EDUCATION
Case Western Reserve University.
Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior.
Graduation: January 1990.
Dissertation: The Development of the
Cognitive Organization.
Dissertation Adviser: Suresh Srivastva.
August 1977 University of Notre Dame.
M.A. in English with minor in Music.
May 1975 University of Notre Dame.
B.A. in Government and International
Relations.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Graduated Cum Laude from Univ. of Notre Dame, 1975.
Dean's List 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 - Univ. of Notre Dame
Winner of Roger E. Clauer Scholarship Award 1973 - 1975, Univ. of Notre Dame
Winner of Notre Dame Club of Cleveland Scholarship Award 1972 -1975
Selected Chairman of 1973 Sophomore Literary Festival, University of Notre Dame
Awarded full fellowship graduate study in English at Univ. of Notre Dame
Winner of Best Paper Award, Organizational
Development Division of National Academy of Management, 1988.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
I am primarily interested in the area
of organizational change. Within this broad area, I pursued a
number of topics including: appreciative inquiry, discourse and
social constructionism, organizational learning, and gender dynamics
within the U. S. Navy.
Chapters in books
Barrett, F. J. "Knowledge Creating
as Dialogical Accomplishment: A Constructionist Perspective."
In A. Montouri and R. Purser (eds)., Social Creativity Vol.
1. New York: Hampton Press, forthcoming. Invited book chapter.
Cooperrider, D., F. J. Barrett, and S.
Srivastva. "Social Construction and Appreciative Inquiry:
A Journey in Organizational Theory." In Hosking, D., P. Dachler
and K. Gergen (eds.) Management and Organization: Relational
Alternatives to Individualism. Aldershot: Avebury Press, 1995.
Invited book chapter.
S. Srivastva and F. J. Barrett. "Creating
the Appreciative Organization." In S. Srivastva, D. Cooperrider
(eds.), Appreciative Management & Leadership. San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass, 1990. Invited book chapter.
S. Srivastva and F. J. Barrett. "Foundations
for Executive Integrity: Dialogue, Diversity, and Development."
In Srivastva and Associates, Executive Integrity. San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass, 1988. Invited book chapter.
S. Srivastva and F. J. Barrett. "Functions
of Executive Power: Exploring New Approaches." In Srivastva
and Associates, Executive Power. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass,
1986. Invited book chapter.
Refereed journal articles.
Barrett, F. J. "Jazz Improvisation
and Organizational Innovation: Implications for Organizational
Learning." Forthcoming in Organization Science.
Barrett, F. J. "The Organizational
Construction of Masculine Hegemony: The Case of the U. S. Navy."
Gender, Work, and Organizations, Vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 129-142,
July 1996. Anonymously reviewed.
Barrett, F. J. "Finding Voice Within
the Gender Order." Journal of Organizational Change Management.
Vol. 8, no. 6, 1995. Refereed anonymously.
Barrett, F. J. "Creating Appreciative
Learning Cultures." Organization Dynamics, Volume
24, no. 1, pp. 36-49, Fall 1995. Refereed anonymously.
Barrett, F. J.; G. Thomas, and S. Hocevar.
"The Central Role of Discourse in Organizational Change."
Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. Vol. 31, no. 3,
pp. 352-372, September, 1995. Refereed anonymously.
Barrett, F. J. and S. Srivastva. "History
as a Mode of Inquiry in Organizational Life: A Role for Human
Cosmogony." Human Relations, 1991, Vol. 44, No. 3,
pp. 231-254. Refereed anonymously.
Barrett, F. J. and D. Cooperrider. "Generative
Metaphor Intervention: A New Approach to Intergroup Conflict."
Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 1990, Vol. 26, No.
2, pp. 223-244. Refereed anonymously.
S. Srivastva and F. J. Barrett. "The
Transforming Nature of Metaphor in Group Development." Human
Relations, Vol. 41, No. 1, 1988, pp. 31-64. Refereed anonymously.
