Rami Shani
Professor of Management
E-mail: ashani@calpoly.edu
Phone: (805) 756-1756
Fax: (805) 756-6111
Office: 03-446
Selected articles and chapters by Dr. Shani
Education:
- Ph.D, Organization Behavior & Theory, Case Western Reserve University, 1981
- MA, Labor Studies and Business Administration, Tel Aviv University, Israel, 1977
- BA, Psychology, Math & Education, Tel Aviv University, Israel, 1972
Teaching Specializations
Organization Behavior, Organization Development, Management of Change, Sociotechnical Systems, Organizational Design and Theory, Organization and Management, Organization Learning, Knowledge Management, Organization Development and Change, Design of Non-routine Systems, Research Methods, Action Research, Collaborative Research Methods
Additional College/University Experience
Management Department Head and Management Area Chair 1992 – 1995 and 2003 – present, Cal Poly; 1981 – 1983 Assistant Professor, University of North Dakota, 1991-1992 and 1998-1999, Research Professor, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden; 2000-2001 Visiting Research Professor, Politechnico de Milano, Milan Italy. Taught in Graduate and Executive Programs at universities and institutions in the USA, Israel, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Finland, France, Belgium, UK, Hong Kong, Japan, and Republic of China
Research Interests and Experience
Designing Sustainable Work Systems; Designing Learning Systems; Sociotechnical Systems; Organizational Innovation; Knowledge Management; Productivity and Efficiency; Continuous Innovation; Technology Management; Continuous Improvement Methods and Techniques; Change and the Management of Change from a Longitudinal Perspective; Collaborative Research Methodologies
Areas Published
In areas referred to in Research Interests. His research has been published in a wide variety of journals, books, and monographs. Some of the Journals include: Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Executive, California Management Review, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, European Journal of Innovation Management, Human Relations, Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Information Technology, Journal of Organizational Change Management, Journal of Quality Management, Journal of Research Policy, Learning Organization, Organization Development Journal, Public Productivity Review, R&D Management Journal, and Sloan Management Review. He contributed over 30 chapters to research volumes and edited books.
Finally, he authored or edited 6 books:
- Handbook of Collaborative Management Research, 2008, Sage (with Pasmore, Mohrman, Stymne and Adler
- Behavior in Organization: An Experiential Approach, 2005, (8th Edition in press), McGraw-Hills-Irwin (with Lau)
- Collaborative Research in Organizations: Foundations for Learning, Change, and Theoretical Development, 2004, SAGE, (with Adler and Styhre)
- Learning by Design: Building Sustainable Organizations, 2003, Blackwell (with Docherty)
- Creating Sustainable Work Systems: Emerging Perspectives and Practice, 2002, Routledge (with Docherty and Forslin)
- Parallel Learning Structures: Increasing Innovation in Bureaucracies, 1991 and 1993, Addison-Wessley (with Bushe)
Professional Organizations and Positions held
Research Fellow, institute for Management of Innovation and Technology, Sweden (1998 – present); Executive Committee, Organization Development and Change Division of the Academy of Management (1997-2001); Chair, Organization Development and Change Division, Academy of Management (1999-2000); European Academy of Management; Western Academy of Management, Organizational Behavior Teaching Society and Organizational Development Network; Serves on the editorial boards of four journals and as co-editor of the annual volumes, “Research in Organization Change and Development” published by ELS.
Business, Industrial Government Experience
Officer in the Infantry, Branch Manager IDF; Israeli Institute for Productivity; Israeli Management Institute; Board of Directors, Congregation Beth David; Board of Directors, the Greenhills School; Board of Directors, Strata Systems
Consulting Experience
Consulted in diverse organizations and industries in USA, Canada, Japan, Europe and Israel; such as Ericsson Sweden, ABB Switzerland, Israeli Kibbutz Industries, Northern Telecom Canada, Blue Cross USA and others
Honors
Received many distinctions and awards, such as: The Stockholm School of Economics visiting Professor Scholar Award, 1991 – 1992 and 1997-1998; Visiting scholar, Fenix Program, Stockholm School of Economics and Chalmers University of Technology, 1998 – Present; Visiting Professor at the Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration, Tel Aviv University, Summer 1997, 1998 and 1999; The University Distinguished Teacher Award, Cal Poly, 1988 – 1989 and; The University Distinguished Research Professor Award, Cal Poly, 2004 – 2005.
Additional Languages
Hebrew