Biography

Dr. Larry E. Greiner is Professor of Management and Organization in the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He serves as Academic Director of the highly ranked U.S.C. Executive MBA Program where he is responsible for its curriculum and faculty. His degrees include the D.B.A. and M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School, and BA from the University of Kansas. Professor Greiner is the author of numerous publications on the subjects of organization growth and development, management consulting, and strategic change. Among his many articles is the Harvard Business Review article, 'Evolution and Revolution as Organizations Grow,' which was recently reprinted in 1998 by the Harvard Business Review as an all time classic. In 1999, he and Professor Arvind Bhambri won the McKinsey Prize from the Strategic Management Society for their paper on "New CEOs and Strategic Change. Across Industries." His books include Power and Organization Development (with Dr. Virginia Schein), published by Addison-Wesley, Consulting to Management (with Dr. Robert Metzger), published by Prentice-Hall. Professor Greiner has acted as a consultant to many companies and government agencies in the U.S. and abroad, including Coca Cola, Pacific Bell, Olivetti, Merck, Times-Mirror, Red Lion Hotels, U.S. Forest Service, Internal Revenue Service, Cadence Design Systems, ChipSoft, Korn/Ferry International, Andersen Consulting, KinderCare, Health Systems International, Kohlberg, Kravis and Roberts, and American Golf Corporation. Flemming Poulfelt, is Professor of Management at the Department of Management, Politics & Philosophy and Director of the LOK Research Center at Copenhagen BusinessSchool in Denmark. His degrees include a PhD. in management and a Master from Copenhagen Business School. Flemming Poulfelt has served at the faculties at University of Southern Denmark, Lund University, Sweden and Cranfield School of Management, UK. He has been a visiting senior researcher at the University of Southern California and Stanford University. He is a former chair of the Department of Management at CBS. Flemming Poulfelt has been actively involved in the Academy of Management. He has been Division Chair of the Management Consulting Division and is now Program Chair of the International Theme Committee. Flemming Poulfelt is the author of numerous articles and books on the subjects of professional service firms, knowledge management, management consulting, service management, and strategy. He has published in Scandinavian Journal of Management, Journal of Management Consulting, Consultation, Business Ethics: A European Review, Journal of Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations, The Finnish Journal of Business Economics, Nordiske Organisasjons-Studier, and Ledelse & Erhvervskonomi (Journal of Management & Business). He has published several books on consulting (Konsulentlre - om den professionelle konsulent, 1982 published by NNF) and the use of consultants (Ledelsen og konsulenten om brug af konsulenter, 1989 with Jrgen Brask published by NNF and Brug af konsulenter - nr samarbejdet skal lykkes, 1999 with Jrgen Brask and Per Thygesen Poulsen published by Copenhagen Business School Press).

Larry Greiner Retires and Is Appointed Professor Emeritus at USC

By Dick Keck

The Invitation:
The Department of Management & Organization invites you to celebrate Larry Greiners career and appointment to Professor Emeritus. When: Thursday, May 21, 2009 Where: University Club

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Bill McCall and I drove to the USC campus together. Barry Galvin had flown in from San Francisco and with Larry, was already waiting for Bill and me in the courtyard next to the University Club. Also there was Larry's brother Dennis, whom some Wildcats may remember. Dennis, in Chicago, and I, in Pasadena, were employed by the same Seattle-based company in the early '70s, so we had much to discuss in addition to Larry's incredible career. It was a very powerful and emotionally-charged event. Pictures are courtesy Larry's sister Sharon Samuelson and her husband Scott.

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Dr. Larry Greiner

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Dr. Larry E. Greiner

Dr. Larry E. Greiner is Professor of Management and Organization in the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He currently serves as Academic Director of the Global Executive MBA Program, and for fourteen years previously as Academic Director of the top ranked U.S.C. Executiv e MBA Program. His degrees include the D.B.A. and M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School, and BA from the University of Kansas. Professor Greiner has served on the faculties at the Harvard Business School, Oxford University, University of Kansas, and IN SEAD in Fontainebleau, France. He is former Chairperson of the Management Department at U.S.C., as well as Chairperson of the Organization Development Division and the Managerial Consultation Divisions of the national Academy of Management. He is a Foundin g Fellow of the Managerial Consultation Division of the national Academy of Management and currently serves on its executive committee. He also serves as a Senior Associate in the Center for Effective Organizations at U.S.C. Professor Greiner is the auth or of numerous publications on the subjects of organization growth and development, management consulting, and strategic change. His most recent book, The Contemporary Consultant, has been widely recognized as a major contribution to the field. Among his m any articles is the Harvard Business Review article, Evolution and Revolution as Organizations Grow, which was reprinted in 1998 by the Harvard Business Review as an all time classic. In 1999, he and Professor Arvind Bhambri won the McKinsey Prize from the Strategic Management Society for their paper on "New CEOs and Strategic

Change. Across Industries." His other books include Power and Organization Development (with Dr. Virginia Schein), published by Addison -Wesley, Consulting to Management (with Dr. Robert Metzger), published by Prentice -Hall. Dr. Greiner has served on various boards: including the editorial boards of Journal of Venturing, Academy of Management Executive, Organization Dynamics, Group and Organization Studies, and the Journal of Manag ement Inquiry. In addition, he has served on the corporate boards of the MAC Group, CAST Management Consultants, and Houston Fearless Corporation. Professor Greiner has acted as a consultant to many companies and government agencies in the U.S. and abroad, including Coca Cola, Pacific Bell, Olivetti, Merck, Times -Mirror, Red Lion Hotels, U.S. Forest Service, Internal Revenue Service, Cadence Design Systems, ChipSoft, Korn/Ferry International, Andersen Consulting, KinderCare, Health Systems International, Ko hlberg, Kravis and Roberts, Rolls - Royce, and American Golf Corporation.

USC Football Coach Pete Carroll seeks NCAA Championship game plan advice from USC Professor Larry Greiner (MAD '51)

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