| Dr.
Margaret Gorman
Publications
Schwandt, D. R.Ayvaz, T, Gorman, M
(2006) Relational perspectives of learning and knowledge
creation. In M. Ozbilgin & O. Kyriakidou (Eds.) Relational
Perspectives in Organization Studies.
London: Edward Elgar Publishers.
Schwandt, D. R.&, Gorman, M
(2004) Foresight or Foreseeing? A Social Action Explanation
of Complex Collective Knowing. In H. Tsoukas & J. Shepherd
(Eds.) Managing the Future:
Foresight in the Knowledge Economy.
Malden MA :Blackwell
Publishing
Presentations, Refereed/Reviewed
Acceptance
“Doing well with multi-level mix methods: Stories from an empirical study
of knowledge creation within the financial service and power industries.”
Accepted 2/07 for the Academy of Management Annual Meeting scheduled
August’07 in
Philadelphia
,
PA.
“Building strategic capabilities through
creating organizational knowledge: An empirical mix-methods study
of a financial service firm examining the reflective practices
of their leadership team.” Co-authored with Gayatri Pandit as
part of conference proceedings for International Conference
on Organizational Learning and Knowledge Creation scheduled
for June 14-17, 2007.
“Creating Knowledge through story-board
process” (March, 2007) Tri-authored paper with Dr. Casey &
Kamilah Giscombe accepted for Second International Conference
on Innovative Research Methods to create valid and operational
knowledge hosted March 26-28th in
Lyon, France.
Co-sponsored by the Research Methods Division of the
Academy of Management.
Gorman, M. & Schwandt, D (2005) The relationship between collective
knowledge structures concerning transformational change to learning and
performance actions. The Sixth
European Conference on Organizatioanl Knowledge, Learning, & Capability.
Bentley
College
,
Waltham
Massachuesetts
,
USA
, 17-19, March, 2005.
Schwandt, D. Ayvaz, T., Gorman, M. (2005)
Relational perspectives of learning and knowledge creation.
European Academy
of Management Annual Conference,
May 4-7, 2005, Technische Universitat Munchen,
Germany.
Schwandt, D.R. and Gorman, M. (2002)
Foresight and foreseeing: A social action explanation of complex
collective knowing in an executive team. A paper presented at
the International conference on Organizational Learning, University
of Strathclyde Graduate School of Business in Glasgow, Scotland,
UK. 11- 13 July 2002.
Schwandt, D. Casey, A, Gorman, M (1999). The dynamic role
of organizational memory in knowledge systems: A human action
theory perspective. 3rd International Conference on Organizational
Learning, Lancaster,
UK.
Schwandt, D., Casey, A., & Gorman, M. (1998) In search of organizational
sensemaking. Proceedings of the Eastern
Academy
of
Management
, 35th Annual Meeting,
Springfield
,
Mass.
Schwandt. D, Casey, A. & Gorman,
M (1997) Organizational Learning Advances: In Search of Organizational
Sensemaking. International
Conference on Managerial and Organizational Cognition.
Namur, Belgium.
Invited
Presentations
August 2007. “Dissertation Success Strategies for Doctoral Students” as part
of Executive Doctoral Colloquium at Annual Meeting of Academy of Management in
Philadelphia, PA.
August 2006 “Research Strategies for
Scholarly Practioners: Creating knowledge and action in organizational
settings.” Academy
of Management ’s
Annual Conference, Atlanta,
GA.
August 2005. “Designing research: strategies
for developing dissertation proposals”. as part of Executive Doctoral
Colloquium at Annual Meeting of Academy of Management in
Seattle, WA.
August 2004. “Converting practical insights
into researchable dissertations.”
As part of Executive Doctoral Colloquium at Annual Meeting
of Academy of Management in Denver,
CO.
January 2000. “Current career and
industry trends in Human Resource Development.” Presentation at the Career
Week 2000 program at The George Washington University, Washington DC.
