CURRICULUM VITA
PROFESSOR MARK PHILLIP KRIGER
Norwegian School of Management
P.O. Box 580
N-1301 Sandvika, Norway
Tel: 47-67-55-72-67
Fax: 47-67-55-76-77
E-mail: Mark.Kriger@BI.NO
EDUCATION
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Cambridge, MA
D.B.A., Graduate School of Business Administration, 1983.
Fields of specialization: strategic decision making, executive leadership, strategy
formulation and implementation. Awarded Harvard Business School Division of
Research Fellowship, 1981-82.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY
Berkeley, CA
M.A., Computer Science, 1970. Received IBM Teaching and Research assistantships,
1969-1970.
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Cambridge, MA
M.S., Philosophy, 1975. Awarded NDEA Title IV fellowship, 1968 - 1969.
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT AMHERST
Amherst, MA
B.A., Philosophy, cum laude, 1968. Member of Phi Kappa Phi honor fraternity.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
Sandvika, Norway
Professor of Strategic Management, March 1995 - present.
CZECHOSLOVAK MANAGEMENT CENTER
Celakovice, Czech Republic
Visiting Professor of Business Administration, January - February 1995.
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
Albany, NY
Associate Professor of Business Administration, 1988 - 1995.
Affiliate Faculty Member, Ph.D. in Organizational Studies Program.
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
Final Rank: Tenured Associate Professor of Business Administration.
Assistant Professor: 1982 - 1988.
Lecturer: 1980 - 1982.
Boston, MA
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TEACHING
Ph. D. Program:
Foundations of Business Policy and Strategy (at SUNY, Albany) - Developed Course
Foundations of Strategy and Organization (at Norwegian School of Management - BI, NSM)
Research Frontiers in Strategy (at NSM)
Executive Master’s Programs and Workshops:
Strategic Management (High-technology MBA Program, Northeastern University)
Strategic Excellence (Master of Management, Leadership Navigation Program, at NSM)
Strategic Control (Master of Management, Strategic Leadership Program, at NSM)
Strategic Process (Master of Management, Strategic Leadership Program, at NSM)
Strategy and Human Capital (Executive Workshop, at NSM) – co-developed course
Graduate (Full-time and Part-time MBA Programs):
Advanced Topics in Strategic Management (at NSM)
Leadership 2 (at NSM)
Strategic Change (at NSM)
Strategic Management (at SUNY, Albany)
Strategy Implementation (At Northeastern University)
International Business (at SUNY, Albany) - Developed Course
Managing Power and Influence (at Northeastern University) - Developed Course
Organizational Behavior (at SUNY, Albany & Northeastern University)
Organizational Transformation (at Czechoslovak Management Center)
Undergraduate:
Strategy Formulation and Implementation (at SUNY, Albany) - Developed Course
Managerial Leadership and Decision Making (at SUNY, Albany) - Developed Course
Business Policy & Strategy (at Northeastern University)
Organizational Behavior (at Northeastern University)
PUBLICATIONS
M.P. Kriger and B.J. Hanson, "A Value-based Paradigm for Creating Truly Healthy
Organizations,” Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 12, No. 4, 1999,
pp. 302-317.
L.-C. Malan and M.P. Kriger , "Making Sense of Managerial Wisdom,” Journal of
Management Inquiry, Vol. 7, No. 3, 1998, pp. 242-251.
M.P. Kriger, “Asking the Right Questions for Strategic Renewal,” AS/400 Dynamics, Third
issue, 1997, pp. 1-3.
L. Larwood, C.M. Falbe, M.P. Kriger, and P. Miesing, "Structure and Meaning of
Organizational Vision," Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 38, No. 3, 1995, pp.
740-769.
M.P. Kriger and L.-C. Malan, "Shifting Paradigms: The Valuing of Personal Knowledge,
Wisdom, and Other Invisible Processes," Journal of Management Inquiry, Vol. 2, No. 4,
1993, pp. 391-398.
