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Tojo Thatchenkery

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Professor; Director, Organization Development and Knowledge Management Program

Contact Information

thatchen@gmu.edu
Phone: 703-993-3808
贵补虫:听703-993-8215
Mason Square, Van Metre Hall, Room 613
3351 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
MSN: 3B1

Biography

Tojo Thatchenkery (Ph.D. Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve 麻豆国产) is Professor and director of the Organization Development and Knowledge Management program at the Schar School of Policy & Government, George Mason 麻豆国产, Arlington, Virginia. This professional graduate degree that he had founded more than 25 years ago has produced an impressive cadre of practitioners, consultants, entrepreneurs, and scholars who are leaders in organization change and transformation. He is听also a member of the听NTL Institute of Applied Behavioral Science听and the听Taos Institute. His research has been funded by agencies such as the United States National Science Foundation, NSA, and the U.S. Postal Service.听

Thatchenkery is featured as one of the leading change thinkers in the Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers听and has written over a dozen books and one hundred articles, including one in the Harvard Business Review.听 As one of the leading researchers in the field of appreciative inquiry he has written three of the original books on the subject. He developed the construct of Appreciative Intelligence庐, and has used it for leadership development of hundreds of senior managers around the world (as featured in the co-authored book with Carol Metzker - Appreciative Intelligence: Seeing the Mighty Oak in the Acorn). He has also developed a methodology called ASK, Appreciative Sharing of Knowledge, an application of AI to knowledge management and has helped several organizations to enhance their knowledge sharing capabilities. In another book (Making the Invisible Visible) Thatchenkery introduced the concept of quiet leadership as a key driver for innovation in organizations.听

Thatchenkery has extensive consulting experience in sustainability practices, change management, leadership development, organization design and strategy, and knowledge management.听Past and current clients include the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, USDA, EPA, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, US Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Treasury, USPS OIG, IBM, Fannie Mae, Booz Allen, PNC Bank, Alcatel Lucent, General Mills, 3M, British Petroleum, Magnetrol, Nokian Tyres, Akbank (Turkey), and the Tata Consulting Services (India).听

Thatchenkery is on the editorial board of the听Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences and the听Journal of Organizational Change Management and is the past Program Chair of the Research Methods Division of the听Academy of Management. He has over 30 years of experience in teaching at various Public Policy, MBA, Organization Development, and executive development programs in the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. He founded the听Organizational Learning Laboratory at the George W. Johnson Learning Center and served as its director from 1995 to 2000. During this time the facility was featured as one of the leading laboratories for organizational learning and knowledge management by the听Academy of Management and the听Project Management Journal and served clients such as Fannie Mae.听

Curriculum Vitae

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Tojo Thatchenkery (Ph.D. Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve 麻豆国产) is Professor and director of the Organization Development and Knowledge Management program at the Schar School of Policy & Government, George Mason 麻豆国产, Arlington, Virginia. This professional graduate degree that he had founded more than 25 years ago has produced an impressive cadre of practitioners, consultants, entrepreneurs, and scholars who are leaders in organization change and transformation.听He is听also a member of the NTL Institute of Applied Behavioral Science听and the Taos Institute. His research has been funded by agencies such as the United States National Science Foundation, NSA, and the U.S. Postal Service.听

Thatchenkery is featured as one of the leading change thinkers in the Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers听and has written over a dozen books and one hundred articles, including one in the Harvard Business Review. 听As one of the leading researchers in the field of appreciative inquiry he has written three of the original books on the subject. He developed the construct of Appreciative Intelligence庐, and has used it for leadership development of hundreds of senior managers around the world (as featured in the co-authored book with Carol Metzker - Appreciative Intelligence: Seeing the Mighty Oak in the Acorn). He has also developed a methodology called ASK, Appreciative Sharing of Knowledge, an application of AI to knowledge management and has helped several organizations to enhance their knowledge sharing capabilities. In another book (Making the Invisible Visible) Thatchenkery introduced the concept of quiet leadership as a key driver for innovation in organizations.

Thatchenkery has extensive consulting experience in sustainability practices, change management, leadership development, organization design and strategy, and knowledge management.听Past and current clients include the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, USDA, EPA, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, US Department of Housing and Urban Development,听U.S. Department of Treasury, USPS OIG,听IBM, Fannie Mae, Booz Allen, PNC Bank, Alcatel Lucent, General Mills, 3M, British Petroleum, Magnetrol, Nokian Tyres, Akbank (Turkey), and the Tata Consulting Services (India).

Thatchenkery is on the editorial board of the Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences and the Journal of Organizational Change Management and is the past Program Chair of the Research Methods Division of the Academy of Management. He has over 30 years of experience in teaching at various Public Policy, MBA, Organization Development, and executive development programs in the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. He founded the Organizational Learning Laboratory at the George W. Johnson Learning Center and served as its director from 1995 to 2000. During this time the facility was featured as one of the leading laboratories for organizational learning and knowledge management by the Academy of Management and the Project Management Journal and served clients such as Fannie Mae.听听听
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Professor & Director听
M.S. in Organization Development & Knowledge Management听
Schar School of Policy & Government听
George Mason 麻豆国产听
Arlington, Virginia, U.S.A.听
Phone: 703 993 3808听
thatchen@gmu.edu

EDUCATION

Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve 麻豆国产听
Cleveland, Ohio. 1994听听
Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior

