor ...

in Australia. Mariann Jelinek was married to the American organizational theorist

Joseph A. Litterer Joseph August (Joe) Litterer (October 16, 1926 – December 5, 1995) was an American Organizational behavior, organizational theorist and Professor at the University of Massachusetts, known for his work on the state of the art and history of sys ...

(1926–1995). Jelinek's research interests are in the fields of management of technology and innovation, and organizational change, specifically the leveraging information for strategic advantage.Mariann Jelinek, Ph.D. The Richard C. Kraemer Professor of Strategy, Emerita
at mason.wm.edu. Accessed 11.2014

Selected publications

* Lau, James B., and Mariann Jelinek. ''Behavior in organizations.'' Irwin, 1979. * Jelinek, Mariann. ''Institutionalizing innovation: A study of organizational learning systems.'' New York: Praeger, 1979. * Jelinek, Mariann, Joseph August Litterer, and Raymond E. Miles. ''Organizations by design: Theory and practice.'' Business Publications, 1981. * Jelinek, Mariann, and Claudia Bird Schoonhoven. ''The innovation marathon: Lessons from high technology firms.'' San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993. Articles, a selection: * Jelinek M. (1980)
Toward Systematic Management: Alexander Hamilton Church
" ''Business History Review'' 54: p. 63-79. * Goldhar, Joel D., and Mariann Jelinek. "Plan for economies of scope." ''Harvard Business Review'' 61.6 (1983): 141–148. * Adler, Nancy J., and Mariann Jelinek. "Is "organization culture" culture bound?." ''Human Resource Management'' 25.1 (1986): 73–90.

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Mariann Jelinek, Ph.D.
The Richard C. Kraemer Professor of Strategy, Emerita {{DEFAULTSORT:Jelinek, Mariann Living people American business theorists UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science alumni Harvard Business School alumni Tuck School of Business faculty Academic staff of McGill University University at Albany, SUNY faculty Case Western Reserve University faculty Mason School of Business faculty Year of birth missing (living people)