E.E. Solomon and M.P. Kriger, "Facet Analysis of Perceptions of Subsidiary Board
Members of Multinational Corporations." The Proceedings of the Fourth International
Facet Theory Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, August 1993, pp. 443-452.
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L. Larwood, M.P. Kriger, and C.M. Falbe, "Organizational Vision: An Investigation of the
Vision Construct-in-Use of AACSB Business School Deans," Group and Organization
Management, Vol. 18, No.2, 1993, pp. 214-236.
M.P. Kriger and L.B. Barnes, "Organizational Decision Making as Hierarchical Levels of
Drama," Journal of Management Studies, Vol. 29, No. 4, July 1992, pp. 439-457.
M.P. Kriger, "The Importance of the Role of Subsidiary Boards in MNCs: Comparative
Parent and Subsidiary Perceptions," Management International Review, Vol. 31, No. 4,
1991, pp. 317-331.
M.P. Kriger, "Strategic Action and Management in Newly Privatizing Economies: Seven
Barriers and Seven Recommendations," in W.K. Holstein and M. Milisavljevic (Eds.),
Restructuring the Firm, University of Belgrade Press, 1991, pp. 125-133. Also presented
at the University of Belgrade Business Conference, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, June 1991.
M.P. Kriger, "The Art and Power of Asking Questions," The Organizational Behavior
Teaching Review, Vol. 14, No. 1, 1989, pp. 131-142. Republished in Vance, C.M. (Ed.),
Mastering Management Education: Innovations in Teaching Effectiveness. Sage
Publications, 1993, pp. 10-21.
M.P. Kriger, "The Increasing Role of Subsidiary Boards in MNCs: An Empirical Study,"
Strategic Management Journal, July-August 1988, pp. 347-360.
M.P. Kriger and L.B. Barnes, "Executive Leadership Networks: Top Management Group
Dynamics in a High-Performance Organization," in Polley, R.B., Hare, A.P., and Stone,
P.J. (Eds.) The SYMLOG Practitioner: Applications of Small Group Research (New
York: Praeger, 1988), pp. 173-190.
M.P. Kriger, "Board of Director Role Importance in Foreign Subsidiaries of MNCs," in
Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings 1988, pp. 22-26. Presented at the
48th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA, August 1988.
M.P. Kriger, "Strategic Governance: Activating Subsidiary Boards in MNCs," in Managing
in a Global Economy II, G. Westacott et al (Eds.), 1987, pp. 39-45. Presented at the
Second Biennial International Conference of the Eastern Academy of Management,
Athens, Greece, June 1987.
M.P. Kriger and P.J.J. Rich, "Strategic Governance: Why and How MNCs Are Increasing the
Use of Boards of Directors in Foreign Subsidiaries." The Columbia Journal of World
Business, Winter 1987, pp. 39-46.
L.B. Barnes and M.P. Kriger, "The Hidden Side of Organizational Leadership," Sloan
Management Review, Fall, 1986, pp. 15-26. Republished in The McKinsey Quarterly,
Winter 1987, pp. 15-35. Also received the Beckhard Award from the M.I.T. Sloan
School of Management, June 1988.
M.P. Kriger, "Creating Strategic Windows: The Increasing Role of Subsidiary Boards in
Japanese, European, and North American MNCs," in Academy of Management Best
Papers Proceedings 1986, pp. 92-96. Presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the
Academy of Management, Chicago, IL, August 1986. Also received Award for Overall
Best Paper in the International Management Division.
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M.P. Kriger, "Martin Taylor" case and "Scoring and Interpreting the Predisposition Test," in
J.G. Clawson, et al., Self-Assessment and Career Development, Second Edition
(Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1985).
M.P. Kriger and J.G. Clawson, "Brian Nelson (A), (B), and (C)," case series in J. A.
Sonnenfeld, Managing Career Systems: Channeling the Flow of Executive Careers
(Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1984).