麻豆国产 of Delhi, Delhi, India. 1982听
M.A. in Psychology听

麻豆国产 of Delhi, Delhi, India. 1980听
B.A. (Honors) in Psychology听 听 听 听 听

RESEARCH听

Citation indices

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All: 2611听
Since 2015: 892

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Since 2015: 16

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All: 45听
Since 2015: 23

130 Refereed (peer-reviewed) Publications

114 Refereed Conference Presentations & Proceedings

REFEREED (PEER-REVIEWED) PUBLICATIONS

  1. Organization Development Interventions for Sustaining Circular Economy: The Role of Appreciative Intelligence. Organization development Journal, 43, 1, pp. 67-77. With Hanna Lehtim盲ki, Kristina Lepp盲l盲, & Ida Parkkinen (2025).
  2. Female entrepreneurship in the start-up ecosystem of Saudi Arabia.听 Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy. With Aljarodi, A., & Urbano, D.听 (2024).
  3. The influence of institutions on early-stage entrepreneurial activity: a comparison between men and women in Saudi Arabia.听 Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, Vol. 15 No. 5, pp. 1028-1049. With Abdullah Aljarodi, & David Urbano (2023).听
  4. Enablers of a circular economy: A strength-based stakeholder engagement approach. With Hanna, L., & Kujala, J., (2023). In Heikkinen, A., Kujala, J., Blomberg, A. (Eds). 2023. Stakeholder Engagement in a Sustainable Circular Economy. Palgrave Macmillan, London: UK. (2023).听
  5. Fusing Radical Humanism and Organizational Spirituality in a Boundaryless Career. 2021. In: Szabla D.B. (eds) . Palgrave Macmillan, New York. With Param Srikantia.
  6. Culture, Conflict, Decision-Making and Experience of Organizational Norms for an Individual. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 2021, 21, 2/3, 95-108. Special issue guest editorial, with A.K. Dey.听
  7. The Development and Validation of the Appreciative Intelligence庐 Scale. Human Performance, 2020, 33:2-3, 191-213. With B. Whitaker & L. Godwin.
  8. Innovative Digital Business Models as Levers of organizational Sustainability. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management (special issue), 2020, 24, 4/5, 233-308. With A.K. Dey.
  9. Cultivating Creative Workplaces through Mindfulness. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 2019, 32, 1, 15-31. With E.K. Byrne.
  10. Exploring the Determinants of Becoming a Mentor in Turkish Organizations. Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences, 2019, 55 (1), 115-134. With M.I. Ozgen & J.W. Rowell
  11. Leveraging Talent Management for Stakeholder Engagement, Leadership Development, and Organizational Effectiveness. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 2019, 19, 1. With A.K. Dey.听
  12. Valuing Innovation for Enhancing Commercialization and Sustainability in Multiple Domains. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, 2019, 23, 5. Pp. 447-450. With Ajoy K. Dey听
  13. Appreciative Intelligence庐 in Lean Service Development: Case Sports Training Institution. In Eds. A.K.Dey and H.Lehtim盲ki (2019), Responsible Humane Strategies for Gender Equality, Empowerment and Leadership. Bloomsbury. ISBN: 978-93-88630-08-5, pp. 124-133. With H. Lehtim盲ki & R. Katja.
  14. How to Use Mindfulness to Increase Your Team鈥檚 Creativity. Harvard Business Review, July 12, 2018. With Ellen Byrne.
  15. Advances in Social Change, Leadership & Organizational Decision Making. New Delhi: Bloomsbury. With A.K. Dey, (Eds.), 2018.
  16. Leveraging Human Resources for Humanizing Management Practices and Fostering Entrepreneurship. New Delhi: Bloomsbury. With A.K. Dey, (Eds.), 2018.
  17. Generative Approaches for Managing Human Capital for Sustainable Growth. 听International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, Vol. 17, Nos.1-2. With A.K. Dey, 2017.
  18. Approaches to Enhancing Communication between Health Care Providers and Recipients. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, vol 17, 1-2, 57-72. With M.I. Ozgen, 2017.听
  19. Positive Approaches to Enhance Customer-focused Knowledge Sharing Culture in a Financial Services Organization. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, Vol 17, 1-2, 21-36. With H. Tuomas & H. Lehtim盲ki, 2017.听
  20. Philip Mirvis: Fusing Radical Humanism and Organizational Spirituality in a Boundaryless Career. In D.B. Szabla et al. (eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers, Palgrave Macmillan, New York. With Param Srikantia, 2017.
  21. Transformative Approaches for Knowledge Sharing. International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies, Vol. 8, Nos. 1/2, With A.K. Dey, 2017.听
  22. Leveraging Information and Communication Technology for Organizational Resilience. International Journal of Information Technology and Management, Vol. 16, No. 2. With G.D. Sardana, 2017.听
  23. Knowledge Creation and Organizational Well-being: Leveraging Talent Management and Appreciative Intelligence庐. New Delhi: Bloomsbury. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2017.
  24. Organization Development through Strategic Management. New Delhi: Bloomsbury. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2017.听
  25. Application of Appreciative Inquiry at a Municipal Social Services Agency: A Case Study. In Knowledge Creation and Organizational Well-being: Leveraging Talent Management and Appreciative Intelligence庐. New Delhi: Bloomsbury (pp. 3-14). With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2017.
  26. Appreciative Dialogue for Enhancing Employee Communication in a Finnish Company. In Knowledge Creation and Organizational Well-being: Leveraging Talent Management and Appreciative Intelligence庐. New Delhi: Bloomsbury (pp. 15-24). With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2017
  27. Fostering entrepreneurship and innovation for sustainability. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Vol. 20, Nos. 5/6. With G.D. Sardana, 2016.
  28. Managing Complex Organizational Change: Action-oriented Approaches for Sustaining Positive Interventions. New Delhi: Bloomsbury. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2016.听
  29. Optimizing Business Growth: Strategies for Scaling up.听New Delhi: Bloomsbury. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2016.听
  30. Leveraging Human Factors for Strategic Change: An Organizational Culture Perspective.听New Delhi: Bloomsbury. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.). 2015.听
  31. Understanding Work Experiences from Multiple Perspectives: New Paradigms for Organizational Excellence. New Delhi: Bloomsbury. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2015.听
  32. An Analysis of Effective Communication in Doctor-patient Relationship in a Large Hospital Setting. In G. D. Sardana., & T. Thatchenkery (Eds.). Managing Complex Organizational Change听(pp. 299-312). New Delhi: Bloomsbury. With M. Ozgen, 2016.听 听
  33. Appreciative Organization Development in Finnish Mature Industries: A Case Study of a Financial Services Organization.听 In G. D. Sardana., & T. Thatchenkery (Eds.). Managing Complex Organizational Changes听(pp. 3-16). New Delhi: Bloomsbury. With T. Holma and H. Lehtimaki, 2016.
  34. Appreciative Intelligence庐: Post-merger Communication in a Public Organization. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 15 (2/3/4), 115-127. With P. Parkkalie and H. Lehtimaki, 2015.
  35. Leveraging Appreciative Intelligence庐 for Enhancing Organizational Change.听 International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 15 (2/3/4), 1010- 114. With I. Parkkinen and H. Lehtim盲ki, 22015. 2015.听
  36. Engaging with Positive Inquiry for Organizational Change. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 15, 2/3/4, 97-100. Special Issue. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2015.
  37. International Trends in Service Technology from Multiple Sectors.听 International Journal of Services Technology and Management, 21 (1/2/3), 1-98. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2015.
  38. Appreciative Intelligence庐 in change management. In G.D. Sardana & T. Thatchenkery (Eds.).听 Leveraging Human Factors for Strategic Change: An Organizational Culture Perspective. (pp.3-13). New Delhi: Bloomsbury. With I. Parkkinnen & H. Lehtim盲ki, 2015.听
  39. Appreciative Intelligence庐听as a Tool in Organizational Integration.听 In G.D. Sardana & T. Thatchenkery (Eds.).听Leveraging Human Factors for Strategic Change: An Organizational Culture Perspective. (pp.14-25). New Delhi: Bloomsbury. With P. Parkkali & H. Lehtim盲ki, 2015.听
  40. Leveraging Technology Marketing for Producing Social Good and Firm's Success. International Journal of Technology Marketing, 10 (2), 195-231. Special Issue. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2015.
  41. 听Appreciative Intelligence. Coghlan, David & Brydon-Miller, Mary (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Action Research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 2015.
  42. Organization science as social construction: Postmodern potentials. In Emma Bell & Hugh Willmott (Eds.). Qualitative research in business and management: Challenges and prospects, vol 4. London: Sage. With K. Gergen, 2014.
  43. Innovation, creativity, and social entrepreneurship: Ingredients for business growth. International Journal of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management, 18(5/6), 365- 445. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2014
  44. Organizational transformation: Change management perspectives.听New Delhi: Bloomsbury. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2014.
  45. Strategic initiatives for competitive advantage in the knowledge society (2014).听New Delhi: Bloomsbury. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2014.
  46. Using Appreciative Intelligence庐 for developing leadership culture. In Sardana, G.D., Thatchenkery, Tojo. (Eds.).听Organizational transformation: Change management perspectives (pp.听3-14). New Delhi: Bloomsbury. With H. Lehtim盲ki & J. Kujala, 2014.听
  47. Appreciative Intelligence and generativity: A case study of Rocky Flats Nuclear weapons facility cleanup. Advances in Appreciative Inquiry, 4, 409-432. With I. Firbida, 2013.
  48. Appreciative Intelligence庐 in leadership culture transformation. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 13, 4, 244-258. With H. Lehtim盲ki & J. Kujala, 2014.听
  49. Leveraging Appreciative Intelligence for innovation in Indian organizations. International Journal of Appreciative Inquiry, 15, 1, 29-33, 2013.
  50. The challenges of growth. Competitiveness Review, 23 (4/5), 309-425. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2013.
  51. Special issue: Innovation and knowledge sharing in technology marketing. International Journal of Technology Marketing, 8, 4, 357-410. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2013.
  52. Special Issue: Challenging our mental models for organizational excellence. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 13, 2/3, 91- 188. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2013.
  53. Special Issue: Appreciative Intelligence庐-based approaches for organizational change and continuous improvement. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 13(4), 241- 329. With听G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2013.
  54. Positive approaches for organization development: A case study. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 13, 2/3, 95-106. With B. Powell, 2013.
  55. 听A comparative study of perceptions toward entrepreneurship in India, Poland and the U.S.A.听 International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 13, 2/3, 119-135. With B. Glinka, 2013.
  56. Special Issue: Organizational transformation. International Journal of Business Performance Management, 14, 4, 327-449. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2013.
