Andrew Van de VenProfessor

Andrew Van de VenVernon H. Heath Chair of Organizational Innovation and Change
CSOM Strategic Mgmt & Org
3-402 CarlSMgmt
321 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN  55455
Phone: 612/624-1864
Fax: 612/625-2873
avandeve@umn.edu

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Education
PhD, 1972, program administration, University of Wisconsin-Madison
MBA, 1969, management and finance, University of Wisconsin-Madison
BBA, 1967, philosophy and business administration, St. Norbert College

Research

Expertise
Organization and management theory
Management of innovation and change
Interorganizational relationships
Nominal group processes and program planning
Theory building and methods of engaged scholarship
Entrepreneurship
Interorganizational trust
Trust between organizations
Innovations

Current Research
Van de Ven directs the Minnesota Health Care Organization's Research Program and PhD Training Fellowships, as well as the Minnesota Innovation Research Program in the Strategic Management Research Center

  • Recent Research Grants
  • Co-investigator (with R. Schroeder and K. Lindeman, CSOM) on $496,206 National Science Foundation research grant on Sustainable Quality Performance. 2008 was first of three-year research program.
  • Research consultant to Health Partners Research Foundation on 5-year (2007-2011) study of mental health care services supported by $3 million grant from National Institute of Mental Health in 2007.
  • Proposal collaborator and program advisor on a $52 million five-year research grant application to the National Institute of Health for an Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award to the Academic Health Center of the Univ. of Minnesota. Prof. Bruce R. Blazar, Pediatrics is program director.
  • Principle investigator in longitudinal study of Allina healthcare organization integration since 1994.


Publications

Major Publications

  • "Knowledge for Science and Practice," A. Van de Ven and P. Johnson, Academy of Management Review (October 2006).
  • "A Collective Action Model of Institutional Innovation," A. Van den Ven and T. Hargrave, Academy of Management Review (October 2006).
  • "Relying on Trust in Cooperative Inter-Organizational Relationships," A. Van de Ven, P. Ring, A. Zaheer, & R. Bachman, Handbook of Trust Research (2006).
  • "Explaining Development and Change in Organizations," A. Van de Ven and M. Poole, Academy of Management Review (1995). This article was named the journal''s best paper of the year.
  • "Structuring Cooperative Relationships between Organizations," A. Van de Ven and P. Ring. Strategic Management Journal (1992). In 2008, this paper was selected for the Dan and Mary Lou Schendel Best Paper Prize. This award recognizes a paper published at least five years ago that has made a lasting contribution to scholarship in strategic management.

Books

  • Engaged Scholarship: A Guide for Organizational and Social Research, A. Van de Ven, (Oxford University Press, 2007). Winner of the 2008 Academy of Management Terry Book Award. This award is granted annually to the book judged to have made the most outstanding contribution to the advancement of management knowledge and published during the past two years.
  • Handbook of Organizational Change and Innovation, A. Van de Ven and M. S. Poole (Oxford University Press, 2004).
  • The Innovation Journey, A. Van de Ven, D. Polley, R. Garud, and S. Venkataraman (Oxford University Press, 1999).
  • Organizational Change and Innovation Processes: Theory and Methods for Research, A. Van de Ven, M. S. Poole, K. Dooley, and M. Holmes (Oxford University Press, 2000).
  • Research on the Management of Innovation: The Minnesota Studies, A. Van de Ven, H. Angle, and M. Poole (Oxford University Press, 2000).
  • Measuring and Assessing Organizations, A. Van de Ven and D. Ferry (Wiley Interscience, 1980).
  • Group Techniques for Program Planning: A Guide to Nominal Group and Delphi Processes, A. Van de Ven, A. Delbecq, and D. Gustafson (Scott Forsman, 1975).

Other Publications


    Instruction

    Courses

    Fall, 2009
    MGMT 8302 Seminar in Organizations Theory Sec.  001
    Spring, 2010
    MGMT 8101 Theory Building and Research Design Sec.  001


    Service

    Current Editorial Appointments

    • Editorial boards, European Management Review and Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences

    Scholarly Service and Honors

    • President of the Academy of Management, 2000-01
    • Distinguished Scholar Career Award, Organization and Management Theory Division, Academy of Management, 1997
    • Distingushed Scholar Award, Technology and Innovation Management Division, Academy of Management, 2003
    • Distinguished Scholar Award, Health Care Management Division, Academy of Management, 2005
    • Elected Fellow of the Academy of Management, 1988