Richard L. Daft (born 1941) is an American organizational theorist and the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Professor of Management at the

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Biography

Daft holds a B.S. from the

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, an M.B.A. from the

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, and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He has made fundamental contributions to the study of

organization behavior Organizational behavior (OB) or organisational behaviour is the: "study of human behavior in organizational settings, the interface between human behavior and the organization, and the organization itself".Moorhead, G., & Griffin, R. W. (199 ...

and

organization design Organizational architecture has two very different meanings. In one sense it literally refers to the organization's built environment and in another sense it refers to architecture metaphorically, as a structure which fleshes out the organizatio ...

, and authored several books in these areas. He co-developed media richness theory, with Robert H. Lengel, and is one of the most widely cited scholars in the field of management.Google Scholar list of publications by Richard L. Daft and related citations
/ref> He developed and managed the Center for Change Leadership at the

, where he also served as Associate Dean for Academic Programs. He is a Fellow of the

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Bibliography

*''Leadership'' (2011) *''Leadership and Management'' (2010) *''The Executive and the elephant'' (2010) *''Management: The New Workplace'' (2009) *''Principles of Management'' (2009) *''Understanding the Theory and Design of Organizations'' (2007) *''The Leadership Experience'' (2006) *''Organizational Behaviors'' (2001) *''Talking about Organization'' (2000) *''Fusion Leadership'' (1998) *Where Are the Theories for the "New" Organizational Forms? An Editorial Essay (1993) *''Management'' (1988), The Dryden Press

References

External links

Richard L. Daft's web site
at Vanderbilt University {{DEFAULTSORT:Daft, Richard L. 1941 births Living people University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni American sociologists Vanderbilt University faculty University of Chicago Booth School of Business alumni