  57. Initiating organizational transformation through the Appreciative Intelligence庐International Journal of Business Performance Management, 14, 4, 332- 340. 2013.
  58. A change management case study using Appreciative Intelligence庐听 听听International Journal of Business Performance Management, 14, 4, 435- 449. With M. Lemons, 2013.
  59. Business Management in India: Strategies for Success. International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 6,听1, 1-4.听With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2013.
  60. Reframing human capital for organizational excellence. New Delhi: Bloomsbury. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2013.听
  61. Capability building for organizational transformation: Management cases from multiple disciplines. New Delhi: Bloomsbury. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2013.
  62. The social construction of entrepreneurship, success, and wealth: A Case Study of Management Students鈥 Perceptions from Three Different Cultural Contexts.听 In听Sardana, G.D., Thatchenkery, T. (Eds.). Reframing human capital for organizational excellence (379-396). New Delhi: Bloomsbury. With B. Glinka, 2013.
  63. Appreciative Intelligence for change management: A case study of a community college. In听Sardana, G.D., Thatchenkery, T. (Eds.). Reframing human capital for organizational excellence听(3-20). New Delhi: Bloomsbury. With M. Lemons, 2013.
  64. Using Appreciative Intelligence and positive approaches for change management. In听Sardana, G.D., Thatchenkery, T. (Eds.). Reframing human capital for organizational excellence (74-89). New Delhi: Bloomsbury. With B. Powell, 2013.
  65. Perceptions of the United States鈥 new healthcare reform law, the PPACA, as exemplified by the NFIB, a lobbyist organization for small businesses.听 In听Sardana, G.D., Thatchenkery, T. (Eds.). Reframing human capital for organizational excellence (141-162). New Delhi: Bloomsbury. With听D. Srinivasan & A. Washington, 2013.
  66. Special issue: Performance and globalization. International Journal of Business and Globalization, 9, 3, 221-260. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2012.
  67. Special issue: Innovative approaches for developing international commerce: Strategies for success. International Journal of Commerce & Management, 22, 2, 98-158. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2012.
  68. Special issue: Strategic practices and cases in technology marketing. International Journal of Technology Marketing, 7, 3, 227-230. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2013.
  69. Positive initiatives for organizational change and transformation. New Delhi. Macmillan. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2012.
  70. Building competencies for sustainability and organizational excellence.听 New Delhi. Macmillan. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2012.
  71. Appreciative Intelligence for transformative conversations. In Sardana, G.D., Thatchenkery, T. (Eds.).听 Positive initiatives for organizational change and transformation听(pp. 63-77). New Delhi. Macmillan. 2012.
  72. Making the invisible visible: Understanding leadership contributions of Asian minorities in the workplace. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. With K. Sugiyama, 2011.
  73. 听Applying Appreciative Intelligence. In R.J. Stimson, R.R. Stough and P.J. Nijkamp. (Eds.). Endogenous regional development: Perspectives, measurement and empirical investigation (pp.83-110). Cheltenham, U.K. Edward Elgar. With J. Heineman-Pieper, 2011.
  74. Globalization and strategies for success. International Journal of Business and Globalization. 7,听4, 387-390.听With G.D. Sardana, 2011.
  75. Understanding culture-specific leadership relationship in a multi-cultural virtual project team (MVPT): A case study. International Journal of Business and Globalization, 7,听4, 446-458.听With Z. He, 2011.
  76. Success strategies for small businesses in the international context. International Journal of Globalization and Small Business, 4, 2, 111-220. With G.D. Sardana, (Eds.), 2011.
  77. Leadership and decision-making strategies using appreciative inquiry: A case study. International Journal of Globalization and Small Business, 4,听2, 178-190. With L. Jordan, 2011.
  78. Positive design for creating organizational excellence: Bringing together multiple approaches. Society and Business Review, 6, 2, 114-192. With G.D. Sardana, 2011.
  79. Positive design and appreciative construction: From sustainable development to sustainable value.听 听 听 Bingley, U.K: Emerald. With D. Cooperrider, & M. Avital (Eds.), 2011.
  80. Leveraging global competiveness for organizational excellence. New Delhi. Macmillan. With H.P. Gupta (Eds.), 2010.
  81. Business cases for enhancing organizational excellence. Management Decision, 48,3, 348-352.听With G.D. Sardana, 2010.
  82. Leveraging technological innovation for competitive advantage.听 International Journal of Technology Marketing, 5, 1, 1-104.听With G.D. Sardana, 2010.
  83. Leveraging Appreciative Intelligence for positive enactment in times of uncertainty: A case study of a small investment firm. American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, 2, 2, 147-152. With S. Case, 2010.
  84. Applying quantum learning to high school education. In Gupta, H.P., & Thatchenkery, T. (Eds.). Leveraging global competiveness for organizational excellence (pp. 210-222). New Delhi. Macmillan. With J. Lizabeth, 2010.
  85. Preference of negotiation styles of employees based on cultural differences: A case study. In Gupta, H.P., & Thatchenkery, Tojo. (Eds.). Leveraging global competiveness for organizational excellence (pp. 258-271). New Delhi. Macmillan. With Z. He, 2010.
  86. Enhancing organizational performance through strategic initiatives: Handbook of management cases. New Delhi: Macmillan. With G.D. Sardana, 2009.
  87. Leveraging Appreciative Intelligence for positive enactment: A case study of a small investment firm. In G.D.听Sardana & T. Thatchenkery (Eds). Enhancing organizational performance through strategic initiatives: Handbook of management cases. (pp. 192-199).听 听 听 New Delhi: Macmillan. With Susan C., 2009.听
  88. Appreciative Intelligence for innovation in the Indian industry. Paradigm. 13, 1, 1-5. 2009.
  89. Empathic knowledge management: Reverse simulation experiments in a learning laboratory. International Journal of Information Technology and Management, 7, 3, 283-314. With R. Behara & C. Kenney (2008).
  90. Handbook on Management Cases.听New Delhi: Allied Publishers.听With B.S. Sahay & G.D. Sardana (Eds), 2008.听
  91. The role of Appreciative Intelligence in creating high performing organizations: A case study of rocky flats nuclear waste cleanup. In Sahay, B.S., Thatchenkery, T., & Sardana, G.D. (Eds). (2008). Handbook on Management Cases 听(264-276). New Delhi: Allied Publishers. With I. Firbida, 2008.听
  92. Postmodernity. 听In International Encyclopedia of Organizational Studies听(Eds. Stewart Clegg & James Bailey). Thousand Oaks: Sage (pp.1283-1285). 2007.
  93. Appreciative inquiry and knowledge management: A social constructionist perspective. Cheltenham, U.K. Edward Elgar. With D. Chaudhry, 2007.
  94. Appreciative Intelligence: Seeing the Mighty Oak in the Acorn. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler. Korean, Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, and Rumanian translations. With C. Metzker, 2006.
  95. Organization development in Asia: Globalization, homogenization, and the end of culture-specific practices.鈥 In听B. Jones & M. Brazzel (Eds.).听The NTL handbook of organization development and change: Principles, practices, and perspectives (pp. 387-403). San Francisco: Pfeiffer/Wiley, 2016.
  96. Organizational science and the promises of postmodernism. In D. M. Hosking & S. McNamee (Eds.). Social construction of organizations (pp. 34-41). Malmo, Sweden: Liber & Copenhagen Business School Press. With K.J. Gergen, 2006.
  97. Information communication technology and economic development: Learning from the Indian experience. Cheltenham, U.K. Edward Elgar. With R. Stough, 2005.
  98. Appreciative sharing of knowledge: Leveraging knowledge management for strategic change. Chagrin Falls, Ohio: Taos Institute Publishing. 2005.
  99. 鈥淚nformation technology and development: The Indian experience.鈥 Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 71(8), 771-879. With D. Kash & R. Stough, 2004.
  100. 听Information technology services and economic development: The Indian experience. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 71(8), 771-776. With D. Kash & R. Stough, 2004.
  101. 鈥淥rganization science as social construction: Postmodern potentials.鈥 Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 40, 2, 228-249. With K. Gergen, 2004.
  102. Paradox and organizational change: The transformative power of hermeneutic appreciation. Advances in Appreciative Inquiry. Volume 1, 77-102., 2004.
  103. Issues in Public Governance in India. Public governance dividends: The road ahead.听New Delhi. All India Management Association. 1- 44. With R. Stough, K. Haynes, N. Sahay, S. Shakti, M. Salazar, P. O鈥橬eil, & S. Desai, 2004.
  104. La indagacion apreciativa como intervencion. El poder de la reformulacion para la refundacion organizacional en un estudio de caso.听Sistemas Familiares, ANO 19- N 1-2- 2003 pp 101-118., 2003.
  105. Representation of organizational change in Ron Howard鈥檚 Gung Ho: The role of speech acts and conversation. In Stephen Linstead. (Ed). Text/Work: Representing Organization and Organizing Representation (Studies in Management, Organizations and Society).听听Routledge; New York. With J. Foreman, 2003.
  106. Mining for meaning: Reading organizations using hermeneutic philosophy. 听In Westwood, R.I., & Linstead, S. A. (Editors) The Language of Organization.听London: Sage, pp.112-131., 2002.
  107. Building capabilities for change through laboratory simulations. 听Developments in Business Simulation and Experiential Learning, 26, 144-146. With R. Behara & C. Kenney, 1999.
  108. Organization Science in a postmodern context. R. Chia (Ed.).听 In the Realm of Organization: Essays for Robert Cooper.听 London: Routledge, pp. 15-42. With K. Gergen, 1998.
  109. Organization science as social construction. Reprinted in Organizational Psychology, Volume III, Edited by Philip Stone and Mark Cannon. Ashgate, U.K. With K. Gergen, 1997.
  110. Why is there a lack of diversity research on Asian Americans? Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences, 33, 3, 270- 276. With C. Cheng, 1997.
  111. Seeing beneath the surface to appreciate what 鈥渋s:鈥 A call for a balanced inquiry and consciousness raising regarding Asian Americans in Organizations. Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences, 33, 3, 397-406. With C. Cheng, 1997.
  112. Developing dialogue for discerning differences.听 Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 32, 4, 428-433. With K. Gergen, 1996.听
  113. Subjectivism, discovery and boundaryless careers: An Austrian perspective.听In Michael Arthur & Denise Rousseau (Editors). Boundaryless careers: A new employment principle for a new organizational era. (pp.171-186) New York: Oxford 麻豆国产 Press. With J. Ellig, 1996.
  114. Affirmation as facilitation. A New Model for Change Management. OD Practitioner. 28, Nos 1-2, 12-22, 1996
  115. Filmic representations for organizational analysis: the characterization of a transplant organization in the film鈥 Rising Sun. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 9, 3, 44-61. With J. Foreman, 1996.
  116. Organizational Learning, language games, and knowledge creation. Guest Editorial, Journal of Organizational Change Management, 9, 1, 4-11, 1996.听
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & PROCEEDINGS