August 1999. “Cognition’s evolution in
the Academy: A journey into the new millennium.” Showcase symposium
at the Academy of
Management Conference
. Chicago, IL.
August 1999.
“Cognition in the Rough: exploring unresolved theoretical
and methodological dilemmas in cognition research.” Pre-conference
workshop at the Academy
of Management Conference.
Chicago, IL.
January 1999. “Ethnography as approach for understanding how organizational
members make sense of their chaotic environment.” Invited panel member at
INFORMS Winter Conference. Keystone,
CO.
January 1999. “Chaos theory as an
analytical lens: empirical studies and insights into connecting theory to
research.” Invited panel for session at INFORMS Winter Conference. Keystone,
CO.
October 1998. “High Performance Learning Network:
Assessing Performance and Learning in Manufacturing.”
Invited presentation to Virginia
’s manufacturing extension partnership.
Franklin,
VA.
October 1998. “Developing new knowledge to enable organizational
change.” Invited presentation
to United States Cross Divisional group: USACHPPM Knowledge Management
Meeting. Aberdeen,
MD.
August 1998.
“Reports From the Field: Mid-Year Conference-Organizational
Learning: Moving Theory to Research.”
Invited Panel Member for MOGIC session.
San Diego.
1998.
July 1998. “Organizational Effectiveness:
Comparing Performance and Learning Orientations of Manufacturing
Firms.” Presentation
of Survey development and comparison research design to Virginia’s
Philpot Manufacturing Extension Partnership and Community-L Inc.
Ashburn, VA.
May 1998. “Collaborative Initiative: A Study of Trust
and Learning.” Presentation to Intra-agency Headquarters Team:
US Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency.
Washington
DC.
June 1997
“Leadership and Transformation A Re-Entry and Reconnaissance.”
Government of The District of Columbia
: Municipal
Mangers Academy.
Bulgerfield,
MD.
March 1997. “Enabling Change: Moving
from Assumption into Action.” Association for the Education of
Community Rehabilitation Personnel Annual Conference sponsored
by the Association for the Education of Community Rehabilitation.
Washington,
DC.
March 1995. “Transformational Leadership: applications
in Health-care Setting.” Prepared for Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Florida.
Research in progress:
Journal Submissions & Revisions
(2007) “Relativistic
Cross-Cultural Investigation of Leadership for Organizational Learning”
co-authored referred journal article with Dr. Lakhani under revisions for
submission to Leadership Quarterly Journal. Rejected submission to Emergence:
Complexity & Organization Special Issue on Leadership in June’06 with
editor recommendation for submission to LQ.
(2007) “Cross-industry meta-analysis of organizational learning survey
results” (spring’07 – ongoing). This project involves a meta-analysis of
all of the sites where Dr. Schwandt’s organizational Learning survey
instrument (OLSM) has been administered. This analysis includes ELP
dissertations and CSL projects, along with my own dissertation sites (Financial
Services & Power Industry). This
collaborative project with Dr. Schwandt and doctoral fellow Pandit key outcome
is publication submission into referred journal such as Organizational Studies
or Organize Science.
Proceedings,
Invited Conference Presentations
October 1999. “Understanding Firms as Self-Generating Knowledge Systems”
Presentation at Society for Organizational Learning @ MIT.
Cambridge
,
MA
.
September 1999 “Analyzing Performance and Learning in Organizations.”
Presentation at 5th Conference on Human and Organizational
Studies at GW’s Executive Education Center Ashburn, VA.
June 1999. “The dynamic role of organizational memory in Knowledge systems: A
human action theory perspective.” Presentation at the 3rd
International Conference on Organizational Learning.
Lancaster
,
UK
June 1999. “Diagnosing Organizational Actions: Measuring Performance and
Learning.” Presentation at the 3rd
International Conference on Organizational Learning.
Lancaster
,
UK
.