Refereed Conference Papers:
Published Proceedings
Barrett, F. J. "Interpretive Repertoires
and Organizational Change: A Case Study in Structuration Theory."
Bouchikhi, H; M. Kilduff; and R. Whittington (eds). Action,
Structure, and Organizations. ESSEC - IMD, Paris France, 1995.
Refereed anonymously.
Barrett, F. J. and D. Cooperrider. "Using
Generative Metaphor to Intervene in a System Divided by Turfism
and Competition: Building Common Visions." Academy of
Management Proceedings, 1988. Winner of Best Paper Award,
Organizational Development Division, 1988. Refereed anonymously.
Barrett, F. J. and D. Cooperrider. "Building
Common Vision through Generative Metaphor." Human Resources
Management and Organizational Behavior, Vol. II. 1986. Refereed
anonymously.
Conference Presentations
Barrett, Frank J. "Alternative Masculinities
in the U.S. Navy." Presented at National Academy of Management;
Cincinnati, Ohio, 1996. Refereed anonymously.
Barrett, Frank J. "Root Metaphors
and Organizational Change: A Management Group's Response to an
Unusual Event." Presented at National Academy of Management,
Cincinnati, Ohio, 1996. Refereed anonymously.
Barrett, Frank J. "Jazz Band as
a Learning Organization." Presented as part of symposium
on Jazz Improvisation as Metaphor for 21st Century Organizing,
National Academy of Management, Vancouver Canada, August 1995.
Refereed anonymously.
Hatch, M. J. and F. J. Barrett. Co-chair
of symposium "Jazz Improvisation as a Metaphor for Organizing
in the 21st Century" (with Ken Peplowski, Karl Weick, and
Bill Pasmore). National Academy of Management, Vancouver, 1995.
Refereed anonymously.
Van Buskirk, B., F. J. Barrett, D. McGrath,
S. Schor, and G. Thomas. "Coping with Hypermasculine Tradition
in Organizational Cultures" Presented at National Academy
of Management, Vancouver British Columbia, 1995. Refereed anonymously.
Barrett, Frank. "Jazz Improvisation
and Organizational Innovation." Presented at Lakeland Community
College, Minneapolis, Minnesota annual conference entitled "Jazz
as a Metaphor for Life." October 1994. By invitation.
This presentation was televised by Minnesota Public television.
Thomas, G. and F. J. Barrett. "The
Negation of Femininity in a Hypermasculine Organization: The Experience
of Women Officers in the U. S. Navy." Presented at the National
Academy of Management, Dallas Texas, 1994. Refereed anonymously.
London M. and F. J. Barrett. "Feelings
of Self-worth in the Classroom: An Appreciative Perspective."
Presented at Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Windsor
Ontario, June 1994. Refereed anonymously.
Kruger, E., B. van Buskirk, R. Kramer,
D. McGrath, and F. J. Barrett. "You Are What You Read: Significant
Books as Depth Symbols." Presented at Organizational Behavior
Teaching Conference, Windsor Ontario, June 1994. Refereed anonymously.
Gail F. Thomas and F. J. Barrett, "The
Construction of Femininity in a Hyper-masculine Organization:
The Case of the U. S. Navy." Association for Business Communication,
Annual Convention, Montreal Canada, November 1993. Refereed
anonymously.
Barrett, Frank J. "The Construction
of Masculinity in the U. S. Navy." Conference on Social Construction,
University of New Hampshire, June 1993. By invitation.
Thomas, Gail F. and F. J. Barrett. "The
Construction of Gender in the United States Navy." Association
for Business Communication, Western Regional Meeting, San Francisco,
California, March 1993. Refereed anonymously.
Barrett, F. "Postmodernism and the
Learning Organization." Presented as part of symposium entitled
"Postmodernist Readings of Managerial Abilities, Learning
Organizations, and Information Systems" which included T.
Thachankary, E. Neilsen, W. Pasmore, R. Boland, R. Tenkasi, and
R. Purser. Presented at the National Academy of Management, Las
Vegas, Nevada. August, 1992. Refereed anonymously.