  1. Developing Your Appreciative Intelligence for Innovation & Leadership.听 Birla Global 麻豆国产, Bhubaneswar, India, December 7, 2023.
  2. Appreciative Intelligence for Circular Economy. International Seminar on Environmental Geotechnology, the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India, December 4, 2023.
  3. Generating Rich Primary Data Through Interviews: Tips and Protocols. 13th International Conference of Management Cases, NOIDA, India, December 2, 2023.
  4. Leveraging Appreciative Intelligence for Sustainable Circular Economy: Leadership Lessons from Public, Private, and Nonprofit Organizations. 13th International Conference of Management Cases, NOIDA, India, November 30, 2023.
  5. Dynamics Dialogue with Global AI Practitioners. the Global Appreciative Inquiry Jam (international virtual conference), October 19, 2023.听
  6. Mindfulness and Positive Reframing: The Appreciative Intelligence Model with Tojo Thatchenkery. Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry, Stiller School of Business, Champlain College, PODCASTS, August 16, 2023.
  7. Enhancing Group Mindfulness and Coherence: Practices for Connectedness and Celebrating Differences. With Guenther, G. & & Srikantia, P. (2002). PDW听Presentation at the 82th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, WA,听August 7, 2022.
  8. Coaching across Organizational Levels in a Pandemic: Advancing Positive Change in the Public Sector. Symposium presentation at the 81th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, July 31- August 3, 2021, Philadelphia, PA (Virtual due to COVID-19). With E. Weis, J. Srikantia, B. Johnston, & R. Miller.
  9. Art & Practice of Consciousness-based Transformation. Presentation at the 81th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, July 31- August 3, 2021, Philadelphia, PA (Virtual due to COVID-19). With P. Srikantia, J.听 Srikantia, Tsao, R. Sondhe, E. Keithline Byrne, & A. Narayanan.
  10. Applications of Mindfulness in Post-pandemic Era. Presentation at the 81th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, July 31- August 3, 2021, Philadelphia, PA (Virtual due to COVID-19). With P. Srikantia, J.听 Srikantia, C. Tsao, R. Sondhe, E. Keithline Byrne, & A. Narayanan.听
  11. Innovative Models in NGO Management and Corporate Culture. Paper presentation at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, August 10, 2020, Vancouver, Canada (Virtual due to COVID-19). With H. Kantanen, S. R枚nkk枚, & H. Lehtim盲ki
  12. Publishing Not Perishing Through Qualitative Research: A Conversation to Advance MSR and Practice. Panel Symposium presentation at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, August 10, 2020, Vancouver, Canada (Virtual due to COVID-19).
  13. Arts to Appreciative Inquiry: Broadening our Sight to Make an Impact to Circular Economy. PDW at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, August 10, 2020, Vancouver, Canada (Scheduled as virtual due to COVID-19), with H. Lehtim盲ki & S. Taylor.听
  14. The Development and Validation of the Appreciative Intelligence庐 Scale. Proceedings & paper presentation at the 79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, August 9-13, 2019. Boston, Massachusetts. With B. Whitaker & L. Godwin.听
  15. Quiet Leadership: Building on Teamwork, Collaboration, and Relationships. Presentation at the Taos Institute Silver Jubilee Conference, Cancun, Mexico, November 8, 2018.听
  16. Developing Your Appreciative Intelligence庐 for Innovation. Presentation at the Taos Institute Silver Jubilee Conference, Cancun, Mexico, November 9, 2018.听
  17. Developing Your Appreciative Intelligence庐 and Quiet Leadership for Innovation in East Asian organizations. Presentation at the Vietnam Symposium on Leadership and Public Policy (VSLP), Hanoi, Vietnam, October 31, 2018.
  18. Appreciative Intelligence Development in a Sports Training Institution. Paper presented at the International Conference on Management Cases, November 31- December, 1, 2018. NOIDA, India. With T. Holma & H. Lehtimaki, 2018.听
  19. An Architecture of Mentoring: Integrating Global Wisdom and Diverse Perspectives for Wellbeing. Symposium presentation at the Academy of Management Meeting, August 2018, Chicago. With Param Srikantia.
  20. Appreciative Intelligence庐 as a Determinant of Mentoring Intentions in the Workplace. In Dominguez, N. & Gandert, Y. (Eds.). 9th Annual Mentoring Conference Proceedings: Developmental Networks: The Power of Mentoring and Coaching. Albuquerque, NM: 麻豆国产 of New Mexico. With M.I. Ozgen, October 24-28, 2016.
  21. 鈥淨uiet Leadership: Discovering the New Strategic Advantage and the Hidden Talent to Enhance Innovation in your Organization.鈥 Mason Entrepreneurship Research 11th Annual Conference, May 6, 2016.
  22. 鈥淎ppreciative organization development in Finnish mature industries: A case study of a financial services organization.鈥 Paper presented at the International Conference on Management Cases, December 3-4. NOIDA, India. With T. Holma & H. Lehtimaki, 2015.听
  23. 鈥淎n analysis of effective communication in doctor-patient relationship in a large hospital setting.鈥澨 Paper presented at the International Conference on Management Cases, December 3-4. NOIDA, India. With M. Ozgen, 2015.听
  24. 鈥淭he power of words: How reframing to see the positive may have a lasting impact.鈥 Symposium presentation at the Academy of Management Meeting, August 2-5, 2014, Philadelphia. PA. With K. McGee, 2014.
  25. 鈥淎n Appreciative inquiry approach to empathic process innovation.鈥 Symposium presentation at the Academy of Management Meeting, August 2-5, 2014, Philadelphia. PA. With R. Behara & C. Kenney, 2014.
  26. 鈥淓mpathy in innovation:听 The human side of innovation.鈥澨 Symposium (chair) presentation at the Academy of Management Meeting, Philadelphia. PA. With H. Lehtim盲ki, 2014.
  27. 鈥淪trategy talk: How conceptual space creates strategy implementation outcomes.鈥 Strategic Management Society (SMS) Annual Conference. September 20-23, Madrid, Spain. With H. Lehtim盲ki & I. Asikainen, 2014.
  28. 鈥淎ppreciative Intelligence in change management.鈥 Paper presented at the International Conference on Management Cases, December 4-5. NOIDA, India. With H. Lehtim盲ki & I. Parkkinnen, 2014.
  29. 鈥淎ppreciative Intelligence as a tool in organizational integration.鈥 Paper presented at the International Conference on Management Cases, December 4-5. NOIDA, India. With H. Lehtim盲ki & I. Parkkali, 2014.
  30. 鈥淯sing Appreciative Intelligence for developing leadership culture.鈥 Paper presented at the International Conference on Management Cases, December 4-5. NOIDA, India. With H. Lehtim盲ki & J. Kujala, 2014.
  31. 鈥淧lenary Senior Scholar Discussant.鈥, The 2013 International Conference on Organizational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities (OLKC), Washington, DC, April 25-27, 2013.
  32. 鈥淭he Social Construction of Entrepreneurs, Success, and Wealth: A Case Study of Management Students鈥 Perceptions from Three Different Cultural Contexts.鈥澨 Paper presented at the International Conference on Management Cases, November 29-30. NOIDA, India. With B. Glinka, 2012.
  33. 鈥淎ppreciative Intelligence for Change Management: A Case Study of a Community College.鈥 Paper presented at the International Conference on Management Cases, November 29-30. NOIDA, India. With M. Lemons, 2012.
  34. 鈥淯sing Appreciative Intelligence and Positive Approaches for Change Management.鈥 Paper presented at the International Conference on Management Cases, November 29-30. NOIDA, India. With B. Powell, 2012.
  35. 鈥淧erceptions of the United States鈥 New Healthcare Reform Law, the PPACA, as Exemplified by the NFIB, a Lobbyist Organization for Small Businesses.鈥 Paper presented at the International Conference on Management Cases, November 29-30. NOIDA, India. With D. Srinivasan & A. Washington, 2012.听
  36. 鈥淔rom Being Relevant to Becoming Integral to Practice: Organization Science and Workforce Analytics.鈥澨 Symposium presentation at the Academy of Management Meeting,听August 3-7, 2012,听Boston, Massachusetts, 2012.
  37. 鈥淎ppreciative Intelligence for Transformative Conversations.鈥 Paper presented at the International Conference on Management Cases, December 1-2. N OIDA, India, 2011.听
  38. 听鈥淩eframing 鈥渆vidence鈥 to catalyze collaboration in organizations.鈥澨齋ymposium presentation at the Academy of Management Meeting,听August 12-16, San Antonia, Texas. With G. Gopalakrishnan, 2011.
  39. 鈥淧ositive Design for Collaboration: A Case study of the Delhi and Bangalore Metro Mass Transit System.鈥 Symposium presentation at the Academy of Management Meeting,听August 12-16, San Antonia, Texas, 2011.听听
  40. 鈥淣either West nor East: Pursuing a Post-developmental Management Education for Developing Countries.鈥 Professional Development Workshop at the Academy of Management Meeting,听August 12-16, San Antonia, Texas, 2011.听听
  41. 鈥淎pplying Quantum Learning to High School Education:听Strategic Action Planning using Appreciative Inquiry.鈥 Paper presentation at the International Conference on Business Cases, ICBC 2010, December 2-3, Ghaziabad (India). With L. Jordan, 2010.
