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Management Professor Emeritus
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90th Anniversary Beta Gamma Sigma Award for Scholarship, Presented by the Orfalea College of Business, Spring 2003.
Education
- Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, 1972
- MBA, University of California, Berkeley, 1967
- BS, University of California, Berkeley, 1966
- Visiting Researcher, National Institute for Working Life Stockholm, Sweden, 1999-Present
- Professor, Organization Design, College of Business California Polytechnic State University
- Guest Professor, School of Economics and Commercial Law Goteborg University, Sweden, 1998-1999
Teaching Specialization
Organization Design, Organization Development, Organization
Theory, Organization Behavior, Managerial Consultation, New Product
Development, Case Writing. Team leader of undergraduate business
administration core program, 1996-1998. COB Distinguished Teacher
of the Year, 1997-1998.
Research Interests and Experience
New Product Development; Knowledge Work; Managing Change;
Organization Design; Matrix, Network, and Other Flexible Organizational
Forms. Member of Swedish SALTSA European research consortium,
conducting studies on sustainable work systems and new product
development.
Professional Organizations
Academy of Management, Western Academy of Management,
Decision Sciences Institute.
Business, Industrial, Government Experience
Employed by Kaiser Industries corporate offices, 1968-1972;
Kaiser-Permanente Medical Care Program, Southern California Region,
1972-1979. Consulting Experience: Kaiser Permanente,
1980-Present; Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, 1981-
Present; Numerous Organization Design and Development programs
with diverse medical care, food services, engineering, logistics,
and technology companies in the Western USA.
Some Recent Publications
Stebbins, M. W. and
Valenzuela, J. L., (2007), “Chapter
23, Collaborative Research in Pharmacy Operations: The
Kaiser Permanente Experience,” in Shani, A.B., Mohrman,
S. A., Pasmore, W. A., Stymne, B., and Adler, N., (eds.), Handbook
of Collaborative Management Research, Sage..
Stebbins, M.W., Freed, T., Shani, A. B., and Doerr, K. (2006) “The Limits of Reflexive Design in a Secrecy-Based Organization,” Chapter 7 in Boud, D., Cressey, P., and Docherty, P. Productive Reflection at Work, London: Routledge, pages 80-92.
Stebbins, M.W., Shani, A. B., and Docherty, P., (2006) “Reflection During A Crisis Turnaround: Management Use of Learning Mechanisms,” Chapter 9 in Boud, D., Cressey, P., and Docherty, P. Productive Reflection at Work, London: Routledge, pages 106-119
Stebbins, M.W. (2005) “Organizations and Work Design,” in Shani, A. B., Behavior in Organizations: An Experiential Approach, Eighth Edition, Irwin. Publication consists of a chapter, web cases, experiential exercises, and a separate instructor’s guide.
Michael W. Stebbins and Judy L. Valenzuela, (2003) "Structural Learning Mechanisms in Collaborative Research," Chapter 9, in Adler, N., Shani, A. B., and Styhre, A. (eds.) Collaborative Research in Organizations: Foundations for Learning, Change, and Theoretical Development, Thousand Oaks CA., Sage, pps. 149-166.
Stebbins, M.W. (2003, ), “Learning In A Networked Organization,” Chapter 11, in Shani, A. B. and Docherty, P. Learning by Design: A Guide for the Creation of a Sustainable and Competitive Organization, London: Blackwell, 145-162
Stebbins, M.W. and Shani, A. B. (2002) “Eclectic Design for Change,” in Docherty, P., Forslin, J., and Shani, A. B. (eds.) Creating Sustainable Work Systems, London: Routledge, 201-212.
Shani, A. B., Sena, J., and Stebbins, M.W. (2000) “Knowledge Work Teams and GroupWare Technology: Lessons from Seagate “ Journal of Knowledge Management.
Michael W. Stebbins, A. B. Shani, Wayne R. Moon, Debra Bowles, “Business Process Reengineering at Blue Shield of California: The Integration of Multiple Change Initiatives, “ Journal of Organization Change Management, Vol. 11, Number 3, 1998.
Michael W. Stebbins, James A. Sena, and A. B. Shani, “Information Technology and Organization Design, “The Journal of Information Technology, Vol. 10, No. 2, 1995.
Michael W. Stebbins and A. B. Shani, “Organization Design and the Knowledge Worker, “ Leadership and Organization Development Journal, Vol. 16, No. 1, 1995.
Michael W. Stebbins, and William Aussieker, “The New Family Medicine Department, “ in Jonathon S. Rakich (ed.), Cases in Health Services Management, Third Edition, Health Professions Press, 1995. A 15-page prediction case covering design and start-up of family practice health care teams within the world’s largest HMO. Includes comprehensive case-writer’s note.
Michael W. Stebbins and Kimberly Sekutera, “Rockridge HMO Home Health Pharmacy,” in Jonathon S. Rakich (ed.) Cases in Health Services Management, Third Edition, Health Professions Press, 1995. A 15 page case plus case-writer’s note.
(Prior publications in Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences, Personnel Psychology, Organizational Dynamics, Journal of Applied Psychology)