Charles A. O’Reilly
The Frank E. Buck Professor of Management
James and Doris McNamara Faculty Fellow for 2024–2025
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Bio
He has taught at UC Berkeley, UCLA, Columbia, and the Harvard Business School. He has published over 100 papers and six books. Several of his papers have won awards (e.g, The Administrative Science Quarterly Scholarly Contribution Award in 1995 and 1998; The California Management Review Best Paper Award in 1996, 2009, 2019, and 2020).
He has been given the Distinguished Scholar Award by the Academy of Management and the Organizational Behavior Division Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. In 2001 he was given the Distinguished Teaching Award for MBA teaching at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
He has consulted for a variety of public and private firms in the U.S., Europe, Africa, and Asia. He also has developed, directed, and taught in executive programs for senior managers in innovation, technology, leadership, change, and human resources.
Administrative Titles
Co-Director, Leading Change and Organizational Renewal
Academic Degrees
- PhD in Organizational Behavior, University of California Berkeley, 1975
- MBA, University of California, Berkeley, 1971
- BS in Chemistry, University of Texas El Paso, 1965
Academic Appointments
- At Stanford University since 1993
- Professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1980–92
- Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, 1976–80
Awards and Honors
- Hank McKinnell-Pfizer Inc. Faculty Fellow, 2022–23
- California Management Review Best Paper Award, 1996, 2009, 2019, 2020
- Academy of Management Distinguished Scholar Award, 2010
- Organizational Behavior Division Lifetime Achievement Award, 2010
- Journal of Organizational Behavior Best Paper Award, 2011
- ASQ Scholarly Contribution Award 1995, 1998
Service to the Profession
Fellow
- American Psychological Society
- American Psychological Association
Member
- Academy of Management
Research Statement
Charles O’Reilly’s research spans studies of leadership, organizational demography and diversity, culture, executive compensation, and organizational innovation and change.
Journal Articles
Working Papers
Books
Teaching Statement
O’Reilly has taught courses for MBAs and executives in organizational innovation and change, strategy and leadership, organizational culture, and human resources.
Degree Courses
Executive Education & Other Non-Degree Programs
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Cases
Teaching Materials
In the Media
For some workers, alcohol and startups are a dangerous mix
Here's Why CEO Pay Matters
Increasing Heterogeneity in the Workforce Has More Negative Effects on White Males, Researchers Report
O’Reilly Debunks the Impending War for Talent
When Innovation Supersedes Short-Term Results
Emotion and Values Move to the Fore
HP Has Challenging Road Ahead
Next Big Job for HP's Fiorina: Making Merger Work
Can HP Break the Curse of the High-Tech Merger?
Letting the Air Out of Celebrity Leaders
The Wrong Kind of Ownership
Ordinary Employees, Extraordinary Results
Hidden Value
The Numbers Game: Reports of Large Job Losses May Not Have Translated into Smaller Workforces
Playing the Board Game
Executive Pay: A Better Way?