  42. 鈥淧reference of Negotiation Styles of Employees Based on Cultural Differences: A Case Study.鈥 Paper presentation at the International Conference on Business Cases, ICBC 2010, December 2-3, Ghaziabad (India). With Z. He, 2010.
  43. 鈥淣on-Economic Dimensions of Financial Meltdown: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Subterranean Dynamics.鈥 Academy of Management Meeting, August 7-11, Montreal, Canada, 2010.
  44. 鈥淒are to Care: Information Technology in Developing Countries.鈥 Symposium presentation at the Academy of Management Meeting,听August 7-11, Montreal, Canada, 2010.听
  45. 鈥淩estoring Health to U.S. Health Care through Passion & Inspiration: A Critical & Spiritual Synthesis.鈥 Symposium presentation at the Academy of Management Meeting, August 7-11, Montreal, Canada, 2010.
  46. 鈥淐atalyzing a Breakthrough in Imagination: Applying Appreciative Intelligence to Health Care Reform.鈥 Symposium presentation at the Academy of Management Meeting, August 7-11, Montreal, Canada, 2010.
  47. 鈥淥rganization Development in the Global Context: Emerging Trends and Practices.鈥 Symposium presentation at the Academy of Management Meeting, August 7-11, Montreal, Canada, 2010.
  48. 鈥淩e-imagining Organizational Development in the Global Context.鈥 Symposium presentation at the Academy of Management Meeting, August 7-11, Montreal, Canada, 2010.
  49. 鈥淥rganizational Network Analysis: Emerging Approaches for Knowledge Creation that Impact Practice.鈥 Symposium (discussant) at the Academy of Management Meeting, August 7-110, Montreal, Canada. 2010.
  50. 鈥淟everaging Appreciative Intelligence for Positive Enactment: A Case Study of a Small Investment Firm.鈥 Paper presentation at the International Conference on Management Cases,听November 26-27, Ghaziabad, India. With S. Case, 2009.
  51. 鈥淭he Promise and Reality of Management Education.鈥 A World View. Symposium presented at the Academy of Management Meeting, August 7-11, Chicago, IL, 2009.
  52. 鈥淭he Role of Appreciative Intelligence in Creating High Performing Organizations: A Case Study of Rocky Flats Nuclear Waste Cleanup.鈥 Paper presentation for International Conference on Management Cases. December 1-2, Ghaziabad, India. With I. Firbida, 2008.
  53. 鈥淢issing in Mobility: An Analysis of Leadership Invisibility of Asian Americans in Organizations.鈥 Paper presentation at the 2008 Academy of Management Annual Meetings, August 8-13, Anaheim, CA. With K. Sugiyama, 2008.
  54. 鈥淕ame-Changing Questions:听 Seeking Futures outside a 鈥楧evelopment鈥 Paradigm.鈥 Symposium presentation at the 2008 Academy of Management Annual Meetings, August 8-13, Anaheim, CA. With J. Heineman-Pieper, 2008.
  55. 鈥淥rganizational Improvement through Appreciative Intelligence.鈥 Symposium presentation at the 2008 Academy of Management Annual Meetings, August 8-13, Anaheim, CA. With K. McGee, 2008.
  56. 鈥淎ppreciative Intelligence, Opportunity Recognition, and Economic Development: Inventing 鈥 Innovating 鈥 Interpreting the BRIC nations.鈥 Proceedings of the Management of Meaning in Organizations International Conference, June 26-28, Poznan, Poland, 2008.
  57. 鈥淧ositive Design by Appreciative Intelligence: A Case Study of Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Facility Cleanup.鈥 Paper presentation at the Technology, Design and Management: Creating New Models of Possibility for All conference, April 3-5, 2008, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico. With I. Firbida, 2008.
  58. 鈥淓ndogeny within the Endogenous:听 The Role of Appreciative Intelligence in regional economic development.鈥 International Workshop on Regional Endogenous Development, Brisbane, Australia, February 14-15. With J. Heineman-Pieper, 2008.
  59. 鈥淎ppreciative Intelligence for business and social entrepreneurs.鈥 2007 International Conference on Appreciative Inquiry: The Power of Positive Change. Orlando, FL, September 16-19.With S. McNamee, 2007.
  60. 鈥淯sing appreciative intelligence in critical research.鈥 Critical Management Studies Interest Group & Organization Development & Change Division- sponsored PDW. Academy of Management Annual Meetings, August 4-8, Philadelphia. 2007.听
  61. 鈥淎ppreciative inquiry to appreciative intelligence: Reframing to enhance positive intelligence.鈥澨 Academy of Management Annual Meetings, August 4-8, Philadelphia, 2007.
  62. 鈥淭rading hardhats for suits: Changing career preferences of Indian high school students and its impact on globally distributed work.鈥 Second International Conference on Management of Globally Distributed Work, July 25-27. Bangalore, India. With S. Thatchenkery, 2007.
  63. 鈥淎ppreciative intelligence:听 A case study of transforming organizational performance in the Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue.鈥 Transforming Local Government (TLG) Conference, June 6-8, Bellevue, Washington. With K. McGee, 2007.
  64. 鈥淪cientists and engineers in the emerging economies: Trends in India and implications for US policy.鈥澨齈aper presentation at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Twenty-Eight Annual Research Conference, November 2-4, Madison, WI, 2006.
  65. 鈥淒esign with Appreciative intelligence.鈥 Key-note presentation at the international conference on Designing Information and Organizations with a Positive Lens, November 11-12, Cleveland, OH, 2005.听
  66. 鈥淚nformation Communication Technology and Economic Development: Policy Lessons from the Indian experience.鈥 Paper presentation at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Twenty-Seventh Annual Research Conference, November 3-5, Washington, DC. With R. Stough & K. Haynes, 2005.
  67. 鈥淕lobal Warming, Cloning, and Foreign Aid: Competition, Cooperation and Coordination in International Governance.鈥 Discussant for the above Panel session at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Twenty-Seventh Annual Research Conference, November 3-5, Washington, D.C., 2015.
  68. 鈥淚ndia Rising: Implications for U.S Science and Technology Policy.鈥 Session organizer for the above panel at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Twenty-Seventh Annual Research Conference, November 3-5, Washington, D.C., 2005.
  69. 鈥淎ppreciative Sharing of Knowledge and Appreciative Evaluation: Possibilities in Mutual Embeddedness.鈥澨 Presentation at the Social Construction: A celebration of Collaborative Practices in Organizations, Communities, and Therapy International Conference, October 6-9. Taos, NM. With B. Mohr, 2005.
  70. 鈥淕lobalization, homogeneity, and the crisis of change management.鈥 Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meetings, August 6-10, Hawaii. With G. Gopakumar, 2005.
  71. 鈥淥rganization development in the global context: A critique.鈥 Paper presented for the Academy of Management Annual Meetings, August 6-10, Hawaii. With G. Gopakumar, 2005.
  72. 鈥淧ositively M.A.D.: The Role of Appreciative Intelligence and High Quality Connections.鈥 Symposium presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meetings, August 6-10, Hawaii, 2005.
  73. 鈥淲hen Indus Valley Meets Silicon Valley: The Hindu Social Capital and the Emergent Strategies of Indian Firms.鈥 Presentation at the Managing Emerging Technologies in Asia (METiA) Conference, November 2-3, 2003, Singapore. 2003.
  74. 鈥淚CT and Economic Development: A Review of the Indian Experience.鈥听Paper presented at the Managing Emerging Technologies in Asia (METiA) Conference, November 2-3, 2003, Singapore. With R. Stough & R. Ranganathan, 2003.
  75. Learning from the Indian Development Experience.听Proceedings of the International Workshop supported by the National Science Foundation. March 2-5, 2003, Bangalore, India. School of Public Policy, George Mason 麻豆国产, Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.A. With R. Stough, A.. B. Akhilesh, and G. Shockely (Eds), 2003.
  76. ICT as a catalyst for economic development: An examination of evidences from the Indian development experience.听Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Communication Technology and Economic Development, Bangalore, India, March 2003.听With R. Stough & R. Ranganathan, 2003.
  77. 鈥淲hen Indus Valley Meets Silicon Valley: The Hindu Social Capital and Competitiveness of Indian Firms.鈥 Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Communication Technology and Economic Development, Bangalore, India, March, 2003.听
  78. 鈥淪trategies for addressing Asian Pacific American glass ceiling: An analysis of the voices of the ''invisible'' minority in corporate America and federal agencies.鈥 Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Research Conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management. November 1-3. Washington, D.C., 2003.听
  79. 鈥淎sian Americans under the model minority gaze: Implications for diversity research and practice.鈥 Paper presentation at the International Academy of Business Disciplines Annual Conference, March 28-April 3. Las Vegas, 2000.听
  80. 鈥淎ppreciative inquiry as shifting conversations: A case study on the power of reframing.鈥 Paper presentation at the Social Construction and the Relational Practices International Conference, September 16-19, Durham, New Hampshire., 1999.听
