Stephen R. Barley (born February 16, 1953) 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 Christian A. Felipe Professor of Technology Management at the College of Engineering at the

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. Previously he was The Richard W. Weiland Professor in the

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and the

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. 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 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 a ...

in 1975, a M.A. in Student Personnel Administration from the

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in 1977, and a Ph.D. from the

MIT Sloan School of Management The MIT Sloan School of Management (MIT Sloan or Sloan) is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT Sloan offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs, ...

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 4300 times. Barley was a professor in the

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between 1984 and 1994 and joined the Department of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University in 1994. The

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and the

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' committee on the changing occupational structure was co-chaired by Barley in 1998 and 1999. Barley was editor of the ''

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'' from 1993 to 1997 and has served on the editorial boards for the ''

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'', the ''Journal of Managagement Studies'', and '' Organization Science''.

Selected publications

Books: * Van Maanen, John, and Stephen R. Barley. Occupational communities: Culture and control in organizations. No. TR-ONR-10. ALFRED P SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT CAMBRIDGE MA, 1982. * * * * * Articles, a selection: * Barley, Stephen R.
Technology as an occasion for structuring: Evidence from observations of CT scanners and the social order of radiology departments
" ''Administrative science quarterly'' (1986): 78–108. * Barley, Stephen R., and Gideon Kunda. "Design and devotion: Surges of rational and normative ideologies of control in managerial discourse." Administrative Science Quarterly (1992): 363–399. * Barley, Stephen R., and Pamela S. Tolbert.
Institutionalization and structuration: Studying the links between action and institution
" Organization studies 18.1 (1997): 93–117.

References

External links

WTO homepage

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barley, Stephen R. 1953 births Living people American business theorists College of William & Mary alumni Cornell University faculty MIT Sloan School of Management alumni Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology alumni Stanford University School of Engineering faculty Management scientists