Harvey F. Kolodny
Bio
Harvey Kolodny is a Professor Emeritus at Rotman. His main research interest focuses on the confluence of technology and organizations. Harvey’s research and teaching interests include the transformational organizational change of large organizations; the design of complex organizations, particularly with respect to matrix organization designs and sociotechnical systems; and the design of government organizations to deliver innovation and commercialization support to small- and medium-sized enterprises.
Academic Positions
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2002-
Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto
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1987-2002
Professor, Rotman School of Management and Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
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1982-1983
Visiting Researcher, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
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1975-1987
Associate Professor, Tenured, Faculty of Management, and Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Non-Academic Positions
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2010-
Director, Citizens' Alliance United for a Sustainable Environment (CAUSE)
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2009-
President, Dufferin Arts Council, ON
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1999-2011
Director, Mono Mulmur Citizens' Coalition (MC2)
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1998-
Director, Vivosonic Inc.
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1988-2007
Director, Home Capital Group and Home Trust Company
Selected Publications - Papers
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Design and Policy Choices in Technology Extension Organizations
Harvey Kolodny, Bengt Stymne, A.B.Shani, Juan Ramon Figuera, Paul Lillrank
Research Policy
Issue:January
2001
Pages: pp. 201-225
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New Technology and the Emerging Organizational Paradigm
with M. Liu, B. Stymme, H. Denis
Human Relations
Issue:49(12)
1996
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Building a Foundation for High PerformanceTechnological Change
Harvey Kolodny
International Journal of Technology Management
Issue:16(1/2/3)
1990
Pages: pp. 1-10
Selected Publications - Books and Chapters
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Self-Managing Teams
Harvey Kolodny
The Portable MBA in Management Allan Cohen (Ed.), N.Y.: John Wiley & Sons
1993
Pages: pp. 279-314
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Management of Advanced Manufacturing Technology: Strategy, Organization and Innovation
Donald Gerwin and Harvey Kolodny
N.Y.: Wiley Interscience
1992
Research and Teaching Interests
Organizational change and design; socio-technical systems; technology extension; SME commercialization
Honors and Awards
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2-May-90
Bahco Invited Lecture in Manufacturing. 'Beyond Flexible Manufacturing'. Delivered at the Stockholm School of Economics,
Professional Affiliations/Memberships
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Sociotechnical Systems Roundtable
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Academy of Management
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Corporation of Professional Engineers of Quebec
Academic / Professional Service
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1998-2002
Director, Part time MBA Program, Rotman School of Management
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1987-1990
Director, Full time MBA Program, Faculty of Management
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1986-1987
Chair, Full time MBA Redesign Committee, Faculty of Management
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Oct 1993
Design Team for 1993 STS Roundtable held in Durham, New Hampshire
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1992-1993
Task force on the Organization of Work, Premier's Council of Ontario on Economic Renewal
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Occasional Reviewer for: Canadian Journal of Administrative Science, Human Systems Management, Journal of Applied Behavioural Science, OMEGA: The International Journal of Management Science, The Organization Behaviour Teaching Journal; Human Relations, Administrative Science Quarterly; IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management