  81. 鈥淩epresentation of Organizational Change in Ron Howard鈥檚 鈥淕ung Ho鈥: The Role of Speech Acts and Conversation.鈥 Paper presentation at the Social Construction and the Relational Practices International Conference, September 16-19, Durham, New Hampshire. With J. Foreman, 1999.
  82. 鈥淜nowledge Creation through Interpretation: The Role of Computer-Mediated Simulations in a Laboratory Environment.鈥澨 Presentation at the Professional workshop, Working Collaboratively across Intranets and Internet: Comparing Technologies for Sense making and Interpretation of Knowledge. National Academy of Management Meetings, August 8-11, Chicago. With R. Behara & C. Kenney, 1999.
  83. 鈥淚nternational Perspectives on the Knowledge-Action Nexus: Exploring Some Cultural Models of Doing Research that Bridges Theory and Practice.鈥 Discussant. National Academy of Management Meetings, August 8-11, Chicago. 1999.
  84. 鈥淐ultural Complexity in the Workplace: Asian and Hispanic Dialogues on the Journey toward Pluralism.鈥澨 Presentation at the National Academy of Management Meetings, August 8-11, Chicago. 1993.
  85. 鈥淜nowledge Creation through Interpretation: The Role of Computer-Mediated Simulations in a Laboratory Environment.鈥 Presentation at the Showcase Symposium on Information Technology and Organizational Change in Turbulent Environments: Exploring Emergent Technology Designs for Sense making, National Academy of Management Meetings, August 8-11, Chicago. With R. Behara & C. Kenney, 1999.
  86. 鈥淒iscussant. Do male and female managers think alike? An Indian experience.鈥 Paper presentation at the Thirteenth Biennial Conference of the Association of Indian Economic Studies, Washington, D.C. June 5-6. 1999.
  87. 鈥淎ffirmation as intervention: The hermeneutics of reframing in organizational change and transformation.鈥 Paper presentation at the 1999 International Conference of Language in Organizational Change and Transformation. May 14-16. Max M. Fisher College of Business, Ohio State 麻豆国产, Columbus, Ohio. 1999.
  88. 鈥淏uilding capabilities for change through laboratory simulations.鈥 Paper presentation at the Annual Conference of the Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning, March 17-19, 1999, Philadelphia, PA. With R. Behara & C. Kenney, 1999.
  89. 鈥淜nowledge creation through simulated environments: Sharing from the Organizational Learning Laboratory at George Mason 麻豆国产.鈥 Paper presentation at the 3rd World Congress on the Management of Intellectual Capital and Innovation, January 20-22. Ontario, Canada, 1999.
  90. 鈥淟inking theory, practice, and imagination in knowledge management: Sharing from the Organizational Learning Laboratory at George Mason 麻豆国产.鈥 Paper presentation at the Strategic Leadership Forum, The International Society for Strategic Management. November 14, Fairfax, VA.听With R. Behara & C. Kenney, 1998.
  91. 鈥淭he call to bridge knowledge and action: New institutions, paradigms, and methods- The Organizational Learning Laboratory and the Masters program at George Mason 麻豆国产.鈥 Showcase symposium, Management Education & Development, Organization Development & Change, and Research Methods divisions of the National Academy of Management, August 11-15, Boston. 1997.
  92. 鈥淥rganizational mobility, Asian Americans, and the 鈥渕odel minority鈥 myth. Testing some assumptions.鈥 National Academy of Management Annual Meetings, August 11-14, Boston. 1997.
  93. 鈥淐ollaborative technology adoption: Charting a new frontier for socio-technical work teams.鈥 National Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August 11-14, Boston. 1997.
  94. 鈥淎ppreciative inquiry: An innovative approach to creating the high performance organization.鈥 Paper proposal accepted for presentation at the 18th McMaster Business Conference: Creating the High Performance Organization through Innovation, People & Technology. January 22-24, 1997.听
  95. 鈥淟earning from unusual events: The eradication of smallpox.鈥 Paper presented at the Organization Development and Change division of the National Academy of Management. Cincinnati, Ohio. August 9-14. With Rtenkasi & D. Cooperrider, 1996.
  96. 鈥淢arket, enactment, and learning from ambiguous events: A case study of a small investment firm.鈥 Paper presented at the Entrepreneurship听division of the National Academy of Management. Cincinnati, Ohio. August 9-14. With S. Case, 1996.
  97. 鈥淐ruising Hollywood in search of meaning: To what extents do feature films represent organizational dynamics?鈥 Paper presentation at the 8th Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Business Disciplines. Rockville, MD.听 April 6-9. With J. Foreman, 1996.
  98. 鈥淚nternal markets as dispersed knowledge: A Hayekian interpretation.鈥 Paper outline accepted for the Stanford Center for Organizations (SCOR) conference, April 21-23. Asilomar, CA, 1996.
  99. 鈥淐reating and maintaining strategic partnership for total performance support.鈥 An exploration of the working of a training technology consortium. Presented at LETT'96, Fourth Annual Leading Edge Training Technologies Conference. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. March 19 鈥 20, 1996.听
  100. 鈥淓xamining Organizational Governance Processes in Global Social Change Organizations: An Ethnographic analysis.鈥 Paper outline accepted for presentation at the International Association for Business and Society (IABS), 7th Annual Conference. Santa Fe, New Mexico. March 21-24, 1996.
  101. 鈥淭he Local-Global Paradox in a Global Social Change Organization: Toward the development of a Model of Organizations as Hermeneutic Processes.鈥 Paper presented at the Society for Applied Anthropology 1996 Annual Meetings, Baltimore, MD.听 March 27-31, 1996.
  102. 鈥淚nside the hermeneutic organization: The transforming nature of paradoxes in a global social change organization.鈥 Paper presented at the Joint Divisional Conference on The Organization Dimensions of Global Change: No limits to Cooperation.听 Co-sponsored by Case Western Reserve 麻豆国产 and Academy of Management. May 3-6: Cleveland, OH, 1995.听
  103. 鈥淚mages of love and work in postmodern organizations: A historical analysis.鈥 Paper presentation at the International Academy of Business Disciplines Conference, Redondo Beach, California, April 6-9, 1995.
  104. 鈥淭he changing nature of discourse in organizations: An example from an international private voluntary organization.鈥 Paper presentation at the International Academy of Business Disciplines Conference, Redondo Beach, California, April 6-9, 1995.
  105. 鈥淓pistemological demands of social constructionist approach in industry and markets.鈥 Paper presentation at the Social Construction of Industries and Markets: An International Conference, Chicago, April 15-17. With K. Gergen, 1994.
  106. 鈥淭he challenge of local narratives for the totalizing processes of global integration.鈥 Paper presentation at the International Academy of Business Disciplines Conference, Pittsburgh, April 7-10. With W. Pasmore, 1994.
  107. 鈥淟ocal-universal knowledge nexus in global organizing: An example from the eradication of smallpox.鈥 Paper presentation at the International Academy of Business Disciplines Conference, Pittsburgh, April 7-10. With R. V. Tenkasi & D. L. Cooperrider, 1994.
  108. Discussant for the symposium at the National Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas. Tenkasi, R. Locating meaning making in organizational learning: The narrative basis of cognition. In R. W. Woodman & W.A. Pasmore. (Eds.), Research in Organization Development and Change, 7, 197-233. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1994.
  109. 鈥淧ostmodernist Readings of Managerial Abilities, Learning Organizations and Information Systems.鈥 Co-chair, symposium presentation at the Managerial and Organizational Cognition interest group of the National Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada. With E. Neilsen, 1992.
  110. 鈥淧ostmodernism and the learning organization: Implications for the academy.鈥 Symposium presentation at the National Academy of Management Annual Meeting,听Las Vegas, Nevada. With W. Pasmore, 1992.
  111. 鈥淥rganizations as "texts": Hermeneutics as a model for understanding organizational change.鈥 Symposium presentation at the Organization Development Division of the National Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1992.
  112. 鈥淭he impact of schemas and inquiry frames on consultants' constructions of expectations about the client system.鈥 Paper presented at the Organization Development Division of the National Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida. R. V. Tenkasi, D. Cooperrider, F. Barrett, F., & M. Manning, 1991.
  113. 鈥淎ffirmation as inquiry: A case study of a select sample of transnational nonprofit organizations.鈥 Annual Proceedings of the Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Cleveland, Ohio, 1989.
  114. 鈥淲onder and affirmation in discovery and transformation: A case study of the Institute of Cultural Affairs.鈥 Paper presented at the International Conference on Social Innovations in Global Management.听Cleveland, Ohio. S. Srivastva, D. Cooperrider & X. Tian, 1989.