May 1999. “The role of knowledge creation in change: Unleashing organizational
potential.” Presentation at the Eastern
Academy
of
Management
.
Philadelphia
,
PA.
August 1998. “Organizational
Transformation: Use of Organizational Learning frame to understand the Dynamics
of Organizational Transformation and Innovation.”
MOGIC workshop: Cognition in the Rough.
San Diego
,
CA
.
August 1998. OM/OMT/ODC Doctoral
Consortium at
Annual
Academy
of Management Meeting.
San Diego
,
CA
.
June 1998. “Organizational Configurations: Patterns in Self-Generating
Systems.” Conference on Human and Organizational Studies.
Airlie
,
VA.
May 1998. “Organizational
Sensemaking: Application of
Weick’s criteria in non-threatening situations.”
Eastern
Academy
of
Management
.
Springfield
,
MA
.
March 1998. “Can Self Organization
Theory Inform Organizational Learning Principles: from the Dynamic of Living
System and Social System.
Academy
of
Management
Mid-Year Conference on Organizational Learning.
Ashburn
,
VA.
March 1998. “Organizational
Reality & Change: Use of Anthropological Approaches to understanding
organizational Change efforts.”
Academy
of
Human
Resource Development,
Chicago
,
IL
.
September 1997, “In Search of
Organizational Sensemaking.” International
Conference on Managerial and Organization Cognition.
Namur
,
Belgium
November 1996. “Discovering
Different Voices in Organizational reality: Lessons from the field in the use of
anthropological approaches to examine how an inner city school makes sense of
efficacy initiatives.
Columbia
,
MD
November, 1996. “What is n the Horizon for Transformational Leadership in the
New Millennium.” Conference on Human and Organizational Studies.
Columbia
,
MD.
October, 1996. “Changing the
Dominant Logic of Strategic HR Panning Through Development of Deep Structure
Social System Thinking: A Three year
Case Study.” Strategic Management
Conference,
Mexico City
,
Mexico
.
June, 1995. “Transformational Leadership:
A Review and Synthesis.” Conference on Human and Organizational
Studies.
Gainesville
,
VA.
Working Papers
/ Client Reports
Gorman (1999). “Understanding the
function of HR in organizational transition.”
Action research report prepared for the John Nuveen Company as an
assessment of the HR function.
Gorman, Johnson, Wright (1998) “The Learning Dimension: Focusing on What
Maters in Understanding Dynamic Organizational Change.”
Work-in-progress.
Gorman, Johnson (1998) “Use of
Lisrel for Transformation Leadership Organizational Profile.”
Work in progress.
Schwandt, Goldman, Johnson, Gorman (1996). “Collaborative
Business Partners: Human Resources System Strategy Formulation.” Center for
Study of Learning - White Paper Series:
George
Washington
University
.
Bugari, Dombrowski, Gorman, Johnson, Schwandt (1996).
“Human Resource Competencies: A source of Competitive Advantage.”
Center for Study of Learning - White Paper Series:
George
Washington
University
.
Sashkin, Gorman, Higgins (1995). “Transformational
Leadership Competencies: A Research Approach to Model.” Center for Study of
Learning - White Paper Series:
George
Washington
University
.
Schwandt, Goldman, Johnson, Gorman (1994). “Moving
into Action: Corporate Human Resource System Strategy Formulation.” Center for
Study of Learning - White Paper Series:
George
Washington
University
.
Schwandt, Goldman, Johnson, Gorman (1993). BCBSF Corporate Human Resource System
Strategy Assessment/ Formulation.” Center for Study of Learning - White Paper
Series:
George
Washington
University
.
McDonald, Schwandt, Gorman, Johnson, Ibarra (1993).
“Organizational Learning in Public School: A Case Study.” Report of
Research.
Schwandt, Gorman, Martin (1992). Research
on Employee Turnover. A report to
Ryland Mortgage. The
George
Washington
University
, Academy for Applied Research in Organizational Learning.
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