Faculty and Executive Leadership Directory

Robert E. Cole

Professor Emeritus, Haas School of Business
1-510-642-4295
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Academic Status: Emeritus
Curriculum Vitae (in PDF format, Acrobat Reader required)

Education

BA, economics, Hobart College
MA, labor and industrial relations, University of Illinois
Ph.D., sociology, University of Illinois

Positions Held
At Haas since 1990
2006 - present Executive Director, Leadership Excellence and Advancement Program (LEAP), a joint program between the Management of Technology Program (MOT) and the e-TQM College in Dubai, UAE
1997 - 2006 Co-Director, Management of Technology Program (MOT), a joint program with the College of Engineering, and Professor Emeritus
1990 - 2002 Professor, Haas School of Business and Sociology, UC Berkeley
1967 - 90 Assistant, Associate, and (full) Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan

External Service and Assignments

Omron Professor of Management of Technology, Doshisha Business School, Doshisha University, 2003-2007
Elected Member: International Academy of Quality
Board of Directors: American Productivity and Quality Council

Current Research and Interests

Management of technology
Japanese organizations
Quality
Organizational learning, knowledge management
Organizational transformation

Selected Papers and Publications

Recovering From Success, Innovation, and Technology Management in Japan, D. Hugh Whittaker & Robert E. Cole (eds.), Oxford University Press, 2006.
“Telecommunications Competition in World Markets: Understanding Japan’s Decline.” In John Zysman and Abraham Newman (eds.) How Revolutionary was the Revolution? National Responses, Market Transitions, and Global Technology in the Digital Era, Stanford University Press, 2006.
Gwen Lee and R.E. Cole, “From a Firm-Based to a Community-Based Model of Knowledge Creation: The Case of the Linux Kernel Development” Organization Science 14, 2003; 633-649.

Teaching

Designed, moderated and taught in week long seminar for hi-tech Japanese Executives on management of technology, Doshisha University, 2003-2006
Lectures at customized executive education programs for leading Japanese firms on management of technology, 2002-present. Firms include Toyota, Denso and Sharp

Honors and Awards

Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award, University of Michigan, 1989-90
Principal Investigator 1993-99, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR): US-Japan Industry and Technology Management Training Program
Fellow: Center for Advanced Studies in Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA, 1995-1996

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