Linda Smircich

Professor Emeritus Management

Office: Isenberg 324

Tel: 413.545.5693

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Academic Background

Education

PhD Organization and Management, Syracuse University School of Management, 1978

MBA Organization and Management, Syracuse University School of Management, 1975

BA Social Science, State University of New York, Oswego, 1969

Academic Appointments

Professor of Organization Studies, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1993-Present

Chair, Management Dept, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1998-2001

Visiting Professor, Dept. of Business Administration, Gotenburg University, Sweden, March 2012

Visiting Research Professor, Department of Business Administration, Abo Akademi University, Turku, Finland, 2-6/1993

Research Interests

Gender and organization
Alternative organizations and worker ownership
Inequality and organizations
Organizational change
Entrepreneuring
Cultural studies

Teaching Interests

Undergraduate

Organization Design & Change
Administrative Theory
Women & Men in Organizations
Power & Conflict in Organizations

Masters

Organizational Behavior & Theory
Organizational Change

PhD

Interpretive and Critical Approaches to Organizational Analysis
Qualitative Research

Recent Honors & Awards

Dean's Research Excellence Award, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2010

Martin J. Whitman Distinguished PhD Alumni Award in recognition of outstanding professional contributions, Syracuse University, 2008

Sage Award for Distinguished Scholarly Contribution, for academic leadership and impact of scholarship in the area of gender and diversity. Presented by the Gender, Diversity & Organizations Division of the Academy of Management, August 2006

Selected Publications

Calas, M.B. and Smircich, L. (2014 forthcoming). "Engendering the Organizational: Organization Studies and Feminist Theorizing." In P. Adler, P. du Gay, G. Morgan & M. Reed (Eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Sociology, Social Theory and Organization Studies: Contemporary Currents. London: Oxford University Press.

Calas, M.B., Smircich, L., and Holvino, E. (2014 forthcoming). "Theorizing Gender- and Organization: Changing Times. ...Changing Theories?" In S. Kumra, R. Simpson & R. Burke (Eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Gender in Organizations. London: Oxford University Press.

Calas, M. B., Ou, H., and Smircich, L. (forthcoming 2013) " 'Woman' on the Move: Mobile Subjectivities after Intersectionality," Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal.