Larry E. Greiner, Ph.D.
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Vita - Larry E. Greiner
Professor of Management University of Southern California 1613 Dalton Road Palos Verdes, CA 90274 Phone: 310-373-2631 Email: lgreiner@marshall.usc.edu |
Dr. Larry E. Greiner is Professor of Management and Organization in the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He is also Academic Director of the U.S.C. Executive MBA Program. He holds D.B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from the Harvard Business School, and a BA from the University of Kansas.
Professor Greiner has served on the faculties at the Harvard Business School, Oxford University, University of Kansas, and INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. He is a former Chairperson of the Management Department at U.S.C., as well as Chairperson of the Organization Development Division and the Managerial Consultation Divisions of the national Academy of Management. He is a Fellow of the Managerial Consultation Division of the national Academy of Management.
Professor Greiner is the author of numerous publications on the subjects of organization growth and development, management consulting, and strategic change. Among his many articles is the classic Harvard Business Review article, "Evolution and Revolution as Organizations Grow." His most recent book is Power and Organization Development (with Dr. Virginia Schein), published by Addison-Wesley. In addition, he is the author of the book, Consulting to Management (with Dr. Robert Metzger), published by Prentice-Hall.
Dr. Greiner has acted as a consultant to many companies and government agencies in the U.S. and abroad, including Coca Cola, Pacific Bell, Olivetti, Merck, Times-Mirror, Red Lion Hotels, U.S. Forest Service, Internal Revenue Service, Cadence Design Systems, ChipSoft, Korn-Ferry International, Andersen Consulting, KinderCare, Health Systems International, and American Golf Corporation.
Contact Information for Dr. Greiner at University of Southern California - Marshall.
