I wear a number of different hats in my work as a University Professor. My work is centered inside the University, but takes me outsides its walls as well. Inside the University, I focus on scholarly research that informs my teaching of Masters of Business Administration (MBA) students. However, I also aim my work outside the University. I focus on books and teaching that inform practicing leaders and managers.
In short, in my work, I try to bridge theory and practice. Therefore, I provide two different biographies in one web site; one, for scholars, which stresses the scientific side of my work and the other, for leaders and managers, which stresses the applied side of my work.
With respect to practice, I have written two books targeted at audiences of professional managers. I have also taught executives in many organizations around the world. However, I ground my writing and teaching in scholarly research.
In my scholarly research, I have authored numerous scientific studies of leaders, managers, and their organizations. This scholarly work both targets audiences of other professors and informs what I teach at Columbia Business School.
As an educator at Columbia Business School, I educate students earning their Masters of Business Administration (MBA), their Executive Masters of Business Administration (EMBA) and their Doctorate of Philosophy in Management (Ph.D.). In these capacities, I teach classes about leadership, organizational problem solving, managing change, and how leaders and managers should use of power and influence in order to overcome resistance to their strategic goals.
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