Tenkasi, R., D. Cooperrider, and F. J.
Barrett. "The Impact of Schemas and Inquiry Frames on Consultants'
Construction of Expectations About the Client System. " Presented
at National Academy of Management, Miami Beach. August, 1991.
Refereed anonymously.
Foster, S.; W. Haga, K. Tarasawa, and
F. J. Barrett. "Surplus Value in Organizational Communication."
Presented at annual Western Economic Association, San Francisco,
California, July 1992. Refereed anonymously.
Barrett, F.; R. Fry and T. Wilmot. "The
Management and Transformation of Attention: An Appreciative Study
of the Hunger Project." Presentation at The International
Symposium in Organizational Behavior: Social Innovations in Global
Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio,
1990. Invited paper and presentation.
Barrett, F. and D. Cooperrider. "Generative
Metaphor and Common Vision." Presented at National Academy
of Management, Anaheim, California, 1988. Winner of Best Paper
Award, OD Division. Refereed anonymously.
Non-refereed Technical Reports
Barrett, F. J., G. Thomas, and Susan
Hocevar. "Implications for Organizational Change from a Social
Constructionist Perspective." Naval Postgraduate School Working
Papers Series, no. 93-02, March 1993.
Hocevar, S., F. J. Barrett, and G. Thomas.
"Organizational Assessment of Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft
Division." October 1993.
Hocevar, S., G. F. Thomas, K. Thomas,
N. Moore, and F. J. Barrett. "Developing High Performing
Self-Managed Teams at Nawc-ADI." NPS Project Report (NPS-SM-94-004-PR),
1994.
Book Reviews.
Book review of William Torbert's Managing
the Corporate Dream: Restructuring for Long-term Success (with
Suresh Srivastva). Academy of Management Executive, Vol.
I. No. 3, 1987, pp. 253-255. By invitation.
"Flawed Consulting" (with William
A. Pasmore). Book review of Implementing Organizational Change
by Lippit G., P. Langseth, J. Mossop. Contemporary Psychology,
Vol. 31, No. 9, 1986. By invitation.
Papers under revision
Cooperrider, D., F. J. Barrett, and S.
Srivastva. "The Constructive Task of Organizational theory:
An Exploration into Relational Knowledge. " Submitted to
Human Relations. Anonymously reviewed. Currently under
revision.
Papers under review.
Barrett, F. J. "`Just Do the Opposite
of What a Girl Would Do': Coping Strategies of Women Naval Officers
in a Hypermasculine Organization." Submitted to Gender
and Society.
Barrett, F. J. and G. Thomas. "Barriers
to Women's Entry into the U. S. Navy: Strategies of Exclusion."
Submitted to Gender and Society.
Book in progress
The Social Construction of
Organizing (with David Cooperrider
and Suresh Srivastva), Sage Press. To be completed and published
in 1997.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
I have taught graduate (MBA) level courses
in Organizational Theory, Organizational Behavior and Management,
Group Dynamics and Leadership, Organization Design, and Organizational
Change and Development.
I have also taught undergraduate level
courses in Management, Organization Theory, Organization Design
and Principles of Psychology.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Member Academy of Management Division
of Organizational Development and Change 1988 - present.
Member of Managerial and Organizational
Cognition Interest Group, National Academy of Management 1993
- present.
1993 - present. Member of editorial board
of Journal of Management Inquiry.
1990 - present. Ad hoc reviewer for Academy
of Management, Division of Organizational Development and Change.
Co-editor of special issue on gender
and organizational change for Journal of Organizational Change
Management. Vol. 8, no. 6, 1995.
CONSULTING PRACTICE
Consulted to number of organizations,
including Council of Great Lakes Governors, Cleveland Clinic Foundation,
University Hospital, General Electric Lighting Division, Ford
Motor Manufacturing Plant, Omini Hotels, U. S. Navy, Phillips
Graduate Institute, California Institute of Integral Studies.
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