M.P. Kriger and L.B. Barnes, "A Multi-Level Model of Executive Decision Processes," in
Effective Management: Research and Application, Vrendenburgh, D.J. and Schuler, R.,
(Eds.), Presented at the Eastern Academy of Management, Pittsburgh, PA, May 1983.
CONFERENCE PAPER PRESENTATIONS (Non-Proceedings)
M.P. Kriger & F.E. Elter, "Forces of Strategic Renewal in the Norwegian Financial Services
Industry: 1990 – 1999." Presented at the 19th Annual Strategic Management Society
Conference, Berlin, Germany, October 1999.
M.P. Kriger, “The Many Ways of Knowing: Implications for the Research and Teaching of
Knowledge.” Presented at the international conference Re-Organizing Knowledge:
Trans-forming Institutions, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, September 1999.
M.P. Kriger & A.C. Bluedorn, “Theories and Research about Concepts of Time in
Organizations.” Workshop conducted at the 59th Annual Meetings of the Academy of
Management, Chicago, IL, August 1999.
M.P. Kriger, "Knowledge Conversion in Nine Modes: The Interaction Between Explicit,
Tacit, and Emotional Knowledge." Presented at the 18th Annual Strategic Management
Society Conference, Orlando, Florida, November 1998.
M.P. Kriger, "Knowledge Conversion Processes as Competencies for Strategy Execution.”
Presented at the 4th International Conference on Competence Management, Oslo,
Norway, June 1998.
M.P. Kriger, "Evolutionary Strategic Questioning: Processes for Organizational Knowledge
Generation and Renewal." Presented at the 17th Annual Strategic Management Society
Conference, Barcelona, Spain, October 1997.
M.P. Kriger, "Strategic Questioning: Guiding Organizational Attention and Change."
Presented at the 57th Annual Meetings of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA,
August 1997.
M.P. Kriger, "Questioning in the Classroom: Actively Inquiring of Ourselves and Others."
Presented at the 24th Annual Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Cleveland,
OH, June 1997.
M.P. Kriger, "Orchestrating Strategic Renewal: Questions and Frames to Guide the
Reshaping of the Rules of Competition." Presented at the 16th Annual Strategic
Management Society Conference, Phoenix, AZ, November 1996.
L. Larwood, C.M. Falbe, and M.P. Kriger, "Linking Strategic Foresight to Strategic Change
& Organizational Performance: A Longitudinal Study." Presented at the 16th Annual
Strategic Management Society Conference, Phoenix, AZ, November 1996.
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L. Larwood, C.M. Falbe, and M.P. Kriger, "Stability and Effectiveness of Strategic Vision."
Presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Cincinnati, OH,
August 1996.
M.P. Kriger, "Towards a Paradigm for Truly Healthy Organizations: Propositions for
Attaining New Organizational Ideals." Presented at the 8th International Conference on
Socio-Economics, Geneva, Switzerland, July 1996.
M.P. Kriger, "Strategic Vision in Companies in a Newly Emerging Economy: Lessons from
the Czech Republic." Presented at the 15th Annual Strategic Management Society
Conference, Mexico City, Mexico, October 1995.
M.P. Kriger and L.-C. Malan, "Strategic Coherence and Tactical Variability: Types of
Variability in Strategic Cognition and Action." Presented at the 13th Annual Strategic
Management Society Conference, Jouy-en-Josas, France, September 1994.
L.-C. Malan, M.P. Kriger, and P. Human, "Strategic Responses under Large-scale Societal
Change: Lessons from South Africa." Presented at the 13th Annual Strategic
Management Society Conference, Jouy-en-Josas, France, September 1994.
M.P. Kriger and P. Gomez, "The Teaching of Strategic Management in a Global
Environment: Current Challenges and Directions." Presented at the 13th Annual
Strategic Management Society Conference, Jouy-en-Josas, France, September 1994.