SAMPLE NON-REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

  1. Cultivate Your Mindful Leaders. The Leadership Compass,听Volume 2, 2013.
  2. Leveraging appreciative inquiry. AMA Seminars New Letter, Jan 鈥 Oct, p 91. With C. Metzker, 2008.
  3. Seeking the mighty oak in the acorn. Executive matters, American Management Association Member Newsletter, P 2. With C. Metzker, 2008.
  4. 听Appreciative intelligence at work. Organizations & People, 13, 4, 33-40.听With C. Metzker, 2006.
  5. Developing your appreciative intelligence. Transformations: Journal of the World Business Academy, 20, 14, 5-15. With C. Metzker, 2008.
  6. The secret to highly successful people. Ode, 4, 5, 64-67. With C. Metzker, 2006.
  7. How good executive education can make a difference to your career. Management Next, Issue 2, p.4-5, 2006.
  8. Indian Managers are short on social capital. Management Next,听Issue 1, p. 9, 2003.

SAMPLE KEYNOTE AND PLENARY PRESENTATIONS听

  1. The Circular Economy and the Future of Plastics. International Cooperation on Plastics for Carbon Neutrality and a Circular Economy, JejuPlus International Environment Forum 2024, South Korea, September 26, 2024.
  2. Enhancing Your Appreciative Intelligence庐 to Thrive in Ambiguous Environments. International Society for Organization Development & Change (ISODC) Annual International Conference, Mitchell School of Business, 麻豆国产 of South Alabama, May 17-19, 2023.听
  3. Appreciative Intelligence庐:听 Develop Leadership, Transform Difficult Conversations & Discover Common Ground. 2023 HRD Summit, 麻豆国产 of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, March 11, 2023.
  4. Leveraging Appreciative Intelligence庐 for Circular Economy, Strategy Creation Summit. Research Center for Sustainable Circular Economy, 麻豆国产 of Eastern Finland. March 1, 2023.听
  5. Leveraging Appreciative Intelligence庐 for Circular Economy: Talk at the Thriving Together: Global Appreciative Inquiry Jam (international virtual conference), April 21, 2022.
  6. Developing Your Appreciative Intelligence 庐 for Well Being. CBODN, January 31, 2022. Washington, D.C.听
  7. Quiet Leadership: Discovering the New Strategic Advantage and the Hidden Talent in Your Organization. Malayalee Engineers Association in North America (MEANA), Chicago, IL, November 17, 2021.
  8. Appreciative Approaches for Enabling Circular Economy: Circular Economy Symposium, Tampere, Finland, November 11, 2021.
  9. Developing Your Appreciative Intelligence庐 for Education. Presentation to Pepperdine university doctoral students in education. June 24, 2021.
  10. Developing Your Appreciative Intelligence庐 for Well-Being; IE 麻豆国产 Center for Health, Well-Being and Happiness, Madrid, Spain, April 12, 2021.听
  11. Quiet Leadership: Discovering the New Strategic Advantage and the Hidden Talent in Your Organization, Society for Scholarly Publishing, March 3, 2021.
  12. Appreciative Intelligence庐 & Discovering Common Ground. Speech delivered to Ellucian Customer Success Engagement Team, June 9, 2020.
  13. Choose to be Curious Podcast with Tojo Thatchenkery, Arlington Radio 96.7 FM: Host: Lynn Borton. May 27, 2020.听
  14. Quiet Leadership: Discovering the New Strategic Advantage and the Hidden Talent in Your Organization. Keynote at the International Society for Organization Development & Change (ISODC) Annual Conference, May 13, 2020 (Virtual, due to COVID-19).
  15. Developing Your Appreciative Intelligence庐 for Innovation & Creativity. Keynote at Beijing Polytechnic, China, November 14, 2019.听
  16. Appreciative Intelligence庐:听 Develop Leadership, Transform Difficult Conversations & Discover Common Ground, Dulles SHRM, September 5, 2019.
  17. Developing Your Appreciative Intelligence庐 for Innovation & Leadership. Keynote at the International Society for Organization Development & Change (ISODC) Annual Conference, Denver, Co on May 15, 2019.
  18. Keynote at the Vietnam Symposium on Leadership and Public Policy (VSLP) organized by the Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts (AVSE Global) and the Vietnam Institute of Leadership and Public Policy of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (ViLEAP-HCMA) on 31st October 2018 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Keynote topic: Developing Your Appreciative Intelligence for Innovation and Leadership.听
  19. TAD talk at the Taos Institute Silver Jubilee Conference, Cancun, Mexico on November 9, 2018. Title: The Power of Reframing and Mindfulness: Strategies for Thriving in Stressful Work Environments.听
  20. Keynote Address 鈥淐onversations That Can Create Trust,鈥 Faculty-Staff Enrichment Day, George Mason 麻豆国产, March 7, 2018.听
  21. December 3, 2016: Jaipur, India: Quiet Leadership: Valuing Different Ways of Leading and Creating Innovation. Keynote at the Indian Society for Applied Behavioral Science (ISABS) for their annual gathering, OD & Culture Building in Complex Environment. Audience: Senior HR and OD executives from multinational companies operating in India.听
  22. April 19, 2016: Quiet Leadership: Discovering the New Strategic Advantage and the Hidden Talent in Your Organization, Annual conference of the Training Officers Consortium (TOC) in Ocean City, MD. The TOC, founded in 1938, is the primary association of training and development professionals in federal agencies as well as those providing such services to the agencies.听
  23. August 13, 2015: Appreciative Intelligence庐 Seeing the Mighty Oak in the Acorn. HUD Learning, Enrichment, and Resource Network, Washington, DC.
  24. June 16, 2015: Discovering Common Ground in Challenging Situations. USPS OIG Regional Conference in Arlington, VA.听
  25. June 11, 2015: Strategies for Thriving in a Changing Environment. Operations Policy and Country Services, The World Bank Headquarters, Washington DC
  26. December 15, 2014: Appreciative Sharing of Knowledge (ASK): Leveraging Knowledge Management for Strategic Change. Leading People Series, U.S. Treasury Executive Institute, Washington, DC.
  27. November 5, 2014: Developing Your Appreciative Intelligence庐 for Innovation. 麻豆国产 of Eastern Finland, Kuopio
  28. October 1, 2014: Leveraging Social Capital and Quiet Leadership. Leading People Series, U.S. Treasury Executive Institute, Washington, DC
  29. August 25, 2014: Developing Multiple Styles of Leadership for Creating Innovation. 7th Annual Ascend National Convention, Washington, DC.听
  30. April 11, 2014: Minding Your Mindful Leadership: Leading to Well-Being Conference. Fairfax, VA.
  31. December 5, 2013:听Co-chair remarks, the International Conference on Management Cases, Greater NOIDA, India.
  32. November 19, 2013: Strategies for Thriving in a Changing Environment: The Power of Appreciative Intelligence. Talk given to the employees of the Social Security Administration, Fairfax, Va.
  33. November 18, 2013: Leveraging Knowledge Management for Strategic Change. Talk given for over 40 senior executive officers (SES) of various departments of the federal government at the Treasury Executive Institute, Washington DC.听
  34. July 10, 2013: Appreciative Intelligence for Professional Growth. Career Mini Conference, Metro DC, American Society for Training & Development (ASTD), Arlington, VA.听
  35. June 3, 2013:听鈥淚nvisible Leadership: Valuing Different Ways of Leading and Creating Innovation.鈥澨 Keynote at the Annual Collegiate Information and Visitor Services Association national conference, Alexandria, Virginia.
  36. November 29, 2012:听 Co-chair remarks, the International Conference on Management Cases, Greater NOIDA, India.听 听
  37. June 24, 2012: 鈥淚nvisible Leadership: Valuing Different Ways of Leading and Creating Innovation.听 Keynote at the USPS Career Conference, Bolger Center, Potomac, MD.
  38. May 10, 2012. 鈥淐reating Empathic Learning Cultures for Innovation and Agility.鈥澨 Keynote at the Learning Practitioners' Forum, the IFC and the World Bank, May 10.
  39. December 1, 2011:听 Co-chair remarks, the International Conference on Management Cases, Greater NOIDA, India.听 听
  40. April 8, 2011: 鈥淚nvisible Leadership: Reframing Mental Models for Valuing Different Ways of Leading and Creating Transformation.鈥澨 Leading to Well-Being International Conference. Fairfax, VA.
  41. December 2, 2010:听 Plenary keynote, 鈥淚nvisible Leadership: Expanding 麻豆国产 Horizon of Valuing Different Ways of Leading and Creating Innovation.鈥 International Conference on Business Cases, ICBC 2010. Ghaziabad (India).
  42. November 19, 2010. 鈥淟eading听Change through the Power of Appreciative Intelligence.鈥 麻豆国产 of Tampere, Finland.听
  43. Sept 16, 2010: "Invisible Leadership 鈥 Changing Times." Management and Organizational Effectiveness Forum of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.听
  44. July 9, 2010. 鈥淩eframing for Sustainability: Approaches to Discovering and Practicing Sustainable Value.鈥 Institute of Advanced Studies, Colorado Springs, Colorado. U.S.A.听
  45. May 25, 2010. 鈥淚nvisible Leadership: Expanding 麻豆国产 Horizon of Valuing Different Ways of Leading and Creating Innovation.鈥 Asian Network Group (PANG) Fifth Annual Meeting sponsored by Sodexo International.听
  46. May 22, 2010:听 "Leadership and Appreciative Intelligence: Seeing the Mighty Oak in the Acorn."听 Management of Innovation International Conference, Poznan, Poland.听
  47. May 18, 2010:听 "Appreciative Intelligence for Innovation & Leadership."听 Center for Leadership Excellence, Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, MD.听
  48. March 19, 2010:听 "Leading Change and Innovation through the Power of Appreciative Intelligence." Leadership and Positive Psychology Conference, The Center for Consciousness and Transformation, Fairfax, Va.听
  49. March 15, 2010:听 "Leading Change through the Power of Appreciative Intelligence." The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.听听
  50. January 19, 2010: "Leading Change through the Power of Appreciative Intelligence."听 Senior Leadership Forum on "Leading Organizational Change to Maximize Results."听 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.听
  51. November 26, 2009: "The Role of Appreciative Intelligence in Creating High Performing Organizations."听 International Conference on Business Cases, ICBC 2009. Institute of Management Education, Ghaziabad, India.听
  52. May 21, 2009. Organizational Culture and Appreciative Intelligence. Keynote at Seoul School of Integrated Science and Technologies, Global MBA gathering, Seoul, South Korea.
  53. May 1, 2009. Reframing Work: The Power of Appreciative Intelligence. Keynote for the Partners in Growth Series,听the Federal Reserve Bank, Richmond, VA.听
  54. 听October 31, 2008. Developing your Appreciative Intelligence for Innovation and Transformational Change.听 Keynote at the 30th听International Organization Development Conference at Universidad de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico.听
  55. September 15, 2008. Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management. Seminar for Sabanci 麻豆国产 Executive Education Unit, Istanbul, Turkey.听
  56. November 28, 2007. Appreciative Intelligence: An approach for leadership and organizational transformation. 2007-2008 Millennium Forum Series, Fairfax County Government Center, Fairfax, Virginia.
  57. June 6, 2007. Transforming through appreciative intelligence. Key-note speech scheduled for Transforming Local Government (TLG) Conference, Bellevue, Washington.
  58. December 8, 2006. Entrepreneurial cognition, opportunity recognition, and appreciative intelligence. Presentation at the 3rd Entrepreneurship Research Conference at Mason, Fairfax, VA.听
  59. October 26, 2006. Entrepreneurial cognition and appreciative intelligence:听Understanding entrepreneurial actions in the Indian context. Global Conference on Job and Wealth Creation through Entrepreneurship.听听Gurgaon, India.听
  60. October 26, 2006. Appreciative intelligence and innovation. Management Sciences Association meeting, New Delhi, India.听
  61. May 9. 2006. Leveraging social capital for professional growth. Key-note, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC.听
  62. December 16, 2004. 麻豆国产-local government partnership: Lessons learned from George Mason 麻豆国产鈥檚 growth in National Capital Region. Seminar talk, Sona Institute of Advanced Studies. Bangalore. India.
  63. December 10, 2004. Civil society in the global economy. Presentation at the All India Management Association National Convention, New Delhi, India.听
  64. November 12, 2004. Social capital & entrepreneurship: An analysis of the competitiveness of the Indian software services companies in the U.S. Presentation at the GMU Conference on Entrepreneurship research, Fairfax, Virginia.
  65. August 16, 2004. The Indian social capital and the competitiveness of Indian software services companies in the global market place. Key-note, Bangalore Management Association. Bangalore, India.
  66. August 2, 2004. Appreciative inquiry for change management. Presentation given at the Management Development Institute. Gurgaon, India.听
  67. May 20, 2004. Affirmative inquiry and solution focused brief-therapy. Talk given at Center for Integrated Family Services,听Quito, Ecuador.听
  68. May 21, 2004.听 Competing in the global market place and winning: A strategy for Ecuador. Keynote presentation given to 500 invited business executives at the Quito Chamber of Commerce National Seminar. Quito, Ecuador.听
  69. May 27. 2004.听 Developing social capital for professional and personal growth of Asian Americans. Talk given at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Washington, D.C.听
  70. June 4, 2003.听When Indus Valley meets Silicon Valley: The Hindu social听capital and the competitiveness of Indian firms. Presentation at the India Club, the World Bank. Washington, DC.听

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

Expertise in leadership development, organization design and strategy, entrepreneurship, global talent management, organization development, change management, organizational analysis, social capital development, circular economy, and knowledge management.

SAMPLE CONSULTING OR TRAINING ENGAGEMENTS

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Atlanta, Georgia:听Knowledge Management & OD Workshop.听

London and Edinburgh, Denver, Washington DC; Cleveland, Philadelphia, New York & Toronto.

Transforming Difficult Conversations and Discovering Common Ground: Appreciative Intelligence庐.听 Offered听through the Institute for Management Studies. The organization invites academics and consultants who have written popular management books.听Audience: Executives from Fortune 500 companies recruited by IMS.