T.F. Hawk and M.P. Kriger, "Leading Questions: Enhancing Your Skills as a Discussion
Leader or Case Teacher." Presented at the 21st Annual Organizational Behavior
Teaching Conference, Windsor, Lewisburg, Ontario, June 1994.
M.P. Kriger, "The Strategic Vision Project: Current Findings and Future Prospects on Vision
in Organizations." Presented at the 13th Annual Strategic Management Society
Conference, Chicago, Il, September 1993.
M.P. Kriger, "The Process of Asking Questions." Presented at the 20th Annual
Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Lewisburg, PA, June 1993.
M.P. Kriger, "Formulating and Implementing Global Strategies: The Delphi Paradox."
Presented at the 12th Annual Strategic Management Society Conference, London,
England, October 1992.
M.P. Kriger and P. Miesing, "The Content, Communication, and Renewal of Strategic
Vision." Presented at the 12th Annual Strategic Management Society Conference,
London, England, October 1992.
M.P. Kriger and E.E. Solomon, "Strategic Mindsets in Subsidiaries and Parents of U.S. and
Japanese MNCs." Presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of
Management, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 1992.
M.P. Kriger, "A Model and Process for Teaching International Business and Management in
a Rapidly Changing Global Environment." Presented at the 19th Annual Organizational
Behavior Teaching Conference, Calgary, Canada, June 1992.
M.P. Kriger, C.M. Falbe, and P. Miesing, "Strategic Vision: Its Importance for
Organizational Direction and Renewal." Presented at the 11th Annual Strategic
Management Society Conference, Toronto, Canada, October 1991.
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L. Larwood, M.P. Kriger, and C.M. Falbe, "The Structure of Organizational Vision."
Presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Miami Beach, FL,
August 1991.
M.P. Kriger and E.E. Solomon, "Executive Decision Making and Strategic Mindsets in U.S.,
Swedish, and Japanese MNCs." Presented at the 10th Annual Strategic Management
Society Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, September 1990.
M.P. Kriger, "Organizational Vision: Values, Time Span, and Communication." Presented
at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, San Francisco, August
1990.
M.P. Kriger and L.B. Barnes, "Towards a Deep Construct of Strategic Leadership: Strategic
Vision and Top Management Values." Presented at the Working Conference on
Managerial Thought and Cognition, Washington, DC, August 1989.
M.P. Kriger, "The Art and Power of Asking Questions." Presented at the 16th Annual
Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Columbia, Missouri, June 1989.
M.P. Kriger, "Executive Leadership as Dynamic Networks." Presented at the Naval
Postgraduate School Second Conference on New Approaches to Research in
Organizations, Monterey, CA, March 1987.
M.P. Kriger and L.B. Barnes, "Executive Leadership Networks: A Longitudinal Field Theory
Analysis of Top management Group Dynamics in a High Performance Organization."
Presented at the International Conference on Small Group Research, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA, April 1986.
M.P. Kriger, "The Changing Role of Subsidiary Boards in North American, European, and
Japanese MNCs: An Empirical Investigation." Presented at the 5th Annual Strategic
Management Society Conference and Session Chairman, "Strategic Joint Ventures,"
Barcelona, Spain, October 1985.
M.P. Kriger, "The Strategic Use of Subsidiary Boards in Multinational Corporations:
Globalization and Regionalization." Presented at the 4th Annual Strategic Management
Society Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 1984.
M.P. Kriger and L.B. Barnes, "Deep Structures and Dynamic Processes: Analysis of a High
Performance Organization in a Declining Industry." Presented at the 44th Annual Meeting
of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA, August 1984.
M.P. Kriger and P.J.J. Rich, "Towards a Theory of Strategic Governance in Foreign
Subsidiaries of Multinational Corporations." Presented at the 3rd Annual Strategic
Management Society Conference, Paris, France, October 1983.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Articles under Review or in Progress:
M.P. Kriger, "Leadership Networks and Dynamics: Beyond Single-Actor Theories," for
Organization Science.
M.P. Kriger, “Organizational Questioning and Strategic Renewal Processes,” for submission
to Long Range Planning.
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M.P. Kriger, "Towards a Deep Construct of Strategic Leadership: Strategic Vision and Top
Management Values," under revision for Strategic Management Journal.
M.P. Kriger and P. Miesing, "Strategic Vision: Its Importance as a Means for Managing in
Changing Environments."
J. Seltzer and M.P. Kriger, "Organizational Vision in Not-for-Profit Organizations," for
submission to Journal of Management.
Books in Progress:
M.P. Kriger, The Hidden Sides of Strategy: Orchestrating Strategic Knowledge and
Action.
PROFESSIONAL HONORS
1988
Received the Beckhard Award from the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management
for the Best Article of the Year in Sloan Management Review on
Organizational Change and Development: $1000 cash award.
1986
Award for the Overall Best Paper in the International Management Division of
the National Academy of Management.
1984
Invited by the Prince Bertil Foundation to deliver a paper at the Stockholm
School of Economics 75th Anniversary.
1981-1982
Awarded Harvard Business School Division of Research Fellowship.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
1990 - 1991
1989 - 1990
Chair, International Track, Eastern Academy of Management.
Membership Chair, New York State, Eastern Academy of Management.
Reviewer for Professional Journals and Conferences:
Academy of Management - Business Policy and Strategy, Organization & Management
Theory, and Research Methods Divisions; Administrative Science Quarterly; Columbia
Journal of World Business; Decision Science Institute - Strategic Management Track;
Group and Organization Management; Journal of International Business Studies;
Journal of Management Education; Journal of Management Inquiry; Journal of
Managerial Psychology; Journal of Management Studies; Journal of Organizational
Change Management; Organization Science; Questioning Exchange; Scandinavian
Journal of Management; Sloan Management Review; Strategic Management Journal
Professional Affiliations:
Academy of Management
(1979 - present)
- Business Policy and Strategy Division
- Organization and Management Theory Division
- Organizational Development and Change Division
- International Management Division
Eastern Academy of Management (1983, 1989 - 1994)
Strategic Management Society (1983 - present)
Reviewer of Book Manuscripts for:
Jossey-Bass Publishers; Oxford University Press; Prentice-Hall, Inc.
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COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE
At Norwegian School of Management (1995 - present):
1998 1997 1997 1996
Member, MBA Program Committee
Member, Doctoral Policy Committee
Director, Doctoral Program in Strategic Management
Faculty Organizer for the Master’s Program Teaching Development Seminar
At the University at Albany (1988 - 1995):
1992 - 1994 University Senate Committee for Centers and Institutes
1992 - 1993 Chair, Second Dean's Seminar: Global and International Business Issues
1988 - 1990; 1992 - 1993 Research Committee
1990 - 1992 International Programs Committee
1989 - 1991 Fudan Committee
At Northeastern University (1982 - 1988):
1986 - 1988
1986 - 1987
1986 - 1987
1985 - 1986
1983 - 1984
Area Coordinator, General Management.
Undergraduate Programs Committee
Chair, Concentration Review for Accounting and Entrepreneurship.
Task Force on Usage of Part-time Faculty.
Planning Subcommittee for Middler Year, Undergraduate Program.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
1995 1992 - 1995
1994 - 1995
1989 - 1991
1990 - 1991
1985 - 1987
1985 - 1988
Board of Directors, MIT Alumni Association of Norway
Board of Directors, Harvard Business School Alumni Association of Eastern
New York
Member of Capital Campaign Committee, Spring Hill School
Finance Committee, Spring Hill School
Vice President, Knoll Spring Park Association, Board of Directors
Associate Commissioner, Town Conservation Commission
Development Advisory Council, California Institute of Integral Studies
Updated: November 1999