Tampere, Finland:听Insurance &听Financial Services: Leading Change through the Power of Appreciative Intelligence庐.听 Audience: Senior executives of Insurance and Financial Services firms in Scandinavian Counties. Offered through Executive Education wing of the School of Management, 麻豆国产 of Tampere, Finland.听

Chicago, IL: Leveraging Your Cultural and Appreciative Intelligence庐 for Organizational Excellence at the Magnetrol Leadership Development Institute, Chicago, IL.听 Audience: Senior leadership of Magnetrol from Brazil, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Brussels, and Chicago.

Tampere, Finland: Chamber of Commerce:听Inspiring Organizational Renewal and Change Management. Audience: Officers and members of the Chamber of Commerce, City of Tampere, Finland.听

Tampere, Finland: Appreciative Inquiry in Organizations: Learning the Steps. Audience: HR professionals in the city of Tampere interested in using AI. Organized through executive education wing of the School of Management, 麻豆国产 of Tampere.听

Kuopio, Finland: Kuopio Innovation: Inspiring Growth: Appreciative Intelligence庐 and Entrepreneurship. Audience: Executives of the semi government organization, Kuopio Innovation.

3M HQ, Minneapolis: Asian and Pacific Americans Talent Development听

Akbank (Turkey): Knowledge management and learning organizations workshops.

American Red Cross, Greater Cleveland Chapter: Consultation for an organization-wide redesign using appreciative inquiry.

Ameritrust Bank, Cleveland, Ohio: Consultant for organization-wide strategic human resource planning.

British Petroleum: Customer service improvement program.

Booz Allen Hamilton: Creation of a talent development report & recommendations for the organization after extensive data collection. My client was the Board and Partners of Booz and I interviewed hundreds of associates, principals, and partners to analyze data and write a report with recommendations.

Environmental Protection Agency, Washington DC and Research Triangle, NC: Career mobility workshops.

FannieMae, Washington, DC: Consultation and facilitation of loan processing redesign.

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Rome:听Leadership development workshops.

General Mills HQ, Minneapolis: Leadership development & career mobility workshops.

Cuyahoga County, Ohio: Consultation and intervention for socio-technical systems redesign.

IBM HQ, Armonk, NY:听Organizational mobility plans for senior Asian American managers worldwide. Report produced after interviews and focus groups.

International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC: Various organization design and OD consultations and training programs.

Alcatel-Lucent S.A.: Leadership development workshops.

Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, Washington, DC: Various workshops on knowledge management, leadership development, and mindfulness.

PNC Bank, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania: In lead and sole consultant role helped create a knowledge management system for the human resources department of the bank.

Tata Management Training Center, Pune, India: Training programs on appreciative inquiry and change management for senior Tata Sons executives.

Tata Consulting Services, India: Appreciative Intelligence workshop.

Petrotrin, Trinidad: Consultation and delivery of a change management training program.

USDA, Washington DC and various U.S locations: Consultations and leadership development workshops for Asian American employees.

U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, Washington, DC: Appreciative Intelligence seminar.

U.S. Department of Treasury, Washington, DC: Various seminars on quiet leadership, knowledge management, mindfulness, and conflict management.

United States Agency for International Development, Washington, DC: Consultation during the creation of the CEO/PVO Organizational Excellence Institute.听

United Sates Postal Service, Office of Inspector General (OIG), Rosslyn, Virginia: Various process redesign 听& change management consultation and workshops.听

Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, Northeast Ohio: Designing organizational assessment tool and conducting evaluation study of organization redesign.

World Bank, Washington, DC: Organizational restructuring intervention.听

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY听
TEACHING, AND ACADEMIC - ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE听

2007- Current:

Professor and Director of Organization Development & Knowledge Management, Schar School of Policy & Government, George Mason 麻豆国产, Arlington, VA.

1997- 2007:听

Associate Professor of Organizational Learning (tenured in 1997), College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Public Policy, George Mason 麻豆国产. Taught graduate courses in Change Management, Organizational Learning, Group Dynamics & Team Learning, Learning Communities, and Culture, Organization, & Technology for MBA, Executive MBA, Masters in Public Policy, International Commerce and Policy, and Masters in organizational Learning and Knowledge Management programs.

1993 鈥 1997:

Assistant Professor of Organizational Learning, Program on Social and Organizational Learning (PSOL), College of Arts and Sciences, George Mason 麻豆国产. Founded the Organizational Learning graduate program in 1996.听

1987- 1993:

Doctoral student in Organizational Behavior and occasional instructor at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve 麻豆国产, Cleveland, Ohio. Occasionally taught the following MBA courses:听

  1. Organizational Theory and Analysis听
  2. Organizational Design and Strategy听
  3. Managerial Assessment and Development听
  4. Management of Self

1983- 1987:

Lecturer (Assistant Professor), Faculty of Management Studies, 麻豆国产 of Delhi. India.听 Taught the following courses for the MBA students:听

  1. Human Resource Planning & Management听
  2. Organizational Theory and Analysis听
  3. Organizational Behavior听
  4. Personnel Management & Industrial Relations听
  5. Organizational Development听
  6. Industrial Psychology

1982-1983:听

Research Associate, Faculty of Management Studies, 麻豆国产 of Delhi (FMS is one of the top business schools in India). Initiated research on creativity and public sector management in India.听

International Teaching Experience (none ongoing now).

Visiting professor, 麻豆国产 of Warsaw School of Business

Visiting Professor, 麻豆国产 of Eastern Finland, MBA program

Visiting Professor, Shanghai 麻豆国产, MBA program

Visiting Professor, EBAPE/ FGV, the Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Visiting Professor, Poznan 麻豆国产 College of Business and Foreign Languages, Poznan, Poland.

Visiting Professor, Universidad Adolfo Ib谩帽ez, Chile.

Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Management, Adelaide 麻豆国产, Australia.听

Visiting Professor,听Seoul School of Integrated Science and Technologies, Seoul, South Korea.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Academy of Management

The NTL Institute of Applied Behavioral Science

Taos Institute

EDITORIAL BOARD POSITIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

2011- Current:听 Member, Editorial board, Values-based Management

1994-2012:听Book Review Editor, Journal of Organizational Change Management

1994- Current: Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Organizational Change听Management

1995- Current: Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

2008- Current:听Member, Editorial Board, Innovative Management

2016- current: Member, Board of Mentors, Bimtech Center for Management Case Development, Birla Institute of Management Technology, NOIDA, India.听

2019- current: Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Consumer Studies

2019- current: Member, Advisory Board, Journal of Education of Economists and Managers, Institute of Human Capital, Warsaw School of Economics.

1996- 2000: Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Management Studies

2000 鈥 2001:听Professional Development Workshop Chair,听Research Methods Division,听Academy of Management

1993- Current: Occasional reviewer for听

  • Academy of Management Review
  • Academy of Management Journal听
  • Human Relations听
  • Accounting, Management, and Information Technologies
  • Information Systems Research
  • Nonprofit Management & Leadership
  • Journal of Management Inquiry
  • Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences
  • Journal of Organizational Change Management

AWARDS AND HONORS

July 2018: Published in Harvard Business Review. The article received wide publicity including 鈥淭op 5 Article on Mindfulness鈥 by the Mindful Leader.

August 2017: Featured in the Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers.听 Title of the full chapter devoted to me: 鈥淭ojo Thatchenkery: Concept Champion, Engaged Educator, and Passionate Practitioner.鈥

May-June, 2016: Fulbright Specialist grant in Business Administration, Innovation Management, Strategic Management, & Organizational Development at 麻豆国产 of Eastern Finland, and 麻豆国产 of Tampere, both in Finland.

February 2006:听Harvard Business Review鈥檚 2006 Reading List for the book Appreciative intelligence: Seeing the mighty oak in the acorn.听

June 2001: McGregor Award winner, jointly announced by the Journal of Applied Behavioral Science and Sage Publications for the best articles published in JABS each year from 1990-1999.

January 1997: Literati Club鈥檚 Outstanding Paper Award for the most outstanding paper published in the 1996 volume of Journal of Organizational Change Management.

December 1997:听Entire editorial of Project Management Journal, the flagship journal of the Project Management Institute, devoted to the activities and impact of the Organizational Learning Laboratory at the Johnson Center.听

September 1997:听The special journal issue on Asian Americans (co-editor, JABS, September, 1997) chosen by Sage Publication as "articles with impact."听

July 1996:听Citation of Excellence for the article Filmic representations for organizational analysis (co-author). Awarded by the Editorial Advisory Board of ANBAR Electronic Intelligence, an on-line service that reviews the top journals in the world each month, ascribing quality ratings to their content.

July 1995:听Inducted as member, the NTL Institute of Applied Behavioral Science听

1994-95:听The College of Arts and Sciences鈥 Program for the Curriculum Award. George Mason 麻豆国产, Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.A.

1990-91:听Governance in Nonprofit Organizations Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Awarded by Indiana 麻豆国产 Center on Philanthropy, Indiana, U.S.A.

1989-90:听Mandel Research Fellowship for the Study of Nonprofit Organizations. Case Western Reserve 麻豆国产, Ohio, U.S.A.听

December 1982: Awarded 麻豆国产 Gold Medal and All India Post-Graduate Scholarship for obtaining the top position in 麻豆国产 of Delhi, India for M.A. in Industrial & Organizational Psychology.

December 1977: Awarded President of India Gold Medal, Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship, College Crest, College Color and Certificate of Merit for obtaining the top position in 麻豆国产 of Delhi, India, for B.A. (Honors) in Psychology.

Areas of Research

  • Appreciative Intelligence
  • Appreciative Inquiry and Innovation
  • Change Management and Organization Development
  • Circular economy
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Knowledge Management
  • Leadership
  • Nonprofit Management
  • Organization behavior
  • Public Administration
  • Public Management
  • South Asia